The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta.
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The group winners, Italy, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Denmark finished runners-up but were ranked as the poorest of the nine group runners-up and so did not advance to the play-offs.[1]
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | ||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Denmark was ranked as the worst runner-up among all nine groups (having scored fewer points than the other eight) and so they failed to advance to the play-offs.
Matches
[edit]The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 28 November 2011.[3]
Czech Republic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Gebre Selassie ![]() Pekhart ![]() Rezek ![]() |
Report | Briffa ![]() |
Armenia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Vydra ![]() Kolář ![]() |
Bulgaria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Dočkal ![]() |
- Notes
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Gevorg Ghazaryan
Karlen Mkrtchyan
Artur Sarkisov
Radoslav Dimitrov
Ivan Ivanov
Georgi Milanov
Dimitar Rangelov
Bořek Dočkal
Theodor Gebre Selassie
Daniel Kolář
Libor Kozák
Jan Rezek
Tomáš Rosický
Tomáš Hübschman
David Lafata
Václav Kadlec
Leon Andreasen
Andreas Bjelland
Andreas Cornelius
Simon Kjær
William Kvist
Nicki Bille Nielsen
Niki Zimling
Giorgio Chiellini
Mattia Destro
Alessandro Florenzi
Alberto Gilardino
Riccardo Montolivo
Federico Peluso
Andrea Pirlo
Alberto Aquilani
Roderick Briffa
Clayton Failla
Edward Herrera
1 own goal
Ryan Camilleri (against Denmark)
Discipline
[edit]Pos | Player | Country | ![]() |
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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DF | Ivan Bandalovski | ![]() |
2 | 1 | vs Denmark (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
MF | Gevorg Ghazaryan | ![]() |
2 | 1 | vs Italy (12 October 2012) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Mario Balotelli | ![]() |
3 | 1 | vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
FW | Marcos Pizzelli | ![]() |
0 | 1 | vs Italy (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
FW | Pablo Daniel Osvaldo | ![]() |
0 | 1 | vs Armenia (12 October 2012) vs Malta (26 March 2013) |
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Sargis Hovsepyan | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Italy (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Andreas Cornelius | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Italy (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | William Kvist | ![]() |
3 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Karlen Mkrtchyan | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Arthur Yedigaryan | ![]() |
5 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) vs Denmark (10 September 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Daniele De Rossi | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Malta (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Yordan Minev | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Denmark (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Nicolai Jørgensen | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Armenia (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Georgi Milanov | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Italy (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Luke Dimech | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Denmark (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Alex Muscat | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Denmark (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Vladimír Darida | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Armenia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Robert Arzumanyan | ![]() |
3 | 0 | vs Denmark (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Yura Movsisyan | ![]() |
3 | 0 | vs Denmark (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Roderick Briffa | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Varazdat Haroyan | ![]() |
3 | 1 | vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
MF | André Schembri | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Daniel Kolář | ![]() |
2 | 1 | vs Malta (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
ST | Libor Kozák | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Malta (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Yordan Minev | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Svetoslav Dyakov | ![]() |
3 | 1 | vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Nikolay Bodurov | ![]() |
1 | 1 | vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
ST | Michael Mifsud | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Denmark (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Tomáš Sivok | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Niki Zimling | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Malta (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Nicklas Bendtner | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Malta (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Nicolai Boilesen | ![]() |
2 | 0 | vs Malta (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances
[edit]Team | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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81,903 | 25,000 | 8,500 | 16,381 |
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77,120 | 25,464 | 0 | 15,424 |
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74,672 | 18,235 | 10,358 | 14,934 |
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107,429 | 35,305 | 11,479 | 21,486 |
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140,988 | 37,027 | 18,000 | 28,198 |
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35,518 | 18,000 | 3,517 | 7,104 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Čeští fotbalisté začnou boj o MS v září v Dánsku. Itálii vyzvou až v roce 2013" [Czech footballers will start fight for the World Championships in September in Denmark – head to Italy in 2013] (in Czech). 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Armenia vs Italy match report
- ^ "Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators". FIFA. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.