2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland, and Kosovo.
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] Kosovo was added to the group after the draw, after becoming FIFA members together with Gibraltar in May 2016,[3] and UEFA decided not to put Kosovo in group H together with Bosnia and Herzegovina for security reasons.[4][5]
The group winners will qualify directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Among the nine group runners-up, the eight best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, where they will be drawn into four home-and-away ties to determine the other four qualifiers.[1]
Standings
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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):[6]
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Matches
The fixture list prior to the inclusion of Kosovo was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[1][7] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[8]
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Finland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Ukraine ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 1–0[note 7] | ![]() |
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Ukraine ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers
There have been 55 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Ömer Toprak (against Iceland)
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[15]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (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:
Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Aron Gunnarsson | ![]() |
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vs Turkey (9 October 2016) |
Niklas Moisander | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (12 November 2016) |
Hekuran Kryeziu | ![]() |
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vs Turkey (12 November 2016) |
Emre Mor | ![]() |
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vs Kosovo (12 November 2016) |
Ivan Perišić | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (24 March 2017) |
Theódór Elmar Bjarnason | ![]() |
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vs Kosovo (24 March 2017) |
Enis Alushi | ![]() |
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vs Iceland (24 March 2017) |
Thomas Lam | ![]() |
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vs Turkey (24 March 2017) |
Eduard Sobol | ![]() |
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vs Croatia (24 March 2017) |
Paulus Arajuuri | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (11 June 2017) |
Alexander Ring | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (11 June 2017) |
Yaroslav Rakitskiy | ![]() |
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vs Turkey (2 September 2017) |
Bernard Berisha | ![]() |
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vs Croatia (2 September 2017) |
Burak Yılmaz | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (2 September 2017) |
Rúrik Gíslason | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (5 September 2017) |
Jere Uronen | ![]() |
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vs Kosovo (5 September 2017) |
Milan Badelj | ![]() |
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vs Finland (6 October 2017) |
Robin Lod | ![]() |
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vs Croatia (6 October 2017) |
Emil Hallfreðsson | ![]() |
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vs Turkey (6 October 2017) |
Valon Berisha | ![]() |
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vs Ukraine (6 October 2017) |
Hakan Çalhanoğlu | ![]() |
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vs Iceland (6 October 2017) |
Viktor Kovalenko | ![]() |
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vs Kosovo (6 October 2017) |
Oleksandr Zinchenko | ![]() |
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vs Kosovo (6 October 2017) |
Notes
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 12 November 2016 and 24 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- ^ a b Croatia were sanctioned by FIFA to play two home matches (against Turkey on 5 September 2016 and against Iceland on 12 November 2016) without spectators for two cases of discriminatory chants by fans, which occurred during friendly matches against Israel on 23 March 2016 and against Hungary on 26 March 2016, having already been sanctioned for similar incidents by FIFA and UEFA.[9]
- ^ Ukraine were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Iceland on 5 September 2016) without spectators for racist behaviour in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against San Marino at Arena Lviv, Lviv. In addition, the Football Federation of Ukraine were ordered not to play any of its 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches at Arena Lviv.[10][11]
- ^ a b c d e Kosovo play their home matches at Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër in Albania instead of their regular stadium, City Stadium, Pristina in Kosovo.[12]
- ^ The Ukraine v Kosovo match was played in a neutral venue due to Ukraine's non-recognition of Kosovo's travel documents.[13]
- ^ a b The home matches of Turkey against Kosovo and Finland were changed to 18:00 CET (20:00 local time) due to the decision of the Turkish government to use the UTC+3 time zone all year round starting from September 2016.
- ^ The Croatia v Kosovo match was suspended after 21 minutes due to torrential rain, with the score 0–0 at the time. The match was resumed on 3 September, 14:30 UTC+2.[14]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
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- ^ "FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed". FIFA.com. 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo to play in Group I in European Qualifiers". uefa.org. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo and Gibraltar assigned to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying groups". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 9 June 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "FIFA sanctions several football associations after discriminatory chants by fans". FIFA.com. 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Sanctions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee against Ukraine and Peru". FIFA.com. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
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- ^ ""Loro Boriçi", shtëpia e përkohshme e Kosovës". Radio Television of Kosovo. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine's national teams to play Kosovo at neutral venues". InSerbia. 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Croatia v Kosovo qualifier to resume on Sunday". uefa.com. 3 September 2017.
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External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group I, UEFA.com