2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

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

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

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):^[3] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Goal difference Goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format) 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 Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	4	3	1	0	10	5	+5	10	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	8 Oct '17	3–2	10 Jun '17	2–1	4 Sep '17
2	Montenegro	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	7	Possible second round^{[lower-alpha 1]}	26 Mar '17	—	5 Oct '17	4 Sep '17	10 Jun '17	5–0
3	Denmark	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6		1 Sep '17	0–1	—	8 Oct '17	1–0	4–1
4	Romania	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	5		0–3	1–1	26 Mar '17	—	1 Sep '17	5 Oct '17
5	Armenia	4	1	0	3	4	10	−6	3		5 Oct '17	3–2	4 Sep '17	0–5	—	26 Mar '17
6	Kazakhstan	4	0	2	2	3	11	−8	2		2–2	1 Sep '17	10 Jun '17	0–0	8 Oct '17	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ 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]

Denmark v Armenia

4 September 2016
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Denmark	1–0	Armenia
Eriksen 17'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 21,745
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Kazakhstan v Poland

4 September 2016
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	2–2	Poland
Khizhnichenko 51', 58'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Kapustka 9' Lewandowski 35' (pen.)

Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 19,905
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Romania v Montenegro

4 September 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	1–1	Montenegro
Popa 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Jovetić 87'

Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 25,468
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Armenia v Romania

8 October 2016
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	0–5	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Stancu 4' (pen.) Popa 10' Marin 12' Stanciu 29' Chipciu 60'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Montenegro v Kazakhstan

8 October 2016
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Montenegro	5–0	Kazakhstan
Tomašević 24' Vukčević 59' Jovetić 64' Bećiraj 73' Savić 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Poland v Denmark

8 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	3–2	Denmark
Lewandowski 20', 36' (pen.), 48'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Glik 49' (o.g.) Poulsen 69'

National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,811
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Kazakhstan v Romania

11 October 2016
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	0–0	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 12,346
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Denmark v Montenegro

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Denmark	0–1	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Bećiraj 32'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 20,852
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Poland v Armenia

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	2–1	Armenia
Mkoyan 48' (o.g.) Lewandowski 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Pizzelli 50'

National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 44,786
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Armenia v Montenegro

11 November 2016
18:00
(21:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	3–2	Montenegro
A. Grigoryan 50' Haroyan 74' Ghazaryan 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Kojašević 36' Jovetić 38'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Denmark v Kazakhstan

11 November 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Denmark	4–1	Kazakhstan
Cornelius 15' Eriksen 36' (pen.), 90+2' Ankersen 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Suyumbayev 17'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Romania v Poland

11 November 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Romania	0–3	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Grosicki 11' Lewandowski 83', 90+1' (pen.)

Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 48,531
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Armenia v Kazakhstan

26 March 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Poland

26 March 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, Podgorica

Romania v Denmark

26 March 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Kazakhstan v Denmark

10 June 2017
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Montenegro v Armenia

10 June 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, Podgorica

Poland v Romania

10 June 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Warsaw

Kazakhstan v Montenegro

1 September 2017
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Denmark v Poland

1 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Denmark	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Romania v Armenia

1 September 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Armenia v Denmark

4 September 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Romania

4 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, Podgorica

Poland v Kazakhstan

4 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Warsaw

Armenia v Poland

5 October 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Denmark

5 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, Podgorica

Romania v Kazakhstan

5 October 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Denmark v Romania

8 October 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Denmark	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Kazakhstan v Armenia

8 October 2017
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Poland v Montenegro

8 October 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Poland	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

National Stadium, Warsaw

Goalscorers

There have been 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

7 goals

Robert Lewandowski

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Hrayr Mkoyan (against Poland)
Kamil Glik (against Denmark)

Discipline

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

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

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

Player	Team	Offence(s)	Suspended for match(es)
Gor Malakyan	Armenia	vs Romania (8 October 2016)	vs Poland (11 October 2016)
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (8 October 2016)	vs Romania (11 October 2016)
Islambek Kuat	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Romania (11 October 2016)	vs Denmark (11 November 2016)
Gaël Andonian	Armenia	vs Poland (11 October 2016)	vs Montenegro (11 November 2016)
Thiago Cionek	Poland	vs Denmark (8 October 2016) vs Armenia (11 October 2016)	vs Romania (11 November 2016)
Yeldos Akhmetov	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Denmark (11 November 2016)	vs Armenia (26 March 2017)
Florin Andone	Romania	vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Poland (11 November 2016)	vs Denmark (26 March 2017)

Notes

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

References

1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015.
↑ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015.
1 2 "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
↑ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015.
↑ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com.

External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group E, UEFA.com

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

AFC	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round (play-off for 5th place)

CAF	First Round Second Round Third Round

CONCACAF	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round

CONMEBOL	Round Robin

OFC	First Round Second Round (Nations Cup) Third Round

UEFA	First Round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Second Round (play-offs)

Play-offs	CONCACAF v AFC OFC v CONMEBOL

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