2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Cyprus, Faroe Islands, France, Republic of Ireland, Israel and Switzerland.

The group was won by France, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Switzerland entered the UEFA qualification play-offs.

Standings

Legend
Group winners and two best runners-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 10 5 5 0 14 2 +12 20
  Switzerland 10 4 6 0 18 7 +11 18
 Israel 10 4 6 0 15 10 +5 18
 Republic of Ireland 10 4 5 1 12 5 +7 17
 Cyprus 10 1 1 8 8 20 −12 4
 Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 27 −23 1
  Cyprus Faroe Islands France Israel Republic of Ireland Switzerland
Cyprus  – 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–3
Faroe Islands  0–3 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
France  4–0 3–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
Israel  2–1 2–1 1–1 – 1–1 2–2
Republic of Ireland  3–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 – 0–0
Switzerland   1–0 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 –

Results

2004-09-04
15:00
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Cyprus
Morrison  33'
Reid  38'
Keane  54' 		(Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)

2004-09-04
17:30
Switzerland   6–0  Faroe Islands
Vonlanthen  10', 14', 57'
Rey  29', 44', 55' 		(Report)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 11,880
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

2004-09-04
21:00
France  0–0  Israel
(Report)

2004-09-08
17:00
Faroe Islands  0–2  France
(Report) Giuly  32'
Cissé  73'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 5,917
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

2004-09-08
20:30
Switzerland   1–1  Republic of Ireland
H. Yakin  17' (Report) Morrison  8'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

2004-09-08
20:50
Israel  2–1  Cyprus
Benayoun  64'
Badir  75' 		(Report) Konstantinou  59'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)

2004-10-09
20:00
Cyprus  2–2  Faroe Islands
Konstantinou  15'
Okkas  81' 		(Report) Jørgensen  21'
R. Jacobsen  43'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Zohrab Gadiyev (Azerbaijan)

2004-10-09
20:05
Israel  2–2   Switzerland
Benayoun  9', 48' (Report) Frei  26'
Vonlanthen  34'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 37,976
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

2004-10-09
21:00
France  0–0  Republic of Ireland
(Report)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,863
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

2004-10-13
19:30
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Faroe Islands
Keane  14' (pen.), 32' (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

2004-10-13
21:45
Cyprus  0–2  France
(Report) Wiltord  38'
Henry  72'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

2004-11-17
19:00
Cyprus  1–2  Israel
Okkas  45' (Report) Keisi  17'
Nimni  86'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 1,624
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

2005-03-26
19:50
Israel  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Abbas Souan  90' (Report) Morrison  43'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 32,150
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

2005-03-26
21:00
France  0–0   Switzerland
(Report)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,373
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

2005-03-30
20:30
Switzerland   1–0  Cyprus
Frei  87' (Report)
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 16,066
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

2005-03-30
20:50
Israel  1–1  France
Badir  83' (Report) Trézéguet  50'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 32,150
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

2005-06-04
16:30
Faroe Islands  1–3   Switzerland
R. Jacobsen  70' (Report) Wicky  25'
Frei  72', 84'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

2005-06-04
19:30
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Israel
Harte  5'
Keane  11' 		(Report) Avi Yehiel  39'
Avi Nimni  45+1'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

2005-06-08
19:30
Faroe Islands  0–2  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Harte  51'
Kilbane  59'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

2005-08-17
19:00
Faroe Islands  0–3  Cyprus
(Report) Konstantinou  39', 77' (pen.)
Krassas  95'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

2005-09-03
17:30
Switzerland   1–1  Israel
Frei  6' (Report) Keisi  20'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

2005-09-03
21:00
France  3–0  Faroe Islands
Cissé  14', 76'
Olsen  18' (o.g.) 		(Report)
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

2005-09-07
18:00
Faroe Islands  0–2  Israel
(Report) Nimni  54'
Katan  79'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

2005-09-07
19:55
Republic of Ireland  0–1  France
(Report) Henry  68'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

2005-09-07
21:15
Cyprus  1–3   Switzerland
Aloneftis  35' (Report) Frei  15'
Senderos  71'
Cygax  84'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

2005-10-08
20:00
Cyprus  0–1  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Elliott  6'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 13,546
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

2005-10-08
20:45
Switzerland   1–1  France
Magnin  80' (Report) Cissé  53'
Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Berne
Attendance: 31,400
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

2005-10-08
21:10
Israel  2–1  Faroe Islands
Benayoun  1'
Zandberg  90+1' 		(Report) Samuelsen  90+3'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 31,857
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

2005-10-12
19:45
Republic of Ireland  0–0   Switzerland
(Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 35,944
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

2005-10-12
20:45
France  4–0  Cyprus
Zidane  29'
Wiltord  32'
Dhorasoo  44'
Giuly  84' 		(Report)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,864
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Alexander Frei   Switzerland 6
2 Djibril Cissé  France 4
Robbie Keane  Republic of Ireland
Yossi Benayoun  Israel
Johan Vonlanthen   Switzerland
6 Michalis Konstantinou  Cyprus 3
Clinton Morrison  Republic of Ireland
Adoram Keisi  Israel
Avi Nimni  Israel
Alexandre Rey   Switzerland

See also

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