The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group B consisted of six teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, and Andorra,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Belgium and Wales, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Bosnia and Herzegovina weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to the Republic of Ireland and thus failed to qualify.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Belgium
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Wales
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 21 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Israel
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Cyprus
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
Matches edit
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | Cyprus |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | Belgium |
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| Andorra | 0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Belgium | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Cyprus | 2–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 88 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Dossa Júnior (against Andorra)
Discipline edit
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (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:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Andorra |
Moisés San Nicolás |   vs Hungary (15 October 2013)[note 4] |
vs Wales (9 September 2014) |
| Márcio Vieira | vs Wales (9 September 2014) vs Belgium (10 October 2014) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (28 March 2015) |
vs Cyprus (12 June 2015) | |
| Jordi Rubio | vs Israel (13 October 2014) vs Cyprus (12 June 2015) vs Israel (3 September 2015) |
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) | |
| Josep Ayala | vs Belgium (10 October 2014) vs Cyprus (12 June 2015) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) |
vs Belgium (10 October 2015) | |
| Cristian Martínez | vs Israel (13 October 2014) vs Cyprus (16 November 2014) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) |
vs Belgium (10 October 2015) | |
| Víctor Rodríguez |  vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) |
vs Belgium (10 October 2015) vs Wales (13 October 2015) | |
| Marc Rebés | vs Cyprus (12 June 2015) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) vs Belgium (10 October 2015) |
vs Wales (13 October 2015) | |
| Belgium |
Vincent Kompany | vs Israel (31 March 2015) |
vs Wales (12 June 2015) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Toni Šunjić | vs Israel (16 November 2014) |
vs Andorra (28 March 2015) |
| Muhamed Bešić | vs Andorra (6 September 2015)[37] |
vs Wales (10 October 2015) vs Cyprus (13 October 2015) | |
| Cyprus |
Vincent Laban | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 September 2014) vs Israel (10 October 2014) vs Andorra (12 June 2015) |
vs Wales (3 September 2015) |
| Israel |
Eitan Tibi | vs Wales (28 March 2015) |
vs Belgium (31 March 2015) |
| Lior Refaelov | vs Cyprus (10 October 2014) vs Wales (28 March 2015) vs Belgium (31 March 2015) |
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015) | |
| Sheran Yeini | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014) vs Belgium (31 March 2015) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015) |
vs Andorra (3 September 2015) | |
| Nir Bitton | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014) vs Wales (6 September 2015) vs Cyprus (10 October 2015) |
vs Belgium (13 October 2015) | |
| Wales |
Andy King | vs Cyprus (13 October 2014)[38] |
vs Belgium (16 November 2014) vs Israel (28 March 2015) |
| Joe Allen | vs Andorra (9 September 2014) vs Belgium (16 November 2014) vs Belgium (12 June 2015) |
vs Cyprus (3 September 2015) |
Notes edit
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 16 November 2014 and 28 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- ^ The Israel v Wales match was originally to kick off at 20:45 (22:45 UTC+3), but was moved to 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) as matches cannot kick off later than 22:00 local time according to UEFA's guidelines.[16]
- ^ The Israel v Belgium match was originally to be played on 9 September 2014, 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3), but was postponed due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[20]
- ^ The suspension was carried over from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
References edit
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Wales - 9 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Cyprus - 9 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Andorra - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cyprus vs. Israel - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Wales vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Israel - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Belgium - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Wales vs. Cyprus - 13 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Wales - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cyprus vs. Andorra - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Israel vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 16 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Israel v Wales correction of kick-off time" (PDF). Israel Football Association. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Israel vs. Wales - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Cyprus - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Israel v Belgium qualifier postponed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Israel vs. Belgium - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Cyprus - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Israel - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Wales vs. Belgium - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cyprus vs. Wales - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Israel vs. Andorra - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Wales vs. Israel - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Andorra - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cyprus vs. Belgium - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Wales - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Israel vs. Cyprus - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Cyprus vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Wales vs. Andorra - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Udarac je to za reprezentaciju BiH jer Bešić je jedan od nezamjenjiv u timu Mehmeda Baždarevića". Goal.com. 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Wales: Andy King banned for two games after Cyprus red card". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014.