The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
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, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
Standings edit
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
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| 1 | Poland
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 25 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Denmark
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to second round | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | Montenegro
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 16 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Romania
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10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Armenia
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Kazakhstan
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10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Matches edit
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]
| Kazakhstan | 2–2 | Poland |
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| Romania | 1–1 | Montenegro |
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| Poland | 3–2 | Denmark |
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| Poland | 2–1 | Armenia |
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| Armenia | 3–2 | Montenegro |
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Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
| Romania | 0–3 | Poland |
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| Armenia | 2–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
| Montenegro | 1–2 | Poland |
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| Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Denmark |
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| Poland | 3–1 | Romania |
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| Romania | 1–0 | Armenia |
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| Poland | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
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| Armenia | 1–6 | Poland |
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| Denmark | 1–1 | Romania |
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| Kazakhstan | 1–1 | Armenia |
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| Poland | 4–2 | Montenegro |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
16 goals
8 goals
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Gevorg Ghazaryan- Artak Grigoryan
- Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
- Varazdat Haroyan
- Aras Özbiliz
- Marcos Pizzelli
Peter Ankersen- Kasper Dolberg
- Yussuf Poulsen
Islambek Kuat- Gafurzhan Suyumbayev
Damir Kojašević- Stefan Savić
- Marko Simić
- Marko Vešović
- Nikola Vukčević
Jakub Błaszczykowski- Kamil Glik
- Bartosz Kapustka
- Krzysztof Mączyński
- Arkadiusz Milik
- Łukasz Piszczek
- Rafał Wolski
Alexandru Chipciu- Ciprian Deac
- Claudiu Keșerü
- Răzvan Marin
- Alexandru Maxim
- Nicolae Stanciu
1 own goal
- Hrayr Mkoyan (against Poland)
- Filip Stojković (against Poland)
- Kamil Glik (against Denmark)
Discipline edit
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[8]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (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:
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Gor Malakyan | Armenia |
 vs Romania (8 October 2016) |
vs Poland (11 October 2016) |
| Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Kazakhstan |
 vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (8 October 2016) |
vs Romania (11 October 2016) |
| Gaël Andonian | Armenia |
 vs Poland (11 October 2016) |
vs Montenegro (11 November 2016) |
| Islambek Kuat | Kazakhstan |
vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Romania (11 October 2016) |
vs Denmark (11 November 2016) |
| Thiago Cionek | Poland |
vs Denmark (8 October 2016) vs Armenia (11 October 2016) |
vs Romania (11 November 2016) |
| Yeldos Akhmetov | Kazakhstan |
vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Denmark (11 November 2016) |
vs Armenia (26 March 2017) |
| Florin Andone | Romania |
vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Poland (11 November 2016) |
vs Denmark (26 March 2017) |
| Varazdat Haroyan | Armenia |
vs Montenegro (11 November 2016) vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2017) |
vs Montenegro (10 June 2017) |
| Andreas Cornelius | Denmark |
vs Kazakhstan (11 November 2016) vs Romania (26 March 2017) |
vs Kazakhstan (10 June 2017) |
| Serhiy Malyi | Kazakhstan |
vs Armenia (26 March 2017) |
vs Denmark (10 June 2017) |
| Marko Vešović | Montenegro |
vs Denmark (11 October 2016) vs Poland (26 March 2017) |
vs Armenia (10 June 2017) |
| Kamil Glik | Poland |
vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (26 March 2017) |
vs Romania (10 June 2017) |
| Artak Grigoryan | Armenia |
vs Romania (8 October 2016) vs Montenegro (10 June 2017) |
vs Romania (1 September 2017) |
| Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Kazakhstan |
vs Denmark (10 June 2017) |
vs Montenegro (1 September 2017) vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017) |
| Cristian Săpunaru | Romania |
vs Poland (11 November 2016) vs Poland (10 June 2017) |
vs Armenia (1 September 2017) |
| Taron Voskanyan | Armenia |
vs Romania (1 September 2017) |
vs Denmark (4 September 2017) |
| Marko Simić | Montenegro |
vs Romania (4 September 2016) vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2017) |
vs Romania (4 September 2017) |
| Mihai Pintilii | Romania |
vs Denmark (26 March 2017) vs Armenia (1 September 2017) |
vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) |
| Gaël Andonian | Armenia |
vs Poland (11 October 2016) vs Denmark (4 September 2017) |
vs Poland (5 October 2017) |
| Varazdat Haroyan | vs Romania (1 September 2017) vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
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| Yuriy Logvinenko | Kazakhstan |
vs Denmark (10 June 2017) vs Poland (4 September 2017) |
vs Romania (5 October 2017) |
| Fatos Bećiraj | Montenegro |
vs Kazakhstan (8 October 2016) vs Romania (4 September 2017) |
vs Denmark (5 October 2017) |
| Cosmin Moți | Romania |
vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) |
vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017) |
| Islambek Kuat | Kazakhstan |
vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017) |
vs Armenia (8 October 2017) |
| Serhiy Malyi | vs Armenia (26 March 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017)
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| Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017)
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| Stefan Savić | Montenegro |
vs Poland (26 March 2017) vs Denmark (5 October 2017) |
vs Poland (8 October 2017) |
| Marko Vešović | vs Romania (4 September 2017) vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
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| Romario Benzar | Romania |
vs Poland (11 November 2016) vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017) |
vs Denmark (8 October 2017) |
| Alexandru Chipciu | vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)
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Notes edit
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- ^ Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Denmark on 26 March 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Poland, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years.[6]
- ^ Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Kazakhstan on 5 October 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Armenia.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
- ^ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
- ^ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies". FIFA.com. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
- ^ "FIFA announces latest disciplinary sanctions for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
External links edit
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group E, UEFA.com