2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2010 FIFA World Cup winners Spain, along with France, Belarus, Georgia and Finland.

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Spain won the group and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. France ranked among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Ukraine. [1] After losing the first match by two goals, they won the second by three, thus qualifying for the World Cup.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of Belarus.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8620143+1120Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 8521156+917Advance to second round 0–1 — 3–0 3–1 3–1
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 823359−49 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 1–0
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 8125310−75 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 8116716−94 0–4 2–4 1–1 2–0 —
Source: [2]

Matches

The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Paris, France, on 23 September 2011. [3]

Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg1–0Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Okriashvili Soccerball shade.svg52' Report
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report Diaby Soccerball shade.svg20'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 35,111
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Soldado Soccerball shade.svg86'
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 54,598
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Capoue Soccerball shade.svg49'
Jallet Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ribéry Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Putsila Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 52,552
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Hämäläinen Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Kashia Soccerball shade.svg56'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,607
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg0–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Alba Soccerball shade.svg12'
Pedro Soccerball shade.svg21', 69', 79'
Dynama Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg2–0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Bressan Soccerball shade.svg6'
Drahun Soccerball shade.svg28'		 Report
Dynama Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Giroud Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 46,825
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg49' Report Pukki Soccerball shade.svg79'
El Molinón, Gijón
Attendance: 27,637
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Giroud Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Valbuena Soccerball shade.svg47'
Ribéry Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Kobakhidze Soccerball shade.svg71'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 71,147
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Pedro Soccerball shade.svg58'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,329
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–0Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Shitov Soccerball shade.svg57' (o.g.) Report
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 24,916
Referee: Eli Hacmon (Israel)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg1–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Verkhovtsov Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Pukki Soccerball shade.svg24'
Central Stadium, Gomel
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 26,360
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Alba Soccerball shade.svg19'
Negredo Soccerball shade.svg86'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 37,492
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report R. Eremenko Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 25,321
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg2–4Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Filipenko Soccerball shade.svg32'
Kalachev Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Ribéry Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.), 64'
Nasri Soccerball shade.svg71'
Pogba Soccerball shade.svg73'
Central Stadium, Gomel
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Xavi Soccerball shade.svg61'
Negredo Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Kornilenko Soccerball shade.svg89'
Iberostar, Palma
Attendance: 22,900
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ribéry Soccerball shade.svg8'
Toivio Soccerball shade.svg75' (o.g.)
Benzema Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 70,156
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Negredo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mata Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report
Carlos Belmonte, Albacete
Attendance: 16,133
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 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
MF Alexei Eremenko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 21vs Spain (22 March 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Paul Pogba Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 21vs Georgia (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Pavel Nekhaichik Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 21vs Finland (11 June 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 20vs Spain (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Jaba Kankava Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 41vs France (22 March 2013)
vs Spain (15 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Tornike Okriashvili Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 30vs France (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW David Silva Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20vs France (26 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Niklas Moisander Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 20vs Belarus (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Markus Halsti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 20vs Belarus (11 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Yohan Cabaye Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 20vs Georgia (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Blaise Matuidi Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 20vs Georgia (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Përparim Hetemaj Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30vs Spain (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GK Giorgi Loria Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 20vs Finland (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF David Targamadze Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 20vs Spain (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Gia Grigalava Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 20vs Spain (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Tim Sparv Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 20vs France (15 October 2013)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. 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. ↑ Составлен календарь матчей отборочного раунда ЧМ-2014 [List of qualifiers for 2014 World Cup] (in Russian). Belarus Football Federation. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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