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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino.

The draw was for the first round (group stage) which was not 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, Germany, who finished with a 100% record, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Northern Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.

Standings

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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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Germany 10 10 0 0 43 4 39 30 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 6–0 5–1 7–0
2   Northern Ireland 10 6 1 3 17 6 11 19 Advance to second round 1–3 — 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0
3   Czech Republic 10 4 3 3 17 10 7 15 1–2 0–0 — 2–1 0–0 5–0
4   Norway 10 4 1 5 17 16 1 13 0–3 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 4–1
5   Azerbaijan 10 3 1 6 10 19 −9 10 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–0 — 5–1
6   San Marino 10 0 0 10 2 51 −49 0 0–8 0–3 0–6 0–8 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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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]

San Marino  0–1  Azerbaijan
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  • Qurbanov   45'
Attendance: 886
Czech Republic  0–0  Northern Ireland
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Attendance: 10,731
Norway  0–3  Germany
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Attendance: 26,793
Azerbaijan  1–0  Norway
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Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Germany  3–0  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 51,299
Northern Ireland  4–0  San Marino
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Attendance: 18,234
Czech Republic  0–0  Azerbaijan
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Attendance: 12,148
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Germany  2–0  Northern Ireland
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Attendance: 42,132
Norway  4–1  San Marino
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Attendance: 8,214
Czech Republic  2–1  Norway
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Attendance: 16,411
Northern Ireland  4–0  Azerbaijan
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Attendance: 18,404
San Marino  0–8  Germany
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Attendance: 3,851
Azerbaijan  1–4  Germany
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Attendance: 30,000
San Marino  0–6  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 1,023
Northern Ireland  2–0  Norway
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Attendance: 18,161
Azerbaijan  0–1  Northern Ireland
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Attendance: 27,978
Germany  7–0  San Marino
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Attendance: 32,467
Norway  1–1  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 12,179
Czech Republic  1–2  Germany
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Attendance: 18,093
Norway  2–0  Azerbaijan
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Attendance: 8,599
San Marino  0–3  Northern Ireland
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Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Azerbaijan  5–1  San Marino
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Attendance: 8,000
Germany  6–0  Norway
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Attendance: 53,814
Northern Ireland  2–0  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 18,167
Azerbaijan  1–2  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 16,200
Northern Ireland  1–3  Germany
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Attendance: 18,104
San Marino  0–8  Norway
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Attendance: 1,922
Czech Republic  5–0  San Marino
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Attendance: 5,625
Germany  5–1  Azerbaijan
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Attendance: 34,613
Norway  1–0  Northern Ireland
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Attendance: 10,244

Goalscorers

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There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[6]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Player Team Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
Cristian Brolli   San Marino   vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2016) vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016)
Stefan Johansen   Norway   vs Germany (4 September 2016)
  vs Azerbaijan (8 October 2016)		 vs San Marino (11 October 2016)
David Pavelka   Czech Republic   vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2016)
  vs Germany (8 October 2016)		 vs Azerbaijan (11 October 2016)
Mirko Palazzi   San Marino     vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016) vs Norway (11 October 2016)
Matteo Vitaioli   vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2016)
  vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016)
Shane Ferguson   Northern Ireland   vs Germany (11 October 2016)
  vs Azerbaijan (11 November 2016)		 vs Norway (26 March 2017)
Haitam Aleesami   Norway   vs Azerbaijan (8 October 2016)
  vs Czech Republic (11 November 2016)		 vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2017)
Sami Khedira   Germany   vs Norway (4 September 2016)
  vs Azerbaijan (26 March 2017)		 vs San Marino (10 June 2017)
Davide Simoncini   San Marino   vs Norway (11 October 2016)
  vs Czech Republic (26 March 2017)		 vs Germany (10 June 2017)
Matteo Vitaioli   vs Germany (11 November 2016)
  vs Czech Republic (26 March 2017)
Pier Filippo Mazza   vs Czech Republic (26 March 2017)
  vs Germany (10 June 2017)		 vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017)
Badavi Guseynov   Azerbaijan     vs Norway (1 September 2017) vs San Marino (4 September 2017)
Maksim Medvedev   vs Northern Ireland (10 June 2017)
  vs Norway (1 September 2017)
Dimitrij Nazarov   vs Northern Ireland (11 November 2016)
  vs Norway (1 September 2017)
Giovanni Bonini   San Marino   vs Germany (10 June 2017)
  vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017)		 vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2017)
Tomáš Kalas   Czech Republic   vs Germany (1 September 2017)
  vs Northern Ireland (4 September 2017)		 vs Azerbaijan (5 October 2017)
Michele Cervellini   San Marino   vs Germany (10 June 2017)
  vs Norway (5 October 2017)		 vs Czech Republic (8 October 2017)
Davide Simoncini   vs Northern Ireland (1 September 2017)
  vs Norway (5 October 2017)

Notes

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  1. ^ CET (UTC 1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC 2) for all other matches.

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 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.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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