2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia.
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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, Serbia, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Republic of Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
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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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Serbia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | Advance to second round | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Wales | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Austria | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Georgia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
6 | Moldova | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Matches
editThe 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]
Georgia | 1–2 | Austria |
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Austria | 2–2 | Wales |
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Wales | 1–1 | Georgia |
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Serbia | 3–2 | Austria |
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Georgia | 1–1 | Moldova |
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Wales | 1–1 | Serbia |
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Georgia | 1–3 | Serbia |
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Austria | 2–0 | Moldova |
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Moldova | 2–2 | Georgia |
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Serbia | 3–0 | Moldova |
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Austria | 1–1 | Georgia |
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Moldova | 0–2 | Wales |
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Austria | 3–2 | Serbia |
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Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Moldova |
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Goalscorers
editThere were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Guido Burgstaller
- Martin Harnik
- Marcel Sabitzer
- Jano Ananidze
- Valerian Gvilia
- Nika Kacharava
- Giorgi Merebashvili
- Tornike Okriashvili
- Igor Bugaiov
- Alexandru Dedov
- Alexandru Gațcan
- Radu Gînsari
- Séamus Coleman
- Shane Duffy
- Jeff Hendrick
- Shane Long
- Jonathan Walters
- Branislav Ivanović
- Nemanja Matić
- Luka Milivojević
- Aleksandar Prijović
- Tom Lawrence
- Hal Robson-Kanu
- Sam Vokes
- Ben Woodburn
1 own goal
- Kevin Wimmer (against Wales)
Discipline
editA player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[7]
- 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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Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (11 October 2015) | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) |
Nemanja Matić | vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (11 October 2015) | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) vs Moldova (6 October 2016) vs Austria (9 October 2016) | |
Shane Duffy | Republic of Ireland | vs France in UEFA Euro 2016 (26 June 2016) | vs Serbia (5 September 2016) |
Jeff Hendrick | vs Serbia (5 September 2016) vs Georgia (6 October 2016) |
vs Moldova (9 October 2016) | |
Andrei Cojocari | Moldova | vs Serbia (6 October 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (9 October 2016) |
vs Georgia (12 November 2016) |
Alexandru Dedov | vs Wales (5 September 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (9 October 2016) | ||
Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | vs Moldova (6 October 2016) vs Austria (9 October 2016) |
vs Wales (12 November 2016) |
Julian Baumgartlinger | Austria | vs Serbia (9 November 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (12 November 2016) |
vs Moldova (24 March 2017) |
Murtaz Daushvili | Georgia | vs Wales (9 October 2016) vs Moldova (12 November 2016) |
vs Serbia (24 March 2017) |
Tornike Okriashvili | |||
Robbie Brady | Republic of Ireland | vs Serbia (5 September 2016) vs Austria (12 November 2016) |
vs Wales (24 March 2017) |
Aleksandar Katai | Serbia | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) vs Wales (12 November 2016) |
vs Georgia (24 March 2017) |
Matija Nastasić | |||
Marko Arnautović | Austria | vs Wales (6 October 2016) vs Moldova (24 March 2017) |
vs Republic of Ireland (11 June 2017) |
Stefan Ilsanker | vs Serbia (9 October 2016) vs Moldova (24 March 2017) | ||
Alexandru Gațcan | Moldova | vs Republic of Ireland (9 October 2016) vs Austria (24 March 2017) |
vs Georgia (11 June 2017) |
Gareth Bale | Wales | vs Serbia (12 November 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (24 March 2017) |
vs Serbia (11 June 2017) |
Neil Taylor | vs Republic of Ireland (24 March 2017) | vs Serbia (11 June 2017) vs Austria (2 September 2017) | |
Jaba Kankava | Georgia | vs Serbia (24 March 2017) vs Moldova (11 June 2017) |
vs Republic of Ireland (2 September 2017) |
Vitalie Bordian | Moldova | vs Georgia (12 November 2016) vs Georgia (11 June 2017) |
vs Serbia (2 September 2017) |
Luka Milivojević | Serbia | vs Austria (9 October 2016) vs Wales (11 June 2017) |
vs Moldova (2 September 2017) |
Vladimir Stojković | vs Wales (12 November 2016) vs Wales (11 June 2017) | ||
Joe Allen | Wales | vs Serbia (12 November 2016) vs Serbia (11 June 2017) |
vs Austria (2 September 2017) |
Robbie Brady | Republic of Ireland | vs Austria (11 June 2017) vs Serbia (5 September 2017) |
vs Moldova (6 October 2017) |
James McClean | vs Georgia (2 September 2017) vs Serbia (5 September 2017) | ||
Nikola Maksimović | Serbia | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2017) | vs Austria (6 October 2017) |
Aleksandar Dragović | Austria | vs Republic of Ireland (12 November 2016) vs Serbia (6 October 2017) |
vs Moldova (9 October 2017) |
Alexandru Gațcan | Moldova | vs Republic of Ireland (6 October 2017) | vs Austria (9 October 2017) |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Republic of Ireland held to draw in Georgia". 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "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 D, UEFA.com