2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group was one of nine qualifying groups from UEFA and comprised Azerbaijan, Israel, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Russia.

The group winners, Russia, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Sweden.[1] They won both matches and thus also qualified for the World Cup.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 10 7 1 2 20 5 +15 22 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
2  Portugal 10 6 3 1 20 9 +11 21 Advance to second round 1–0 — 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0
3  Israel 10 3 5 2 19 14 +5 14 0–4 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 3–0
4  Azerbaijan 10 1 6 3 7 11 −4 9 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
5  Northern Ireland 10 1 4 5 9 17 −8 7 1–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
6  Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 7 26 −19 6 0–4 1–2 0–6 0–0 3–2 —
Source:

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on 25 November 2011.[2]

Russia 2–0 Northern Ireland
Fayzulin  30'
Shirokov  78' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 14,300
Azerbaijan 1–1 Israel
Abishov  65' Report Natkho  50'
Attendance: 22,211
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Luxembourg 1–2 Portugal
da Mota  13' Report Ronaldo  28'
Postiga  54'
Attendance: 8,125
Israel 0–4 Russia
Report Kerzhakov  7', 64'
Kokorin  18'
Fayzulin  78'
Attendance: 28,131
Northern Ireland 1–1 Luxembourg
Shiels  14' Report da Mota  86'
Attendance: 10,674
Portugal 3–0 Azerbaijan
Varela  63'
Postiga  85'
Alves  88'		 Report
Attendance: 29,971
Russia 1–0 Portugal
Kerzhakov  6' Report
Attendance: 54,212
Luxembourg 0–6 Israel
Report Radi  4'
Ben Basat  12'
Hemed  27', 74', 90+1'
Melikson  61'
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Russia 1–0 Azerbaijan
Shirokov  84' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 15,033
Israel 3–0 Luxembourg
Hemed  13', 48'
Ben Basat  35'		 Report
Attendance: 20,400
Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland
Postiga  79' Report McGinn  30'
Attendance: 48,711
Northern Ireland 1–1 Azerbaijan
Healy  90+6' Report Aliyev  5'
Attendance: 12,372
Israel 3–3 Portugal
Hemed  24'
Ben Basat  40'
Gershon  70'		 Report Alves  2'
Postiga  72'
Coentrão  90+3'
Attendance: 38,600
Luxembourg 0–0 Azerbaijan
Report
Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
Azerbaijan 0–2 Portugal
Report Alves  63'
H. Almeida  79'
Attendance: 24,558
Northern Ireland 0–2 Israel
Report Refaelov  77'
Ben Basat  84'
Attendance: 11,200
Azerbaijan 1–1 Luxembourg
Abishov  71' Report Bensi  80'
Attendance: 9,258
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Portugal 1–0 Russia
Postiga  9' Report
Attendance: 54,697
Northern Ireland 1–0 Russia
Paterson  43' Report
Attendance: 11,178
Russia 4–1 Luxembourg
Kokorin  1', 36'
Kerzhakov  59'
Samedov  90+3'		 Report Joachim  90'
Attendance: 18,525
Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal
McAuley  36'
Ward  52'		 Report Alves  21'
Ronaldo  68', 77', 83'
Attendance: 13,629
Israel 1–1 Azerbaijan
Shechter  73' Report Amirguliyev  61'
Attendance: 21,250
Russia 3–1 Israel
V. Berezutski  49'
Kokorin  52'
Glushakov  74'		 Report Zahavi  90+3'
Attendance: 21,107
Luxembourg 3–2 Northern Ireland
Joachim  45+1'
Bensi  78'
Jänisch  87'		 Report Paterson  14'
McAuley  82'
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
Azerbaijan 2–0 Northern Ireland
Dadashov  58'
Shukurov  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Italy)
Luxembourg 0–4 Russia
Report Samedov  9'
Fayzulin  39'
Glushakov  45+2'
Kerzhakov  73'
Attendance: 5,354
Portugal 1–1 Israel
Costa  28' Report Ben Basat  85'
Attendance: 48,317
Azerbaijan 1–1 Russia
Javadov  90' Report Shirokov  16'
Attendance: 11,000
Israel 1–1 Northern Ireland
Ben Basat  43' Report Davis  72'
Attendance: 12,785
Portugal 3–0 Luxembourg
Varela  30'
Nani  36'
Postiga  78'		 Report
Attendance: 18,955
Notes
  1. Northern Ireland v Russia was originally to be played on 22 March 2013, 19:45 local time, but was postponed to the next day, 15:00 local time, due to heavy snowfall,[3] and was postponed again after a pitch inspection in the morning of 23 March 2013.[4] The match was rescheduled to be played on 14 August 2013.[5]
  2. Russia v Luxembourg was originally to be kicked off at 18:30 local time, but was delayed by an hour due to rain.[6]

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Discipline
Pos Player Country Suspended for match(es) Reason
FWRauf Aliyev Azerbaijan31vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFGareth McAuley Northern Ireland30vs Portugal (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GKKamran Agayev Azerbaijan20vs Northern Ireland (14 November 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
STKyle Lafferty Northern Ireland20vs Israel (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFChris Baird Northern Ireland20vs Israel (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWCristiano Ronaldo Portugal40vs Azerbaijan (26 March 2013)
vs Luxembourg (15 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWTomer Hemed Israel20vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFMathias Jänisch Luxembourg20vs Belgium (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWVüqar Nadirov Azerbaijan20vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFPepe Portugal40vs Russia (7 June 2013)
vs Luxembourg (15 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFChris Brunt Northern Ireland41vs Russia (14 August 2013)
vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
STBranimir Subasic Azerbaijan01vs Israel (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFMario Mutsch Luxembourg20vs Russia (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFDaniel Lafferty Northern Ireland20vs Portugal (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFVasili Berezutski Russia20vs Luxembourg (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFBen Payal Luxembourg20vs Northern Ireland (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
STKyle Lafferty Northern Ireland11vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFFábio Coentrão Portugal20vs Israel (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWHélder Postiga Portugal01vs Israel (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFEytan Tibi Israel20vs Russia (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFRuslan Abishov Azerbaijan20vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFSergey Ignashevich Russia20vs Luxembourg (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWAurélien Joachim Luxembourg20vs Russia (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFRasim Ramaldanov Azerbaijan20vs Russia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFOliver Norwood Northern Ireland20vs Israel (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFJonny Evans Northern Ireland01vs Israel (15 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFDenis Glushakov Russia20vs TBD (2014)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Azerbaijan begins with home match against Israel – MATCH SCHEDULE". 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier postponed". BBC. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier called off again". BBC. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. "Northern Ireland – Russia qualifier rescheduled". FIFA.com. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. "Rain Delays Russia-Luxembourg World Cup Qualifier". R-Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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