UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B
The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group B consisted of six teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, and Andorra,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Belgium and Wales, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Bosnia and Herzegovina weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to the Republic of Ireland and thus failed to qualify.
Standings
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 21 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | |
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| Andorra | 0–3 | |
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| Belgium | 3–1 | |
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| Cyprus | 2–3 | |
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Goalscorers
There were 88 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.
7 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 three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Moisés San Nicolás |   | vs Wales (9 September 2014) |
| Márcio Vieira | | vs Cyprus (12 June 2015) | |
| Jordi Rubio | | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) | |
| Josep Ayala | | vs Belgium (10 October 2015) | |
| Cristian Martínez | | vs Belgium (10 October 2015) | |
| Víctor Rodríguez |  | vs Belgium (10 October 2015) vs Wales (13 October 2015) | |
| Marc Rebés | | vs Wales (13 October 2015) | |
| Vincent Kompany | | vs Wales (12 June 2015) |
| Toni Šunjić | | vs Andorra (28 March 2015) |
| Muhamed Bešić | | vs Wales (10 October 2015) vs Cyprus (13 October 2015) | |
| Vincent Laban | | vs Wales (3 September 2015) |
| Eitan Tibi | | vs Belgium (31 March 2015) |
| Lior Refaelov | | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015) | |
| Sheran Yeini | | vs Andorra (3 September 2015) | |
| Nir Bitton | | vs Belgium (13 October 2015) | |
| Andy King | | vs Belgium (16 November 2014) vs Israel (28 March 2015) |
| Joe Allen | | vs Cyprus (3 September 2015) |
Notes
- CET (UTC+1) for matches on 16 November 2014 and 28 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- The Israel v Wales match was originally to kick off at 20:45 (22:45 UTC+3), but was moved to 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) as matches cannot kick off later than 22:00 local time according to UEFA's guidelines.[16]
- The Israel v Belgium match was originally to be played on 9 September 2014, 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3), but was postponed due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[20]
- The suspension was carried over from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
References
- "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Andorra vs. Wales - 9 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Cyprus - 9 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Belgium vs. Andorra - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Cyprus vs. Israel - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Wales vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Andorra vs. Israel - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Belgium - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Wales vs. Cyprus - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Belgium vs. Wales - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Cyprus vs. Andorra - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Israel vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Israel v Wales correction of kick-off time" (PDF). Israel Football Association. 11 December 2014.
- "Israel vs. Wales - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Andorra vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Belgium vs. Cyprus - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Israel v Belgium qualifier postponed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2014.
- "Israel vs. Belgium - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Andorra vs. Cyprus - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Israel - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Wales vs. Belgium - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Cyprus vs. Wales - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Israel vs. Andorra - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Wales vs. Israel - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Andorra - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Cyprus vs. Belgium - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Wales - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Israel vs. Cyprus - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Cyprus vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Wales vs. Andorra - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Udarac je to za reprezentaciju BiH jer Bešić je jedan od nezamjenjiv u timu Mehmeda Baždarevića". Goal.com. 17 September 2015.
- "Wales: Andy King banned for two games after Cyprus red card". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014.
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