2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta.

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Armenia vs Bulgaria Armenia - Bulgaria 11-10-2013 (2).jpg
Armenia vs Bulgaria

The group winners, Italy, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Denmark finished runners-up but were ranked as the poorest of the nine group runners-up and so did not advance to the play-offs. [1]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10640199+1022Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 104421712+516 2–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–4 6–0
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10433139+415 0–0 0–3 — 0–0 1–2 3–1
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10343149+513 2–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 6–0
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 104151213−113 1–3 0–1 0–3 2–1 — 0–1
6Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 10109528−233 0–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 —
Source: [2]

Denmark was ranked as the worst runner-up among all nine groups (having scored fewer points than the other eight) and so they failed to advance to the play-offs.

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 28 November 2011. [3]

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report Sarkisov Soccerball shade.svg70'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Manolev Soccerball shade.svg30'
G. Milanov Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Osvaldo Soccerball shade.svg36', 40'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 12,993
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–0Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Manolev Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 17,883
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Destro Soccerball shade.svg5'
Peluso Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report
Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Gebre Selassie Soccerball shade.svg34'
Pekhart Soccerball shade.svg52'
Rezek Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Briffa Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň
Attendance: 10,358
Referee: Anar Salmanov (Azerbaijan)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mkhitaryan Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Pirlo Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)
De Rossi Soccerball shade.svg64'
Osvaldo Soccerball shade.svg82'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 25,000 [4]
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Rangelov Soccerball shade.svg7' Report Bendtner Soccerball shade.svg40'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 20,780
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,163
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Montolivo Soccerball shade.svg34'
De Rossi Soccerball shade.svg37'
Balotelli Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Report Kvist Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 37,027
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg6–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Tonev Soccerball shade.svg6', 38', 68'
I. Popov Soccerball shade.svg47'
Gargorov Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report Cornelius Soccerball shade.svg57'
Kjær Soccerball shade.svg67'
Zimling Soccerball shade.svg83'
Andrův stadion, Olomouc
Attendance: 12,288
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report Vydra Soccerball shade.svg47', 81'
Kolář Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 14,403
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Agger Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.) Report Manolev Soccerball shade.svg51'
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 22,357
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report Balotelli Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.), 45'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Report Mifsud Soccerball shade.svg8'
Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 18,235
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report Movsisyan Soccerball shade.svg1', 59'
Özbiliz Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mkhitaryan Soccerball shade.svg82'
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 14,284
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Rosický Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Mkrtchyan Soccerball shade.svg30'
Ghazaryan Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Eden Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,628
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Failla Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Andreasen Soccerball shade.svg2'
Camilleri Soccerball shade.svg52' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Gilardino Soccerball shade.svg38' Report
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Attendance: 28,662
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report Agger Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Dimitrov Soccerball shade.svg9'
Gargorov Soccerball shade.svg59'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Chiellini Soccerball shade.svg51'
Balotelli Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)		 Report Kozák Soccerball shade.svg19'
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 35,299
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg2–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Özbiliz Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Movsisyan Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Popov Soccerball shade.svg61'
Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Mifsud Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Hübschman Soccerball shade.svg3'
Lafata Soccerball shade.svg33'
Kadlec Soccerball shade.svg51'
Pekhart Soccerball shade.svg90'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bendtner Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 79' Report Osvaldo Soccerball shade.svg28'
Aquilani Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,305
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report Dočkal Soccerball shade.svg51'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,464
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg6–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg8', 74'
Agger Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
Bjelland Soccerball shade.svg28'
Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 11,479
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Florenzi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Balotelli Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Movsisyan Soccerball shade.svg5'
Mkhitaryan Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bulgaria v Malta was played without spectators due to sanctions imposed by FIFA as a result of racist chanting by Bulgarian supporters at the home match against Denmark. [5]

Goalscorers

There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

PosPlayerCountryYellow card.svgRed card.svgSuspended for match(es)Reason
DF Ivan Bandalovski Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 21vs Denmark (12 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Gevorg Ghazaryan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 21vs Italy (12 October 2012)
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Mario Balotelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Marcos Pizzelli Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 01vs Italy (12 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 01vs Armenia (12 October 2012)
vs Malta (26 March 2013)		Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Sargis Hovsepyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 20vs Italy (12 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Andreas Cornelius Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20vs Italy (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF William Kvist Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Karlen Mkrtchyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 20vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Hrayr Mkoyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 20vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Arthur Yedigaryan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 50vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013)
vs Denmark (10 September 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Daniele De Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20vs Malta (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yordan Minev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 20vs Denmark (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Nicolai Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20vs Armenia (11 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Georgi Milanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 20vs Italy (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Luke Dimech Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20vs Denmark (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Alex Muscat Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20vs Denmark (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Vladimír Darida Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20vs Armenia (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Robert Arzumanyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 30vs Denmark (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Yura Movsisyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 30vs Denmark (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Roderick Briffa Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Varazdat Haroyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 31vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF André Schembri Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Daniel Kolář Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 21vs Malta (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Libor Kozák Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20vs Malta (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yordan Minev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 20vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Svetoslav Dyakov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 31vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Nikolay Bodurov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Michael Mifsud Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20vs Denmark (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Tomáš Sivok Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Niki Zimling Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20vs Malta (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Nicklas Bendtner Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20vs Malta (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Nicolai Boilesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20vs Malta (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

Attendances

TeamTotalHighestLowestAverage
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 81,90325,0008,50016,381
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 77,12025,464015,424
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 74,67218,23510,35814,934
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 107,42935,30511,47921,486
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 140,98837,02718,00028,198
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 35,51818,0003,5177,104

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Čeští fotbalisté začnou boj o MS v září v Dánsku. Itálii vyzvou až v roce 2013" [Czech footballers will start fight for the World Championships in September in Denmark – head to Italy in 2013] (in Czech). 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Armenia vs Italy match report
  5. ↑ "Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators". FIFA. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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