The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta.
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The group winners, Italy, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Denmark finished runners-up but were ranked as the poorest of the nine group runners-up and so did not advance to the play-offs.[1]
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Italy | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | Denmark | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Czech Republic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
5 | Armenia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Denmark was ranked as the worst runner-up among all nine groups (having scored fewer points than the other eight) and so they failed to advance to the play-offs.
Matches edit
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 28 November 2011.[3]
Czech Republic | 3–1 | Malta |
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Gebre Selassie 34' Pekhart 52' Rezek 67' |
Report | Briffa 38' |
Armenia | 0–3 | Czech Republic |
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Report | Vydra 47', 81' Kolář 90+4' |
Bulgaria | 0–1 | Czech Republic |
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Report | Dočkal 51' |
- Notes
Goalscorers edit
There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Gevorg Ghazaryan
- Karlen Mkrtchyan
- Artur Sarkisov
- Radoslav Dimitrov
- Ivan Ivanov
- Georgi Milanov
- Dimitar Rangelov
- Bořek Dočkal
- Theodor Gebre Selassie
- Daniel Kolář
- Libor Kozák
- Jan Rezek
- Tomáš Rosický
- Tomáš Hübschman
- David Lafata
- Václav Kadlec
- Leon Andreasen
- Andreas Bjelland
- Andreas Cornelius
- Simon Kjær
- William Kvist
- Nicki Bille Nielsen
- Niki Zimling
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Mattia Destro
- Alessandro Florenzi
- Alberto Gilardino
- Riccardo Montolivo
- Federico Peluso
- Andrea Pirlo
- Alberto Aquilani
- Roderick Briffa
- Clayton Failla
- Edward Herrera
1 own goal
- Ryan Camilleri (against Denmark)
Discipline edit
Pos | Player | Country | Suspended for match(es) | Reason | ||
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DF | Ivan Bandalovski | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | vs Denmark (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
MF | Gevorg Ghazaryan | Armenia | 2 | 1 | vs Italy (12 October 2012) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Mario Balotelli | Italy | 3 | 1 | vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
FW | Marcos Pizzelli | Armenia | 0 | 1 | vs Italy (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
FW | Pablo Daniel Osvaldo | Italy | 0 | 1 | vs Armenia (12 October 2012) vs Malta (26 March 2013) |
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Sargis Hovsepyan | Armenia | 2 | 0 | vs Italy (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Andreas Cornelius | Denmark | 2 | 0 | vs Italy (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | William Kvist | Denmark | 3 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Karlen Mkrtchyan | Armenia | 2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | Armenia | 2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Arthur Yedigaryan | Armenia | 5 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) vs Denmark (10 September 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Daniele De Rossi | Italy | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Yordan Minev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | vs Denmark (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Nicolai Jørgensen | Denmark | 2 | 0 | vs Armenia (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Georgi Milanov | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | vs Italy (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Luke Dimech | Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Denmark (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Alex Muscat | Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Denmark (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Vladimír Darida | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | vs Armenia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Robert Arzumanyan | Armenia | 3 | 0 | vs Denmark (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Yura Movsisyan | Armenia | 3 | 0 | vs Denmark (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Roderick Briffa | Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Varazdat Haroyan | Armenia | 3 | 1 | vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
MF | André Schembri | Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Daniel Kolář | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | vs Malta (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
ST | Libor Kozák | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Yordan Minev | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Svetoslav Dyakov | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Nikolay Bodurov | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
ST | Michael Mifsud | Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Denmark (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Tomáš Sivok | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Niki Zimling | Denmark | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Nicklas Bendtner | Denmark | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Nicolai Boilesen | Denmark | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances edit
Team | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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Armenia | 81,903 | 25,000 | 8,500 | 16,381 |
Bulgaria | 77,120 | 25,464 | 0 | 15,424 |
Czech Republic | 74,672 | 18,235 | 10,358 | 14,934 |
Denmark | 107,429 | 35,305 | 11,479 | 21,486 |
Italy | 140,988 | 37,027 | 18,000 | 28,198 |
Malta | 35,518 | 18,000 | 3,517 | 7,104 |
References edit
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Čeští fotbalisté začnou boj o MS v září v Dánsku. Itálii vyzvou až v roce 2013" [Czech footballers will start fight for the World Championships in September in Denmark – head to Italy in 2013] (in Czech). 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Armenia vs Italy match report
- ^ "Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators". FIFA. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.