2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

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 8 runners-up, where they won against the Republic of Ireland and thus also qualified for the tournament.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 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 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to second round 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
3  Montenegro 10 5 1 4 20 12 +8 16 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 5–0
4  Romania 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
5  Armenia 10 2 1 7 10 26 16 7 1–6 1–4 3–2 0–5 2–0
6  Kazakhstan 10 0 3 7 6 26 20 3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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]

Denmark 1–0 Armenia
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Attendance: 21,745
Kazakhstan 2–2 Poland
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Romania 1–1 Montenegro
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Attendance: 25,468

Armenia 0–5 Romania
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Montenegro 5–0 Kazakhstan
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Poland 3–2 Denmark
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Attendance: 56,811

Kazakhstan 0–0 Romania
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Attendance: 12,346
Denmark 0–1 Montenegro
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Poland 2–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 44,786

Armenia 3–2 Montenegro
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Denmark 4–1 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Romania 0–3 Poland
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Attendance: 48,531

Armenia 2–0 Kazakhstan
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Montenegro 1–2 Poland
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Attendance: 10,439
Romania 0–0 Denmark
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Kazakhstan 1–3 Denmark
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Montenegro 4–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 6,861
Poland 3–1 Romania
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Attendance: 57,128
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Kazakhstan 0–3 Montenegro
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Attendance: 16,511
Denmark 4–0 Poland
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Attendance: 34,505
Romania 1–0 Armenia
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Attendance: 27,178
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Armenia 1–4 Denmark
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Montenegro 1–0 Romania
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Attendance: 9,452
Poland 3–0 Kazakhstan
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Attendance: 56,963

Armenia 1–6 Poland
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Montenegro 0–1 Denmark
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Attendance: 10,779
Romania 3–1 Kazakhstan
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Denmark 1–1 Romania
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Attendance: 36,084
Kazakhstan 1–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 12,158
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Poland 4–2 Montenegro
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Attendance: 57,538

Goalscorers

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
1 own goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[8]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are 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)
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)
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)
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev vs Poland (4 September 2017)
vs Romania (5 October 2017)
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)
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)

Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. 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]
  3. 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

  1. "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  3. "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  4. "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  5. "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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