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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.

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, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.

Standings

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]

Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër
Attendance: 14,667
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Estadio Reino de León, León
Attendance: 12,139
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 38,470
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 19,195
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan[note 3]
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada
Attendance: 16,622
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Attendance: 33,136
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
El Molinón, Gijón
Attendance: 20,321
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 20,514
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 11,350
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 73,628
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Attendance: 15,507
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Stadion Mladost, Strumica
Attendance: 3,493
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin
Attendance: 22,603
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
Attendance: 25,397
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër
Attendance: 14,718
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 28,700
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Stadion Mladost, Strumica
Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

6 goals

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:[9]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 12 November 2016 and 24 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. ^ The Albania v Macedonia match was suspended after 76 minutes due to adverse weather conditions, with the score 1–1 at the time. The match was resumed on 6 September 2016, 14:00 UTC+2.[6]
  3. ^ The venue of the Albania v Israel match was moved from Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër to Elbasan Arena, Elbasan due to a planned terrorist attack.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
  4. ^ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Rain stops Albania v Macedonia with score at 1-1". BBC Sport. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Albania's World Cup qualifier against Israel moved for 'security reasons'". ESPN FC. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Kosovo arrests 19 in Islamic State plot to attack Israel soccer match". The Times of Israel. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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