2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.

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The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] [2]

The group winners, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.

Standings

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7): [3]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Poland.svgFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Montenegro.svgFlag of Romania.svgFlag of Armenia.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 108112814+1425Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 3–2 4–2 3–1 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10622208+1220Advance to second round 4–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 105142012+816 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 4–1 5–0
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 103431210+213 0–3 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–1
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 102171026−167 1–6 1–4 3–2 0–5 — 2–0
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 10037626−203 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. [1] [4] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). [5]

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
  • Eriksen Soccerball shade.svg17'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 21,745
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 19,905
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 25,468
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg5–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,811
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 12,346
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 20,852
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 44,786
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg3–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 48,531
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg2–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca [note 2]
Attendance: 26,895
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 19,065
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg4–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 6,861
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 57,128
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 16,511
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 34,505
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–0Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 27,178
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg1–4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,963
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg1–6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 5,478
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg0–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 10,779
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg3–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești [note 3]
Attendance: 10,123
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 36,084
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 12,158
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) [ dead link ‍]
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 57,538
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

16 goals

8 goals

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [8]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

PlayerTeamOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Gor Malakyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Red card.svg vs Romania (8 October 2016)vs Poland (11 October 2016)
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yellow card.svg vs Poland (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (8 October 2016)		vs Romania (11 October 2016)
Gaël Andonian Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Poland (11 October 2016)vs Montenegro (11 November 2016)
Islambek Kuat Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yellow card.svg vs Poland (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (11 October 2016)		vs Denmark (11 November 2016)
Thiago Cionek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (8 October 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Armenia (11 October 2016)		vs Romania (11 November 2016)
Yeldos Akhmetov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yellow card.svg vs Poland (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (11 November 2016)		vs Armenia (26 March 2017)
Florin Andone Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (11 November 2016)		vs Denmark (26 March 2017)
Varazdat Haroyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (11 November 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2017)		vs Montenegro (10 June 2017)
Andreas Cornelius Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (11 November 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (26 March 2017)		vs Kazakhstan (10 June 2017)
Serhiy Malyi Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Armenia (26 March 2017)vs Denmark (10 June 2017)
Marko Vešović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (11 October 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (26 March 2017)		vs Armenia (10 June 2017)
Kamil Glik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (26 March 2017)		vs Romania (10 June 2017)
Artak Grigoryan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yellow card.svg vs Romania (8 October 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (10 June 2017)		vs Romania (1 September 2017)
Bauyrzhan IslamkhanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Red card.svg vs Denmark (10 June 2017)vs Montenegro (1 September 2017)
vs Poland (4 September 2017)
vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Cristian Săpunaru Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Yellow card.svg vs Poland (11 November 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (10 June 2017)		vs Armenia (1 September 2017)
Taron Voskanyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Romania (1 September 2017)vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
Marko Simić Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Yellow card.svg vs Romania (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2017)		vs Romania (4 September 2017)
Mihai Pintilii Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (26 March 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Armenia (1 September 2017)		vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)
Gaël AndonianFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Yellow card.svg vs Poland (11 October 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (4 September 2017)		vs Poland (5 October 2017)
Varazdat HaroyanYellow card.svg vs Romania (1 September 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
Yuriy Logvinenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (10 June 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (4 September 2017)		vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Fatos Bećiraj Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (8 October 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (4 September 2017)		vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
Cosmin Moți Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (4 September 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)		vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)
Islambek KuatFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yellow card.svg vs Poland (4 September 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (5 October 2017)		vs Armenia (8 October 2017)
Serhiy MalyiYellow card.svg vs Armenia (26 March 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev Yellow card.svg vs Poland (4 September 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Stefan Savić Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Yellow card.svg vs Poland (26 March 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (5 October 2017)		vs Poland (8 October 2017)
Marko VešovićYellow card.svg vs Romania (4 September 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
Romario Benzar Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Yellow card.svg vs Poland (11 November 2016)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)		vs Denmark (8 October 2017)
Alexandru Chipciu Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. ↑ Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Denmark on 26 March 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Poland, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years. [6]
  3. ↑ Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Kazakhstan on 5 October 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Armenia. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies". FIFA.com. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "FIFA announces latest disciplinary sanctions for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013.
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