2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
















2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2012 – 19 November 2013
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played268
Goals scored749 (2.79 per match)
Attendance6,145,801 (22,932 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Netherlands Robin van Persie (11 goals)

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The European Zone of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals in Brazil. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011.


The qualification format was the same as 2010. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure equity between different groups) were drawn in two-legged play-offs that determined the remaining four qualifying nations.[1]


The qualification process started on 7 September 2012, over two months after the end of UEFA Euro 2012, and ended on 19 November 2013. Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland qualified in the first round by winning their groups. Croatia, France, Greece, and Portugal qualified via the second round play-offs.




Contents





  • 1 Format


  • 2 Seeding


  • 3 First round

    • 3.1 Summary


    • 3.2 Groups

      • 3.2.1 Tie-breaking criteria



    • 3.3 Group A


    • 3.4 Group B


    • 3.5 Group C


    • 3.6 Group D


    • 3.7 Group E


    • 3.8 Group F


    • 3.9 Group G


    • 3.10 Group H


    • 3.11 Group I



  • 4 Second round

    • 4.1 Group runners-up


    • 4.2 Matches



  • 5 Qualified teams


  • 6 Discipline


  • 7 Goalscorers


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Format


All 53 UEFA national teams entered qualification, aiming to secure one of the 13 European Zone slots for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. The qualification format was the same as 2010. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure equity between different groups) were drawn in two-legged play-offs that determined the remaining four qualifying nations.



Seeding


The July 2011 FIFA World Rankings were used to seed the teams. In consideration of the delicate political situations of the relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as relations between Russia and Georgia, UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy not to draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together anyway. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.[1]


Teams were allocated to seeding pots as follows (July 2011 FIFA Rankings shown in brackets; the countries which eventually qualified for the final tournament are presented in bold):[2]














Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3

 Spain (1)
 Netherlands (2)
 Germany (3)
 England (6)
 Portugal (7)
 Italy (8)
 Croatia (9)
 Norway (12)
 Greece (13)



 France (15)
 Montenegro (17)
 Russia (18)
 Sweden (19)
 Denmark (21)
 Slovenia (22)
 Turkey (24)
 Serbia (27)
 Slovakia (29)



  Switzerland (30)
 Israel (32)
 Republic of Ireland (33)
 Belgium (37)
 Czech Republic (38)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (41)
 Belarus (42)
 Ukraine (45)
 Hungary (47)


Pot 4
Pot 5
Pot 6

 Bulgaria (48)
 Romania (53)
 Georgia (57)
 Lithuania (58)
 Albania (59)
 Scotland (61)
 Northern Ireland (62)
 Austria (66)
 Poland (69)



 Armenia (70)
 Finland (75)
 Estonia (79)
 Cyprus (80)
 Latvia (83)
 Moldova (85)
 Macedonia (96)
 Azerbaijan (111)
 Faroe Islands (112)



 Wales (112)
 Liechtenstein (118)
 Iceland (121)
 Kazakhstan (126)
 Luxembourg (128)
 Malta (173)
 Andorra (203)
 San Marino (203)



First round


The matches were played between 7 September 2012 and 15 October 2013. An initial schedule that includes matches before this date was not ratified by FIFA. A win was awarded 3 points, a draw was awarded 1 point and a loss 0. The team with the most points in each group secured direct qualification for the final tournament of the World Cup.



Summary



  Winner of each group qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup


  The eight best runners-up among all nine groups advanced to the second round (play-offs)


  Worst runner-up and the other teams were eliminated after the first round






































Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I


Belgium


Italy


Germany


Netherlands


Switzerland


Russia


Bosnia and Herzegovina


England


Spain


Croatia


Denmark


Sweden


Romania


Iceland


Portugal


Greece


Ukraine


France


Serbia

Scotland

Wales

Macedonia


Czech Republic

Bulgaria

Armenia

Malta


Austria

Republic of Ireland

Kazakhstan

Faroe Islands


Hungary

Turkey

Estonia

Andorra


Slovenia

Norway

Albania

Cyprus


Israel

Azerbaijan

Northern Ireland

Luxembourg


Slovakia

Lithuania

Latvia

Liechtenstein


Montenegro

Poland

Moldova

San Marino


Finland

Georgia

Belarus


Groups



Tie-breaking criteria


If two teams had the same number of points the criteria below were used.



Group A






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Belgium
10820184+14
26

 Croatia
10523129+3
17

 Serbia
104241811+7
14

 Scotland
10325812−4
11

 Wales
10316920−11
10

 Macedonia
10217716−9
7


















































 

Belgium

Croatia

Republic of Macedonia

Scotland

Serbia

Wales

Belgium 


1–1

1–0

2–0

2–1

1–1

Croatia 

1–2


1–0

0–1

2–0

2–0

Macedonia 

0–2

1–2


1–2

1–0

2–1

Scotland 

0–2

2–0

1–1


0–0

1–2

Serbia 

0–3

1–1

5–1

2–0


6–1

Wales 

0–2

1–2

1–0

2–1

0–3


Group B






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Italy
10640199+10
22

 Denmark
104421712+5
16

 Czech Republic
10433139+4
15

 Bulgaria
10343149+5
13

 Armenia
104151213−1
13

 Malta
10109528−23
3


















































 

Armenia

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Italy

Malta

Armenia 


2–1

0–3

0–1

1–3

0–1

Bulgaria 

1–0


0–1

1–1

2–2

6–0

Czech Republic 

1–2

0–0


0–3

0–0

3–1

Denmark 

0–4

1–1

0–0


2–2

6–0

Italy 

2–2

1–0

2–1

3–1


2–0

Malta 

0–1

1–2

1–4

1–2

0–2


Group C






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Germany
109103610+26
28

 Sweden
106221914+5
20

 Austria
105232010+10
17

 Republic of Ireland
104241617−1
14

 Kazakhstan
10127621−15
5

 Faroe Islands
10019429−25
1


















































 

Austria

Faroe Islands

Germany

Kazakhstan

Republic of Ireland

Sweden

Austria 


6–0

1–2

4–0

1–0

2–1

Faroe Islands 

0–3


0–3

1–1

1–4

1–2

Germany 

3–0

3–0


4–1

3–0

4–4

Kazakhstan 

0–0

2–1

0–3


1–2

0–1

Republic of Ireland 

2–2

3–0

1–6

3–1


1–2

Sweden 

2–1

2–0

3–5

2–0

0–0


Group D






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Netherlands
10910345+29
28

 Romania
106131912+7
19

 Hungary
105232120+1
17

 Turkey
10514169+7
16

 Estonia
10217620−14
7

 Andorra
100010030−30
0


















































 

Andorra

Estonia

Hungary

Netherlands

Romania

Turkey

Andorra 


0–1

0–5

0–2

0–4

0–2

Estonia 

2–0


0–1

2–2

0–2

0–2

Hungary 

2–0

5–1


1–4

2–2

3–1

Netherlands 

3–0

3–0

8–1


4–0

2–0

Romania 

4–0

2–0

3–0

1–4


0–2

Turkey 

5–0

3–0

1–1

0–2

0–1


Group E






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

  Switzerland
10730176+11
24

 Iceland
105231715+2
17

 Slovenia
105051411+3
15

 Norway
103341013−3
12

 Albania
10325911−2
11

 Cyprus
10127415−11
5


















































 

Albania

Cyprus

Iceland

Norway

Slovenia

Switzerland

Albania 


3–1

1–2

1–1

1–0

1–2

Cyprus 

0–0


1–0

1–3

0–2

0–0

Iceland 

2–1

2–0


2–0

2–4

0–2

Norway 

0–1

2–0

1–1


2–1

0–2

Slovenia 

1–0

2–1

1–2

3–0


0–2

Switzerland  

2–0

1–0

4–4

1–1

1–0


Group F






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Russia
10712205+15
22

 Portugal
10631209+11
21

 Israel
103521914+5
14

 Azerbaijan
10163711−4
9

 Northern Ireland
10145917−8
7

 Luxembourg
10136726−19
6


















































 

Azerbaijan

Israel

Luxembourg

Northern Ireland

Portugal

Russia

Azerbaijan 


1–1

1–1

2–0

0–2

1–1

Israel 

1–1


3–0

1–1

3–3

0–4

Luxembourg 

0–0

0–6


3–2

1–2

0–4

Northern Ireland 

1–1

0–2

1–1


2–4

1–0

Portugal 

3–0

1–1

3–0

1–1


1–0

Russia 

1–0

3–1

4–1

2–0

1–0


Group G






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
10811306+24
25

 Greece
10811124+8
25

 Slovakia
103431110+1
13

 Lithuania
10325911−2
11

 Latvia
102261020−10
8

 Liechtenstein
10028425−21
2


















































 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Greece

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Latvia

Slovakia

Bosnia and Herzegovina 


3–1

4–1

3–0

4–1

0–1

Greece 

0–0


2–0

2–0

1–0

1–0

Liechtenstein 

1–8

0–1


0–2

1–1

1–1

Lithuania 

0–1

0–1

2–0


2–0

1–1

Latvia 

0–5

1–2

2–0

2–1


2–2

Slovakia 

1–2

0–1

2–0

1–1

2–1


Group H






































































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 England
10640314+27
22

 Ukraine
10631284+24
21

 Montenegro
104331817+1
15

 Poland
103431812+6
13

 Moldova
103251217−5
11

 San Marino
100010154−53
0


















































 

England

Moldova

Montenegro

Poland

San Marino

Ukraine

England 


4–0

4–1

2–0

5–0

1–1

Moldova 

0–5


0–1

1–1

3–0

0–0

Montenegro 

1–1

2–5


2–2

3–0

0–4

Poland 

1–1

2–0

1–1


5–0

1–3

San Marino 

0–8

0–2

0–6

1–5


0–8

Ukraine 

0–0

2–1

0–1

1–0

9–0


Group I





























































Team


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Spain
8620143+11
20

 France
8521156+9
17

 Finland
823359−4
9

 Georgia
8125310−7
5

 Belarus
8116716−9
4





































 

Belarus

Spain

Finland

France

Georgia (country)

Belarus 


0–4

1–1

2–4

2–0

Spain 

2–1


1–1

1–1

2–0

Finland 

1–0

0–2


0–1

1–1

France 

3–1

0–1

3–0


3–1

Georgia 

1–0

0–1

0–1

0–0


  Qualified directly for the 2014 World Cup


  Advanced to the UEFA play-offs


Second round




Group runners-up


The eight best group runners-up contested the second round, where they were paired into four two-legged (home-and-away) fixtures. The four winners qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Because one group had one team fewer than the others, matches against the last-placed team in each of the six-team groups were not included in this ranking. Teams were ranked by the following parameters in order:


  1. Highest number of points

  2. Goal difference

  3. Highest number of goals scored






































































































Grp
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
G
 Greece
861194+5
19
I
 France
8521156+9
17
F
 Portugal
8431158+7
15
H
 Ukraine
8431114+7
15
C
 Sweden
84221513+2
14
E
 Iceland
84221514+1
14
D
 Romania
84131112−1
13
A
 Croatia
832398+1
11
B
 Denmark
8242911−2
10

  Qualified for play-offs


Matches


The second round draw took place at the headquarters of FIFA in Zurich on 21 October 2013.[4] The October 2013 FIFA World Rankings were used to decide which of the teams would be seeded (shown below in brackets).[4]






Pot 1
Pot 2

 Portugal (14)
 Greece (15)
 Croatia (18)
 Ukraine (20)



 France (21)
 Sweden (25)
 Romania (29)
 Iceland (46)


One team from pot 1 was paired with one from pot 2 as shown below. The matches were played on 15 and 19 November 2013.[1][5] Winners: Portugal, France, Greece and Croatia as shown in bold.



























Team 1

Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

Portugal 
4–2

 Sweden

1–0

3–2

Ukraine 
2–3

 France

2–0

0–3

Greece 
4–2

 Romania

3–1

1–1

Iceland 
0–2

 Croatia

0–0

0–2


Qualified teams


The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.


























































Team
Qualified as
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 BelgiumGroup A winners11 October 201311 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 ItalyGroup B winners10 September 201317 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 GermanyGroup C winners11 October 201317 (1934, 1938, 19543, 19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19743, 19783, 19823, 19863, 19903, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 NetherlandsGroup D winners10 September 20139 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010)
  SwitzerlandGroup E winners11 October 20139 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006, 2010)
 RussiaGroup F winners15 October 20139 (19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19822, 19862, 19902, 1994, 2002)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup G winners15 October 20130 (debut)
 EnglandGroup H winners15 October 201313 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 SpainGroup I winners15 October 201313 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 GreeceSecond round (play-off) winners19 November 20132 (1994, 2010)
 CroatiaSecond round (play-off) winners19 November 20133 (1998, 2002, 2006)
 PortugalSecond round (play-off) winners19 November 20135 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 FranceSecond round (play-off) winners19 November 201313 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)

1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.


2 Competed as Soviet Union.


3 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.


Discipline


In the qualification tournament, a player would be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. UEFA's Control and Disciplinary body has the ability to increase the automatic one match ban for a red card (e.g., for violent conduct). Single yellow card cautions would be erased prior to the play-off portion, and would not carry over. Single yellow cards and suspensions for yellow card accumulations do not carry over to the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament matches.[6] The following players were suspended during the final tournament – for one or more games – as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulations:




























































































Player
Offences
Suspensions

Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews

Yellow card Yellow-red card UEFA Euro 2012 v Italy
Group C v Kazakhstan

Armenia Roman Berezovsky

Red card UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying v Republic of Ireland
Group B v Malta

Wales James Collins

Red card v Belgium
Group A v Serbia

Andorra Marc Vales

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Hungary
Group D v Romania

Switzerland Tranquillo Barnetta

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Slovenia
Group E v Albania

Slovakia Viktor Pečovský

Red card v Lithuania
Group G v Liechtenstein

Lithuania Tadas Labukas

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Slovakia
Group G v Greece

Montenegro Savo Pavićević

Red card v Poland
Group H v San Marino

Poland Ludovic Obraniak

Red card v Montenegro
Group H v Moldova

Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Armenia
Group B v Denmark

Armenia Gevorg Ghazaryan

Red card v Bulgaria
Group B v Italy

Armenia Marcos Pizzelli

Red card v Bulgaria
Group B v Italy

Estonia Enar Jääger

Red card v Turkey
Group D v Hungary

Iceland Sölvi Ottesen

Red card v Cyprus
Group E v Albania

England Steven Gerrard

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Ukraine
Group H v San Marino

Finland Alexei Eremenko

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Georgia
Group I v Spain

Bulgaria Ivan Bandalovski

Red card v Denmark
Group B v Czech Republic

Slovenia Boštjan Cesar

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Cyprus
Group E v Albania

Liechtenstein Daniel Kaufmann

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Latvia
Group G v Latvia

Serbia Nenad Tomović

Red card v Macedonia
Group A v Croatia

Italy Pablo Osvaldo

Red card v Denmark
Group B v Malta

Albania Andi Lila

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Norway
Group E v Norway

Spain Gerard Piqué

Red card 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup v Brazil
Group I v Finland

Montenegro Savo Pavicevic

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Ukraine
Group H v Poland

Montenegro Vladimir Volkov

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Ukraine
Group H v Poland

Ukraine Roman Zozulya

Red card v Montenegro
Group H v San Marino

Italy Mario Balotelli

Yellow card Yellow-red card v Czech Republic
Group B v Bulgaria

Sweden Andreas Granqvist

Red card v Faroe Islands
Group C v Republic of Ireland

Croatia Josip Šimunić

Red card v Serbia
Group A v Belgium
Group A v Scotland


Goalscorers


11 goals




10 goals




8 goals







7 goals




6 goals







5 goals







4 goals







3 goals







2 goals







1 goal







1 own goal








References




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External links


  • Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)

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