2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.

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, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Sweden and thus failed to qualify for the first time since 1958.[3][1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 1 0 36 3 +33 28 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 3–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 8–0
2  Italy 10 7 2 1 21 8 +13 23 Advance to second round 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–0
3  Albania 10 4 1 5 10 13 3 13 0–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
4  Israel 10 4 0 6 10 15 5 12 0–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–1
5  Macedonia 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 4–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 1 39 38 0 0–8 0–4 0–2 0–1 0–3
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][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[6]

Albania 2–1[note 2] Macedonia
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Israel 1–3 Italy
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Attendance: 29,300
Spain 8–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 12,139

Italy 1–1 Spain
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Attendance: 38,470
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Liechtenstein 0–2 Albania
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Attendance: 5,864
Macedonia 1–2 Israel
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Attendance: 6,500

Israel 2–1 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Albania 0–2 Spain
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Macedonia 2–3 Italy
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Attendance: 19,195

Albania 0–3 Israel
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Liechtenstein 0–4 Italy
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Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Spain 4–0 Macedonia
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Italy 2–0 Albania
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Liechtenstein 0–3 Macedonia
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Attendance: 4,517
Spain 4–1 Israel
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Attendance: 20,321

Israel 0–3 Albania
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Attendance: 15,150
Italy 5–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 20,514
Macedonia 1–2 Spain
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Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Albania 2–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 5,500
Israel 0–1 Macedonia
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Attendance: 11,350
Spain 3–0 Italy
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Italy 1–0 Israel
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Liechtenstein 0–8 Spain
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Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Macedonia 1–1 Albania
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Attendance: 3,493

Italy 1–1 Macedonia
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Liechtenstein 0–1 Israel
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Spain 3–0 Albania
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Albania 0–1 Italy
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Israel 0–1 Spain
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Attendance: 28,700
Macedonia 4–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

6 goals
5 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:[10]

  • 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)
Giorgio Chiellini Italy  vs Israel (5 September 2016)vs Spain (6 October 2016)
Eytan Tibi Israel vs Macedonia (6 October 2016)vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016)
Marco Parolo Italy vs Spain (6 October 2016)
vs Macedonia (9 October 2016)
vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016)
Nicolas Hasler Liechtenstein vs Spain (5 September 2016)
vs Israel (9 October 2016)
vs Italy (12 November 2016)
Etrit Berisha Albania vs Israel (12 November 2016)vs Italy (24 March 2017)
vs Israel (11 June 2017)
Berat Djimsitivs Italy (24 March 2017)
David Goresh Israel vs Macedonia (6 October 2016)
vs Albania (12 November 2016)
vs Spain (24 March 2017)
Daniel Kaufmann Liechtenstein vs Spain (5 September 2016)
vs Italy (12 November 2016)
vs Macedonia (24 March 2017)
Yves Oehri vs Albania (6 October 2016)
vs Italy (12 November 2016)
Ezgjan Alioski Macedonia vs Italy (9 October 2016)
vs Spain (12 November 2016)
vs Liechtenstein (24 March 2017)
Ansi Agolli Albania vs Spain (9 October 2016)
vs Italy (24 March 2017)
vs Israel (11 June 2017)
Michele Polverino Liechtenstein vs Spain (5 September 2016)
vs Italy (11 June 2017)
vs Albania (2 September 2017)
Leonardo Bonucci Italy vs Spain (6 October 2016)
vs Spain (2 September 2017)
vs Israel (5 September 2017)
Elif Elmas Macedonia vs Spain (11 June 2017)
vs Israel (2 September 2017)
vs Albania (5 September 2017)
Burim Kukeli Albania vs Italy (24 March 2017)
vs Macedonia (5 September 2017)
vs Spain (6 October 2017)
Mërgim Mavraj vs Spain (9 October 2016)
vs Macedonia (5 September 2017)
Odise Roshi vs Italy (24 March 2017)
vs Macedonia (5 September 2017)
Almog Cohen Israel vs Macedonia (6 October 2016)
vs Italy (5 September 2017)
vs Liechtenstein (6 October 2017)
Kire Ristevski Macedonia vs Spain (11 June 2017)
vs Albania (5 September 2017)
vs Italy (6 October 2017)
Sergio Busquets Spain vs Italy (6 October 2016)
vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2017)
vs Albania (6 October 2017)
Azdren Llullaku Albania vs Israel (12 November 2016)
vs Spain (6 October 2017)
vs Italy (9 October 2017)
Taulant Xhaka
Marcel Büchel Liechtenstein vs Israel (9 October 2016)
vs Israel (6 October 2017)
vs Macedonia (9 October 2017)
Franz Burgmeier vs Albania (6 October 2016)
vs Israel (6 October 2017)
Nicolas Hasler vs Macedonia (24 March 2017)
vs Israel (6 October 2017)
Stefan Spirovski Macedonia vs Italy (9 October 2016)
vs Italy (6 October 2017)
vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2017)
Gerard Piqué Spain vs Italy (6 October 2016)
vs Albania (6 October 2017)
vs Israel (9 October 2017)
David Silva vs Macedonia (11 June 2017)
vs Albania (6 October 2017)

Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 12 November 2016 and 24 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. The Albania v Macedonia match was suspended after 76 minutes due to adverse weather conditions, with the score 1–1 at the time. The match was resumed on 6 September 2016, 14:00 UTC+2.[7]
  3. The venue of the Albania v Israel match was moved from Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër to Elbasan Arena, Elbasan due to a planned terrorist attack.[8][9]

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. "Ignominious Italy out of World Cup". Football Italia. 13 November 2017.
  4. "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  5. "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  6. "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  7. "Rain stops Albania v Macedonia with score at 1-1". BBC Sport. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
  8. "Albania's World Cup qualifier against Israel moved for 'security reasons'". ESPN FC. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016.
  9. "Kosovo arrests 19 in Islamic State plot to attack Israel soccer match". The Times of Israel. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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