2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Germany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.

The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Portugal.[1] However, they lost both matches and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup. Germany went on to win the tournament, defeating Argentina in the final.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 9 1 0 36 10 +26 28 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 4–4 3–0 3–0 4–1 3–0
2  Sweden 10 6 2 2 19 14 +5 20 Advance to second round 3–5 — 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
3  Austria 10 5 2 3 20 10 +10 17 1–2 2–1 — 1–0 4–0 6–0
4  Republic of Ireland 10 4 2 4 16 17 −1 14 1–6 1–2 2–2 — 3–1 3–0
5  Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 6 21 −15 5 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 — 2–1
6  Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 29 −25 1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 —
Source:

Matches

The dates for fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 17–18 November 2011.[2] The dates were not ratified by FIFA and a new schedule was announced on 5 December 2011 with new dates for the two matches between Austria and the Faroe Islands.

Kazakhstan 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Nurdauletov  37' Report Keane  88' (pen.)
Doyle  90'
Attendance: 12,384
Referee: Ionut Avram (Romania)
Germany 3–0 Faroe Islands
Götze  28'
Özil  54', 72'		 Report
Attendance: 32,769
Sweden 2–0 Kazakhstan
R. Elm  37'
Berg  90+4'		 Report
Swedbank Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,414
Referee: Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine)
Austria 1–2 Germany
Junuzović  57' Report Reus  44'
Özil  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 47,000
Kazakhstan 0–0 Austria
Report
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)
Faroe Islands 1–2 Sweden
Baldvinsson  57' Report Kačaniklić  65'
Ibrahimović  75'
Attendance: 5,079
Republic of Ireland 1–6 Germany
Keogh  90+2' Report Reus  32', 40'
Özil  55' (pen.)
Klose  58'
Kroos  61', 83'
Attendance: 49,850
Faroe Islands 1–4 Republic of Ireland
A. Hansen  69' Report Wilson  46'
Walters  53'
Justinussen  73' (o.g.)
O'Dea  88'
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
Austria 4–0 Kazakhstan
Janko  24', 63'
Alaba  71'
Harnik  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Germany 4–4 Sweden
Klose  8', 15'
Mertesacker  39'
Özil  55'		 Report Ibrahimović  62'
Lustig  64'
Elmander  76'
R. Elm  90+3'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,369
Kazakhstan 0–3 Germany
Report Müller  20', 73'
Götze  22'
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)
Austria 6–0 Faroe Islands
Hosiner  8', 20'
Ivanschitz  28'
Junuzović  77'
Alaba  78'
Garics  82'		 Report
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Sweden 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 49,436
Germany 4–1 Kazakhstan
Reus  23', 90'
Götze  27'
Gündoğan  31'		 Report Schmidtgal  46'
Attendance: 43,520
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Austria
Walters  25' (pen.), 45+1' Report Harnik  11'
Alaba  90+3'
Attendance: 35,100
Austria 2–1 Sweden
Alaba  26' (pen.)
Janko  32'		 Report Elmander  82'
Attendance: 48,500
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Faroe Islands
Keane  5', 55', 81' Report
Attendance: 30,805
Sweden 2–0 Faroe Islands
Ibrahimović  35', 82' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 32,858
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria)
Kazakhstan 2–1 Faroe Islands
Nurdauletov  49' (pen.)
Finonchenko  63'		 Report Benjaminsen  23'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)
Germany 3–0 Austria
Klose  33'
Kroos  51'
Müller  88'		 Report
Attendance: 68,000
Republic of Ireland 1–2 Sweden
Keane  22' Report Elmander  33'
Svensson  57'
Attendance: 50,000
Kazakhstan 0–1 Sweden
Report Ibrahimović  1'
Attendance: 24,000
Austria 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Alaba  84' Report
Attendance: 48,500
Faroe Islands 0–3 Germany
Report Mertesacker  22'
Özil  74' (pen.)
Müller  84'
Attendance: 4,118
Faroe Islands 1–1 Kazakhstan
Hansson  41' Report Finonchenko  55'
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)
Germany 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Khedira  11'
Schürrle  58'
Özil  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 46,237
Sweden 2–1 Austria
Olsson  56'
Ibrahimović  86'		 Report Harnik  29'
Attendance: 49,416
Sweden 3–5 Germany
Hysén  6', 69'
Kačaniklić  42'		 Report Özil  45'
Götze  52'
Schürrle  57', 66', 76'
Attendance: 49,251
Faroe Islands 0–3 Austria
Report Ivanschitz  16'
Prödl  64'
Alaba  67' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Republic of Ireland 3–1 Kazakhstan
Keane  17' (pen.)
O'Shea  26'
Shomko  77' (o.g.)		 Report Shomko  13'
Attendance: 21,700

Goalscorers

There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 3.37 goals per match.

8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Discipline
Pos Player Country Suspended for match(es) Reason
DFPhilipp Lahm Germany20vs Republic of Ireland (12 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFTanat Nusserbayev Kazakhstan20vs Austria (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWSergei Ostapenko Kazakhstan20vs Austria (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFMikhail Rozhkov Kazakhstan20vs Austria (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWMarco Reus Germany30vs Kazakhstan (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFBastian Schweinsteiger Germany20vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFFróði Benjaminsen Faroe Islands40vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFHallur Hansson Faroe Islands30vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWShane Long Republic of Ireland20vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWJames McCarthy Republic of Ireland20vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFVeli Kavlak Austria30vs Sweden (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GKAndreas Isaksson Sweden20vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWJohan Elmander Sweden20vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFRogvi Baldvinsson Faroe Islands20vs Sweden (11 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFJulian Baumgartlinger Austria20vs Germany (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFJónas Tór Næs Faroe Islands20vs Germany (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFAndreas Granqvist Sweden01vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFAlbin Ekdal Sweden20vs Austria (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFViktor Dmitrenko Kazakhstan20vs Faroe Islands (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFJohn O'Shea Republic of Ireland20vs Germany (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFRichard Dunne Republic of Ireland20vs Germany (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFPól Jóhannus Justinussen Faroe Islands20vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFAtli Gregersen Faroe Islands01vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFSami Khedira Germany20vs Sweden (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWZlatan Ibrahimović Sweden20vs Germany (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
STMarc Janko Austria20vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWMarko Arnautović Austria01vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFBenedikt Höwedes Germany20vs TBD (2014)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

Attendances
Team Highest Lowest Average
 Austria48,00024,20040,550
 Faroe Islands5,0794,3004,690
 Germany72,36932,76954,165
 Kazakhstan30,0007,00015,396
 Republic of Ireland49,85021,70037,491
 Sweden49,43620,41434,925

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. "Ireland's World Cup 2014 Fixtures Announced". GreenScene. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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