2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists 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 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

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

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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]

Albania 2–1[note 2] North Macedonia
Sadiku 9'
Balaj 89'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Alioski 51'
Attendance: 14,667
Israel 1–3 Italy
Ben Haim II 35' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Pellè 14'
Candreva 31' (pen.)
Immobile 83'
Attendance: 29,300
Spain 8–0 Liechtenstein
Costa 10', 66'
Roberto 55'
Silva 59', 90+1'
Vitolo 60'
Morata 82', 83'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Attendance: 12,139
Italy 1–1 Spain
De Rossi 82' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Vitolo 55'
Attendance: 38,470
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Liechtenstein 0–2 Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Jehle 12' (o.g.)
Balaj 71'
Attendance: 5,864
North Macedonia 1–2 Israel
Nestorovski 63' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Hemed 25'
Ben Haim II 43'
Attendance: 6,500
Israel 2–1 Liechtenstein
Hemed 4', 16' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Göppel 49'
Attendance: 9,000
Albania 0–2 Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Costa 55'
Nolito 63'
Attendance: 15,245
North Macedonia 2–3 Italy
Nestorovski 57'
Hasani 59'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Belotti 24'
Immobile 75', 90+2'
Attendance: 19,195
Albania 0–3 Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Zahavi 18' (pen.)
Einbinder 66'
Atar 83'
Attendance: 7,600
Liechtenstein 0–4 Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Belotti 11', 44'
Immobile 12'
Candreva 32'
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Spain 4–0 North Macedonia
Velkovski 34' (o.g.)
Vitolo 63'
Monreal 84'
Aduriz 85'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Attendance: 16,622
Italy v Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Spain v Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Israel v Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Italy v Liechtenstein
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
North Macedonia v Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Albania v Liechtenstein
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Israel v North Macedonia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Spain v Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Italy v Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Liechtenstein v Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
North Macedonia v Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Italy v North Macedonia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Liechtenstein v Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Spain v Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Albania v Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Israel v Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
North Macedonia v Liechtenstein
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Goalscorers

There have been 43 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[9]

  • 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)
Giorgio Chiellini  Italy Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Israel (5 September 2016) vs Spain (6 October 2016)
Eytan Tibi  Israel Red card vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016)
Nicolas Hasler  Liechtenstein Yellow card vs Spain (5 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Israel (9 October 2016)		 vs Italy (12 November 2016)
Marco Parolo  Italy Yellow card vs Spain (6 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Macedonia (9 October 2016)		 vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016)
Etrit Berisha  Albania Red card vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs Italy (24 March 2017)
Berat Djimsiti  Albania Red card vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs Italy (24 March 2017)
David Goresh  Israel Yellow card vs Macedonia (6 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Albania (12 November 2016)		 vs Spain (24 March 2017)
Daniel Kaufmann  Liechtenstein Yellow card vs Spain (5 September 2016)
Yellow card vs Italy (12 November 2016)		 vs Macedonia (24 March 2017)
Yves Oehri  Liechtenstein Yellow card vs Albania (6 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Italy (12 November 2016)		 vs Macedonia (24 March 2017)
Ezgjan Alioski  North Macedonia Yellow card vs Italy (9 October 2016)
Yellow card vs Spain (12 November 2016)		 vs Liechtenstein (24 March 2017)

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 c "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 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.
  5. ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Rain stops Albania v Macedonia with score at 1-1". BBC Sport. 5 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Albania's World Cup qualifier against Israel moved for 'security reasons'". ESPN FC. 8 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Kosovo arrests 19 in Islamic State plot to attack Israel soccer match". The Times of Israel. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference regulations was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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