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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

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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 eight runners-up.

Standings

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

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]

More information San Marino, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 886
More information Czech Republic, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 10,731
More information Norway, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 26,793
More information Azerbaijan, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
More information Germany, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 51,299
More information Northern Ireland, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 18,234
More information Czech Republic, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 12,148
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
More information Germany, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 42,132
More information Norway, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 8,214
More information Czech Republic, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 16,411
More information Northern Ireland, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 18,404
More information San Marino, 0–8 ...
Attendance: 3,851
More information Azerbaijan, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 30,000
More information San Marino, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 1,023
More information Northern Ireland, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 18,161
More information Azerbaijan, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 27,978
More information Germany, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 32,467
More information Norway, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 12,179
More information Czech Republic, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 18,093
More information Norway, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 8,599
More information San Marino, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
More information Azerbaijan, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 8,000
More information Germany, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 53,814
More information Northern Ireland, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 18,167
More information Azerbaijan, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 16,200
More information Northern Ireland, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 18,104
More information San Marino, 0–8 ...
Attendance: 1,922
More information Czech Republic, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 5,625
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)
More information Germany, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 34,613
More information Norway, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,244

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 was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[6]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were 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:

More information Player, Team ...

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
  4. [4]
    "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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