2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists 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 will qualify directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Among the nine group runners-up, the eight best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, where they will be drawn into four home-and-away ties to determine the other four qualifiers.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 10 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 2 Sep '17 24 Mar '17 6 Oct '17 4–0 8–0
2  Italy 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 5 Sep '17 24 Mar '17 6 Oct '17 11 Jun '17
3  Israel 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9 9 Oct '17 1–3 11 Jun '17 2 Sep '17 2–1
4  Albania 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 6 0–2 9 Oct '17 0–3 2–1 2 Sep '17
5  Macedonia 4 0 0 4 4 11 7 0 11 Jun '17 2–3 1–2 5 Sep '17 9 Oct '17
6  Liechtenstein 4 0 0 4 1 16 15 0 5 Sep '17 0–4 6 Oct '17 0–2 24 Mar '17
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

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]

5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Albania  2–1[note 2]  Macedonia
Sadiku  9'
Balaj  89'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Alioski  51'

5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  1–3  Italy
Ben Haim II  35' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Pellè  14'
Candreva  31' (pen.)
Immobile  83'
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Spain  8–0  Liechtenstein
Costa  10', 66'
Roberto  55'
Silva  59', 90+1'
Vitolo  60'
Morata  82', 83'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Estadio Reino de León, León
Attendance: 12,139
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Italy  1–1  Spain
De Rossi  82' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vitolo  55'
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 38,470
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Liechtenstein  0–2  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Jehle  12' (o.g.)
Balaj  71'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Tamás Bognar (Hungary)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Macedonia  1–2  Israel
Nestorovski  63' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hemed  25'
Ben Haim II  43'
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)
Israel  2–1  Liechtenstein
Hemed  4', 16' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Göppel  49'
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Albania  0–2  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Costa  55'
Nolito  63'

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Macedonia  2–3  Italy
Nestorovski  57'
Hasani  59'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Belotti  24'
Immobile  75', 90+2'
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 19,195
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Albania  0–3  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Zahavi  18' (pen.)
Einbinder  66'
Atar  83'

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Liechtenstein  0–4  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Belotti  11', 44'
Immobile  12'
Candreva  32'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Spain  4–0  Macedonia
Velkovski  34' (o.g.)
Vitolo  63'
Monreal  84'
Aduriz  85'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Italy  v  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Spain  v  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  v  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Italy  v  Liechtenstein
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Macedonia  v  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
Albania  v  Liechtenstein
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  v  Macedonia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Spain  v  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Italy  v  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Liechtenstein  v  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Macedonia  v  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Italy  v  Macedonia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Liechtenstein  v  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Spain  v  Albania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Albania  v  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  v  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Macedonia  v  Liechtenstein
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Goalscorers

There have been 43 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

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:[3]

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

Player Team Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
Giorgio Chiellini  Italy Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Israel (5 September 2016) vs Spain (6 October 2016)
Eytan Tibi  Israel Red card vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016)
Nicolas Hasler  Liechtenstein vs Spain (5 September 2016)
vs Israel (9 October 2016)
vs Italy (12 November 2016)
Marco Parolo  Italy vs Spain (6 October 2016)
vs Macedonia (9 October 2016)
vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016)
Etrit Berisha  Albania Red card vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs Italy (24 March 2017)
Berat Djimsiti  Albania Red card vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs 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  Liechtenstein vs Albania (6 October 2016)
vs Italy (12 November 2016)
vs Macedonia (24 March 2017)
Ezgjan Alioski  Macedonia vs Italy (9 October 2016)
vs Spain (12 November 2016)
vs Liechtenstein (24 March 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.[6]
  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.[7][8]

References

External links

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