2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised England, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino.
The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ukraine placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against France.[1] After winning the first match by two goals, they lost the second by three and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 21 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 9–0 | |
| 3 | Montenegro |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 2–5 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Poland |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 13 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Moldova |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 11 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 6 | San Marino |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 54 | −53 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–8 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — |
Source:
Matches
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on 23 November 2011.[2]
| Montenegro | 2–2 | Poland |
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Drinčić  27'Vučinić 45+2' |
Report | Błaszczykowski 6' (pen.) Mierzejewski 55' |
| San Marino | 0–6 | Montenegro |
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| Report | Đorđević 24' Bećiraj 26', 51'Zverotić 69'Delibašić 78', 82' |
| Poland | 2–0 | Moldova |
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| Błaszczykowski 33' (pen.) Wawrzyniak 81' |
Report |
| England | 5–0 | San Marino |
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| Rooney 35' (pen.), 70' Welbeck 37', 72'Oxlade-Chamberlain 77' |
Report |
| Ukraine | 0–1 | Montenegro |
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| Report | Damjanović 45' |
| Montenegro | 3–0 | San Marino |
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| Delibašić 14', 31' Zverotić 68' |
Report |
| Moldova | 0–1 | Montenegro |
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| Report | Vučinić 78' |
| San Marino | 0–8 | England |
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| Report | Della Valle 12' (o.g.) Oxlade-Chamberlain 29'Defoe 34', 77'Young 39'Lampard 42'Rooney 54'Sturridge 70' |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Moldova |
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| Yarmolenko 61' Khacheridi 70' |
Report | Suvorov 80' |
| Poland | 5–0 | San Marino |
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| Lewandowski 21' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Piszczek 28'Teodorczyk 60'Kosecki 90+2' |
Report |
| Montenegro | 1–1 | England |
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| Damjanović 76' |
Report | Rooney 6' |
| Moldova | 1–1 | Poland |
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| Sidorenco 36' |
Report | Błaszczykowski 6' |
| Montenegro | 0–4 | Ukraine |
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| Report | Harmash 51' Konoplyanka 77'Fedetskiy 84'Bezus 90+3' |
| Ukraine | 9–0 | San Marino |
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| Dević 11' Seleznyov 26'Edmar 32'Khacheridi 45', 54'Konoplyanka 50'Bezus 63'Fedetskiy 74'Rakytskiy 90+3' |
Report |
| Poland | 1–1 | Montenegro |
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| Lewandowski 16' |
Report | Damjanović 11' |
| San Marino | 1–5 | Poland |
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| Della Valle 22' |
Report | Zieliński 10', 66' Błaszczykowski 23'Sobota 34'Mierzejewski 75' |
| Moldova | 3–0 | San Marino |
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| Frunză 55' Sidorenco 59', 89' |
Report |
| Ukraine | 1–0 | Poland |
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| Yarmolenko 64' |
Report |
| England | 4–1 | Montenegro |
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| Rooney 48' Bošković 62' (o.g.)Townsend 78'Sturridge 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Damjanović 71' |
| Montenegro | 2–5 | Moldova |
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| Jovetić 55' (pen.), 90+1' |
Report | Antoniuc 28', 89' Armaș 62'Sidorenco 64'Ioniță 73' |
| San Marino | 0–8 | Ukraine |
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| Report | Seleznyov 13' (pen.), 18' Dević 15', 51', 57' (pen.)Yarmolenko 55'Bezus 65'Mandzyuk 80' |
- Notes
- Poland v England was originally to be played on 16 October 2012, 21:00 local time, but was postponed to the next day due to torrential rain rendering the pitch unplayable.[3]
Goalscorers
There were 108 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 3.60 goals per match.
- 7 goals
- 4 goals
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- 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 | Savo Pavićević | Montenegro | 4 | 2 | vs San Marino (11 September 2012) vs Poland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Alexandru Gațcan | Moldova | 5 | 1 | vs Ukraine (26 March 2013) vs Montenegro (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Steven Gerrard | England | 2 | 1 | vs San Marino (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Milorad Pekovic | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | vs England (26 March 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Vladimir Volkov | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | vs Poland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| ST | Roman Zozulya | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | vs San Marino (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Ludovic Obraniak | Poland | 0 | 1 | vs Moldova (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Taras Stepanenko | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | vs Montenegro (7 June 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| FW | Mirko Vučinić | Montenegro | 4 | 0 | vs San Marino (14 November 2012) vs England (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Glen Johnson | England | 3 | 0 | vs San Marino (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Davide Simoncini | San Marino | 5 | 0 | vs Montenegro (14 November 2012) vs Poland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Eugen Polanski | Poland | 3 | 0 | vs Ukraine (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Ruslan Rotan | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | vs Moldova (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Yevhen Khacheridi | Ukraine | 4 | 0 | vs Montenegro (16 October 2012) vs San Marino (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Fabio Vitaioli | San Marino | 3 | 0 | vs Montenegro (14 November 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Yevhen Selin | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | vs Poland (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Savo Pavićević | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs England (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Denys Garmash | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | vs Moldova (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Michele Cervellini | San Marino | 4 | 0 | vs Poland (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Serghei Gheorghiev | Moldova | 3 | 0 | vs Poland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Mitar Novaković | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Alessandro Della Valle | San Marino | 4 | 1 | vs Ukraine (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Kamil Glik | Poland | 2 | 0 | vs San Marino (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Danny Welbeck | England | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Gianluca Bollini | San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Moldova (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Matteo Vitaioli | San Marino | 3 | 0 | vs Moldova (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Lorenzo Buscarini | San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Moldova (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Oleksandr Kucher | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | vs Poland (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Enrico Cibelli | San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Alex Gasperoni | San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Kyle Walker | England | 2 | 0 | vs Poland (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Łukasz Szukała | Poland | 2 | 0 | vs England (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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| England | 86,645 | 61,607 | 72,118 |
| Moldova | 12,500 | 9,000 | 10,667 |
| Montenegro | 13,000 | 7,158 | 10,079 |
| Poland | 55,565 | 26,145 | 42,930 |
| San Marino | 4,980 | 736 | 2,554 |
| Ukraine | 69,890 | 31,000 | 45,150 |
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.
- "Kalendarz eliminacji do mistrzostw świata 2014 (Grupa H)" [Qualification schedule for the 2014 World Cup (Group H)]. Polish Football Association (in Polish). 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- "Poland-England match rescheduled". FIFA. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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