2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.
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, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against Northern Ireland and thus qualified too.[1]
Standings
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is 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 | |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Advance to second round | 2–0 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 9 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 6 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
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]
| Hungary |
2–3 | |
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| Latvia |
0–2 | |
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| Switzerland |
3–0 | |
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| Switzerland |
5–2 | |
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Goalscorers
There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.
- 15 goals
- 9 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka | |   | vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
| Marc Rebés | | | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
| Jordi Rubio | | | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) |
| Valon Behrami | | | vs Andorra (10 October 2016) |
| Ildefons Lima | | | vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
| Tamás Kádár | | | vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
| Valērijs Šabala | | | vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
| Pepe | | | vs Latvia (13 November 2016) |
| Fróði Benjaminsen | | | vs Andorra (25 March 2017) |
| László Kleinheisler | | | vs Portugal (25 March 2017) |
| Vitālijs Maksimenko | | | vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) |
| Marc García | | | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
| Jordi Rubio | | | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
| Márcio Vieira | | | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
| Jóan Símun Edmundsson | | | vs Switzerland (9 June 2017) |
| Fabian Schär | | | vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2017) |
| Chus Rubio | | | vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
| Moisés San Nicolás | | | vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
| Gļebs Kļuškins | | | vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
| Oļegs Laizāns | | | vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
| Jordi Aláez | | | vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
| Ludovic Clemente | | | vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
| Barnabás Bese | | | vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
| Gints Freimanis | | | vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
| Marc Pujol | | | vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | | | vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
| Attila Fiola | | | vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
| Tamás Priskin | | | vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
| Dāvis Indrāns | | | vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
| Aleksandrs Solovjovs | | | vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
| Kaspars Gorkšs | | | vs Andorra (10 October 2017) |
| Víctor Rodríguez | | | vs Latvia (10 October 2017) |
| Moisés San Nicolás | | | vs Latvia (10 October 2017) |
| Ákos Elek | | | vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2017) |
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group B, UEFA.com
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