2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino.
The draw was for the first round (group stage) which was not 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, Germany, who finished with a 100% record, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Northern Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Switzerland and thus failed to qualify.[1]
Standings
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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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| 1 | |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | +39 | 30 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | Advance to second round | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 13 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 10 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 6 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 51 | −49 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–8 | 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]
| San Marino | 0–1 | |
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| Northern Ireland | 4–0 | |
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| Norway | 4–1 | |
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| Czech Republic | 2–1 | |
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| Northern Ireland | 4–0 | |
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| San Marino | 0–6 | |
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| Czech Republic | 1–2 | |
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| Azerbaijan | 5–1 | |
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Goalscorers
There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.
- 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:[6]
- 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) |
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| Cristian Brolli | |  | vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016) |
| Stefan Johansen | |  | vs San Marino (11 October 2016) |
| David Pavelka | | | vs Azerbaijan (11 October 2016) |
| Mirko Palazzi | |  | vs Norway (11 October 2016) |
| Matteo Vitaioli | | ||
| Shane Ferguson | | | vs Norway (26 March 2017) |
| Haitam Aleesami | | | vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2017) |
| Sami Khedira | | | vs San Marino (10 June 2017) |
| Davide Simoncini | | | vs Germany (10 June 2017) |
| Matteo Vitaioli | | ||
| Pier Filippo Mazza | | vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017) | |
| Badavi Guseynov | | | vs San Marino (4 September 2017) |
| Maksim Medvedev | | ||
| Dimitrij Nazarov | | ||
| Giovanni Bonini | | | vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2017) |
| Tomáš Kalas | | | vs Azerbaijan (5 October 2017) |
| Michele Cervellini | | | vs Czech Republic (8 October 2017) |
| Davide Simoncini | |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group C, UEFA.com
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