The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.
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, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7): [3]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — |
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]
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Macedonia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Macedonia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Spain ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Italy ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Israel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Italy ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Macedonia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Italy ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Albania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Macedonia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [9]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Giorgio Chiellini | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Spain (6 October 2016) |
Eytan Tibi | ![]() | ![]() | vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016) |
Marco Parolo | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016) |
Nicolas Hasler | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Italy (12 November 2016) |
Etrit Berisha | ![]() | ![]() | vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Israel (11 June 2017) |
Berat Djimsiti | vs Italy (24 March 2017) | ||
David Goresh | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Spain (24 March 2017) |
Daniel Kaufmann | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Macedonia (24 March 2017) |
Yves Oehri | ![]() ![]() | ||
Ezgjan Alioski | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Liechtenstein (24 March 2017) |
Ansi Agolli | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Israel (11 June 2017) |
Michele Polverino | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Albania (2 September 2017) |
Leonardo Bonucci | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Israel (5 September 2017) |
Elif Elmas | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Albania (5 September 2017) |
Burim Kukeli | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Spain (6 October 2017) |
Mërgim Mavraj | ![]() ![]() | ||
Odise Roshi | ![]() ![]() | ||
Almog Cohen | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Liechtenstein (6 October 2017) |
Kire Ristevski | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Italy (6 October 2017) |
Sergio Busquets | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Albania (6 October 2017) |
Azdren Llullaku | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Italy (9 October 2017) |
Taulant Xhaka | |||
Marcel Büchel | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Macedonia (9 October 2017) |
Franz Burgmeier | ![]() ![]() | ||
Nicolas Hasler | ![]() ![]() | ||
Stefan Spirovski | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2017) |
Gerard Piqué | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | vs Israel (9 October 2017) |
David Silva | ![]() ![]() |
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