2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates 12 March 2015 – 15 November 2017
Teams 210 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 869
Goals scored 2454 (2.82 per match)
Attendance 18,720,691 (21,543 per match)
Top scorer(s) Robert Lewandowski
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[n 1]
Ahmed Khalil
(16 goals each)
← 2014
2022 →

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. All 210 remaining FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process, and for the first time in World Cup history, all eligible national teams registered for the preliminary competition,[1] but Zimbabwe and Indonesia were disqualified before playing their first matches.[2][3] Bhutan, South Sudan, Gibraltar and Kosovo made their FIFA World Cup qualification debuts,[4][5][6][7][8] while Myanmar participated after successfully appealing against a ban from the competition, although the team was obliged to play its home matches outside the country.[9][10]

While the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, on 25 July 2015,[11][12] qualification matches were played before that.[13] The first, between Timor-Leste and Mongolia, began in Dili on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification,[14] with East Timorese player Chiquito do Carmo scoring the first goal in qualification.[n 2] Matches were also played in CONCACAF prior to the main draw.

Qualified teams

File:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification map.png
  Teams qualified for World Cup
  Teams failed to qualify for World Cup
  Teams expelled from the tournament by FIFA prior to playing a match
  Countries were not FIFA members
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Total
times
qualified		 Last
time
qualified		 Current
consecutive
appearances		 Previous best
performance
 Russia Hosts 2 December 2010 11[lower-alpha 1] 2014 2 Fourth place (1966)
 Brazil CONMEBOL winners 28 March 2017 21 2014 21 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
 Iran AFC third round group A winners 12 June 2017 5 2014 2 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)
 Japan AFC third round group B winners 31 August 2017 6 2014 6 Round of 16 (2002, 2010)
 Mexico CONCACAF fifth round winners 1 September 2017 16 2014 7 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
 Belgium UEFA Group H winners 3 September 2017 13 2014 2 Fourth place (1986)
 South Korea AFC third round group A runners-up 5 September 2017 10 2014 9 Fourth place (2002)
 Saudi Arabia AFC third round group B runners-up 5 September 2017 5 2006 1 Round of 16 (1994)
 Germany UEFA Group C winners 5 October 2017 19[lower-alpha 2] 2014 17 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
 England UEFA Group F winners 5 October 2017 15 2014 6 Winners (1966)
 Spain UEFA Group G winners 6 October 2017 15 2014 11 Winners (2010)
 Nigeria CAF third round group B winners 7 October 2017 6 2014 3 Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
 Costa Rica CONCACAF fifth round runners-up 7 October 2017 5 2014 2 Quarter-finals (2014)
 Poland UEFA Group E winners 8 October 2017 8 2006 1 Third place (1974, 1982)
 Egypt CAF third round group E winners 8 October 2017 3 1990 1 First round (1934), group stage (1990)
 Iceland UEFA Group I winners 9 October 2017 1 – 1 –
 Serbia UEFA Group D winners 9 October 2017 12[lower-alpha 3] 2010 1 Fourth place (1930, 1962)
 Portugal UEFA Group B winners 10 October 2017 7 2014 5 Third place (1966)
 France UEFA Group A winners 10 October 2017 15 2014 6 Winners (1998)
 Uruguay CONMEBOL runners-up 10 October 2017 13 2014 3 Winners (1930, 1950)
 Argentina CONMEBOL third place 10 October 2017 17 2014 12 Winners (1978, 1986)
 Colombia CONMEBOL fourth place 10 October 2017 6 2014 2 Quarter-finals (2014)
 Panama CONCACAF fifth round third place 10 October 2017 1 – 1 –
 Senegal CAF third round group D winners 10 November 2017 2 2002 1 Quarter-finals (2002)
 Morocco CAF third round group C winners 11 November 2017 5 1998 1 Round of 16 (1986)
 Tunisia CAF third round group A winners 11 November 2017 5 2006 1 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006)
  Switzerland UEFA second round winners 12 November 2017 11 2014 4 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
 Croatia UEFA second round winners 12 November 2017 5 2014 2 Third place (1998)
 Sweden UEFA second round winners 13 November 2017 12 2006 1 Runners-up (1958)
 Denmark UEFA second round winners 14 November 2017 5 2010 1 Quarter-finals (1998)
 Australia CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners 15 November 2017 5 2014 4 Round of 16 (2006)
 Peru OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 15 November 2017 5 1982 1 Quarter-finals (1970), second round (1978)[lower-alpha 4]
Notes
  1. ↑ This is the 4th appearance of Russia at the FIFA World Cup; however, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union who themselves qualified on 7 occasions.
  2. ↑ Germany between 1950 and 1990 competed as "West Germany", as a separate East German team existed then.
  3. ↑ This is the 2nd appearance of Serbia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of the Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, who between them qualified on 10 occasions.
  4. ↑ In 1978, the second round was another group stage which involved 8 teams qualified from the first round.

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament was 32. Even though the qualification process began in March 2015, the allocation of slots for each confederation was discussed by the FIFA Executive Committee on 30 May 2015 in Zürich after the FIFA Congress.[15] It was decided that the same allocation as 2014 would be kept for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.[16]

Proposal for expansion

In October 2013, UEFA President Michel Platini proposed that the World Cup finals should be expanded from 32 to 40 teams starting from 2018. The format would have been the same, but in groups of five instead of four.[17] This was in response to FIFA President Sepp Blatter's comments that Africa and Asia deserved more spots in the World Cup finals at the expense of European and South American teams.[18] However, FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke said that expansion in 2018 would be "unlikely", while Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said that the country was "preparing on the basis that 32 teams will be taking part."[19][20] Expansion was ultimately delayed until 10 January 2017, when the FIFA Council voted unanimously to expand to 48 teams starting in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[21]

Summary of qualification

While all FIFA members entered the tournament, not all competed. Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 for their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee and Indonesia were excluded from the qualifying competition following the suspension of their football association by FIFA on 30 May 2015.[3] Kuwait had a number of their qualifiers cancelled for a similar suspension that began while their campaign was underway,[22] which eventually resulted in their elimination. Brazil were the first team to achieve qualification for the tournament following their 3–0 victory over Paraguay and Uruguay's loss to Peru on 28 March 2017.[23] Peru became the 32nd and final team to qualify when, 233 days after Brazil secured their place, they beat New Zealand 2–0 on aggregate in the OFC-CONMEBOL play-off.[24]

World Map FIFA2.svg
Confederation Available slots in finals Teams started Teams eliminated Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
AFC 4 or 5 46 41 5 12 March 2015 15 November 2017
CAF 5 54 49 5 7 October 2015 14 November 2017
CONCACAF 3 or 4 35 32 3 22 March 2015 15 November 2017
CONMEBOL 4 or 5 10 5 5 8 October 2015 15 November 2017
OFC 0 or 1 11 11 0 31 August 2015 15 November 2017
UEFA 13+1 54+1 41 13+1 4 September 2016 14 November 2017
Total 31+1 210+1 179 31+1 12 March 2015 15 November 2017

Note: One team each from AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC played in the inter-confederation play-offs, between 10–15 November 2017 (CONCACAF v AFC and OFC v CONMEBOL).

Note: UEFA total includes +1 for Russia as hosts.

Format

The formats of the qualifying competitions depended on each confederation (see below). Each round might be played in either of the following formats:[25]

  • League format, where more than two teams formed groups to play home-and-away round-robin matches, or in exceptions permitted by the FIFA Organizing Committee, single round-robin matches hosted by one of the participating teams or on neutral territory.
  • Knockout format, where two teams played home-and-away two-legged matches.

Tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[25]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

In cases where teams finishing in the same position across different groups are compared for determining which teams advance to the next stage, the criteria are decided by the confederation and require the approval of FIFA (regulations Article 20.8).[25]

In knockout format, the team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (regulations Article 20.9).[25]

Confederation qualification

AFC

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The AFC Executive Committee meeting on 16 April 2014 approved the proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which was expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019:[26]

  • First round: 12 teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
  • Third round: 12 teams (an increase from 10 for 2014) which had advanced from the second round were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round: Two third-placed teams of each third round group played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Final positions (third round)

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The draw for the third round was held on 12 April 2016 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[27]

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Iran 10 22
2  South Korea 10 15
3  Syria 10 13
4  Uzbekistan 10 13
5  China PR 10 12
6  Qatar 10 7
Source: FIFA

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Japan 10 20
2  Saudi Arabia 10 19
3  Australia 10 19
4  United Arab Emirates 10 13
5  Iraq 10 11
6  Thailand 10 2
Source: FIFA

Fourth round

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round

The third-placed teams from each group in the third round played against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Syria  2–3  Australia 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

CAF

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The CAF Executive Committee approved the format for the qualifiers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 14 January 2015.[28] However, on 9 July 2015 FIFA officially announced that only three rounds would be played instead of four.[29]

  • First round: 26 teams (ranked 28–53) played home-and-away over two legs. The 13 winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: 40 teams (teams ranked 1–27 and 13 first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The 20 winners advanced to the third round.
  • Third round: 20 teams which had advanced from the second round were divided into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Zimbabwe, even though they entered the competition, were expelled on 12 March 2015 for their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee.[2] Therefore, only 53 African teams were involved in the draw.

Final positions (third round)

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The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[30]

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Tunisia 6 14
2  DR Congo 6 13
3  Libya 6 4
4  Guinea 6 3
Source: FIFA

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Nigeria 6 13
2  Zambia 6 8
3  Cameroon 6 7
4  Algeria 6 4
Source: FIFA

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Morocco 6 12
2  Ivory Coast 6 8
3  Gabon 6 6
4  Mali 6 4
Source: FIFA

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Senegal 6 14
2  Burkina Faso 6 9
3  Cape Verde 6 6
4  South Africa 6 4
Source: FIFA

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Egypt 6 13
2  Uganda 6 9
3  Ghana 6 7
4  Congo 6 2
Source: FIFA

CONCACAF

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

An amendment to the qualification process for this tournament had been suggested,[31] which would see the first three rounds played as knockout rounds, with both the fourth round and the final round (referred to as 'The Hex') played as group stages. The first round would be played during the FIFA international dates of 23–31 March 2015.[32] CONCACAF announced the full details on 12 January 2015:[33][34]

  • First round: 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 and seven first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The ten winners advanced to the third round.
  • Third round: 12 teams (teams ranked 7–8 and ten second round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round: 12 teams (teams ranked 1–6 and six third round winners) were divided into three groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group advanced to the fifth round.
  • Fifth round: Six teams which had advanced from the fourth round played home-and-away round-robin matches in one single group. The top three teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Final positions (fifth round)

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The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) was held on 8 July 2016 at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States.[35]

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Mexico 10 21
2  Costa Rica 10 16
3  Panama 10 13
4  Honduras 10 13
5  United States 10 12
6  Trinidad and Tobago 10 6
Source: FIFA

CONMEBOL

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The qualification structure was the same as the previous five editions. The ten teams played in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were decided by a draw held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[36]

Final positions

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates 8 October 2015 – 10 October 2017
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Goals scored 89 (2.97 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ecuador Felipe Caicedo
Paraguay Dario Lezcano
(4 goals each)
← 2014
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 29 March 2016.

The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). A total of 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament are available for CONMEBOL teams.[37]

Format

The qualification structure is the same as the previous five tournaments. The ten teams will play in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were determined by draw, which 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.[36]

For scheduling reasons, Argentina and Brazil were automatically positioned as Teams 4 and 5 respectively to ensure that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday.[29][38] The remaining eight teams will be drawn into one of the remaining eight positions from Teams 1 to 10 (except 4 and 5).

Entrants

All 10 national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification.[39]

Draw
position[40]		 Team FIFA ranking
at start of event[41]
1  Colombia 5
2  Chile 9
3  Paraguay 61
4  Argentina 1
5  Brazil 7
6  Ecuador 31
7  Venezuela 69
8  Bolivia 67
9  Peru 50
10  Uruguay 20

Schedule

There will be a total of 18 matchdays: four in 2015, eight in 2016, and six in 2017.[42]

2015
Matchday Date
Matchday 1 5–13 October 2015
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 9–17 November 2015
Matchday 4
2016
Matchday Date
Matchday 5 21–29 March 2016
Matchday 6
Matchday 7 29 August – 6 September 2016
Matchday 8
Matchday 9 3–11 October 2016
Matchday 10
Matchday 11 7–15 November 2016
Matchday 12
2017
Matchday Date
Matchday 13 20–28 March 2017
Matchday 14
Matchday 15 28 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 16
Matchday 17 2–10 October 2017
Matchday 18

The inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[43]

Standings

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — MD11 MD15 3–0 3–0 MD13 MD8 1–0 MD18 MD9
2  Ecuador 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 2–1 — MD18 MD9 MD14 MD7 2–2 MD16 2–0 MD12
3  Argentina 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11 MD7 0–2 — MD13 MD12 1–1 MD10 MD17 2–0 MD16
4  Chile 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 MD12 MD17 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 MD15 MD10 MD8 MD14
5  Colombia 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs MD10 3–1 0–1 MD11 — MD16 MD17 2–0 MD13 MD7
6  Brazil 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 MD15 MD11 MD18 MD8 — MD14 3–0 MD9 3–1
7  Paraguay 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 MD16 MD13 0–0 MD7 MD9 2–2 — MD11 2–1 MD18
8  Peru 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 MD14 MD8 MD9 3–4 MD18 MD12 1–0 — MD15 2–2
9  Bolivia 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3 0–2 MD10 MD14 MD16 2–3 MD17 MD12 MD7 — 4–2
10  Venezuela 6 0 1 5 7 17 −10 1 MD17 1–3 MD8 1–4 MD15 MD10 0–1 MD13 MD11 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Matchday 1

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
16:00 UTC−4
Bolivia  0–2  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Cáceres Goal 10'
Godín Goal 69'

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
15:30 UTC−5
Colombia  2–0  Peru
Gutiérrez Goal 36'
Cardona Goal 90+4'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
16:30 UTC−4:30
Venezuela  0–1  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 González Goal 85'

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
20:30 UTC−3
Chile  2–0  Brazil
Vargas Goal 72'
Sánchez Goal 88'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
21:00 UTC−3
Argentina  0–2  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Erazo Goal 81'
Caicedo Goal 82'

Matchday 2

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
16:00 UTC−5
Ecuador  2–0  Bolivia
M. Bolaños Goal 81'
Caicedo Goal 90+5' (pen.)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
20:00 UTC−3
Uruguay  3–0  Colombia
Godín Goal 34'
Rolán Goal 51'
Hernández Goal 87'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
21:00 UTC−3
Paraguay  0–0  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
22:00 UTC−3
Brazil  3–1  Venezuela
Willian Goal 1', 42'
Ricardo Oliveira Goal 73'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Santos Goal 64'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 38,970
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
21:15 UTC−5
Peru  3–4  Chile
Farfán Goal 10', 36' (pen.)
Guerrero Goal 90+2'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Sánchez Goal 7', 44'
Vargas Goal 41', 49'

Matchday 3

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
16:00 UTC−4
Bolivia  4–2  Venezuela
Ramallo Goal 19', 45+1'
Arce Goal 23' (pen.)
Cardozo Goal 49'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 M. Rondón Goal 32'
Blanco Goal 55'

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
16:00 UTC−5
Ecuador  2–1  Uruguay
Caicedo Goal 23'
Martínez Goal 59'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Cavani Goal 49'

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
20:30 UTC−3
Chile  1–1  Colombia
Vidal Goal 45' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Rodríguez Goal 68'

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)[note 1]
21:00 UTC−3
Argentina  1–1  Brazil
Lavezzi Goal 34' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Lucas Lima Goal 58'

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
21:15 UTC−5
Peru  1–0  Paraguay
Farfán Goal 20' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 4

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
15:30 UTC−5
Colombia  0–1  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Biglia Goal 19'

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
16:30 UTC−4:30
Venezuela  1–3  Ecuador
Martínez Goal 84' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Martínez Goal 15'
Montero Goal 23'
Caicedo Goal 60'

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
20:00 UTC−3
Paraguay  2–1  Bolivia
Lezcano Goal 61'
Barrios Goal 64'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Duk Goal 59'

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
20:10 UTC−3
Uruguay  3–0  Chile
Godín Goal 23'
A. Pereira Goal 61'
Cáceres Goal 65'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
21:00 UTC−3
Brazil  3–0  Peru
Douglas Costa Goal 22'
Renato Augusto Goal 57'
Filipe Luís Goal 76'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 5

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
16:00 UTC−4
Bolivia  2–3  Colombia
Arce Goal 50' (pen.)
Chumacero Goal 62'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Rodríguez Goal 10'
Bacca Goal 41'
Cardona Goal 90+2'

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
16:00 UTC−5
Ecuador  2–2  Paraguay
E. Valencia Goal 20'
Mena Goal 90+2'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Lezcano Goal 38', 59'

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
20:30 UTC−3
Chile  1–2  Argentina
Gutiérrez Goal 11' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Di María Goal 20'
Mercado Goal 25'

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
21:15 UTC−5
Peru  2–2  Venezuela
Guerrero Goal 61'
Ruidíaz Goal 90+4'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Otero Goal 33' (pen.)
Villanueva Goal 57'

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
21:45 UTC−3
Brazil  2–2  Uruguay
Douglas Costa Goal 1'
Renato Augusto Goal 25'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Cavani Goal 30'
Suárez Goal 48'

Matchday 6

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
15:30 UTC−5
Colombia  3–1  Ecuador
Bacca Goal 15', 67'
Pérez Goal 48'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Arroyo Goal 90'

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:00 UTC−3
Uruguay  1–0  Peru
Cavani Goal 51' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
19:00 UTC−4:30
Venezuela  1–4  Chile
Otero Goal 9' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Pinilla Goal 33', 52'
Vidal Goal 72', 90+2'

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:30 UTC−3
Argentina  2–0  Bolivia
Mercado Goal 20'
Messi Goal 30' (pen.)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:45 UTC−4
Paraguay  2–2  Brazil
Lezcano Goal 40'
E. Benítez Goal 49'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Ricardo Oliveira Goal 79'
Dani Alves Goal 90+2'

Matchday 7

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)
Colombia  v  Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)
Paraguay  v  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)
Argentina  v  Uruguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)
Ecuador  v  Brazil
Report (CONMEBOL)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)
Bolivia  v  Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 8

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Chile  v  Bolivia
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Brazil  v  Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Venezuela  v  Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Peru  v  Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Uruguay  v  Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 9

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Paraguay  v  Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Brazil  v  Bolivia
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Ecuador  v  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Peru  v  Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Uruguay  v  Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 10

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
Colombia  v  Uruguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
Chile  v  Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
Argentina  v  Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
Venezuela  v  Brazil
Report (CONMEBOL)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
Bolivia  v  Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 11

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Colombia  v  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Paraguay  v  Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Brazil  v  Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Venezuela  v  Bolivia
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Uruguay  v  Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 12

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Chile  v  Uruguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Argentina  v  Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Ecuador  v  Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Bolivia  v  Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Peru  v  Brazil
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 13

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Colombia  v  Bolivia
Report (CONMEBOL)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Paraguay  v  Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Argentina  v  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Venezuela  v  Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Uruguay  v  Brazil
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 14

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Chile  v  Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Brazil  v  Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Ecuador  v  Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Bolivia  v  Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Peru  v  Uruguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 15

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
Chile  v  Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
Brazil  v  Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
Venezuela  v  Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
Peru  v  Bolivia
Report (CONMEBOL)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
Uruguay  v  Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 16

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
Colombia  v  Brazil
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
Paraguay  v  Uruguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
Argentina  v  Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
Ecuador  v  Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
Bolivia  v  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 17

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
Colombia  v  Paraguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
Chile  v  Ecuador
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
Argentina  v  Peru
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
Venezuela  v  Uruguay
Report (CONMEBOL)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
Bolivia  v  Brazil
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 18

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Paraguay  v  Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Brazil  v  Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Ecuador  v  Argentina
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Peru  v  Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Uruguay  v  Bolivia
Report (CONMEBOL)

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs 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.[29] The fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL was drawn against the first-placed team from OFC, with the CONMEBOL team hosting the second leg.[46]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
OFC 1st place Play-off 2 CONMEBOL 5th place 6 Nov '17 14 Nov '17

Goalscorers

As of all matches played on 29 March 2016

There have been 89 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.

4 goals

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3 goals

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2 goals

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1 goal

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Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[25]

  • 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:

Note: current suspensions are highlighted in red (as of matchday 6).

Player Team Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
Luis Suárez  Uruguay Biting incident vs Italy in 2014 FIFA World Cup (26 June 2014)
9-match ban[47] (5 matches already served in rest of 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América)		 vs Bolivia (matchday 1)
vs Colombia (matchday 2)
vs Ecuador (matchday 3)
vs Chile (matchday 4)
Neymar  Brazil Red card vs Colombia in 2015 Copa América (17 June 2015)
4-match ban[48] (2 matches already served in rest of 2015 Copa América)		 vs Chile (matchday 1)
vs Venezuela (matchday 2)
Edinson Cavani  Uruguay Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Chile in 2015 Copa América (24 June 2015)
2-match ban[49]		 vs Bolivia (matchday 1)
vs Colombia (matchday 2)
Jorge Fucile  Uruguay Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Chile in 2015 Copa América (24 June 2015) vs Bolivia (matchday 1)
Jair Torrico  Bolivia Red card vs Uruguay (matchday 1) vs Ecuador (matchday 2)
Juan Cuadrado  Colombia Red card vs Uruguay (matchday 2)
2-match ban[50]		 vs Chile (matchday 3)
vs Argentina (matchday 4)
Christian Cueva  Peru Red card vs Chile (matchday 2) vs Paraguay (matchday 3)
Jhasmani Campos  Bolivia Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 1), Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 2) vs Venezuela (matchday 3)
Mathías Corujo  Uruguay Booked vs Bolivia (matchday 1), Booked vs Colombia (matchday 2) vs Ecuador (matchday 3)
Marcelo Díaz  Chile Booked vs Brazil (matchday 1), Booked vs Peru (matchday 2) vs Colombia (matchday 3)
Luis Manuel Seijas  Venezuela Red card vs Bolivia (matchday 3) vs Ecuador (matchday 4)
Arquímedes Figuera  Venezuela Booked vs Brazil (matchday 2), Booked vs Bolivia (matchday 3) vs Ecuador (matchday 4)
Leonel Morales  Bolivia Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 2), Booked vs Venezuela (matchday 3) vs Paraguay (matchday 4)
Gabriel Achilier  Ecuador Booked vs Bolivia (matchday 2), Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 3) vs Venezuela (matchday 4)
Alexander Domínguez  Ecuador Booked vs Bolivia (matchday 2), Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 3) vs Venezuela (matchday 4)
Santiago Arias  Colombia Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 2), Booked vs Chile (matchday 3) vs Argentina (matchday 4)
Carlos Sánchez  Colombia Booked vs Peru (matchday 1), Booked vs Chile (matchday 3) vs Argentina (matchday 4)
David Luiz  Brazil Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Argentina (matchday 3) vs Peru (matchday 4)
Facundo Roncaglia  Argentina Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 1), Booked vs Brazil (matchday 3) vs Colombia (matchday 4)
Javier Mascherano  Argentina Booked vs Brazil (matchday 3), Booked vs Colombia (matchday 4) vs Chile (matchday 5)
Arturo Vidal  Chile Booked vs Colombia (matchday 3), Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 4) vs Argentina (matchday 5)
Jorge Valdivia  Chile Red card vs Uruguay (matchday 4)
4-match ban[51]		 vs Argentina (matchday 5)
vs Venezuela (matchday 6)
vs Paraguay (matchday 7)
vs Bolivia (matchday 8)
Eduardo Vargas  Chile Obscene gesture vs Uruguay (matchday 4)
2-match ban[51]		 vs Argentina (matchday 5)
vs Venezuela (matchday 6)
Pablo Aguilar  Paraguay Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Bolivia (matchday 4) vs Ecuador (matchday 5)
Cristián Zapata  Colombia Booked vs Chile (matchday 3), Booked vs Argentina (matchday 4) vs Bolivia (matchday 5)
Diego Godín  Uruguay Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 3), Booked vs Chile (matchday 4) vs Brazil (matchday 5)
Maxi Pereira  Uruguay Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 3), Booked vs Chile (matchday 4) vs Brazil (matchday 5)
Roberto Rosales  Venezuela Booked vs Bolivia (matchday 3), Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 4) vs Peru (matchday 5)
José Manuel Velázquez  Venezuela Booked vs Brazil (matchday 2), Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 4) vs Peru (matchday 5)
Ramiro Funes Mori  Argentina Booked vs Paraguay (matchday 2), Booked vs Chile (matchday 5) vs Bolivia (matchday 6)
Nicolás Otamendi  Argentina Booked vs Brazil (matchday 3), Booked vs Chile (matchday 5) vs Bolivia (matchday 6)
Ezequiel Lavezzi  Argentina Booked vs Colombia (matchday 4), Booked vs Chile (matchday 5) vs Bolivia (matchday 6)
Juan Carlos Arce  Bolivia Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 1), Booked vs Colombia (matchday 5) vs Argentina (matchday 6)
Edward Zenteno  Bolivia Booked vs Ecuador (matchday 2), Booked vs Colombia (matchday 5) vs Argentina (matchday 6)
Neymar  Brazil Booked vs Peru (matchday 4), Booked vs Uruguay (matchday 5) vs Paraguay (matchday 6)
Claudio Bravo  Chile Booked vs Colombia (matchday 3), Booked vs Argentina (matchday 5) vs Venezuela (matchday 6)
Josepmir Ballón  Peru Booked vs Colombia (matchday 1), Booked vs Venezuela (matchday 5) vs Uruguay (matchday 6)
Carlos Zambrano  Peru Booked vs Chile (matchday 2), Booked vs Venezuela (matchday 5) vs Uruguay (matchday 6)
José Salomón Rondón  Venezuela Booked vs Paraguay (matchday 1), Booked vs Peru (matchday 5) vs Chile (matchday 6)

Broadcasters

Notes

  1. ↑ The match between Argentina and Brazil was originally scheduled to be played on 12 November 2015, 21:00 UTC−3, but was postponed to the following day due to bad weather.[44]
  2. ↑ Chile were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Bolivia on 6 September 2016) away from Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago due to homophobic chants by the team’s fans, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years.[45]

References

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External links

OFC

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

The qualification structure was as follows:[1][2]

The OFC had considered different proposals of the qualifying tournament.[3] A previous proposal adopted by the OFC in October 2014 would have the eight teams divided into two groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches in the second round, followed by the top two teams of each group advancing to the third round to play in a single group of home-and-away round-robin matches to decide the winners of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup which would qualify to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[4] However, it was later reported in April 2015 that the OFC had reversed its decision, and the 2016 OFC Nations Cup was played as a one-off tournament similar to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.[5]

Final positions (third round)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round

The draw for the third round was held on 8 July 2016 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[6]

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  New Zealand 4 10
2  New Caledonia 4 5
3  Fiji 4 1
Source: FIFA
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Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Solomon Islands 4 9
2  Tahiti 4 6
3  Papua New Guinea 4 3
Source: FIFA
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Final
The draw for the final (which decided the order of legs) was held on 15 June 2017 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[7] The winners of the final advanced to inter-confederation play-offs. Script error: No such module "transcludable section".

UEFA

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Russia qualified automatically as hosts. The qualifying format for the remaining FIFA-affiliated UEFA teams was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna.[8][9]

  • First round (group stage): 52 UEFA teams affiliated with FIFA at the time of the draw were divided into nine groups (seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams) to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up advanced to the second round (play-offs). With the admission of Gibraltar and Kosovo as FIFA members in May 2016, both national teams were eligible to make their debuts in World Cup qualifying.[10] With initially two groups in the first round having only five teams, Kosovo was assigned to Group I as it was decided that Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia should not play against Kosovo for security reasons, and Gibraltar was then added to Group H,[11][12] so that each of the nine groups then had six teams.
  • Second round (play-offs): Eight best runners-up from the first round played one other team over two legs, home and away. The four winners qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In deciding the eight best runners-up, the matches against the sixth-placed team in each group were discarded.[13]

Final positions (first round)

The draw for the first round was held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2]

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg.

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.[14][15]

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.[14]

Standings

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 10 Oct '16 10 Oct '17 3 Sep '17 7 Oct '16 9 Jun '17
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 31 Aug '17 — 13 Nov '16 7 Oct '16 10 Oct '17 3 Sep '17
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Sep '16 9 Jun '17 — 10 Oct '16 25 Mar '17 7 Oct '17
1  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Mar '17 7 Oct '17 31 Aug '17 — 13 Nov '16 6 Sep '16
1  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct '17 6 Sep '16 3 Sep '17 9 Jun '17 — 10 Oct '16
1  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Nov '16 25 Mar '17 7 Oct '16 10 Oct '17 31 Aug '17 —
First match(es) will be played on 6 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[14][17] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[18]

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Belarus  v  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Bulgaria  v  Luxembourg
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Sweden  v  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
France  v  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Luxembourg  v  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Netherlands  v  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Belarus  v  Luxembourg
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Netherlands  v  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Sweden  v  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
18:00
(19:00 UTC+2)
Bulgaria  v  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Luxembourg  v  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
France  v  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Sweden  v  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)
Bulgaria  v  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Luxembourg  v  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Belarus  v  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Netherlands  v  Luxembourg
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Sweden  v  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Bulgaria  v  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
France  v  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Luxembourg  v  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)
Belarus  v  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Netherlands  v  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
France  v  Luxembourg
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Sweden  v  Luxembourg
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Belarus  v  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Bulgaria  v  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
France  v  Belarus
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Luxembourg  v  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Netherlands  v  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 13 November 2016 and 25 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PreliminaryDrawProcedure
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FIFA_Congress_drives_football_forward.2C_first_female_secretary_general_appointed_-_FIFA.com
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Kosovo_and_Gibraltar_assigned_groups
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Kosovo_and_Gibraltar_assigned_groups2
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Warning: Default sort key "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group A" overrides earlier default sort key "World Cup".

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.

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

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 10 Oct '17 25 Mar '17 31 Aug '17 13 Nov '16 7 Oct '16
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 6 Sep '16 — 7 Oct '17 13 Nov '16 25 Mar '17 31 Aug '17
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep '17 7 Oct '16 — 10 Oct '17 31 Aug '17 13 Nov '16
1  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Oct '16 9 Jun '17 6 Sep '16 — 7 Oct '17 3 Sep '17
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun '17 3 Sep '17 10 Oct '16 7 Oct '16 — 10 Oct '17
1  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct '17 10 Oct '16 9 Jun '17 25 Mar '17 6 Sep '16 —
First match(es) will be played on 6 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

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]

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  v  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Faroe Islands  v  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Switzerland   v  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Hungary  v   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Latvia  v  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal  v  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  v   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Faroe Islands  v  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Latvia  v  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Hungary  v  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Portugal  v  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Switzerland   v  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Andorra  v  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Switzerland   v  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Portugal  v  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  v  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Faroe Islands  v   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Latvia  v  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Hungary  v  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal  v  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Switzerland   v  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)
Faroe Islands  v  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Hungary  v  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Latvia  v   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)
Faroe Islands  v  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  v  Portugal
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Switzerland   v  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Hungary  v  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Latvia  v  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal  v   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 13 November 2016 and 25 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Warning: Default sort key "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group B" overrides earlier default sort key "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group A".

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino.

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

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 8 Oct '16 11 Oct '16 4 Sep '17 8 Oct '17 10 Jun '17
1  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 1 Sep '17 — 4 Sep '16 11 Nov '16 11 Oct '16 8 Oct '17
1  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Oct '17 4 Sep '17 — 26 Mar '17 11 Nov '16 8 Oct '16
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sep '16 10 Jun '17 8 Oct '17 — 1 Sep '17 11 Oct '16
1  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Mar '17 5 Oct '17 10 Jun '17 8 Oct '16 — 4 Sep '17
1  San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Nov '16 26 Mar '17 1 Sep '17 5 Oct '17 4 Sep '16 —
First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

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]

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
San Marino  v  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  v  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Czech Republic  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Northern Ireland  v  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
San Marino  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
San Marino  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
San Marino  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
San Marino  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Warning: Default sort key "World Cup" overrides earlier default sort key "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group B".

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia.

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

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2 Sep '17 12 Nov '16 9 Oct '17 5 Sep '16 9 Oct '16
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 6 Oct '16 — 6 Oct '17 12 Nov '16 24 Mar '17 5 Sep '17
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jun '17 9 Oct '16 — 5 Sep '16 2 Sep '17 9 Oct '17
1  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Mar '17 11 Jun '17 5 Sep '17 — 6 Oct '17 6 Oct '16
1  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sep '17 9 Oct '17 6 Oct '16 9 Oct '16 — 11 Jun '17
1  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Oct '17 5 Sep '16 24 Mar '17 2 Sep '17 12 Nov '16 —
First match(es) will be played on 5 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

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]

5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Georgia  v  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Serbia  v  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  v  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Austria  v  Wales
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Moldova  v  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Republic of Ireland  v  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)
Wales  v  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Moldova  v  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Serbia  v  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Austria  v  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
18:00
(21:00 UTC+4)
Georgia  v  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Wales  v  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
18:00
(21:00 UTC+4)
Georgia  v  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Austria  v  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Republic of Ireland  v  Wales
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)
Moldova  v  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)
Republic of Ireland  v  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Serbia  v  Wales
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Georgia  v  Republic of Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Serbia  v  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  v  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Austria  v  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Moldova  v  Wales
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Republic of Ireland  v  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Georgia  v  Wales
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Austria  v  Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Republic of Ireland  v  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Moldova  v  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Serbia  v  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  v  Republic of Ireland
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)
Aleksandar Kolarov  Serbia Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (11 October 2015) vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016)
Nemanja Matić  Serbia Red card vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (11 October 2015) vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016)

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 12 November 2016 and 24 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

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External links

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.

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

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 26 Mar '17 11 Nov '16 4 Sep '16 1 Sep '17 5 Oct '17
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 8 Oct '17 — 1 Sep '17 11 Oct '16 4 Sep '16 11 Nov '16
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jun '17 8 Oct '16 — 8 Oct '17 11 Oct '16 4 Sep '17
1  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sep '17 5 Oct '17 26 Mar '17 — 10 Jun '17 8 Oct '16
1  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Oct '16 4 Sep '17 5 Oct '17 11 Nov '16 — 26 Mar '17
1  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Oct '16 10 Jun '17 4 Sep '16 1 Sep '17 8 Oct '17 —
First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

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]

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Denmark  v  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)
Kazakhstan  v  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Romania  v  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Armenia  v  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Montenegro  v  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Poland  v  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)
Kazakhstan  v  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Denmark  v  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Poland  v  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
18:00
(21:00 UTC+4)
Armenia  v  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Denmark  v  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)
Romania  v  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Armenia  v  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Montenegro  v  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Romania  v  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)
Kazakhstan  v  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Montenegro  v  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Poland  v  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)
Kazakhstan  v  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Denmark  v  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Romania  v  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Armenia  v  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Montenegro  v  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Poland  v  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Armenia  v  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Montenegro  v  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Romania  v  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Denmark  v  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)
Kazakhstan  v  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Poland  v  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Notes

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

References

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External links

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Ranking of runners-up

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Second round

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The draw for the second round (play-offs) was held on 17 October 2017 at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] The winners of each tie qualified for the World Cup.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round

Inter-confederation play-offs

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There were two inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots for the finals. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 November 2017, and the second legs were played on 15 November 2017.[2][3]

The matchups were decided at the preliminary draw which was held on 25 July 2015, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4]

CONCACAF v AFC

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OFC v CONMEBOL

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Top goalscorers

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Notes

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References

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