2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia and Liechtenstein.

Bosnia and Herzegovina won the group on the ratio of head from Greece and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament as an independent country.[1][2] Greece, as one of the eight best runners-up, advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Romania.[3] They won the first match and drew the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 8 1 1 30 6 +24 25 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 4–1
2   Greece 10 8 1 1 12 4 +8 25 Advance to second round 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
3   Slovakia 10 3 4 3 11 10 +1 13 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
4   Lithuania 10 3 2 5 9 11 −2 11 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
5   Latvia 10 2 2 6 10 20 −10 8 0–5 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0
6   Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 4 25 −21 2 1–8 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
Source: [4]

Matches

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The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 18 November 2011.[5]

Liechtenstein  1–8  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Christen   60' Report Misimović   26', 31'
Ibišević   33', 39', 82'
Džeko   46', 64', 80'
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Lithuania  1–1  Slovakia
Žaliūkas   18' Report Sapara   41'
Attendance: 4,000
Latvia  1–2  Greece
Cauņa   41' (pen.) Report Spyropoulos   57'
Gekas   69'
Attendance: 7,956
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  4–1  Latvia
Misimović   12', 54'
Pjanić   44'
Džeko   90+2'
Report Gorkšs   5'
Attendance: 11,900
Slovakia  2–0  Liechtenstein
Sapara   37'
Jakubko   79'
Report
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Greece  2–0  Lithuania
Ninis   55'
Mitroglou   72'
Report
Attendance: 21,466
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

Liechtenstein  0–2  Lithuania
Report Česnauskis   50', 74'
Attendance: 1,112
Slovakia  2–1  Latvia
Hamšík   5' (pen.)
Sapara   9'
Report Verpakovskis   84' (pen.)
Greece  0–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Attendance: 26,211

Latvia  2–0  Liechtenstein
Kamešs   29'
Gauračs   77'
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Lithuania
Ibišević   29'
Džeko   35'
Pjanić   41'
Report
Slovakia  0–1  Greece
Report Salpingidis   63'

Liechtenstein  1–1  Latvia
Polverino   17' Report Cauņa   30'
Attendance: 1,150
Slovakia  1–1  Lithuania
Jakubko   40' Report Šernas   19'
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Greece
Džeko   29', 53'
Ibišević   36'
Report Gekas   90+3'

Latvia  0–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Lulić   48'
Ibišević   53'
Medunjanin   63'
Pjanić   80'
Džeko   82'
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Liechtenstein  1–1  Slovakia
Büchel   13' Report Ďurica   73'
Lithuania  0–1  Greece
Report Christodoulopoulos   20'

Latvia  2–1  Lithuania
Bulvītis   20'
Zjuzins   42'
Report Matulevičius   44'
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1  Slovakia
Report Pečovský   77'
Attendance: 11,620
Liechtenstein  0–1  Greece
Report Mitroglou   72'

Lithuania  2–0  Liechtenstein
Matulevičius   18'
Kijanskas   40'
Report
Slovakia  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hamšík   43' Report Bičakčić   70'
Hajrović   78'
Greece  1–0  Latvia
Salpingidis   58' Report

Lithuania  2–0  Latvia
Černych   7'
Mikoliūnas   68'
Report
Attendance: 2,900
Bosnia and Herzegovina  4–1  Liechtenstein
Džeko   27', 39'
Misimović   34'
Ibišević   38'
Report Hasler   61'
Greece  1–0  Slovakia
Škrtel   44' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 21,067

Greece  2–0  Liechtenstein
Salpingidis   7'
Karagounis   81'
Report
Lithuania  0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Ibišević   68'
Latvia  2–2  Slovakia
Šabala   47'
Rode   90+2'
Report Jakubko   9'
Saláta   16'
Attendance: 3,813

Goalscorers

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There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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Pos Player Country     Suspended for match(es) Reason
FW Tadas Labukas   Lithuania 2 1 vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Daniel Kaufmann   Liechtenstein 2 1 vs Latvia (22 March 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Viktor Pečovský   Slovakia 0 1 vs Liechtenstein (11 September 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Aleksandrs Fertovs   Latvia 0 1 vs Lithuania (6 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Gediminas Vičius   Lithuania 4 0 vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Mathias Christen   Liechtenstein 4 0 vs Lithuania (12 October 2012)
vs Lithuania (10 September 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Edgaras Česnauskis   Lithuania 4 0 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012)
vs Latvia (11 October 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Saulius Mikoliūnas   Lithuania 2 0 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Oskars Kļava   Latvia 2 0 vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Ritus Krjauklis   Latvia 2 0 vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Arūnas Klimavičius   Lithuania 2 0 vs Slovakia (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Deniss Ivanovs   Latvia 2 0 vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Michal Breznaník   Slovakia 2 0 vs Lithuania (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Ritvars Rugins   Latvia 2 1 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 June 2013)
vs Lithuania (11 October 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Franz Burgmeier   Liechtenstein 4 0 vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Michele Polverino   Liechtenstein 3 0 vs Slovakia (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Martin Stocklasa   Liechtenstein 3 0 vs Slovakia (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Martin Jakubko   Slovakia 3 0 vs Lithuania (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Martin Škrtel   Slovakia 2 0 vs Lithuania (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Deividas Šemberas   Lithuania 2 0 vs Greece (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Darvydas Šernas   Lithuania 2 0 vs Greece (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Nicolas Hasler   Liechtenstein 3 0 vs Greece (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Georgios Samaras   Greece 2 0 vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Dimitrios Salpingidis   Greece 2 0 vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Artjoms Rudņevs   Latvia 2 0 vs Greece (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Valērijs Šabala   Latvia 2 0 vs Greece (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Mindaugas Panka   Lithuania 3 0 vs Liechtenstein (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF David Hasler   Liechtenstein 2 1 vs Lithuania (10 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF José Holebas   Greece 3 1 vs Latvia (10 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Sandro Wieser   Liechtenstein 2 0 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Konstantinos Katsouranis   Greece 3 1 vs Slovakia (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Giannis Maniatis   Greece 2 0 vs Liechtenstein (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Vladimir Weiss   Slovakia 2 0 vs Latvia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Miroslav Stoch   Slovakia 2 0 vs Latvia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Tomáš Hubočan   Slovakia 2 0 vs Latvia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Panagiotis Kone   Greece 2 0 vs Romania (15 November 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

References

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  1. ^ "European World Cup qualifying: Bosnia-Hercegovina reach Brazil". BBC Sport. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ Cerkez, Aida (2013-10-16). "Bosnians celebrate World Cup qualification". AP News. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Účastníci G-skupiny sa dohodli, Slováci začnú v Litve" [Group G participants agree – Slovaks begin in Lithuania] (in Slovak). 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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