Football World Cup 2014 / Qualification (UEFA)
The Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ) is sending 13 participants to the 2014 World Cup . Of the 54 European associations, all members except Gibraltar , which has only been a full member of UEFA since 2013 but not a member of FIFA, took part in the qualification .
The draw for the qualifying groups took place on July 30, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro . The group stage of the European qualification took place between September 7, 2012 and October 15, 2013, the playoff games were played from November 15 to 19, 2013.
FIFA regulations
In accordance with FIFA regulations, the preliminary round matches can be played in the form of group matches or matches according to the cup system, each in return matches, or in exceptional cases in tournament form in one of the participating countries or on a neutral pitch. In the group games, three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The following criteria are decisive:
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored
- higher number of points from the direct encounters between teams with the same points and goals
- better goal difference from the direct encounters between the teams with the same points and goals
- higher number of goals from direct encounters between teams with equal points and goals
- higher number of away goals from direct encounters between teams with the same points and goals if only two teams are affected.
If two teams do the same according to these criteria, a play-off can be scheduled.
In the cup system, the higher number of away goals scored after both games are tied . If the number of away goals is the same, extra time is played. If no goal is scored in extra time, the match will be decided on penalties. If both teams score the same number of goals in extra time, the away team qualifies on the basis of the more away goals scored.
mode
In March 2011, UEFA decided to stick to the qualifying mode of the previous tournament.
The 53 teams were drawn into nine groups, including eight groups of six and one group of five teams. The nine group winners qualified directly for the final round. Following the group stage, the four remaining starting positions in play-offs ( two-legged friendship) between the eight best runners-up in the group were awarded. The worst runners-up was eliminated. In order to be able to compare the performances of the runners-up, the games of the runners-up against the bottom of the group were not taken into account in the groups of six.
Group stage
draw
Before the draw, the teams were divided into six pots based on the FIFA world rankings as of July 27, 2011. One team from each of these pots was drawn into a group. Only five teams remained for Group I.
Group overview | |||||
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Group A | FIFA rank | Group B | FIFA rank | Group C | FIFA rank |
1. Croatia | 9 | 1. Italy | 8th | 1. Germany | 3 |
2. Serbia | 27 | 2. Denmark | 21st | 2. Sweden | 19th |
3. Belgium | 37 | 3. Czech Republic | 38 | 3. Ireland | 33 |
4. Scotland | 61 | 4. Bulgaria | 48 | 4. Austria | 66 |
5. North Macedonia | 96 | 5. Armenia | 70 | 5. Faroe Islands | 112 |
6. Wales | 112 | 6. Malta | 173 | 6. Kazakhstan | 126 |
Group D | FIFA rank | Group E | FIFA rank | Group F. | FIFA rank |
1. Netherlands | 2 | 1. Norway | 12 | 1. Portugal | 7th |
2. Turkey | 24 | 2. Slovenia | 23 | 2. Russia | 18th |
3. Hungary | 47 | 3. Switzerland | 30th | 3. Israel | 32 |
4. Romania | 53 | 4. Albania | 59 | 4. Northern Ireland | 62 |
5. Estonia | 79 | 5. Cyprus | 80 | 5. Azerbaijan | 97 |
6. Andorra | 203 | 6. Iceland | 121 | 6. Luxembourg | 128 |
Group G | FIFA rank | Group H. | FIFA rank | Group I. | FIFA rank |
1. Greece | 13 | 1. England | 6th | 1. Spain | 1 |
2. Slovakia | 29 | 2. Montenegro | 17th | 2. France | 15th |
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41 | 3. Ukraine | 45 | 3. Belarus | 42 |
4. Lithuania | 58 | 4. Poland | 69 | 4. Georgia | 57 |
5. Latvia | 83 | 5. Moldova | 85 | 5. Finland | 75 |
6. Liechtenstein | 118 | 6. San Marino | 203 |
Group A
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Belgium | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 18: 4 | +14 | 26th |
2. | Croatia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12: 9 | +3 | 17th |
3. | Serbia | 10 | 4th | 2 | 4th | 18:11 | +7 | 14th |
4th | Scotland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8:12 | −4 | 11 |
5. | Wales | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6th | 9:20 | −11 | 10 |
6th | Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7th | 7:16 | −9 | 7th |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Cardiff | Wales | - | Belgium | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
07.09.2012 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Macedonia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
09/08/2012 | Glasgow | Scotland | - | Serbia | 0-0 |
09/11/2012 | Brussels | Belgium | - | Croatia | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Novi Sad | Serbia | - | Wales | 6: 1 (3: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Glasgow | Scotland | - | Macedonia | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
October 12, 2012 | Skopje | Macedonia | - | Croatia | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
October 12, 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | - | Scotland | 2: 1 (0: 1) |
October 12, 2012 | Belgrade | Serbia | - | Belgium | 0: 3 (0: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Osijek | Croatia | - | Wales | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Skopje | Macedonia | - | Serbia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Brussels | Belgium | - | Scotland | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Serbia | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Skopje | Macedonia | - | Belgium | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
03/22/2013 | Glasgow | Scotland | - | Wales | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Swansea | Wales | - | Croatia | 1: 2 (1: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Brussels | Belgium | - | Macedonia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Novi Sad | Serbia | - | Scotland | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Scotland | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
06/07/2013 | Brussels | Belgium | - | Serbia | 2: 1 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Belgrade | Serbia | - | Croatia | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Skopje | Macedonia | - | Wales | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
06.09.2013 | Glasgow | Scotland | - | Belgium | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Cardiff | Wales | - | Serbia | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
09/10/2013 | Skopje | Macedonia | - | Scotland | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Belgium | 1: 2 (0: 2) |
10/11/2013 | Cardiff | Wales | - | Macedonia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Glasgow | Scotland | - | Croatia | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Brussels | Belgium | - | Wales | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Jagodina | Serbia | - | Macedonia | 5: 1 (3: 0) |
Group B
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Italy | 10 | 6th | 4th | 0 | 19: 9 | +10 | 22nd |
2. | Denmark | 10 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 17:12 | +5 | 16 |
3. | Czech Republic | 10 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 13: 9 | +4 | 15th |
4th | Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 14: 9 | +5 | 13 |
5. | Armenia | 10 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 12:13 | −1 | 13 |
6th | Malta | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5:28 | −23 | 3 |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Sofia | Bulgaria | - | Italy | 2: 2 (1: 2) |
07.09.2012 | Attard | Malta | - | Armenia | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
09/08/2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | - | Czech Republic | 0-0 |
09/11/2012 | Sofia | Bulgaria | - | Armenia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Modena | Italy | - | Malta | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Yerevan | Armenia | - | Italy | 1: 3 (1: 1) |
October 12, 2012 | Sofia | Bulgaria | - | Denmark | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
October 12, 2012 | Pilsen | Czech Republic | - | Malta | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Prague | Czech Republic | - | Bulgaria | 0-0 |
10/16/2012 | Milan | Italy | - | Denmark | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
03/22/2013 1 | Sofia | Bulgaria | - | Malta | 6: 0 (2: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Olomouc | Czech Republic | - | Denmark | 0: 3 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Yerevan | Armenia | - | Czech Republic | 0: 3 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | - | Bulgaria | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Attard | Malta | - | Italy | 0: 2 (0: 2) |
06/07/2013 | Yerevan | Armenia | - | Malta | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
06/07/2013 | Prague | Czech Republic | - | Italy | 0-0 |
06/11/2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | - | Armenia | 0: 4 (0: 2) |
06.09.2013 | Prague | Czech Republic | - | Armenia | 1: 2 (0: 1) |
06.09.2013 | Palermo | Italy | - | Bulgaria | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Attard | Malta | - | Denmark | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Yerevan | Armenia | - | Denmark | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Turin | Italy | - | Czech Republic | 2: 1 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Attard | Malta | - | Bulgaria | 1: 2 (0: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Yerevan | Armenia | - | Bulgaria | 2: 1 (1: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | - | Italy | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Attard | Malta | - | Czech Republic | 1: 4 (0: 2) |
October 15, 2013 | Sofia | Bulgaria | - | Czech Republic | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | - | Malta | 6: 0 (4: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Naples | Italy | - | Armenia | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
Group C
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Germany | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36:10 | +26 | 28 |
2. | Sweden | 10 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 19:14 | +5 | 20th |
3. | Austria | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20:10 | +10 | 17th |
4th | Ireland | 10 | 4th | 2 | 4th | 16:17 | −1 | 14th |
5. | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7th | 6:21 | −15 | 5 |
6th | Faroe Islands | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4:29 | −25 | 1 |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Astana | Kazakhstan | - | Ireland | 1: 2 (1: 0) |
07.09.2012 | Hanover | Germany | - | Faroe Islands | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Vienna | Austria | - | Germany | 1: 2 (0: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Malmo | Sweden | - | Kazakhstan | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | - | Germany | 1: 6 (0: 2) |
October 12, 2012 | Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | - | Sweden | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Astana | Kazakhstan | - | Austria | 0-0 |
10/16/2012 | Berlin | Germany | - | Sweden | 4: 4 (3: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | - | Ireland | 1: 4 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Vienna | Austria | - | Kazakhstan | 4: 0 (1: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Solna | Sweden | - | Ireland | 0-0 |
03/22/2013 | Astana | Kazakhstan | - | Germany | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
03/22/2013 | Vienna | Austria | - | Faroe Islands | 6: 0 (3: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Dublin | Ireland | - | Austria | 2: 2 (2: 1) |
03/26/2013 | Nuremberg | Germany | - | Kazakhstan | 4: 1 (3: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Vienna | Austria | - | Sweden | 2: 1 (2: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Dublin | Ireland | - | Faroe Islands | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
06/11/2013 | Solna | Sweden | - | Faroe Islands | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Dublin | Ireland | - | Sweden | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
06.09.2013 | Munich | Germany | - | Austria | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Astana | Kazakhstan | - | Faroe Islands | 2: 1 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | - | Germany | 0: 3 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Astana | Kazakhstan | - | Sweden | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Vienna | Austria | - | Ireland | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Cologne | Germany | - | Ireland | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Solna | Sweden | - | Austria | 2: 1 (0: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | - | Kazakhstan | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Solna | Sweden | - | Germany | 3: 5 (2: 1) |
October 15, 2013 | Dublin | Ireland | - | Kazakhstan | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
October 15, 2013 2 | Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | - | Austria | 0: 3 (0: 1) |
Group D
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Netherlands | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34: 5 | +29 | 28 |
2. | Romania | 10 | 6th | 1 | 3 | 19:12 | +7 | 19th |
3. | Hungary | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21:20 | +1 | 17th |
4th | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 16: 9 | +7 | 16 |
5. | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7th | 6:20 | −14 | 7th |
6th | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0:30 | −30 | 0 |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | - | Hungary | 0: 5 (0: 2) |
07.09.2012 | Tallinn | Estonia | - | Romania | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
07.09.2012 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | - | Turkey | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Netherlands | 1: 4 (1: 2) |
09/11/2012 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Andorra | 4: 0 (2: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Istanbul | Turkey | - | Estonia | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Tallinn | Estonia | - | Hungary | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | - | Andorra | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Istanbul | Turkey | - | Romania | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | - | Estonia | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Turkey | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Netherlands | 1: 4 (1: 3) |
03/22/2013 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | - | Turkey | 0: 2 (0: 2) |
03/22/2013 3 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Romania | 2: 2 (1: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | - | Estonia | 3: 0 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Tallinn | Estonia | - | Andorra | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | - | Romania | 4: 0 (1: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Istanbul | Turkey | - | Hungary | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Tallinn | Estonia | - | Netherlands | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
06.09.2013 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Hungary | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Kayseri | Turkey | - | Andorra | 5: 0 (2: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | - | Netherlands | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Estonia | 5: 1 (3: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Turkey | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | - | Romania | 0: 4 (0: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Tallinn | Estonia | - | Turkey | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | - | Hungary | 8: 1 (4: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Andorra | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Bucharest | Romania | - | Estonia | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Istanbul | Turkey | - | Netherlands | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
Group E
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Switzerland | 10 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 17: 6 | +11 | 24 |
2. | Iceland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17:15 | +2 | 17th |
3. | Slovenia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14:11 | +3 | 15th |
4th | Norway | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 10:13 | −3 | 12 |
5. | Albania | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9:11 | −2 | 11 |
6th | Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7th | 4:15 | −11 | 5 |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Tirana | Albania | - | Cyprus | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
07.09.2012 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Norway | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
07.09.2012 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | - | Switzerland | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Larnaka | Cyprus | - | Iceland | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Oslo | Norway | - | Slovenia | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Lucerne | Switzerland | - | Albania | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Tirana | Albania | - | Iceland | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
October 12, 2012 | Maribor | Slovenia | - | Cyprus | 2: 1 (1: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Bern | Switzerland | - | Norway | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Tirana | Albania | - | Slovenia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Larnaka | Cyprus | - | Norway | 1: 3 (1: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Switzerland | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Oslo | Norway | - | Albania | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | - | Iceland | 1: 2 (1: 0) |
03/23/2013 | Nicosia | Cyprus | - | Switzerland | 0-0 |
06/07/2013 | Tirana | Albania | - | Norway | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Slovenia | 2: 4 (2: 2) |
06/08/2013 | Geneva | Switzerland | - | Cyprus | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Oslo | Norway | - | Cyprus | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | - | Albania | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Bern | Switzerland | - | Iceland | 4: 4 (3: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Nicosia | Cyprus | - | Slovenia | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Albania | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Oslo | Norway | - | Switzerland | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Tirana | Albania | - | Switzerland | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Cyprus | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Maribor | Slovenia | - | Norway | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Nicosia | Cyprus | - | Albania | 0-0 |
October 15, 2013 | Oslo | Norway | - | Iceland | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
October 15, 2013 | Bern | Switzerland | - | Slovenia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
Group F.
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Russia | 10 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 20: 5 | +15 | 22nd |
2. | Portugal | 10 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 20: 9 | +11 | 21st |
3. | Israel | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19:14 | +5 | 14th |
4th | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 6th | 3 | 7:11 | −4 | 9 |
5. | Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 9:17 | −8 | 7th |
6th | Luxembourg | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6th | 7:26 | −19 | 6th |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Baku | Azerbaijan | - | Israel | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
07.09.2012 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | - | Portugal | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
07.09.2012 | Moscow | Russia | - | Northern Ireland | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Braga | Portugal | - | Azerbaijan | 3: 0 (0: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | - | Luxembourg | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Ramat Gan | Israel | - | Russia | 0: 4 (0: 2) |
October 12, 2012 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | - | Israel | 0: 6 (0: 3) |
October 12, 2012 | Moscow | Russia | - | Portugal | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Moscow | Russia | - | Azerbaijan | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | postage | Portugal | - | Northern Ireland | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Ramat Gan | Israel | - | Luxembourg | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
11/14/2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | - | Azerbaijan | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
03/22/2013 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | - | Azerbaijan | 0-0 |
03/22/2013 | Ramat Gan | Israel | - | Portugal | 3: 3 (2: 1) |
03/26/2013 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | - | Israel | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Baku | Azerbaijan | - | Portugal | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Lisbon | Portugal | - | Russia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Baku | Azerbaijan | - | Luxembourg | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
08/14/2013 4 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | - | Russia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Kazan | Russia | - | Luxembourg | 4: 1 (2: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | - | Portugal | 2: 4 (1: 1) |
07.09.2013 | Ramat Gan | Israel | - | Azerbaijan | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
09/10/2013 | St. Petersburg | Russia | - | Israel | 3: 1 (0: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | - | Northern Ireland | 3: 2 (1: 1) |
10/11/2013 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | - | Russia | 0: 4 (0: 3) |
10/11/2013 | Baku | Azerbaijan | - | Northern Ireland | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Lisbon | Portugal | - | Israel | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Baku | Azerbaijan | - | Russia | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
October 15, 2013 | Ramat Gan | Israel | - | Northern Ireland | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Coimbra | Portugal | - | Luxembourg | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
Group G
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 30: 6 | +24 | 25th |
2. | Greece | 10 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 12: 4 | +8 | 25th |
3. | Slovakia | 10 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 11:10 | +1 | 13 |
4th | Lithuania | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9:11 | −2 | 11 |
5. | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6th | 10:20 | −10 | 8th |
6th | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 4:25 | −21 | 2 |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Riga | Latvia | - | Greece | 1: 2 (1: 0) |
07.09.2012 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | - | Bosnia-Herzeg. | 1: 8 (0: 4) |
07.09.2012 | Vilnius | Lithuania | - | Slovakia | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Piraeus | Greece | - | Lithuania | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Zenica | Bosnia-Herzeg. | - | Latvia | 4: 1 (2: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Bratislava | Slovakia | - | Liechtenstein | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Piraeus | Greece | - | Bosnia-Herzeg. | 0-0 |
October 12, 2012 | Bratislava | Slovakia | - | Latvia | 2: 1 (2: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | - | Lithuania | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Bratislava | Slovakia | - | Greece | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Zenica | Bosnia-Herzeg. | - | Lithuania | 3: 0 (3: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Riga | Latvia | - | Liechtenstein | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Zenica | Bosnia-Herzeg. | - | Greece | 3: 1 (2: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Žilina | Slovakia | - | Lithuania | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
03/22/2013 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | - | Latvia | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
06/07/2013 | Vilnius | Lithuania | - | Greece | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
06/07/2013 | Riga | Latvia | - | Bosnia-Herzeg. | 0: 5 (0: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | - | Slovakia | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | - | Greece | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Zenica | Bosnia-Herzeg. | - | Slovakia | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Riga | Latvia | - | Lithuania | 2: 1 (2: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Piraeus | Greece | - | Latvia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Žilina | Slovakia | - | Bosnia-Herzeg. | 1: 2 (1: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Vilnius | Lithuania | - | Liechtenstein | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Piraeus | Greece | - | Slovakia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Zenica | Bosnia-Herzeg. | - | Liechtenstein | 4: 1 (4: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Vilnius | Lithuania | - | Latvia | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Piraeus | Greece | - | Liechtenstein | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Kaunas | Lithuania | - | Bosnia-Herzeg. | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Riga | Latvia | - | Slovakia | 2: 2 (0: 2) |
Group H.
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | England | 10 | 6th | 4th | 0 | 31: 4 | +27 | 22nd |
2. | Ukraine | 10 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 28: 4 | +24 | 21st |
3. | Montenegro | 10 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 18:17 | +1 | 15th |
4th | Poland | 10 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 18:12 | +6 | 13 |
5. | Moldova | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12:17 | −5 | 11 |
6th | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1:54 | −53 | 0 |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Chișinău | Moldova | - | England | 0: 5 (0: 3) |
07.09.2012 | Podgorica | Montenegro | - | Poland | 2: 2 (2: 1) |
09/11/2012 | London | England | - | Ukraine | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Wroclaw | Poland | - | Moldova | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Serravalle | San Marino | - | Montenegro | 0: 6 (0: 2) |
October 12, 2012 | London | England | - | San Marino | 5: 0 (2: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Chișinău | Moldova | - | Ukraine | 0-0 |
10/16/2012 | Kiev | Ukraine | - | Montenegro | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
10/16/2012 | Serravalle | San Marino | - | Moldova | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
10/17/2012 5 | Warsaw | Poland | - | England | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
11/14/2012 | Podgorica | Montenegro | - | San Marino | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Serravalle | San Marino | - | England | 0: 8 (0: 5) |
03/22/2013 | Warsaw | Poland | - | Ukraine | 1: 3 (1: 3) |
03/22/2013 | Chișinău | Moldova | - | Montenegro | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Podgorica | Montenegro | - | England | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
03/26/2013 | Odessa | Ukraine | - | Moldova | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Warsaw | Poland | - | San Marino | 5: 0 (2: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Podgorica | Montenegro | - | Ukraine | 0: 4 (0: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Chișinău | Moldova | - | Poland | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
06.09.2013 | Lviv | Ukraine | - | San Marino | 9: 0 (4: 0) |
06.09.2013 | London | England | - | Moldova | 4: 0 (3: 0) |
06.09.2013 | Warsaw | Poland | - | Montenegro | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Kiev | Ukraine | - | England | 0-0 |
09/10/2013 | Serravalle | San Marino | - | Poland | 1: 5 (1: 3) |
10/11/2013 | Chișinău | Moldova | - | San Marino | 3: 0 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Kharkiv 6 | Ukraine | - | Poland | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | London | England | - | Montenegro | 4: 1 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | London | England | - | Poland | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Serravalle | San Marino | - | Ukraine | 0: 8 (0: 3) |
October 15, 2013 | Podgorica | Montenegro | - | Moldova | 2: 5 (0: 1) |
Group I.
table
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Spain | 8th | 6th | 2 | 0 | 14: 3 | +11 | 20th |
2. | France | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15: 6 | +9 | 17th |
3. | Finland | 8th | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5: 9 | −4 | 9 |
4th | Georgia | 8th | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3:10 | −7 | 5 |
5. | Belarus | 8th | 1 | 1 | 6th | 7:16 | −9 | 4th |
Game results
07.09.2012 | Tbilisi | Georgia | - | Belarus | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
07.09.2012 | Helsinki | Finland | - | France | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
09/11/2012 | Saint-Denis | France | - | Belarus | 3: 1 (0: 0) |
09/11/2012 | Tbilisi | Georgia | - | Spain | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
October 12, 2012 | Minsk | Belarus | - | Spain | 0: 4 (0: 2) |
October 12, 2012 | Helsinki | Finland | - | Georgia | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Madrid | Spain | - | France | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
10/16/2012 | Minsk | Belarus | - | Georgia | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Saint-Denis | France | - | Georgia | 3: 1 (1: 0) |
03/22/2013 | Gijón | Spain | - | Finland | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
03/26/2013 | Saint-Denis | France | - | Spain | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
06/07/2013 | Helsinki | Finland | - | Belarus | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
06/11/2013 | Homel | Belarus | - | Finland | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
06.09.2013 | Tbilisi | Georgia | - | France | 0-0 |
06.09.2013 | Helsinki | Finland | - | Spain | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
09/10/2013 | Minsk | Belarus | - | France | 2: 4 (1: 0) |
09/10/2013 | Tbilisi | Georgia | - | Finland | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
10/11/2013 | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | - | Belarus | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Albacete | Spain | - | Georgia | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
October 15, 2013 | Saint-Denis | France | - | Finland | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
Balance of the group stage
Pl. | team | group | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | Sixth place in the group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Greece | G | 8th | 6th | 1 | 1 | 9: 4 | +5 | 19th | Liechtenstein |
2. | France | I. | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15: 6 | +9 | 17th | - |
3. | Portugal | F. | 8th | 4th | 3 | 1 | 15: 8 | +7 | 15th | Luxembourg |
4th | Ukraine | H | 8th | 4th | 3 | 1 | 11: 4 | +7 | 15th | San Marino |
5. | Sweden | C. | 8th | 4th | 2 | 2 | 15:13 | +2 | 14th | Faroe Islands |
6th | Iceland | E. | 8th | 4th | 2 | 2 | 15:14 | +1 | 14th | Cyprus |
7th | Romania | D. | 8th | 4th | 1 | 3 | 11:12 | −1 | 13 | Andorra |
8th. | Croatia | A. | 8th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9: 8 | +1 | 11 | North Macedonia |
9. | Denmark | B. | 8th | 2 | 4th | 2 | 9:11 | −2 | 10 | Malta |
Relegation matches
The best eight runners-up played in a play-off round from the four teams that qualify for the World Cup finals in addition to the top nine in the group. Denmark could not qualify for the relegation games as the worst runners-up in the group. (Note: the games of the runners-up against the respective sixth-place team were not counted. (See section " Mode "))
The draw took place in Zurich on October 21, 2013. The eight best runners-up in the group were divided into two pots according to their current position in the FIFA world rankings , so that each of the four better placed teams in the list was drawn against one of the worse placed teams. It was drawn which team has home rights first. The meetings took place on November 15th and 19th, 2013.
After the games of October 15, 2013, the breakdown was as follows (with a place in the FIFA world rankings):
Pot with higher ranking | Pot with lower ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|
team | space | team | space |
Portugal | 14th | France | 21st |
Greece | 15th | Sweden | 25th |
Croatia | 18th | Romania | 29 |
Ukraine | 20th | Iceland | 46 |
After the draw on October 21, the following matches took place:
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal | 4: 2 | Sweden | 1: 0 (0: 0) | 3: 2 (0: 0) |
Ukraine | 2: 3 | France | 2: 0 (0: 0) | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
Greece | 4: 2 | Romania | 3: 1 (2: 1) | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
Iceland | 0: 2 | Croatia | 0-0 | 0: 2 (0: 2) |
The last World Cup places for European teams were hard fought. There were a total of 33 yellow cards as well as three yellow-red and three red cards in each of the eight games. The best scorer in the relegation games was Cristiano Ronaldo , who scored all four goals for Portugal. France were the first team to qualify in the play-offs after falling two goals in the first leg.
List of goalscorers
Players in bold are qualified for the World Cup with their teams.
rank | Surname | Gates |
---|---|---|
1 | Robin van Persie | 11 |
2 | Edin Džeko | 10 |
3 | Mesut Özil | 8th |
Vedad Ibišević | ||
Cristiano Ronaldo | ||
Zlatan Ibrahimović | ||
7th | Wayne Rooney | 7th |
8th | Tomer Hemed | 6th |
Eden Ben Basat | ||
Robbie Keane | ||
David Alaba | ||
Hélder Postiga | ||
Source: fifa.com ; As of November 19, 2013 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Big names in the draw. In: uefa.com. UEFA , July 13, 2011, accessed March 23, 2013 .
- ↑ 2014 FIFA World Cup: Brazil. In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed March 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Regulations FIFA World Cup 2014. (PDF; 421 kB) (No longer available online.) In: fifa.com. FIFA, May 30, 2011, archived from the original on June 29, 2014 ; Retrieved March 23, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Europe wants to keep Modus. In: fifa.com. FIFA, March 22, 2011, accessed September 12, 2012 .
- ↑ FIFA World Cup> 2014> Mode: Competitive format. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed September 12, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Hungary and Bulgaria have to play behind closed doors. In: fifa.com. FIFA, January 8, 2013, accessed July 29, 2013 .
- ↑ The Faroe Islands, the beginning and the end. In: derStandard.at. November 18, 2011, accessed March 23, 2013 .
- ↑ FIFA does not ratify the Faroe Islands date. In: derStandard.at. December 7, 2011, accessed March 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Qualification game at Windsor Park canceled. In: fifa.com. FIFA, March 23, 2013, accessed July 29, 2013 .
- ↑ Northern Ireland - Russia. In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed July 29, 2013 .
- ↑ Game between Poland and England postponed. In: fifa.com. FIFA, October 16, 2012, accessed October 17, 2012 .
- ^ Convictions by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee against Ukraine and Peru. In: fifa.com. FIFA, September 27, 2013, accessed November 21, 2013 .
- ^ Appointments from Peru and Ukraine with suspensive effect. In: fifa.com. FIFA, October 3, 2013, accessed November 21, 2013 .
- ↑ Draw dates in Africa and Europe confirmed. In: fifa.com. FIFA, June 14, 2013, accessed July 16, 2013 .
- ↑ FIFA World Cup> 2014> Games> Play-offs. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed September 12, 2012 .
- ↑ World Cup play-off seeds confirmed. In: uefa.com. UEFA, October 17, 2013, accessed October 17, 2013 .