2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group was one of nine qualifying groups from UEFA and comprised Azerbaijan, Israel, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Russia.

The group winners, Russia, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Sweden.[1] They won both matches and thus also qualified for the World Cup.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 10 7 1 2 20 5 +15 22 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
2  Portugal 10 6 3 1 20 9 +11 21 Advance to second round 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0
3  Israel 10 3 5 2 19 14 +5 14 0–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–0
4  Azerbaijan 10 1 6 3 7 11 −4 9 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
5  Northern Ireland 10 1 4 5 9 17 −8 7 1–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1
6  Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 7 26 −19 6 0–4 1–2 0–6 0–0 3–2
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on 25 November 2011.[2]

Russia 2–0 Northern Ireland
Fayzulin Goal 30'
Shirokov Goal 78' (pen.)
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 14,300
Azerbaijan 1–1 Israel
Abishov Goal 65' Report Natkho Goal 50'
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 22,211
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Luxembourg 1–2 Portugal
da Mota Goal 13' Report Ronaldo Goal 28'
Postiga Goal 54'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 8,125

Israel 0–4 Russia
Report Kerzhakov Goal 7'64'
Kokorin Goal 18'
Fayzulin Goal 78'
Northern Ireland 1–1 Luxembourg
Shiels Goal 14' Report da Mota Goal 86'
Attendance: 10,674
Portugal 3–0 Azerbaijan
Varela Goal 63'
Postiga Goal 85'
Alves Goal 88'
Report
Attendance: 29,971

Russia 1–0 Portugal
Kerzhakov Goal 6' Report
Attendance: 54,212
Luxembourg 0–6 Israel
Report Radi Goal 4'
Ben Basat Goal 12'
Hemed Goal 27'74'90+1'
Melikson Goal 61'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

Russia 1–0 Azerbaijan
Shirokov Goal 84' (pen.) Report
Israel 3–0 Luxembourg
Hemed Goal 13'48'
Ben Basat Goal 35'
Report
Attendance: 20,400
Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland
Postiga Goal 79' Report McGinn Goal 30'

Northern Ireland 1–1 Azerbaijan
Healy Goal 90+6' Report Aliyev Goal 5'
Attendance: 12,372
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)

Israel 3–3 Portugal
Hemed Goal 24'
Ben Basat Goal 40'
Gershon Goal 70'
Report Alves Goal 2'
Postiga Goal 72'
Coentrão Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 38,600
Luxembourg 0–0 Azerbaijan
Report
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

Azerbaijan 0–2 Portugal
Report Alves Goal 63'
H. Almeida Goal 79'
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 24,558
Northern Ireland 0–2 Israel
Report Refaelov Goal 77'
Ben Basat Goal 84'
Attendance: 11,200

Azerbaijan 1–1 Luxembourg
Abishov Goal 71' Report Bensi Goal 80'
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 9,258
Referee: (Hungary)
Portugal 1–0 Russia
Postiga Goal 9' Report
Attendance: 54,697

Northern Ireland 1–0 Russia
Paterson Goal 43' Report
Attendance: 11,178
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Russia 4–1 Luxembourg
Kokorin Goal 1'36'
Kerzhakov Goal 59'
Samedov Goal 90+3'
Report Joachim Goal 90'
Attendance: 18,525
Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal
McAuley Goal 36'
Ward Goal 52'
Report Alves Goal 21'
Ronaldo Goal 68'77'83'
Attendance: 13,629
Israel 1–1 Azerbaijan
Shechter Goal 73' Report Amirguliyev Goal 61'

Russia 3–1 Israel
V. Berezutski Goal 49'
Kokorin Goal 52'
Glushakov Goal 74'
Report Zahavi Goal 90+3'
Luxembourg 3–2 Northern Ireland
Joachim Goal 45+1'
Bensi Goal 78'
Jänisch Goal 87'
Report Paterson Goal 14'
McAuley Goal 82'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)

Azerbaijan 2–0 Northern Ireland
Dadashov Goal 58'
Shukurov Goal 90+4'
Report
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: (Italy)
Luxembourg 0–4 Russia
Report Samedov Goal 9'
Fayzulin Goal 39'
Glushakov Goal 45+2'
Kerzhakov Goal 73'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,354
Portugal 1–1 Israel
Costa Goal 28' Report Ben Basat Goal 85'
Attendance: 48,317
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Azerbaijan 1–1 Russia
Javadov Goal 90' Report Shirokov Goal 16'
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 11,000
Israel 1–1 Northern Ireland
Ben Basat Goal 43' Report Davis Goal 72'
Attendance: 12,785
Portugal 3–0 Luxembourg
Varela Goal 30'
Nani Goal 36'
Postiga Goal 78'
Report
Notes
  1. ^ Northern Ireland v Russia was originally to be played on 22 March 2013, 19:45 local time, but was postponed to the next day, 15:00 local time, due to heavy snowfall,[3] and was postponed again after a pitch inspection in the morning of 23 March 2013.[4] The match was rescheduled to be played on 14 August 2013.[5]
  2. ^ Russia v Luxembourg was originally to be kicked off at 18:30 local time, but was delayed by an hour due to rain.[6]

Goalscorers[]

There were 82 goals in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Discipline[]

Pos Player Country Yellow card Red card Suspended for match(es) Reason
FW Rauf Aliyev  Azerbaijan 3 1 vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Gareth McAuley  Northern Ireland 3 0 vs Portugal (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GK Kamran Agayev  Azerbaijan 2 0 vs Northern Ireland (14 November 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Kyle Lafferty  Northern Ireland 2 0 vs Israel (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Chris Baird  Northern Ireland 2 0 vs Israel (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 4 0 vs Azerbaijan (26 March 2013)
vs Luxembourg (15 October 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Tomer Hemed  Israel 2 0 vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Mathias Jänisch  Luxembourg 2 0 vs Belgium (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Vüqar Nadirov  Azerbaijan 2 0 vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Pepe  Portugal 4 0 vs Russia (7 June 2013)
vs Luxembourg (15 October 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Chris Brunt  Northern Ireland 4 1 vs Russia (14 August 2013)
vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Branimir Subasic  Azerbaijan 0 1 vs Israel (6 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Mario Mutsch  Luxembourg 2 0 vs Russia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Daniel Lafferty  Northern Ireland 2 0 vs Portugal (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Vasili Berezutski  Russia 2 0 vs Luxembourg (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ben Payal  Luxembourg 2 0 vs Northern Ireland (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Kyle Lafferty  Northern Ireland 1 1 vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Fábio Coentrão  Portugal 2 0 vs Israel (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Hélder Postiga  Portugal 0 1 vs Israel (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Eytan Tibi  Israel 2 0 vs Russia (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ruslan Abishov  Azerbaijan 2 0 vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Sergey Ignashevich  Russia 2 0 vs Luxembourg (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Aurélien Joachim  Luxembourg 2 0 vs Russia (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Rasim Ramaldanov  Azerbaijan 2 0 vs Russia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Oliver Norwood  Northern Ireland 2 0 vs Israel (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Jonny Evans  Northern Ireland 0 1 vs Israel (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Denis Glushakov  Russia 2 0 vs TBD (2014) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Azerbaijan begins with home match against Israel – MATCH SCHEDULE". 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier postponed". BBC. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier called off again". BBC. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland – Russia qualifier rescheduled". FIFA.com. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Rain Delays Russia-Luxembourg World Cup Qualifier". R-Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

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