2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia and Liechtenstein.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina won the group on the ratio of head from Greece and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament as an independent country. [1] [2] Greece, as one of the eight best runners-up, advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Romania. [3] They won the first match and drew the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10811306+2425Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 4–1
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10811124+825Advance to second round 0–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 103431110+113 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–0
4Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 10325911−211 0–1 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 102261020−108 0–5 1–2 2–2 2–1 — 2–0
6Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 10028425−212 1–8 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [4]

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 18 November 2011. [5]

Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg1–8Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Christen Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Misimović Soccerball shade.svg26', 31'
Ibišević Soccerball shade.svg33', 39', 82'
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg46', 64', 80'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg1–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Žaliūkas Soccerball shade.svg18' Report Sapara Soccerball shade.svg41'
LFF stadionas, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.) Report Spyropoulos Soccerball shade.svg57'
Gekas Soccerball shade.svg69'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 7,956
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg4–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Misimović Soccerball shade.svg12', 54'
Pjanić Soccerball shade.svg44'
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Gorkšs Soccerball shade.svg5'
Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 11,900
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Sapara Soccerball shade.svg37'
Jakubko Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report
Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Ninis Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mitroglou Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 21,466
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report Česnauskis Soccerball shade.svg50', 74'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Hamšík Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.)
Sapara Soccerball shade.svg9'		 Report Verpakovskis Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–0Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 26,211
Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Kamešs Soccerball shade.svg29'
Gauračs Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: István Kovács (Hungary)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg3–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Ibišević Soccerball shade.svg29'
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg35'
Pjanić Soccerball shade.svg41'		 Report
Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg0–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Salpingidis Soccerball shade.svg63'
Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava
Attendance: 7,494
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg1–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Polverino Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg30'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Jakubko Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Šernas Soccerball shade.svg19'
Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg3–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg29', 53'
Ibišević Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Report Gekas Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–5Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Lulić Soccerball shade.svg48'
Ibišević Soccerball shade.svg53'
Medunjanin Soccerball shade.svg63'
Pjanić Soccerball shade.svg80'
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg82'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg1–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Büchel Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Ďurica Soccerball shade.svg73'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Christodoulopoulos Soccerball shade.svg20'
LFF stadionas, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Bulvītis Soccerball shade.svg20'
Zjuzins Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report Matulevičius Soccerball shade.svg44'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 7,306
Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (Belgium)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg0–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Report Pečovský Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 11,620
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Mitroglou Soccerball shade.svg72'
Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Matulevičius Soccerball shade.svg18'
Kijanskas Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Report
ARVI futbolo arena, Marijampolė
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hamšík Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Bičakčić Soccerball shade.svg70'
Hajrović Soccerball shade.svg78'
Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Salpingidis Soccerball shade.svg58' Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Černych Soccerball shade.svg7'
Mikoliūnas Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report
LFF stadionas, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg4–1Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg27', 39'
Misimović Soccerball shade.svg34'
Ibišević Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Report Hasler Soccerball shade.svg61'
Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–0Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Škrtel Soccerball shade.svg44' (o.g.) Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 21,067
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Salpingidis Soccerball shade.svg7'
Karagounis Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,676
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Ibišević Soccerball shade.svg68'
Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas
Attendance: 6,239
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Šabala Soccerball shade.svg47'
Rode Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Jakubko Soccerball shade.svg9'
Saláta Soccerball shade.svg16'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine)

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

PosPlayerCountryYellow card.svgRed card.svgSuspended for match(es)Reason
FW Tadas Labukas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 21vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Daniel Kaufmann Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 21vs Latvia (22 March 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Viktor Pečovský Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 01vs Liechtenstein (11 September 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Aleksandrs Fertovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 01vs Lithuania (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Gediminas Vičius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 40vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Mathias Christen Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 40vs Lithuania (12 October 2012)
vs Lithuania (10 September 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Edgaras Česnauskis Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 40vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012)
vs Latvia (11 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Saulius Mikoliūnas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 20vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Oskars Kļava Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 20vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Ritus Krjauklis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 20vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Arūnas Klimavičius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 20vs Slovakia (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Deniss Ivanovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 20vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Michal Breznaník Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20vs Lithuania (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Ritvars Rugins Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 21vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 June 2013)
vs Lithuania (11 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Franz Burgmeier Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 40vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Michele Polverino Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 30vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Martin Stocklasa Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 30vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Martin Jakubko Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 30vs Lithuania (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Martin Škrtel Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20vs Lithuania (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Deividas Šemberas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 20vs Greece (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Darvydas Šernas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 20vs Greece (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Nicolas Hasler Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 30vs Greece (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Georgios Samaras Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Dimitrios Salpingidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Artjoms Rudņevs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 20vs Greece (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Valērijs Šabala Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 20vs Greece (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Mindaugas Panka Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 30vs Liechtenstein (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF David Hasler Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 21vs Lithuania (10 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF José Holebas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31vs Latvia (10 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Sandro Wieser Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 20vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Konstantinos Katsouranis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31vs Slovakia (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Giannis Maniatis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20vs Liechtenstein (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Vladimir Weiss Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20vs Latvia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Miroslav Stoch Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20vs Latvia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Tomáš Hubočan Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20vs Latvia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Panagiotis Kone Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20vs Romania (15 November 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

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