2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus and Iceland.

The group winners, Switzerland, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iceland placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Croatia.[1] However, they failed to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the first match and losing the second.

Standings

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 10730176+1124
 Iceland 105231715+217
 Slovenia 105051411+315
 Norway 103341013−312
 Albania 10325911−211
 Cyprus 10127415−115
  Albania Cyprus Iceland Norway Slovenia Switzerland
Albania  — 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2
Cyprus  0–0 — 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0
Iceland  2–1 2–0 — 2–0 2–4 0–2
Norway  0–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 0–2
Slovenia  1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 — 0–2
Switzerland   2–0 1–0 4–4 1–1 1–0 —
  Winner qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  Runner-up (ranked as one of the eight best runners-up among all nine groups) advanced to the play-offs

Matches

A meeting was held in Zurich, Switzerland, on 22 November 2011 to determine the schedule. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the fixtures, which were then determined by a random draw at the conclusion of the meeting.[2]

Albania  3–1  Cyprus
Sadiku  36'
Çani  84'
Bogdani  87'		 Report Laban  45+5'
Attendance: 9,400

Slovenia  0–2   Switzerland
Report Xhaka  20'
Inler  51'
Attendance: 13,213

Iceland  2–0  Norway
Árnason  22'
Finnbogason  81'		 Report
Attendance: 8,352

Cyprus  1–0  Iceland
Makrides  58' Report
Attendance: 1,600

Norway  2–1  Slovenia
Henriksen  26'
J. A. Riise  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Šuler  16'
Attendance: 11,168

Switzerland   2–0  Albania
Shaqiri  23'
Inler  68' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,500

Albania  1–2  Iceland
Çani  28' Report Bjarnason  19'
Sigurðsson  81'
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Switzerland   1–1  Norway
Gavranović  79' Report Hangeland  81'
Attendance: 30,712

Slovenia  2–1  Cyprus
Matavž  38', 61' Report Aloneftis  83'
Attendance: 7,988

Cyprus  1–3  Norway
Aloneftis  42' Report Hangeland  45'
Elyounoussi  81' (pen.)
King  83'
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Iceland  0–2   Switzerland
Report Barnetta  66'
Gavranović  79'
Attendance: 8,369

Albania  1–0  Slovenia
Roshi  37' Report
Attendance: 9,000

Slovenia  1–2  Iceland
Novaković  34' Report Sigurðsson  55', 78'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)

Norway  0–1  Albania
Report Salihi  66'
Attendance: 11,207

Cyprus  0–0   Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 2,045

Albania  1–1  Norway
Rama  40' Report Høgli  87'
Attendance: 15,600

Iceland  2–4  Slovenia
Bjarnason  22'
Finnbogason  26' (pen.)		 Report Kirm  11'
Birsa  31' (pen.)
Cesar  61'
Krhin  86'
Attendance: 9,202

Switzerland   1–0  Cyprus
Seferović  90' Report
Attendance: 16,900

Norway  2–0  Cyprus
Elyounoussi  43'
King  66'		 Report
Attendance: 11,295
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

Slovenia  1–0  Albania
Kampl  19' Report
Attendance: 13,843
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Switzerland   4–4  Iceland
Lichtsteiner  15', 30'
Schär  27'
Džemaili  54' (pen.)		 Report Guðmundsson  3', 68', 90+1'
Sigþórsson  56'
Attendance: 26,000

Norway  0–2   Switzerland
Report Schär  12', 51'
Attendance: 16,631
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Cyprus  0–2  Slovenia
Report Novaković  12'
Iličić  80'
Attendance: 714
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Iceland  2–1  Albania
Bjarnason  13'
Sigþórsson  47'		 Report Rama  9'
Attendance: 9,768

Albania  1–2   Switzerland
Salihi  89' (pen.) Report Shaqiri  47'
Lang  77'
Attendance: 14,000

Iceland  2–0  Cyprus
Sigþórsson  60'
Sigurðsson  76'		 Report
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Slovenia  3–0  Norway
Novaković  13', 14', 49' Report
Attendance: 10,890

Cyprus  0–0  Albania
Report
Attendance: 341
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Norway  1–1  Iceland
Braaten  30' Report Sigþórsson  12'
Attendance: 6,796

Switzerland   1–0  Slovenia
Xhaka  74' Report
Attendance: 22,014

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Discipline

Pos Player Country Yellow card Red card Suspended for match(es) Reason
DFBoštjan Cesar Slovenia41vs Albania (16 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFTranquillo Barnetta  Switzerland21vs Albania (11 September 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFAndi Lila Albania21vs Norway (7 June 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFSölvi Ottesen Iceland11vs Albania (12 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFEspen Ruud Norway40vs Albania (22 March 2013)
vs Slovenia (11 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWVincent Laban Cyprus30vs Slovenia (12 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFAron Gunnarsson Iceland30vs Switzerland (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWEren Derdiyok  Switzerland20vs Iceland (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFValentinos Sielis Cyprus20vs Norway (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFKári Árnason Iceland30vs Slovenia (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFRúrik Gíslason Iceland20vs Slovenia (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFGrétar Steinsson Iceland20vs Slovenia (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFJosip Iličić Slovenia20vs Iceland (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFAndraž Kirm Slovenia30vs Iceland (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFDaniel Braaten Norway20vs Albania (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFJóhann Berg Guðmundsson Iceland20vs Slovenia (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFGylfi Sigurðsson Iceland30vs Slovenia (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFLorik Cana Albania40vs Norway (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFOdise Roshi Albania20vs Norway (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFArmend Dallku Albania30vs Slovenia (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFGökhan Inler  Switzerland20vs Iceland (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFElias Charalambous Cyprus20vs Norway (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFKonstantinos Makridis Cyprus20vs Norway (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFEfstathios Aloneftis Cyprus30vs Slovenia (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFJasmin Kurtić Slovenia20vs Cyprus (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFAnsi Agolli Albania20vs Iceland (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFGiorgos Merkis Cyprus20vs Albania (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFSteve von Bergen  Switzerland20vs Slovenia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

Attendances

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Albania15,6008,20011,240
 Cyprus2,4933421,439
 Iceland9,7688,3529,091
 Norway16,6316,79611,420
  Switzerland30,71216,50022,425
 Slovenia13,8436,50010,487

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Po žrebu najprej s Švico in Norveško" [After the draw – first Switzerland and Norway] (in Slovenian). nzs.si. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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