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{{Main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification}}
{{Infobox international football competition
{{Qualification for championships (UEFA)}}
| tourney_name = 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The [[UEFA|European]] Zone of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] will see teams competing for places at the finals in Brazil. As in recent tournaments, UEFA will have 13 direct qualfiers for the finals tournaments, with the 2014 qualifiers chosen as the winners of each of nine qualifying groups as well as the winners of four play-offs between group runners-up.
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| dates = {{nowrap|7 September 2012 – 19 November 2013}}
| num_teams = 53
| confederations = 1
| matches = 268
| goals = 749
| attendance = 6145801
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|NED}} [[Robin van Persie]]<br>(11 goals)
| prevseason = [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010]]
| nextseason = [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018]]
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{{Qualification for championships (UEFA)|expanded=FIFA}}
The [[UEFA|European]] zone of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] saw 53 teams competing for 13 places in the finals in Brazil. The draw for the qualification groups was held during the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, on 30 July 2011.

The qualification format was the same as [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010]]. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure equity between different groups) were drawn in two-legged play-offs that determined the remaining four qualifying nations.<ref name="UEFA Draw">{{cite web|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/23/2014fwc_drawprocedures_europe_en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921174920/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/23/2014fwc%5fdrawprocedures%5feurope%5fen.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2011 |publisher=FIFA |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref>

The qualification process started on 7 September 2012, over two months after the end of [[UEFA Euro 2012]], and ended on 19 November 2013. [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[England national football team|England]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[Russia national football team|Russia]], [[Spain national football team|Spain]], and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] qualified in the first round by winning their groups. [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[France national football team|France]], [[Greece national football team|Greece]], and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] qualified via the second round play-offs.


==Format==
==Format==
All 53 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and 13 teams will qualify for the 2014 World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] on 30 July 2011. The qualification format is the same as [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010]]. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly into the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure balance between different groups) are drawn in two-legged play-offs that will determine the other four qualifying nations.<ref name="UEFA Draw">{{Cite web|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - European Zone |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/23/2014fwc%5fdrawprocedures%5feurope%5fen.pdf |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=29 July 2011 |accessdate=23 January 2012}}</ref>
All 53 UEFA national teams entered qualification, aiming to secure one of the 13 European Zone slots for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. The qualification format was the same as 2010. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure equity between different groups) were drawn in two-legged play-offs that determined the remaining four qualifying nations.


==Seeding==
==Seeding==
The July 2011 [[FIFA World Ranking|FIFA Ranking]] was used to seed the teams. In consideration of the delicate political situations of the [[Armenia–Azerbaijan relations|relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan]] as well as between Russia and Georgia, UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy to not draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.<ref name="UEFA Draw" />
The July 2011 [[FIFA World Rankings]] were used to seed the teams. In consideration of the delicate political situations of the [[Armenia–Azerbaijan relations|relationships]] between [[Armenia]] and [[Azerbaijan]] as well as [[Georgia–Russia relations|relations]] between [[Russia]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy not to draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together anyway. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.


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Teams were allocated to seeding pots as follows. (June 2012 FIFA Rankings shown in brackets)<ref>{{Cite web|title=FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - July 2011 (UEFA) |url=http://http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=27 July 2011 |accessdate=23 January 2012}}</ref>
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|
{| class="wikitable" !width=60%
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|+ Pot A
!width=20% colspan=1|Pot 1
|-
!width=20% colspan=1|Pot 2
! width=190| Team !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Position in the July 2011 FIFA World Ranking}}
!width=20% colspan=1|Pot 3
|-
|- valign="top"
| ''' {{fb|ESP}}''' || align=center| 1
|-
| ''' {{fb|NED}}''' || align=center| 2
|-
| ''' {{fb|GER}}''' || align=center| 3
|-
| ''' {{fb|ENG}}''' || align=center| 6
|-
| ''' {{fb|POR}}''' || align=center| 7
|-
| ''' {{fb|ITA}}''' || align=center| 8
|-
| ''' {{fb|CRO}}''' || align=center| 9
|-
| {{fb|NOR}} || align=center| 12
|-
| ''' {{fb|GRE}}''' || align=center| 13
|}
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
{{fb|ESP}} (1)<br />
|-
{{fb|NED}} (4)<br />
|+ Pot B
{{fb|GER}} (3)<br />
|-
{{fb|ENG}} (6)<br />
! width=190| Team !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Position in the July 2011 FIFA World Ranking}}
{{fb|POR}} (10)<br />
|-
{{fb|ITA}} (12)<br />
| ''' {{fb|FRA|1974}}''' || align=center| 16
{{fb|CRO}} (8)<br />
|-
{{fb|NOR}} (26)<br />
{{fb|GRE}} (15)
| {{fb|MNE}} || align=center| 17
|-
| ''' {{fb|RUS}}''' || align=center| 18
|-
| {{fb|SWE}} || align=center| 19
|-
| {{fb|DEN}} || align=center| 21
|-
| {{fb|SVN}} || align=center| 22
|-
| {{fb|TUR}} || align=center| 24
|-
| {{fb|SER}} || align=center| 27
|-
| {{fb|SVK}} || align=center| 29
|}
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
{{fb|FRA}} (14)<br />
|-
{{fb|MNE}} (50)<br />
|+ Pot C
{{fb|RUS}} (13)<br />
|-
{{fb|SWE}} (17)<br />
! width=190| Team !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Position in the July 2011 FIFA World Ranking}}
{{fb|DEN}} (9)<br />
|-
{{fb|SVN}} (30)<br />
| ''' {{fb|SUI}}''' || align=center| 30
{{fb|TUR}} (33)<br />
|-
{{fb|SRB}} (34)<br />
{{fb|SVK}} (39)
| {{fb|ISR}} || align=center| 32
|-
| {{fb|IRL}} || align=center| 33
|-
| ''' {{fb|BEL}}''' || align=center| 37
|-
| {{fb|CZE}} || align=center| 38
|-
| ''' {{fb|BIH}}''' || align=center| 41
|-
| {{fb|BLR}} || align=center| 42
|-
| {{fb|UKR}} || align=center| 45
|-
| {{fb|HUN}} || align=center| 47
|}
|-valign=top
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
{{fb|SUI}} (21)<br />
{{fb|ISR}} (81)<br />
{{fb|IRL}} (18)<br />
{{fb|BEL}} (54)<br />
{{fb|CZE}} (27)<br />
{{fb|BIH}} (29)<br />
{{fb|BLR}} (69)<br />
{{fb|UKR}} (52)<br />
{{fb|HUN}} (31)
|-
|-
|+ Pot D
!width=20% colspan=1|Pot 4
|-
!width=20% colspan=1|Pot 5
! width=190| Team !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Position in the July 2011 FIFA World Ranking}}
!width=20% colspan=1|Pot 6
|-
|- valign="top"
| {{fb|BUL}} || align=center| 48
|-
| {{fb|ROU}} || align=center| 53
|-
| {{fb|GEO}} || align=center| 57
|-
| {{fb|LTU}} || align=center| 58
|-
| {{fb|ALB}} || align=center| 59
|-
| {{fb|SCO}} || align=center| 61
|-
| {{fb|NIR}} || align=center| 62
|-
| {{fb|AUT}} || align=center| 66
|-
| {{fb|POL}} || align=center| 69
|}
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
{{fb|BUL}} (90)<br />
|-
{{fb|ROU}} (52)<br />
|+ Pot E
{{fb|GEO}} (95)<br />
|-
{{fb|LTU}} (88)<br />
! width=190| Team !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Position in the July 2011 FIFA World Ranking}}
{{fb|ALB}} (79)<br />
|-
{{fb|SCO}} (41)<br />
{{fb|NIR}} (103)<br />
| {{fb|ARM}} || align=center| 70
|-
{{fb|AUT}} (58)<br />
{{fb|POL}} (62)
| {{fb|FIN}} || align=center| 75
|-
| {{fb|EST}} || align=center| 79
|-
| {{fb|CYP}} || align=center| 80
|-
| {{fb|LVA}} || align=center| 84
|-
| {{fb|MLD}} || align=center| 85
|-
| {{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}} || align=center| 96
|-
| {{fb|AZE}} || align=center| 111
|-
| {{fb|FRO}} || align=center| 112
|}
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
{{fb|ARM}} (51)<br />
|-
{{fb|FIN}} (75)<br />
|+ Pot F
{{fb|EST}} (57)<br />
|-
{{fb|CYP}} (125)<br />
! width=190| Team !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Position in the July 2011 FIFA World Ranking}}
{{fb|LAT}} (76)<br />
|-
{{fb|MDA}} (140)<br />
{{fb|MKD}} (101)<br />
| {{fb|WAL}} || align=center| 112
|-
{{fb|AZE}} (112)<br />
{{fb|FRO}} (122)
| {{fb|LIE}} || align=center| 118
|
|-
{{fb|WAL}} (38)<br />
| {{fb|ISL}} || align=center| 121
|-
{{fb|LIE}} (148)<br />
{{fb|ISL}} (131)<br />
| {{fb|KAZ}} || align=center| 126
|-
{{fb|KAZ}} (141)<br />
{{fb|LUX}} (121)<br />
| {{fb|LUX}} || align=center| 128
|-
{{fb|MLT}} (147)<br />
{{fb|AND}} (199)<br />
| {{fb|MLT}} || align=center| 173
|-
{{fb|SMR}} (206)
| {{fb|AND}} || align=center| 203
|-
| {{fb|SMR}} || align=center| 203
|}
|}
|}


==First round==
==First round==
The matches are scheduled to be played between 7 September 2012 and 15 October 2013. An initial schedule that includes matches before this date was not ratified by FIFA.


The matches were played between 7 September 2012 and 15 October 2013. An initial schedule that includes matches before this date was not ratified by FIFA. A win was awarded 3 points, a draw was awarded 1 point, and a loss 0. The team with the most points in each group secured direct qualification for the final tournament of the World Cup.
===Groups===


====Group A====
===Summary===
{{legend|#ccffcc|Winner of each group qualified directly for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A}}
{{legend|#BBF3FF|The [[#Ranking of second-placed teams|eight best runners-up among all nine groups]] advanced to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|second round (play-offs)]]}}
{{legend|#ffcccc|Other teams were eliminated after the first round}}


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{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
|- align="center"
| expanded = yes
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group A|Group A]]
| fixtures = yes
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group B|Group B]]
}}
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group C|Group C]]
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group D|Group D]]
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group E|Group E]]
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group F|Group F]]
! width="11.60%" |[[#Group G|Group G]]
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group H|Group H]]
! width="11.05%" |[[#Group I|Group I]]
|- style="background:#ccffcc; font-size:90%"
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|BEL}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ITA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|GER}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|NED}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|SWI}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|RUS}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|BIH}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ENG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ESP}}
|- style="background:#BBF3FF; font-size:90%"
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|CRO}}
| style="background:#ffcccc; vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|DEN}}
| style="vertical-align:top"" |{{fb-big|SWE}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ROU}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ISL}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|POR}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|GRE}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|UKR}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|FRA|1974}}
|- style="background:#ffcccc; font-size:90%"
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|SRB}}<br/>{{fb-big|SCO}}<br/>{{fb-big|WAL}}<br/>{{fb-big|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|CZE}}<br/>{{fb-big|BUL}}<br/>{{fb-big|ARM}}<br/>{{fb-big|MLT}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|AUT}}<br/>{{fb-big|IRL}}<br/>{{fb-big|KAZ}}<br/>{{fb-big|FRO}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|HUN}}<br/>{{fb-big|TUR}}<br/>{{fb-big|EST}}<br/>{{fb-big|AND}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|SVN}}<br/>{{fb-big|NOR}}<br/>{{fb-big|ALB}}<br/>{{fb-big|CYP}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ISR}}<br/>{{fb-big|AZE}}<br/>{{fb-big|NIR}}<br/>{{fb-big|LUX}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|SVK}}<br/>{{fb-big|LTU}}<br/>{{fb-big|LVA}}<br/>{{fb-big|LIE}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|MNE}}<br/>{{fb-big|POL}}<br/>{{fb-big|MDA}}<br/>{{fb-big|SMR}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|FIN}}<br/>{{fb-big|GEO}}<br/>{{fb-big|BLR}}
|}


====Group B====
===Groups===
====Tie-breaking criteria====
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B}}
If two teams had the same number of points the criteria below were used.


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{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
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! Tie-breaking criteria for group play
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|-
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|The ranking in each group is determined as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Regulations/01/87/54/21/1875421_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Regulations 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil|publisher=FIFA |page=27 |access-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030014215/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Regulations/01/87/54/21/1875421_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=30 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
* b) goal difference in all group matches;
* c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.


If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
====Group C====
* d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C}}
* e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
* f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
* g) greater number of goals scored away from home between the teams concerned (if the tie is only between two teams)
|}


{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
===Group A===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A}}
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| fixtures = yes
}}


====Group D====
===Group B===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D}}
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B}}


{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
===Group C===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C}}
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| fixtures = yes
}}


====Group E====
===Group D===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D}}

===Group E===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E}}
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E}}


{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
===Group F===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F}}
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| fixtures = yes
}}

====Group F====
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F}}

{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
}}


====Group G====
===Group G===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G}}
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G}}


===Group H===
{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
}}

====Group H====
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H}}
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H}}


{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
===Group I===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I}}
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I}}
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| fixtures = yes
}}


====Group I====
==Second round==
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I}}
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round}}

{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
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| fixtures = yes
}}

===Ranking of second-placed teams===
Because one group has one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.


===Group runners-up===
The eight best runners-up will be determined by the following parameters in this order:
The eight best group runners-up contested the second round, where they were paired into four two-legged (home-and-away) fixtures. The four winners qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Because one group had one team fewer than the others, matches against the last-placed team in each of the six-team groups were not included in this ranking. Teams were ranked by the following parameters in order:
# Highest number of points
# Highest number of points
# Goal difference
# Goal difference
# Highest number of goals scored
# Highest number of goals scored
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|team2=FRA|name_FRA={{fb|FRA|1974}}|group_FRA=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|I]]
|-
|team3=POR|name_POR={{fb|POR}}|group_POR=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F|F]]
!width=30|{{Tooltip| Grp | Group}}
|team4=UKR|name_UKR={{fb|UKR}}|group_UKR=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H|H]]
!width=180|Team
|team5=SWE|name_SWE={{fb|SWE}}|group_SWE=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|C]]
!width=30|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
|team6=ISL|name_ISL={{fb|ISL}}|group_ISL=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E|E]]
!width=30{{!}}{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
|team7=ROU|name_ROU={{fb|ROU}}|group_ROU=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D|D]]
!width=30{{!}}{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
|team8=CRO|name_CRO={{fb|CRO}}|group_CRO=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|A]]
!width=30{{!}}{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
|team9=DEN|name_DEN={{fb|DEN}}|group_DEN=[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B|B]]
!width=30{{!}}{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
|win_GRE=6|draw_GRE=1|loss_GRE=1|gf_GRE=9|ga_GRE=4
!width=30{{!}}{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
|win_FRA=5|draw_FRA=2|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=15|ga_FRA=6
!width=35{{!}}{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
|win_POR=4|draw_POR=3|loss_POR=1|gf_POR=15|ga_POR=8
!width=30|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
|win_UKR=4|draw_UKR=3|loss_UKR=1|gf_UKR=11|ga_UKR=4
!width=30|{{Tooltip| Notes | See key}}<!--Column to be deleted at the end of group stage-->
|win_SWE=4|draw_SWE=2|loss_SWE=2|gf_SWE=15|ga_SWE=13
|win_ISL=4|draw_ISL=2|loss_ISL=2|gf_ISL=15|ga_ISL=14
|win_ROU=4|draw_ROU=1|loss_ROU=3|gf_ROU=11|ga_ROU=12
|win_CRO=3|draw_CRO=2|loss_CRO=3|gf_CRO=9|ga_CRO=8
|win_DEN=2|draw_DEN=4|loss_DEN=2|gf_DEN=9|ga_DEN=11


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|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Advance to [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|second round (play-offs)]]
| ||''' '''|TBD||
|update=complete|source=<ref name="soccer365 UEFA 2014">{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/739/2014/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
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| ||''' '''|TBD||
===Matches===
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The second round draw took place at the headquarters of FIFA in Zurich on 21 October 2013.<ref name="qualifying date">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=2109736/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618200917/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=2109736/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2013 |title=Dates set for African and European qualifying draws |publisher=FIFA |date=2013-06-15}}</ref> The October 2013 [[FIFA World Rankings]] were used to decide which of the teams would be seeded (shown below in brackets).<ref name="qualifying date" />
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! width=200| Team !! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position in the October 2013 FIFA World Rankings}}
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
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| ||''' '''|TBD||
| {{fb|POR}} || align=center| 14
||{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} ||''' '''|
|-
| {{fb|GRE}} || align=center| 15
|-
| {{fb|CRO}} || align=center| 18
|-
| {{fb|UKR}} || align=center| 20
|}
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Pot 2 (unseeded)
|-
! width=200| Team !! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position in the October 2013 FIFA World Rankings}}
|-
| {{fb|FRA|1974}} || align=center| 21
|-
| {{fb|SWE}} || align=center| 25
|-
| {{fb|ROU}} || align=center| 29
|-
| {{fb|ISL}} || align=center| 46
|}
|}<section end=Seeding />


One team from pot 1 was paired with one from pot 2 as shown below. The matches were played on 15 and 19 November 2013.<ref name="UEFA Draw" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2201358/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021135046/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2201358/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2013|title=European hopefuls learn play-off fate|publisher=FIFA|date=21 October 2013}}</ref> Winners: Portugal, France, Greece and Croatia as shown in bold.
==Second round==
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round}}


{{TwoLegStart}}
The 8 best group runners-up will contest the second round ("continental play-offs"). The 8 teams will be paired into 4 home-and-away series. The 4 winners will qualify for the World Cup. There has been no mention of seeding this draw to date, as happened in qualification for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], but the rules may change at a later point.
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|POR}}''' | |4–2 | {{fb|SWE}} | | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Portugal v Sweden|1–0]] | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Sweden v Portugal|3–2]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|UKR}} | |2–3 | '''{{fb|FRA|1974}}''' | | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Ukraine v France|2–0]] | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#France v Ukraine|0–3]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|GRE}}''' | |4–2 | {{fb|ROU}} | | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Greece v Romania|3–1]] | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Romania v Greece|1–1]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|ISL}} | |0–2 | '''{{fb|CRO}}''' | | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Iceland v Croatia|0–0]] | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Croatia v Iceland|0–2]]}}
|}


===Draw===
==Qualified teams==
The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.
The draw date, location, and procedure for Round Two will be confirmed by the end of Round One by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.<ref name="UEFA Draw" />


{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Matches===
|-
The matches are scheduled to be played on 15 and 19 November 2013.<ref name="UEFA Draw" />
! Team
{{TwoLegStart}}
! Qualified as
{{TwoLegResult| <!--{{fb-rt|}}--> | | | <!--{{fb|}}--> | | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|15&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small> | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|19&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small>}}
! Qualified on
{{TwoLegResult| <!--{{fb-rt|}}--> | | | <!--{{fb|}}--> | | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|15&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small> | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|19&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small>}}
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA World Cup]]<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>
{{TwoLegResult| <!--{{fb-rt|}}--> | | | <!--{{fb|}}--> | | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|15&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small> | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|19&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small>}}
|-
{{TwoLegResult| <!--{{fb-rt|}}--> | | | <!--{{fb|}}--> | | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|15&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small> | <small>[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|19&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2013]]</small>}}
| {{fb|BEL}} || {{sort|A|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|Group A]] winners}} || {{dts|11 October 2013}} || 11 ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| {{fb|ITA}} || {{sort|B|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B|Group B]] winners}} || {{dts|10 September 2013}} || 17 ('''''[[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]''''', '''[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]''', [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], '''[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]''', [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], ''[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]'', [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], '''[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]''', [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|GER}} || {{sort|C|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|Group C]] winners}} || {{dts|11 October 2013|addkey=1}} || 17 ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], '''[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]'''<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, '''''[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]'''''<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, '''[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]'''<sup>'''[[#3|3]]'''</sup>, [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], ''[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]'', [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|NED}} || {{sort|D|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D|Group D]] winners}} || {{dts|10 September 2013}} || 9 ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|SUI}} || {{sort|E|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E|Group E]] winners}} || {{dts|11 October 2013}} || 9 ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], ''[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]'', [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|RUS}} || {{sort|F|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F|Group F]] winners}} || {{dts|15 October 2013}} || 9 ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>, [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| {{fb|BIH}} || {{sort|G|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|Group G]] winners}} || {{dts|15 October 2013|addkey=2}} || 0 (debut)
|-
| {{fb|ENG}} || {{sort|H|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H|Group H]] winners}} || {{dts|15 October 2013|addkey=2}} || 13 ([[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], '''''[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]''''', [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|ESP}} || {{sort|I|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|Group I]] winners}} || {{dts|15 October 2013}} || 13 ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], ''[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]'', [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], '''[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]''')
|-
| {{fb|GRE}} || {{sort|PO1|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|Second round (play-off)]] winners}} || {{dts|19 November 2013|addkey=1}} || 2 ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|CRO}} || {{sort|PO2|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|Second round (play-off)]] winners}} || {{dts|19 November 2013|addkey=2}} || 3 ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]])
|-
| {{fb|POR}} || {{sort|PO3|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|Second round (play-off)]] winners}} || {{dts|19 November 2013|addkey=1}} || 5 ([[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| {{fb|FRA|1974}} || {{sort|PO4|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|Second round (play-off)]] winners}} || {{dts|19 November 2013|addkey=2}} || 13 ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], ''[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]'', [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], '''''[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]''''', [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|}
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.</div>
:<div id="2"><sup>2</sup> Competed as [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]].</div>
:<div id="3"><sup>3</sup> Competed as [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]. A separate team for [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]].</div>

==Discipline==
In the qualification tournament, a player would be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. UEFA's Control and Disciplinary body has the ability to increase the automatic one match ban for a red card (e.g., for violent conduct). Single yellow card cautions would be erased prior to the play-off portion, and would not carry over. Single yellow cards and suspensions for yellow card accumulations do not carry over to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] tournament matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/euro/91/87/57/918757_download.pdf |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2010–12 |publisher=UEFA |page=27 |access-date=18 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215034039/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/euro/91/87/57/918757_download.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following players were suspended during the final tournament – for one or more games – as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulations:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Offences
!Suspensions
|-
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Keith Andrews (footballer)|Keith Andrews]]
|{{sent off|2}} [[UEFA Euro 2012]] v [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|Group C v [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Roman Berezovsky]]
|{{sent off|0}} [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]] v [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
|Group B v [[Malta national football team|Malta]]
|-
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[James Collins (footballer born 1983)|James Collins]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|Group A v [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AND}} [[Marc Vales]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|Group D v [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Tranquillo Barnetta]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]]
|Group E v [[Albania national football team|Albania]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Viktor Pečovský]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]
|Group G v [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]]
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Tadas Labukas]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]
|Group G v [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Savo Pavićević]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
|Group H v [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Ludovic Obraniak]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]
|Group H v [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Svetoslav Dyakov]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]]
|Group B v [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Gevorg Ghazaryan]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
|Group B v [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Marcos Pizzelli]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
|Group B v [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Enar Jääger]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|Group D v [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sölvi Ottesen]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]]
|Group E v [[Albania national football team|Albania]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
|Group H v [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Alexei Eremenko]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]
|Group I v [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Bandalovski]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|Group B v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Boštjan Cesar]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]]
|Group E v [[Albania national football team|Albania]]
|-
|{{flagicon|LIE}} [[Daniel Kaufmann (footballer)|Daniel Kaufmann]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
|Group G v [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Tomović]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[North Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]]
|Group A v [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pablo Daniel Osvaldo|Pablo Osvaldo]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|Group B v [[Malta national football team|Malta]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Andi Lila]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
|Group E v [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gerard Piqué]]
|{{sent off|0}} [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] v [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|Group I v [[Finland national football team|Finland]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Savo Pavicevic]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
|Group H v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Vladimir Volkov (footballer)|Vladimir Volkov]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
|Group H v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Roman Zozulya (footballer)|Roman Zozulya]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]
|Group H v [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mario Balotelli]]
|{{sent off|2}} v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|Group B v [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Andreas Granqvist]]
|{{sent off|0}} v [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]]
|Group C v [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
|-
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Josip Šimunić]]
|rowspan=2| {{sent off|0}} v [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]]
|Group A v [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|-
|Group A v [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|}

==Top goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers
|goals=749 |matches=268

|11 goals=
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin van Persie]]

|10 goals=
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Džeko]]

|8 goals=
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Vedad Ibišević]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mesut Özil]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]

|7 goals=
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Rooney]]

|6 goals=
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[David Alaba]]
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Robbie Keane]]
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Eden Ben Basat]]
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tomer Hemed]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Hélder Postiga]]

|5 goals=
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Zvjezdan Misimović]]
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Franck Ribéry]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marco Reus]]
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Mitroglou]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mario Balotelli]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeremain Lens]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rafael van der Vaart]]
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ciprian Marica]]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksandr Kerzhakov]]
*{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Milivoje Novaković]]
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Umut Bulut]]
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Burak Yılmaz]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Yarmolenko]]
}}

Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups and the play-off rounds:
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A#Goalscorers|Group A]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B#Goalscorers|Group B]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C#Goalscorers|Group C]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D#Goalscorers|Group D]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E#Goalscorers|Group E]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F#Goalscorers|Group F]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G#Goalscorers|Group G]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H#Goalscorers|Group H]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I#Goalscorers|Group I]]
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Goalscorers|Play-offs]]
{{div col end}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/index.html Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071129205128/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/index.html Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)]
* [http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/index.html Results and schedule (UEFA.com version)]
*[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/index.html Results and schedule (UEFA.com version)]


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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2012 – 19 November 2013
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played268
Goals scored749 (2.79 per match)
Attendance6,145,801 (22,932 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Robin van Persie
(11 goals)
2010
2018

The European zone of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places in the finals in Brazil. The draw for the qualification groups was held during the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011.

The qualification format was the same as 2010. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure equity between different groups) were drawn in two-legged play-offs that determined the remaining four qualifying nations.[1]

The qualification process started on 7 September 2012, over two months after the end of UEFA Euro 2012, and ended on 19 November 2013. Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland qualified in the first round by winning their groups. Croatia, France, Greece, and Portugal qualified via the second round play-offs.

Format

[edit]

All 53 UEFA national teams entered qualification, aiming to secure one of the 13 European Zone slots for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. The qualification format was the same as 2010. The teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, with the nine group winners qualifying directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams in their groups to ensure equity between different groups) were drawn in two-legged play-offs that determined the remaining four qualifying nations.

Seeding

[edit]

The July 2011 FIFA World Rankings were used to seed the teams. In consideration of the delicate political situations of the relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as relations between Russia and Georgia, UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy not to draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together anyway. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.

Pot A
Team Rank
 Spain 1
 Netherlands 2
 Germany 3
 England 6
 Portugal 7
 Italy 8
 Croatia 9
 Norway 12
 Greece 13
Pot B
Team Rank
 France 16
 Montenegro 17
 Russia 18
 Sweden 19
 Denmark 21
 Slovenia 22
 Turkey 24
 Serbia 27
 Slovakia 29
Pot C
Team Rank
  Switzerland 30
 Israel 32
 Republic of Ireland 33
 Belgium 37
 Czech Republic 38
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41
 Belarus 42
 Ukraine 45
 Hungary 47
Pot D
Team Rank
 Bulgaria 48
 Romania 53
 Georgia 57
 Lithuania 58
 Albania 59
 Scotland 61
 Northern Ireland 62
 Austria 66
 Poland 69
Pot E
Team Rank
 Armenia 70
 Finland 75
 Estonia 79
 Cyprus 80
 Latvia 84
 Moldova 85
 Macedonia 96
 Azerbaijan 111
 Faroe Islands 112
Pot F
Team Rank
 Wales 112
 Liechtenstein 118
 Iceland 121
 Kazakhstan 126
 Luxembourg 128
 Malta 173
 Andorra 203
 San Marino 203

First round

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The matches were played between 7 September 2012 and 15 October 2013. An initial schedule that includes matches before this date was not ratified by FIFA. A win was awarded 3 points, a draw was awarded 1 point, and a loss 0. The team with the most points in each group secured direct qualification for the final tournament of the World Cup.

Summary

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  Winner of each group qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  Other teams were eliminated after the first round
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I

Belgium

Italy

Germany

Netherlands

Switzerland

Russia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

England

Spain

Croatia

Denmark

Sweden

Romania

Iceland

Portugal

Greece

Ukraine

France

Serbia

Scotland

Wales

Macedonia

Czech Republic

Bulgaria

Armenia

Malta

Austria

Republic of Ireland

Kazakhstan

Faroe Islands

Hungary

Turkey

Estonia

Andorra

Slovenia

Norway

Albania

Cyprus

Israel

Azerbaijan

Northern Ireland

Luxembourg

Slovakia

Lithuania

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Montenegro

Poland

Moldova

San Marino

Finland

Georgia

Belarus

Groups

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Tie-breaking criteria

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If two teams had the same number of points the criteria below were used.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 10 8 2 0 18 4 +14 26 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
2  Croatia 10 5 2 3 12 9 +3 17 Advance to second round 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
3  Serbia 10 4 2 4 18 11 +7 14 0–3 1–1 2–0 6–1 5–1
4  Scotland 10 3 2 5 8 12 −4 11 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
5  Wales 10 3 1 6 9 20 −11 10 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–0
6  Macedonia 10 2 1 7 7 16 −9 7 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1
Source: [3]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 6 4 0 19 9 +10 22 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0
2  Denmark 10 4 4 2 17 12 +5 16 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–4 6–0
3  Czech Republic 10 4 3 3 13 9 +4 15 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–2 3–1
4  Bulgaria 10 3 4 3 14 9 +5 13 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 6–0
5  Armenia 10 4 1 5 12 13 −1 13 1–3 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–1
6  Malta 10 1 0 9 5 28 −23 3 0–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–1
Source: [4]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 9 1 0 36 10 +26 28 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 4–4 3–0 3–0 4–1 3–0
2  Sweden 10 6 2 2 19 14 +5 20 Advance to second round 3–5 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
3  Austria 10 5 2 3 20 10 +10 17 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–0 6–0
4  Republic of Ireland 10 4 2 4 16 17 −1 14 1–6 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–0
5  Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 6 21 −15 5 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1
6  Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 29 −25 1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–1
Source: [5]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 10 9 1 0 34 5 +29 28 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 4–0 8–1 2–0 3–0 3–0
2  Romania 10 6 1 3 19 12 +7 19 Advance to second round 1–4 3–0 0–2 2–0 4–0
3  Hungary 10 5 2 3 21 20 +1 17 1–4 2–2 3–1 5–1 2–0
4  Turkey 10 5 1 4 16 9 +7 16 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 5–0
5  Estonia 10 2 1 7 6 20 −14 7 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–0
6  Andorra 10 0 0 10 0 30 −30 0 0–2 0–4 0–5 0–2 0–1
Source: [6]

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 10 7 3 0 17 6 +11 24 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 4–4 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
2  Iceland 10 5 2 3 17 15 +2 17 Advance to second round 0–2 2–4 2–0 2–1 2–0
3  Slovenia 10 5 0 5 14 11 +3 15 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–1
4  Norway 10 3 3 4 10 13 −3 12 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0
5  Albania 10 3 2 5 9 11 −2 11 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–1
6  Cyprus 10 1 2 7 4 15 −11 5 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–0
Source: [7]

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 10 7 1 2 20 5 +15 22 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
2  Portugal 10 6 3 1 20 9 +11 21 Advance to second round 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0
3  Israel 10 3 5 2 19 14 +5 14 0–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–0
4  Azerbaijan 10 1 6 3 7 11 −4 9 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
5  Northern Ireland 10 1 4 5 9 17 −8 7 1–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1
6  Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 7 26 −19 6 0–4 1–2 0–6 0–0 3–2
Source: [8]

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 8 1 1 30 6 +24 25 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 4–1
2  Greece 10 8 1 1 12 4 +8 25 Advance to second round 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
3  Slovakia 10 3 4 3 11 10 +1 13 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
4  Lithuania 10 3 2 5 9 11 −2 11 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
5  Latvia 10 2 2 6 10 20 −10 8 0–5 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 4 25 −21 2 1–8 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
Source: [9]

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 6 4 0 31 4 +27 22 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 1–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 5–0
2  Ukraine 10 6 3 1 28 4 +24 21 Advance to second round 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 9–0
3  Montenegro 10 4 3 3 18 17 +1 15 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–5 3–0
4  Poland 10 3 4 3 18 12 +6 13 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 5–0
5  Moldova 10 3 2 5 12 17 −5 11 0–5 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0
6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 54 −53 0 0–8 0–8 0–6 1–5 0–2
Source: [9]

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 8 6 2 0 14 3 +11 20 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
2  France 8 5 2 1 15 6 +9 17 Advance to second round 0–1 3–0 3–1 3–1
3  Finland 8 2 3 3 5 9 −4 9 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
4  Georgia 8 1 2 5 3 10 −7 5 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0
5  Belarus 8 1 1 6 7 16 −9 4 0–4 2–4 1–1 2–0
Source: [9]

Second round

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Group runners-up

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The eight best group runners-up contested the second round, where they were paired into four two-legged (home-and-away) fixtures. The four winners qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Because one group had one team fewer than the others, matches against the last-placed team in each of the six-team groups were not included in this ranking. Teams were ranked by the following parameters in order:

  1. Highest number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Highest number of goals scored

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G  Greece 8 6 1 1 9 4 +5 19 Advance to second round (play-offs)
2 I  France 8 5 2 1 15 6 +9 17
3 F  Portugal 8 4 3 1 15 8 +7 15
4 H  Ukraine 8 4 3 1 11 4 +7 15
5 C  Sweden 8 4 2 2 15 13 +2 14
6 E  Iceland 8 4 2 2 15 14 +1 14
7 D  Romania 8 4 1 3 11 12 −1 13
8 A  Croatia 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11
9 B  Denmark 8 2 4 2 9 11 −2 10
Source: [9]

Matches

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The second round draw took place at the headquarters of FIFA in Zurich on 21 October 2013.[10] The October 2013 FIFA World Rankings were used to decide which of the teams would be seeded (shown below in brackets).[10]

Pot 1 (seeded)
Team Pos
 Portugal 14
 Greece 15
 Croatia 18
 Ukraine 20
Pot 2 (unseeded)
Team Pos
 France 21
 Sweden 25
 Romania 29
 Iceland 46

One team from pot 1 was paired with one from pot 2 as shown below. The matches were played on 15 and 19 November 2013.[1][11] Winners: Portugal, France, Greece and Croatia as shown in bold.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Portugal  4–2  Sweden 1–0 3–2
Ukraine  2–3  France 2–0 0–3
Greece  4–2  Romania 3–1 1–1
Iceland  0–2  Croatia 0–0 0–2

Qualified teams

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The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Belgium Group A winners 11 October 2013 11 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 Italy Group B winners 10 September 2013 17 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 Germany Group C winners 11 October 2013 17 (1934, 1938, 19543, 19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19743, 19783, 19823, 19863, 19903, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 Netherlands Group D winners 10 September 2013 9 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010)
  Switzerland Group E winners 11 October 2013 9 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006, 2010)
 Russia Group F winners 15 October 2013 9 (19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19822, 19862, 19902, 1994, 2002)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Group G winners 15 October 2013 0 (debut)
 England Group H winners 15 October 2013 13 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 Spain Group I winners 15 October 2013 13 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 Greece Second round (play-off) winners 19 November 2013 2 (1994, 2010)
 Croatia Second round (play-off) winners 19 November 2013 3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
 Portugal Second round (play-off) winners 19 November 2013 5 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 France Second round (play-off) winners 19 November 2013 13 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Competed as Soviet Union.
3 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.

Discipline

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In the qualification tournament, a player would be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. UEFA's Control and Disciplinary body has the ability to increase the automatic one match ban for a red card (e.g., for violent conduct). Single yellow card cautions would be erased prior to the play-off portion, and would not carry over. Single yellow cards and suspensions for yellow card accumulations do not carry over to the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament matches.[12] The following players were suspended during the final tournament – for one or more games – as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulations:

Player Offences Suspensions
Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews Yellow card Yellow-red card UEFA Euro 2012 v Italy Group C v Kazakhstan
Armenia Roman Berezovsky Red card UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying v Republic of Ireland Group B v Malta
Wales James Collins Red card v Belgium Group A v Serbia
Andorra Marc Vales Yellow card Yellow-red card v Hungary Group D v Romania
Switzerland Tranquillo Barnetta Yellow card Yellow-red card v Slovenia Group E v Albania
Slovakia Viktor Pečovský Red card v Lithuania Group G v Liechtenstein
Lithuania Tadas Labukas Yellow card Yellow-red card v Slovakia Group G v Greece
Montenegro Savo Pavićević Red card v Poland Group H v San Marino
Poland Ludovic Obraniak Red card v Montenegro Group H v Moldova
Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov Yellow card Yellow-red card v Armenia Group B v Denmark
Armenia Gevorg Ghazaryan Red card v Bulgaria Group B v Italy
Armenia Marcos Pizzelli Red card v Bulgaria Group B v Italy
Estonia Enar Jääger Red card v Turkey Group D v Hungary
Iceland Sölvi Ottesen Red card v Cyprus Group E v Albania
England Steven Gerrard Yellow card Yellow-red card v Ukraine Group H v San Marino
Finland Alexei Eremenko Yellow card Yellow-red card v Georgia Group I v Spain
Bulgaria Ivan Bandalovski Red card v Denmark Group B v Czech Republic
Slovenia Boštjan Cesar Yellow card Yellow-red card v Cyprus Group E v Albania
Liechtenstein Daniel Kaufmann Yellow card Yellow-red card v Latvia Group G v Latvia
Serbia Nenad Tomović Red card v Macedonia Group A v Croatia
Italy Pablo Osvaldo Red card v Denmark Group B v Malta
Albania Andi Lila Yellow card Yellow-red card v Norway Group E v Norway
Spain Gerard Piqué Red card 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup v Brazil Group I v Finland
Montenegro Savo Pavicevic Yellow card Yellow-red card v Ukraine Group H v Poland
Montenegro Vladimir Volkov Yellow card Yellow-red card v Ukraine Group H v Poland
Ukraine Roman Zozulya Red card v Montenegro Group H v San Marino
Italy Mario Balotelli Yellow card Yellow-red card v Czech Republic Group B v Bulgaria
Sweden Andreas Granqvist Red card v Faroe Islands Group C v Republic of Ireland
Croatia Josip Šimunić Red card v Serbia Group A v Belgium
Group A v Scotland

Top goalscorers

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There were 749 goals scored in 268 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match.

11 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups and the play-off rounds:

References

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