2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised England, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino.

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The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ukraine placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against France. [1] After winning the first match by two goals, they lost the second by three and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Moldova.svg Flag of San Marino.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 10640314+2722Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 5–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10631284+2421Advance to second round 0–0 — 0–1 1–0 2–1 9–0
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 104331817+115 1–1 0–4 — 2–2 2–5 3–0
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 103431812+613 1–1 1–3 1–1 — 2–0 5–0
5Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 103251217−511 0–5 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
6Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 100010154−530 0–8 0–8 0–6 1–5 0–2 —
Source: [2]

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on 23 November 2011. [3]

Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Drinčić Soccerball shade.svg27'
Vučinić Soccerball shade.svg45+2'		 Report Błaszczykowski Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)
Mierzejewski Soccerball shade.svg55'
Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 11,420
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–5Flag of England.svg  England
Report Lampard Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.), 29'
Defoe Soccerball shade.svg32'
Milner Soccerball shade.svg74'
Baines Soccerball shade.svg83'
Arena Zimbru, Chișinău
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–6Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report Đorđević Soccerball shade.svg24'
Bećiraj Soccerball shade.svg26', 51'
Zverotić Soccerball shade.svg69'
Delibašić Soccerball shade.svg78', 82'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,947
Referee: Neil Doyle (Ireland)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Błaszczykowski Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)
Wawrzyniak Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
Attendance: 26,145
Referee: Ilias Spathas (Greece)
England  Flag of England.svg1–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Lampard Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.) Report Konoplyanka Soccerball shade.svg39'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,102
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Arena Zimbru, Chișinău
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Rooney Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.), 70'
Welbeck Soccerball shade.svg37', 72'
Oxlade-Chamberlain Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 86,645
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg45'
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 50,597
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–2Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report Dadu Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Epureanu Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 736
Referee: Marios Panayi (Cyprus)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
Glik Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Rooney Soccerball shade.svg31'
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg3–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Delibašić Soccerball shade.svg14', 31'
Zverotić Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report
Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 7,158
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report Vučinić Soccerball shade.svg78'
Arena Zimbru, Chișinău
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Piszczek Soccerball shade.svg18' Report Yarmolenko Soccerball shade.svg2'
Husyev Soccerball shade.svg7'
Zozulya Soccerball shade.svg45'
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,565
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–8Flag of England.svg  England
Report Della Valle Soccerball shade.svg12' (o.g.)
Oxlade-Chamberlain Soccerball shade.svg29'
Defoe Soccerball shade.svg34', 77'
Young Soccerball shade.svg39'
Lampard Soccerball shade.svg42'
Rooney Soccerball shade.svg54'
Sturridge Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Yarmolenko Soccerball shade.svg61'
Khacheridi Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Suvorov Soccerball shade.svg80'
Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa
Attendance: 31,948
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Lewandowski Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.), 50' (pen.)
Piszczek Soccerball shade.svg28'
Teodorczyk Soccerball shade.svg60'
Kosecki Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 43,008
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Rooney Soccerball shade.svg6'
Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg1–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Sidorenco Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Błaszczykowski Soccerball shade.svg6'
Arena Zimbru, Chișinău
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg0–4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report Harmash Soccerball shade.svg51'
Konoplyanka Soccerball shade.svg77'
Fedetskiy Soccerball shade.svg84'
Bezus Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 11,996
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg9–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Dević Soccerball shade.svg11'
Seleznyov Soccerball shade.svg26'
Edmar Soccerball shade.svg32'
Khacheridi Soccerball shade.svg45', 54'
Konoplyanka Soccerball shade.svg50'
Bezus Soccerball shade.svg63'
Fedetskiy Soccerball shade.svg74'
Rakytskiy Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 34,190
Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Lewandowski Soccerball shade.svg16' Report Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg11'
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 45,652
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Gerrard Soccerball shade.svg12'
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg26'
Welbeck Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 50'		 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,607
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg1–5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Della Valle Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Zieliński Soccerball shade.svg10', 66'
Błaszczykowski Soccerball shade.svg23'
Sobota Soccerball shade.svg34'
Mierzejewski Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 69,890
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg3–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Frunză Soccerball shade.svg55'
Sidorenco Soccerball shade.svg59', 89'		 Report
Arena Zimbru, Chișinău
Attendance: 7,348
Referee: Ignasi Villamayor Rozados (Andorra)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Yarmolenko Soccerball shade.svg64' Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 39,136
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
England  Flag of England.svg4–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Rooney Soccerball shade.svg48'
Bošković Soccerball shade.svg62' (o.g.)
Townsend Soccerball shade.svg78'
Sturridge Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.)		 Report Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg71'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 83,807
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Rooney Soccerball shade.svg41'
Gerrard Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 85,186
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–5Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Jovetić Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.), 90+1' Report Antoniuc Soccerball shade.svg28', 89'
Armaș Soccerball shade.svg62'
Sidorenco Soccerball shade.svg64'
Ioniță Soccerball shade.svg73'
Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 5,770
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report Seleznyov Soccerball shade.svg13' (pen.), 18'
Dević Soccerball shade.svg15', 51', 57' (pen.)
Yarmolenko Soccerball shade.svg55'
Bezus Soccerball shade.svg65'
Mandzyuk Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Notes
  1. ↑ Poland v England was originally to be played on 16 October 2012, 21:00 local time, but was postponed to the next day due to torrential rain rendering the pitch unplayable. [4]

Goalscorers

There were 108 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

PosPlayerCountryYellow card.svgRed card.svgSuspended for match(es)Reason
DF Savo Pavićević Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 42vs San Marino (11 September 2012)
vs Poland (6 September 2013)		Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Alexandru Gațcan Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 51vs Ukraine (26 March 2013)
vs Montenegro (15 October 2013)		Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Steven Gerrard Flag of England.svg  England 21vs San Marino (12 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Milorad Pekovic Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 21vs England (26 March 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Vladimir Volkov Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 31vs Poland (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Roman Zozulya Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 01vs San Marino (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Ludovic Obraniak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 01vs Moldova (11 September 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Taras Stepanenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 21vs Montenegro (7 June 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Mirko Vučinić Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 40vs San Marino (14 November 2012)
vs England (11 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Glen Johnson Flag of England.svg  England 30vs San Marino (12 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Davide Simoncini Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 50vs Montenegro (14 November 2012)
vs Poland (10 September 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Eugen Polanski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 30vs Ukraine (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ruslan Rotan Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 30vs Moldova (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yevhen Khacheridi Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 40vs Montenegro (16 October 2012)
vs San Marino (15 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Fabio Vitaioli Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 30vs Montenegro (14 November 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yevhen Selin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20vs Poland (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Savo Pavićević Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 20vs England (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Denys Garmash Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20vs Moldova (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Michele Cervellini Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 40vs Poland (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Serghei Gheorghiev Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 30vs Poland (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Mitar Novaković Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 20vs Ukraine (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Alessandro Della Valle Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 41vs Ukraine (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Kamil Glik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20vs San Marino (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Danny Welbeck Flag of England.svg  England 20vs Ukraine (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Gianluca Bollini Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 20vs Moldova (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Matteo Vitaioli Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 30vs Moldova (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Lorenzo Buscarini Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 20vs Moldova (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Oleksandr Kucher Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20vs Poland (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Enrico Cibelli Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 20vs Ukraine (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Alex Gasperoni Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 20vs Ukraine (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Kyle Walker Flag of England.svg  England 20vs Poland (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Łukasz Szukała Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20vs England (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

Attendances

TeamHighestLowestAverage
Flag of England.svg  England 86,64561,60772,118
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 12,5009,00010,667
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 13,0007,15810,079
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 55,56526,14542,930
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 4,9807362,554
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 69,89031,00045,150

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 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. ↑ "Kalendarz eliminacji do mistrzostw świata 2014 (Grupa H)" [Qualification schedule for the 2014 World Cup (Group H)]. Polish Football Association (in Polish). 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Poland-England match rescheduled". FIFA. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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