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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.

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, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, 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 Denmark, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 21,745
More information Kazakhstan, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 19,905
More information Romania, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 25,468
More information Armenia, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 5,500
More information Montenegro, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 8,517
More information Poland, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 56,811
More information Kazakhstan, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 12,346
More information Denmark, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 20,852
More information Poland, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 44,786
More information Armenia, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 3,500
More information Denmark, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
More information Romania, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 48,531
More information Armenia, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 11,500
More information Montenegro, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 10,439
More information Romania, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 26,895
More information Kazakhstan, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 19,065
More information Montenegro, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 6,861
More information Poland, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 57,128
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
More information Kazakhstan, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 16,511
More information Denmark, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 34,505
More information Romania, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 27,178
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
More information Armenia, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 6,800
More information Montenegro, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 9,452
More information Poland, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 56,963
More information Armenia, 1–6 ...
Attendance: 5,478
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
More information Montenegro, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 10,779
More information Romania, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 10,123
More information Denmark, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 36,084
More information Kazakhstan, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 12,158
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
More information Poland, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 57,538

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

16 goals

8 goals

7 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:[8]

  • 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.
  2. [N 2]
    Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Denmark on 26 March 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Poland, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years.[6]
  3. [N 3]
    Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Kazakhstan on 5 October 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Armenia.[7]

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]
    "Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies". FIFA.com. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
  7. [7]
    "FIFA announces latest disciplinary sanctions for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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