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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

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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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 10 8 1 1 28 14 +14 25 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 3–2 4–2 3–1 2–1 3–0
2  Denmark 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to second round 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
3  Montenegro 10 5 1 4 20 12 +8 16 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 5–0
4  Romania 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
5  Armenia 10 2 1 7 10 26 −16 7 1–6 1–4 3–2 0–5 2–0
6  Kazakhstan 10 0 3 7 6 26 −20 3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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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]

Denmark 1–0 Armenia
  • Eriksen 17'
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Attendance: 21,745
Kazakhstan 2–2 Poland
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Romania 1–1 Montenegro
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Attendance: 25,468

Armenia 0–5 Romania
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Montenegro 5–0 Kazakhstan
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Poland 3–2 Denmark
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Attendance: 56,811

Kazakhstan 0–0 Romania
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Attendance: 12,346
Denmark 0–1 Montenegro
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Poland 2–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 44,786

Armenia 3–2 Montenegro
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Denmark 4–1 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Romania 0–3 Poland
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Attendance: 48,531

Armenia 2–0 Kazakhstan
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Montenegro 1–2 Poland
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Attendance: 10,439
Romania 0–0 Denmark
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Kazakhstan 1–3 Denmark
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Montenegro 4–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 6,861
Poland 3–1 Romania
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Attendance: 57,128
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Kazakhstan 0–3 Montenegro
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Attendance: 16,511
Denmark 4–0 Poland
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Attendance: 34,505
Romania 1–0 Armenia
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Attendance: 27,178
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Armenia 1–4 Denmark
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Montenegro 1–0 Romania
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Attendance: 9,452
Poland 3–0 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 56,963

Armenia 1–6 Poland
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Montenegro 0–1 Denmark
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Attendance: 10,779
Romania 3–1 Kazakhstan
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Denmark 1–1 Romania
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Attendance: 36,084
Kazakhstan 1–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 12,158
Poland 4–2 Montenegro
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Attendance: 57,538

Goalscorers

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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

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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:

Player Team Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
Gor Malakyan  Armenia Red card vs Romania (8 October 2016) vs Poland (11 October 2016)
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan  Kazakhstan Yellow card vs Poland (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (8 October 2016)
vs Romania (11 October 2016)
Gaël Andonian  Armenia Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Poland (11 October 2016) vs Montenegro (11 November 2016)
Islambek Kuat  Kazakhstan Yellow card vs Poland (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Romania (11 October 2016)
vs Denmark (11 November 2016)
Thiago Cionek  Poland Yellow card vs Denmark (8 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Armenia (11 October 2016)
vs Romania (11 November 2016)
Yeldos Akhmetov  Kazakhstan Yellow card vs Poland (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Denmark (11 November 2016)
vs Armenia (26 March 2017)
Florin Andone  Romania Yellow card vs Montenegro (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Poland (11 November 2016)
vs Denmark (26 March 2017)
Varazdat Haroyan  Armenia Yellow card vs Montenegro (11 November 2016)
Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2017)
vs Montenegro (10 June 2017)
Andreas Cornelius  Denmark Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (11 November 2016)
Yellow card vs Romania (26 March 2017)
vs Kazakhstan (10 June 2017)
Serhiy Malyi  Kazakhstan Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Armenia (26 March 2017) vs Denmark (10 June 2017)
Marko Vešović  Montenegro Yellow card vs Denmark (11 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Poland (26 March 2017)
vs Armenia (10 June 2017)
Kamil Glik  Poland Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (26 March 2017)
vs Romania (10 June 2017)
Artak Grigoryan  Armenia Yellow card vs Romania (8 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (10 June 2017)
vs Romania (1 September 2017)
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan  Kazakhstan Red card vs Denmark (10 June 2017) vs Montenegro (1 September 2017)
vs Poland (4 September 2017)
vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Cristian Săpunaru  Romania Yellow card vs Poland (11 November 2016)
Yellow card vs Poland (10 June 2017)
vs Armenia (1 September 2017)
Taron Voskanyan  Armenia Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Romania (1 September 2017) vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
Marko Simić  Montenegro Yellow card vs Romania (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2017)
vs Romania (4 September 2017)
Mihai Pintilii  Romania Yellow card vs Denmark (26 March 2017)
Yellow card vs Armenia (1 September 2017)
vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)
Gaël Andonian  Armenia Yellow card vs Poland (11 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
vs Poland (5 October 2017)
Varazdat Haroyan Yellow card vs Romania (1 September 2017)
Yellow card vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
Yuriy Logvinenko  Kazakhstan Yellow card vs Denmark (10 June 2017)
Yellow card vs Poland (4 September 2017)
vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Fatos Bećiraj  Montenegro Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (8 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Romania (4 September 2017)
vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
Cosmin Moți  Romania Yellow card vs Montenegro (4 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)
vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)
Islambek Kuat  Kazakhstan Yellow card vs Poland (4 September 2017)
Yellow card vs Romania (5 October 2017)
vs Armenia (8 October 2017)
Serhiy Malyi Yellow card vs Armenia (26 March 2017)
Yellow card vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev Yellow card vs Poland (4 September 2017)
Yellow card vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Stefan Savić  Montenegro Yellow card vs Poland (26 March 2017)
Yellow card vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
vs Poland (8 October 2017)
Marko Vešović Yellow card vs Romania (4 September 2017)
Yellow card vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
Romario Benzar  Romania Yellow card vs Poland (11 November 2016)
Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)
vs Denmark (8 October 2017)
Alexandru Chipciu Yellow card vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)
Yellow card vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)

Notes

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

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  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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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