The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.
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, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
Standings edit
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
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| 1 | Portugal
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Switzerland
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Advance to second round | 2–0 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Hungary
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Faroe Islands
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 9 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Latvia
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 4−0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Matches edit
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]
| Hungary | 2–3 | Switzerland |
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| Latvia | 0–2 | Faroe Islands |
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| Switzerland | 3–0 | Andorra |
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| Switzerland | 5–2 | Hungary |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.
15 goals
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Alexandre Martínez- Marc Rebés
Rógvi Baldvinsson- Jóan Símun Edmundsson
- Sonni Nattestad
- Gilli Rólantsson
Dániel Böde- Balázs Dzsudzsák
- Zoltán Gera
- Richárd Guzmics
- Tamás Kádár
- Ádám Lang
- Roland Ugrai
Gints Freimanis- Dāvis Ikaunieks
- Igors Tarasovs
- Artūrs Zjuzins
Bruno Alves- João Moutinho
- Nélson Oliveira
Eren Derdiyok- Josip Drmić
- Blerim Džemaili
- Breel Embolo
- Fabian Frei
- Fabian Schär
- Xherdan Shaqiri
- Valentin Stocker
1 own goal
- Johan Djourou (playing against Portugal)
Discipline edit
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:
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Granit Xhaka | Switzerland |
  vs Portugal (6 September 2016) |
vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
| Marc Rebés | Andorra |
 vs Portugal (7 October 2016) |
vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
| Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) |
vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) | |
| Valon Behrami | Switzerland |
vs Portugal (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
vs Andorra (10 October 2016) |
| Ildefons Lima | Andorra |
vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) |
vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
| Tamás Kádár | Hungary |
vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Latvia (10 October 2016) |
vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
| Valērijs Šabala | Latvia |
vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (10 October 2016) |
vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
| Pepe | Portugal |
vs Andorra (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2016) |
vs Latvia (13 November 2016) |
| Fróði Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands |
vs Hungary (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (13 November 2016) |
vs Andorra (25 March 2017) |
| László Kleinheisler | Hungary |
vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
vs Portugal (25 March 2017) |
| Vitālijs Maksimenko | Latvia |
vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) |
| Marc García | Andorra |
vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) |
vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
| Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017)
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| Márcio Vieira | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017)
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| Jóan Símun Edmundsson | Faroe Islands |
vs Andorra (25 March 2017) |
vs Switzerland (9 June 2017) |
| Fabian Schär | Switzerland |
vs Andorra (10 October 2016) vs Latvia (25 March 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2017) |
| Chus Rubio | Andorra |
vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
| Moisés San Nicolás | vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (9 June 2017)
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| Gļebs Kļuškins | Latvia |
vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) |
vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
| Oļegs Laizāns | vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017)
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| Jordi Aláez | Andorra |
vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
| Ludovic Clemente | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017)
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| Barnabás Bese | Hungary |
vs Andorra (9 June 2017) vs Latvia (31 August 2017) |
vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
| Gints Freimanis | Latvia |
vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
| Marc Pujol | Andorra |
vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | Hungary |
vs Portugal (25 March 2017) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
| Attila Fiola | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (3 September 2017)
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| Tamás Priskin | vs Portugal (3 September 2017)
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| Dāvis Indrāns | Latvia |
vs Hungary (31 August 2017) vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
| Aleksandrs Solovjovs | |||
| Víctor Rodríguez | Andorra |
vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
vs Latvia (10 October 2017) |
| Moisés San Nicolás | vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) vs Portugal (7 October 2017)
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| Ákos Elek | Hungary |
vs Portugal (3 September 2017) vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2017) |
| Kaspars Gorkšs | Latvia |
vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
vs Andorra (10 October 2017) |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
External links edit
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group B, UEFA.com