The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualification UEFA Group A was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Belgium, Croatia, Macedonia, Scotland, Serbia and Wales.
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The group winners, Belgium, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Croatia placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Iceland.[1][2] They drew the first match and won the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.[3]
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Belgium | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 26 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Croatia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 | Advance to second round | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Serbia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 14 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | ||
4 | Scotland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 11 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||
5 | Wales | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Source: [4]
Matches edit
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 November 2011.[5]
Wales | 0–2 | Belgium |
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Report | Kompany 42' Vertonghen 83' |
Macedonia | 2–1 | Wales |
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Tričkovski 20' Trajkovski 80' |
Report | Ramsey 39' (pen.) |
Goalscorers edit
There were 72 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Steven Defour
- Marouane Fellaini
- Guillaume Gillet
- Jan Vertonghen
- Vedran Ćorluka
- Nikica Jelavić
- Niko Kranjčar
- Dejan Lovren
- Ivica Olić
- Ivan Perišić
- Ivan Rakitić
- Adis Jahović
- Jovan Kostovski
- Nikolče Noveski
- Aleksandar Trajkovski
- Ivan Tričkovski
- Ikechi Anya
- Grant Hanley
- Shaun Maloney
- Kenny Miller
- James Morrison
- Steven Naismith
- Dušan Basta
- Filip Đorđević
- Branislav Ivanović
- Lazar Marković
- Aleksandar Mitrović
- Stefan Šćepović
- Miralem Sulejmani
- Zoran Tošić
- Hal Robson-Kanu
- Simon Church
1 own goal
- Stefan Ristovski (against Serbia)
Discipline edit
Pos | Player | Country | Suspended for match(es) | Reason | ||
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DF | Milan Biševac | Serbia | 4 | 0 | vs Croatia (22 March 2013) vs Croatia (6 September 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Guillaume Gillet | Belgium | 2 | 0 | vs Serbia (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Aaron Ramsey | Wales | 2 | 0 | vs Croatia (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Ognjen Vukojević | Croatia | 3 | 0 | vs Wales (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Goran Pandev | Macedonia | 3 | 0 | vs Serbia (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Daniel Georgievski | Macedonia | 2 | 0 | vs Belgium (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | 2 | 0 | vs Scotland (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Boban Grncarov | Macedonia | 2 | 0 | vs Belgium (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Muhamed Demiri | Macedonia | 2 | 0 | vs Belgium (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Matija Nastasić | Serbia | 2 | 0 | vs Belgium (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Charlie Adam | Scotland | 2 | 0 | vs Croatia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Vedran Ćorluka | Croatia | 3 | 0 | vs Scotland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Dejan Lovren | Croatia | 2 | 0 | vs Scotland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Luka Modrić | Croatia | 3 | 0 | vs Scotland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Ferhan Hasani | Macedonia | 2 | 0 | vs Wales (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Hal Robson-Kanu | Wales | 2 | 0 | vs Macedonia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
GK | Allan McGregor | Scotland | 2 | 0 | vs Belgium (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Agim Ibraimi | Macedonia | 2 | 0 | vs Scotland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
ST | Aleksandar Mitrovic | Serbia | 2 | 0 | vs Wales (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Zoran Tošić | Serbia | 2 | 0 | vs Wales (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Darijo Srna | Croatia | 2 | 0 | vs Belgium (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Steven Whittaker | Scotland | 2 | 0 | vs Croatia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Andrew Crofts | Wales | 2 | 0 | vs Macedonia (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Ljubomir Fejsa | Serbia | 2 | 0 | vs Macedonia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Marouane Fellaini | Belgium | 2 | 0 | vs Wales (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Vanče Šikov | Macedonia | 2 | 0 | vs Serbia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | James Collins | Wales | 0 | 1 | vs Serbia (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Nenad Tomović | Serbia | 0 | 1 | vs Croatia (22 March 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
MF | Robert Snodgrass | Scotland | 4 | 1 | vs Serbia (26 March 2013) vs Macedonia (10 September 2013) |
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Aaron Ramsey | Wales | 0 | 1 | vs Croatia (26 March 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
MF | Nemanja Matić | Serbia | 2 | 1 | vs Wales (10 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Josip Šimunić | Croatia | 1 | 1 | vs Belgium (11 October 2013) vs Scotland (15 October 2013) |
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
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.
- ^ "European play-off ties confirmed". FIFA. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Ten-man Croatia sink Iceland to qualify". FIFA. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Rode Duivels openen WK-kwalificatie met drieluik Wales-Kroatië-Servië" [Red Devils open World Cup qualifiers with Wales-Croatia-Serbia treble]. hln.be (in Dutch). 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 24 November 2011.