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.

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10712205+1522Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10631209+1121Advance to second round 1–0 — 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 103521914+514 0–4 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 3–0
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10163711−49 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
5Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 10145917−87 1–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 10136726−196 0–4 1–2 0–6 0–0 3–2 —
Source: [2]

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on 25 November 2011. [3]

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Fayzulin Soccerball shade.svg30'
Shirokov Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)		 Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 14,300
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Abishov Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Natcho Soccerball shade.svg50'
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 22,211
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
da Mota Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg28'
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 8,125
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0–4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report Kerzhakov Soccerball shade.svg7', 64'
Kokorin Soccerball shade.svg18'
Fayzulin Soccerball shade.svg78'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 28,131
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Shiels Soccerball shade.svg14' Report da Mota Soccerball shade.svg86'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,674
Referee: Vlado Glodjović (Serbia)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Varela Soccerball shade.svg63'
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg85'
Alves Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Braga
Attendance: 29,971
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Kerzhakov Soccerball shade.svg6' Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 54,212
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report Radi Soccerball shade.svg4'
Ben Basat Soccerball shade.svg12'
Hemed Soccerball shade.svg27', 74', 90+1'
Melikson Soccerball shade.svg61'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Shirokov Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.) Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 15,033
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Hemed Soccerball shade.svg13', 48'
Ben Basat Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg79' Report McGinn Soccerball shade.svg30'
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,711
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Healy Soccerball shade.svg90+6' Report Aliyev Soccerball shade.svg5'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 12,372
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Hemed Soccerball shade.svg24'
Ben Basat Soccerball shade.svg40'
Gershon Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Alves Soccerball shade.svg2'
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg72'
Coentrão Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 38,600
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report Alves Soccerball shade.svg63'
H. Almeida Soccerball shade.svg79'
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 24,558
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report Refaelov Soccerball shade.svg77'
Ben Basat Soccerball shade.svg84'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Abishov Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Bensi Soccerball shade.svg80'
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 9,258
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg9' Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 54,697
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Paterson Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 11,178
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Kokorin Soccerball shade.svg1', 36'
Kerzhakov Soccerball shade.svg59'
Samedov Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Joachim Soccerball shade.svg90'
Central Stadium, Kazan
Attendance: 18,525
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg2–4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
McAuley Soccerball shade.svg36'
Ward Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report Alves Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg68', 77', 83'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 13,629
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Shechter Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Amirguliyev Soccerball shade.svg61'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 21,250
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
V. Berezutski Soccerball shade.svg49'
Kokorin Soccerball shade.svg52'
Glushakov Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Zahavi Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 21,107
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg3–2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Joachim Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Bensi Soccerball shade.svg78'
Jänisch Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Paterson Soccerball shade.svg14'
McAuley Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg2–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Dadashov Soccerball shade.svg58'
Shukurov Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Italy)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report Samedov Soccerball shade.svg9'
Fayzulin Soccerball shade.svg39'
Glushakov Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Kerzhakov Soccerball shade.svg73'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 5,354
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Costa Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Ben Basat Soccerball shade.svg85'
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 48,317
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Javadov Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Shirokov Soccerball shade.svg16'
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Ben Basat Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Davis Soccerball shade.svg72'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 12,785
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Varela Soccerball shade.svg30'
Nani Soccerball shade.svg36'
Postiga Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Attendance: 18,955
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
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, [4] and was postponed again after a pitch inspection in the morning of 23 March 2013. [5] The match was rescheduled to be played on 14 August 2013. [6]
  2. ↑ Russia v Luxembourg was originally to be kicked off at 18:30 local time, but was delayed by an hour due to rain. [7]

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored 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

PosPlayerCountryYellow card.svgRed card.svgSuspended for match(es)Reason
FW Rauf Aliyev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 31vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Gareth McAuley Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 30vs Portugal (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GK Kamran Agayev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20vs Northern Ireland (14 November 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Kyle Lafferty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 20vs Israel (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Chris Baird Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 20vs Israel (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 40vs 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 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 20vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Mathias Jänisch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 20vs Belgium (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Vüqar Nadirov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Pepe Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 40vs 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 Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 41vs 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 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 01vs Israel (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Mario Mutsch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 20vs Russia (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Daniel Lafferty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 20vs Portugal (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Vasili Berezutski Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20vs Luxembourg (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ben Payal Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 20vs Northern Ireland (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Kyle Lafferty Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 11vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Fábio Coentrão Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 20vs Israel (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Hélder Postiga Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 01vs Israel (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Eytan Tibi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 20vs Russia (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ruslan Abishov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Sergey Ignashevich Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20vs Luxembourg (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Aurélien Joachim Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 20vs Russia (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Rasim Ramaldanov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20vs Russia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Oliver Norwood Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 20vs Israel (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Jonny Evans Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 01vs Israel (15 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Denis Glushakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20vs 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. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football – table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Azerbaijan begins with home match against Israel – MATCH SCHEDULE". 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier postponed". BBC. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier called off again". BBC. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Northern Ireland – Russia qualifier rescheduled". FIFA. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rain Delays Russia-Luxembourg World Cup Qualifier". R-Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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