2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.

The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.^[1]^[2]

The group winners will qualify directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Among the nine group runners-up, the eight best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, where they will be drawn into four home-and-away ties to determine the other four qualifiers.^[1]

Standings

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In home-and-away league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):^[3] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Goal difference Goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams) Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by FIFA Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary

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Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.^[1]^[4] Times are CET/CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).^[5]

Lithuania v Slovenia

4 September 2016
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)

Lithuania	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

LFF stadionas, Vilnius

Slovakia v England

4 September 2016
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Slovakia	v	England
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

Malta v Scotland

4 September 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Malta	v	Scotland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

England v Malta

8 October 2016
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)

England	v	Malta
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Wembley Stadium, London

Scotland v Lithuania

8 October 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland	v	Lithuania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Slovenia v Slovakia

8 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Slovenia	v	Slovakia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Lithuania v Malta

11 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Lithuania	v	Malta
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

LFF stadionas, Vilnius

Slovakia v Scotland

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Slovakia	v	Scotland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Slovenia v England

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Slovenia	v	England
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

England v Scotland

11 November 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

England	v	Scotland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Wembley Stadium, London

Malta v Slovenia

11 November 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Malta	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Slovakia v Lithuania

11 November 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Slovakia	v	Lithuania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

England v Lithuania

26 March 2017
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)

England	v	Lithuania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Wembley Stadium, London

Malta v Slovakia

26 March 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Malta	v	Slovakia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Scotland v Slovenia

26 March 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Scotland v England

10 June 2017
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)

Scotland	v	England
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Slovenia v Malta

10 June 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Slovenia	v	Malta
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Lithuania v Slovakia

10 June 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Lithuania	v	Slovakia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

LFF stadionas, Vilnius

Lithuania v Scotland

1 September 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Lithuania	v	Scotland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

LFF stadionas, Vilnius

Malta v England

1 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Malta	v	England
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Slovakia v Slovenia

1 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Slovakia	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

England v Slovakia

4 September 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

England	v	Slovakia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Wembley Stadium, London

Scotland v Malta

4 September 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland	v	Malta
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Slovenia v Lithuania

4 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Slovenia	v	Lithuania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

England v Slovenia

5 October 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

England	v	Slovenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Wembley Stadium, London

Malta v Lithuania

5 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Malta	v	Lithuania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Scotland v Slovakia

5 October 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland	v	Slovakia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Lithuania v England

8 October 2017
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)

Lithuania	v	England
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

LFF stadionas, Vilnius

Slovakia v Malta

8 October 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Slovakia	v	Malta
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Slovenia v Scotland

8 October 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Slovenia	v	Scotland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:^[3]

Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

Player	Team	Offence(s)	Suspended for match(es)
Mišo Brečko	Slovenia	vs Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (17 November 2015)	vs Lithuania (4 September 2016)

Notes

↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

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External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group F, UEFA.com

[Time_zone-5] CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

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