The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus and Iceland.
The group winners, Switzerland, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iceland placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Croatia.[1] However, they failed to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the first match and losing the second.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Switzerland
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10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 24 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Iceland
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 17 | Advance to second round | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Slovenia
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10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Norway
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Albania
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | Cyprus
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [2]
Matches edit
A meeting was held in Zürich, Switzerland, on 22 November 2011 to determine the schedule. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the fixtures, which were then determined by a random draw at the conclusion of the meeting.[3]
| Slovenia | 0–2 | Switzerland |
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| Report | Xhaka  20'Inler 51' |
| Iceland | 2–0 | Norway |
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| Árnason 22' Finnbogason 81' |
Report |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Norway |
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| Gavranović 79' |
Report | Hangeland 81' |
| Iceland | 0–2 | Switzerland |
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| Report | Barnetta 66' Gavranović 79' |
| Slovenia | 1–2 | Iceland |
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| Novaković 34' |
Report | Sigurðsson 55', 78' |
| Cyprus | 0–0 | Switzerland |
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| Report |
| Iceland | 2–4 | Slovenia |
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| Bjarnason 22' Finnbogason 26' (pen.) |
Report | Kirm 11' Birsa 31' (pen.)Cesar 61'Krhin 86' |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Cyprus |
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| Seferovic 90' |
Report |
| Norway | 2–0 | Cyprus |
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| Elyounoussi 43' King 66' |
Report |
| Switzerland | 4–4 | Iceland |
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| Lichtsteiner 15', 30' Schär 27'Džemaili 54' (pen.) |
Report | Guðmundsson 3', 68', 90+1' Sigþórsson 56' |
| Norway | 0–2 | Switzerland |
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| Report | Schär 12', 51' |
| Iceland | 2–0 | Cyprus |
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| Sigþórsson 60' Sigurðsson 76' |
Report |
| Norway | 1–1 | Iceland |
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| Braaten 30' |
Report | Sigþórsson 12' |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Slovenia |
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| Xhaka 74' |
Report |
Goalscorers edit
There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Discipline edit
| Pos | Player | Country | 
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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| DF | Boštjan Cesar | Slovenia |
4 | 1 | vs Albania (16 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Tranquillo Barnetta | Switzerland |
2 | 1 | vs Albania (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Andi Lila | Albania |
2 | 1 | vs Norway (7 June 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Sölvi Ottesen | Iceland |
1 | 1 | vs Albania (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Espen Ruud | Norway |
4 | 0 | vs Albania (22 March 2013) vs Slovenia (11 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Vincent Laban | Cyprus |
3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Aron Gunnarsson | Iceland |
3 | 0 | vs Switzerland (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Eren Derdiyok | Switzerland |
2 | 0 | vs Iceland (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Valentinos Sielis | Cyprus |
2 | 0 | vs Norway (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Kári Árnason | Iceland |
3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Rúrik Gíslason | Iceland |
2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Grétar Steinsson | Iceland |
2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Josip Iličić | Slovenia |
2 | 0 | vs Iceland (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Andraž Kirm | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | vs Iceland (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Daniel Braaten | Norway |
2 | 0 | vs Albania (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | Iceland |
2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Iceland |
3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Lorik Cana | Albania |
4 | 0 | vs Norway (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Odise Roshi | Albania |
2 | 0 | vs Norway (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Armend Dallku | Albania |
3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Gökhan Inler | Switzerland |
2 | 0 | vs Iceland (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Elias Charalambous | Cyprus |
2 | 0 | vs Norway (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Konstantinos Makridis | Cyprus |
2 | 0 | vs Norway (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Efstathios Aloneftis | Cyprus |
3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Jasmin Kurtić | Slovenia |
2 | 0 | vs Cyprus (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Ansi Agolli | Albania |
2 | 0 | vs Iceland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Giorgos Merkis | Cyprus |
2 | 0 | vs Albania (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Steve von Bergen | Switzerland |
2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances edit
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
15,600 | 8,200 | 11,240 |
| Cyprus |
2,493 | 342 | 1,439 |
| Iceland |
9,768 | 8,352 | 9,091 |
| Norway |
16,631 | 6,796 | 11,420 |
| Switzerland |
30,712 | 16,500 | 22,425 |
| Slovenia |
13,843 | 6,500 | 10,487 |
References edit
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Po žrebu najprej s Švico in Norveško" [After the draw – first Switzerland and Norway] (in Slovenian). nzs.si. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.