2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra.
The group winners, Netherlands, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Romania placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Greece.[1] However, they failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing the first match and drawing the second.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 28 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Romania |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 19 | Advance to second round | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 17 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Turkey |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 16 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Estonia |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 7 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Source:
Matches
A meeting was held on 24 October 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to determine the fixtures. The meeting, however, was not successful and a schedule could not be determined. FIFA gave the teams involved until late December 2011 to finalise the schedule, with the set of fixtures determined by a draw held on 21 December in Amsterdam.[2]
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Turkey |
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Van Persie  17'Narsingh 90+3' |
Report |
| Hungary | 1–4 | Netherlands |
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| Dzsudzsák 7' (pen.) |
Report | Lens 3', 53' Martins Indi 19'Huntelaar 75' |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Andorra |
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| Van der Vaart 7' Huntelaar 15'Schaken 50' |
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| Romania | 1–4 | Netherlands |
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| Marica 40' |
Report | Lens 9' Martins Indi 29'Van der Vaart 45+1' (pen.)Van Persie 86' |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Estonia |
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| Van der Vaart 47' Van Persie 72'Schaken 84' |
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| Netherlands | 4–0 | Romania |
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| Van der Vaart 12' Van Persie 56', 65' (pen.)Lens 90' |
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| Estonia | 2–2 | Netherlands |
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| Vassiljev 18', 57' |
Report | Robben 2' Van Persie 90+4' (pen.) |
| Andorra | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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| Report | Van Persie 50', 54' |
| Netherlands | 8–1 | Hungary |
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| Van Persie 16', 44', 53' Strootman 25'Lens 38'Devecseri 65' (o.g.)Van der Vaart 86'Robben 90' |
Report | Dzsudzsák 47' (pen.) |
| Turkey | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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| Report | Robben 8' Sneijder 47' |
- Notes
- Hungary v Romania was played without spectators due to sanctions imposed by FIFA as a result of racist chanting by Hungarian supporters at the friendly match against Israel on 15 August 2012.[3]
Goalscorers
There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 3.20 goals per match.
- 11 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country |  |
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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| DF | Marc Vales | Andorra | 3 | 1 | vs Romania (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Enar Jääger | Estonia | 2 | 1 | vs Hungary (12 October 2012) vs Turkey (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Balázs Dzsudzsák | Hungary | 2 | 0 | vs Turkey (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Roland Juhász | Hungary | 2 | 0 | vs Turkey (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Hamit Altıntop | Turkey | 2 | 0 | vs Andorra (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Dorin Goian | Romania | 2 | 0 | vs Netherlands (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Victor Moreira | Andorra | 2 | 0 | vs Turkey (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Bekir İrtegün | Turkey | 2 | 0 | vs Andorra (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Aleksandr Dmitrijev | Estonia | 2 | 0 | vs Hungary (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Raio Piiroja | Estonia | 2 | 1 | vs Hungary (10 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Konstantin Vassiljev | Estonia | 2 | 0 | vs Hungary (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Zsolt Korcsmar | Hungary | 2 | 0 | vs Estonia (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Bruno Martins Indi | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | vs Andorra (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Arjen Robben | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | vs Andorra (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Alexandru Bourceanu | Romania | 2 | 0 | vs Turkey (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Răzvan Raț | Romania | 2 | 0 | vs Andorra (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Moisés San Nicolás | Andorra | 4 | 1 | vs Romania (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Ildefonso Lima | Andorra | 2 | 0 | vs Romania (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Ats Purje | Estonia | 2 | 0 | vs Turkey (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Josep Ayala | Andorra | 2 | 0 | vs Hungary (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Marc Pujol | Andorra | 2 | 0 | vs Hungary (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Vlad Chiricheș | Romania | 2 | 0 | vs Estonia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Nigel de Jong | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | vs Turkey (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Richárd Guzmics | Hungary | 2 | 0 | vs Andorra (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Caner Erkin | Turkey | 2 | 0 | vs Netherlands (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Daley Blind | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | TBD (2014) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
References
- "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- "Programul Meciurilor Grupei "D" A Preliminariilor Cupei Mondiale FIFA 2014" [Program of matches 2014 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Group "D"]. Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators". FIFA. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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