The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted 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, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up.[1]
Standings
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
[edit]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]
Slovakia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Dele Alli
Ryan Bertrand
Gary Cahill
Jermain Defoe
Eric Dier
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Marcus Rashford
Jamie Vardy
Danny Welbeck
Andrei Agius
Alfred Effiong
Jean Paul Farrugia
Stuart Armstrong
Christophe Berra
Steven Fletcher
Andrew Robertson
Ondrej Duda
Ján Greguš
Juraj Kucka
Stanislav Lobotka
Martin Škrtel
Valter Birsa
Boštjan Cesar
Rene Krhin
Rok Kronaveter
Milivoje Novaković
1 own goal
Martin Škrtel (against Scotland)
Miha Mevlja (against Slovakia)
Discipline
[edit]A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[6]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Mišo Brečko | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) |
Jonathan Caruana | ![]() |
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vs England (8 October 2016) |
Luke Gambin | vs England (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) | ||
Martin Škrtel | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) |
Tomáš Hubočan | ![]() ![]() |
vs Scotland (11 October 2016) | |
Jonathan Caruana | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
Aljaž Struna | ![]() |
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vs Malta (11 November 2016) |
Gary Cahill | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (26 March 2017) |
Georgas Freidgeimas | ![]() |
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vs England (26 March 2017) |
Andrei Agius | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
Egidijus Vaitkūnas | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) |
Artūras Žulpa | ![]() ![]() | ||
Jean Paul Farrugia | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) |
Juraj Kucka | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) |
Adam Nemec | ![]() ![]() | ||
Valter Birsa | ![]() |
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vs Malta (10 June 2017) |
Boštjan Cesar | ![]() ![]() | ||
Miral Samardžić | ![]() ![]() | ||
Eric Dier | ![]() |
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vs Malta (1 September 2017) |
Nerijus Valskis | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (1 September 2017) |
Alfred Effiong | ![]() |
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vs England (1 September 2017) |
Paul Fenech | |||
Ján Ďurica | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (1 September 2017) |
Martin Škrtel | ![]() ![]() | ||
Linas Klimavičius | ![]() |
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vs Malta (5 October 2017) |
Darvydas Šernas | |||
Ryan Fenech | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) |
Milan Škriniar | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (5 October 2017) |
Mantas Kuklys | ![]() |
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vs England (8 October 2017) |
Zach Muscat | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (8 October 2017) |
Róbert Mak | ![]() |
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vs Malta (8 October 2017) |
Valter Birsa | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (8 October 2017) |
Rene Krhin | ![]() ![]() |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
- ^ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
- ^ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
External links
[edit]- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group F, UEFA.com