The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification . The group consisted of six teams: Germany , Czech Republic , Northern Ireland , Norway , Azerbaijan , and San Marino .
The draw was for the first round (group stage) which was not 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, Germany, who finished with a 100% record, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup . The group runners-up, Northern Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
Standings
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored
Points in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Goals scored in matches between tied teams
Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
Fair play points
first yellow card: minus 1 point
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
direct red card: minus 4 points
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
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]
Goalscorers
There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[6]
Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were 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)
Cristian Brolli
San Marino
vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2016)
vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016)
Stefan Johansen
Norway
vs Germany (4 September 2016) vs Azerbaijan (8 October 2016)
vs San Marino (11 October 2016)
David Pavelka
Czech Republic
vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2016) vs Germany (8 October 2016)
vs Azerbaijan (11 October 2016)
Mirko Palazzi
San Marino
vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016)
vs Norway (11 October 2016)
Matteo Vitaioli
vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2016) vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016)
Shane Ferguson
Northern Ireland
vs Germany (11 October 2016) vs Azerbaijan (11 November 2016)
vs Norway (26 March 2017)
Haitam Aleesami
Norway
vs Azerbaijan (8 October 2016) vs Czech Republic (11 November 2016)
vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2017)
Sami Khedira
Germany
vs Norway (4 September 2016) vs Azerbaijan (26 March 2017)
vs San Marino (10 June 2017)
Davide Simoncini
San Marino
vs Norway (11 October 2016) vs Czech Republic (26 March 2017)
vs Germany (10 June 2017)
Matteo Vitaioli
vs Germany (11 November 2016) vs Czech Republic (26 March 2017)
Pier Filippo Mazza
vs Czech Republic (26 March 2017) vs Germany (10 June 2017)
vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017)
Badavi Guseynov
Azerbaijan
vs Norway (1 September 2017)
vs San Marino (4 September 2017)
Maksim Medvedev
vs Northern Ireland (10 June 2017) vs Norway (1 September 2017)
Dimitrij Nazarov
vs Northern Ireland (11 November 2016) vs Norway (1 September 2017)
Giovanni Bonini
San Marino
vs Germany (10 June 2017) vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017)
vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2017)
Tomáš Kalas
Czech Republic
vs Germany (1 September 2017) vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2017)
vs Azerbaijan (5 October 2017)
Michele Cervellini
San Marino
vs Germany (10 June 2017) vs Norway (5 October 2017)
vs Czech Republic (8 October 2017)
Davide Simoncini
vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017) vs Norway (5 October 2017)
Notes
References
External links