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.
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 8 runners-up, where they lost to Denmark and thus failed to qualify.[1]
Serbia - Georgia 1-0, World Cup 2018 qualification match at Red Star Stadium
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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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
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10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | Advance to second round | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | |
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
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]
| Georgia | 1–2 | |
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| Austria | 2–2 | |
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| Wales | 1–1 | |
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| Serbia | 3–2 | |
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| Georgia | 1–1 | |
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| Wales | 1–1 | |
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| Georgia | 1–3 | |
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| Austria | 2–0 | |
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| Moldova | 2–2 | |
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| Serbia | 3–0 | |
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| Austria | 1–1 | |
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| Moldova | 0–2 | |
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| Austria | 3–2 | |
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| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | |
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Goalscorers
There 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
- 1 own goal
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[7]
- 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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| Aleksandar Kolarov | |   | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) |
| Nemanja Matić |  | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) vs Moldova (6 October 2016) vs Austria (9 October 2016) | |
| Shane Duffy | | | vs Serbia (5 September 2016) |
| Jeff Hendrick | | vs Moldova (9 October 2016) | |
| Andrei Cojocari | | | vs Georgia (12 November 2016) |
| Alexandru Dedov | | ||
| Aleksandar Kolarov | | | vs Wales (12 November 2016) |
| Julian Baumgartlinger | | | vs Moldova (24 March 2017) |
| Murtaz Daushvili | | | vs Serbia (24 March 2017) |
| Tornike Okriashvili | |||
| Robbie Brady | | | vs Wales (24 March 2017) |
| Aleksandar Katai | | | vs Georgia (24 March 2017) |
| Matija Nastasić | |||
| Marko Arnautović | | | vs Republic of Ireland (11 June 2017) |
| Stefan Ilsanker | | ||
| Alexandru Gațcan | | | vs Georgia (11 June 2017) |
| Gareth Bale | | | vs Serbia (11 June 2017) |
| Neil Taylor | | vs Serbia (11 June 2017) vs Austria (2 September 2017) | |
| Jaba Kankava | | | vs Republic of Ireland (2 September 2017) |
| Vitalie Bordian | | | vs Serbia (2 September 2017) |
| Luka Milivojević | | | vs Moldova (2 September 2017) |
| Vladimir Stojković | | ||
| Joe Allen | | | vs Austria (2 September 2017) |
| Robbie Brady | | | vs Moldova (6 October 2017) |
| James McClean | | ||
| Nikola Maksimović | | | vs Austria (6 October 2017) |
| Aleksandar Dragović | | | vs Moldova (9 October 2017) |
| Alexandru Gațcan | | | vs Austria (9 October 2017) |
Notes
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.
- "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
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group D, UEFA.com
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