The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams : Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg. The draw for the first attack ( group stagecoach ) 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, France, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runner-up, Sweden, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runner-up, where they defeated Italy and thus besides qualified for the tournament. [ 1 ] France went on to win the World Cup, defeating Croatia in the final examination .

Standings [edit ]

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]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. 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
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Matches [edit ]

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the sidereal day following the draw. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Times are CET/CEST, [ note 1 ] as listed by UEFA ( local times are in parentheses ). [ 5 ]

Goalscorers [edit ]

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

8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

discipline [edit ]

A player is automatically suspended for the future peer for the stick to offences : [ 6 ]

  • 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 pursuit suspensions were served during the qualify matches :

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Notes [edit ]

  1. ^CET (UTC+1 ) for matches on 11 and 13 November 2016 and 25 March 2017, and CEST UTC+2 ) for all other matches.
  2. ^ The France vanadium Sweden catch was moved from the master schedule date of 13 November 2016 as it fell on the anniversary of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks

References [edit ]