2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

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

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 will qualify directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Among the nine group runners-up, the eight best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, where they will be drawn into four home-and-away ties to determine the other four qualifiers.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 4 4 0 0 16 0 +16 12 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 2–0 8 Oct '17 3–0 4 Sep '17 10 Jun '17
2  Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 8 2 +6 7 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 5 Oct '17 4–0 4 Sep '17 26 Mar '17 4–0
3  Azerbaijan 4 2 1 1 2 4 2 7 26 Mar '17 10 Jun '17 5 Oct '17 1–0 4 Sep '17
4  Czech Republic 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 5 1 Sep '17 0–0 0–0 2–1 8 Oct '17
5  Norway 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 3 0–3 8 Oct '17 1 Sep '17 10 Jun '17 4–1
6  San Marino 4 0 0 4 1 17 16 0 0–8 1 Sep '17 0–1 26 Mar '17 5 Oct '17
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

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]

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)
San Marino  0–1  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Qurbanov  45'

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  0–0  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  0–3  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Müller  16', 60'
Kimmich  45'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 26,793
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  1–0  Norway
Medvedev  11' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
National Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  3–0  Czech Republic
Müller  13', 65'
Kroos  49'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 51,299
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  4–0  San Marino
Davis  26' (pen.)
Lafferty  79', 90+4'
Ward  85'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 18,234
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  0–0  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Municipal Stadium, Ostrava
Attendance: 12,148
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  2–0  Northern Ireland
Draxler  13'
Khedira  17'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  4–1  San Marino
D. Simoncini  12' (o.g.)
Diomandé  77'
Samuelsen  82'
King  83'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stefanelli  54'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 8,214
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Czech Republic  2–1  Norway
Krmenčík  11'
Zmrhal  47'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
King  87'
Eden Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Northern Ireland  4–0  Azerbaijan
Lafferty  27'
McAuley  40'
McLaughlin  66'
Brunt  83'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 18,404
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
San Marino  0–8  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Khedira  7'
Gnabry  9', 58', 76'
Hector  32', 65'
Stefanelli  82' (o.g.)
Volland  85'

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Azerbaijan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Germany  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)
Azerbaijan  v  Czech Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Northern Ireland  v  Germany
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
San Marino  v  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Czech Republic  v  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Norway  v  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Goalscorers

There have been 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Discipline

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

Player Team Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
Cristian Brolli  San Marino Red card 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 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016) vs Norway (11 October 2016)
Matteo Vitaioli  San Marino vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2016)
vs Northern Ireland (8 October 2016)
vs Norway (11 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)

Notes

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

References

External links

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