2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was a
.The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Portugal.[1] However, they lost both matches and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup. Germany went on to win the tournament, defeating Argentina in the final.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Germany
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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
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Advance to second round | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Austria
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Republic of Ireland
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Faroe Islands
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [2]
Matches
The dates for fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 17–18 November 2011.[3] The dates were not ratified by FIFA and a new schedule was announced on 5 December 2011 with new dates for the two matches between Austria and the Faroe Islands.
| Kazakhstan | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Nurdauletov  37' |
Report | Keane 88' (pen.) Doyle 90' |
Ionut Avram (Romania
)| Germany | 3–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Götze 28' Özil 54', 72' |
Report |
AWD-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 32,769
Referee: Robert Madden (Scotland
)| Sweden | 2–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| R. Elm 37' Berg 90+4' |
Report |
Ukraine
)| Kazakhstan | 0–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tamás Bognar (Hungary
)| Faroe Islands | 1–2 | Sweden |
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| Baldvinsson 57' |
Report | Kačaniklić 65' Ibrahimović 75' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–6 | Germany |
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| Keogh 90+2' |
Report | Reus 32', 40' Özil 55' (pen.)Klose 58'Kroos 61', 83' |
| Faroe Islands | 1–4 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| A. Hansen 69' |
Report | 88' |
Albania
)| Germany | 4–4 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Klose 8', 15' Mertesacker 39'Özil 55' |
Report | Ibrahimović 62' Lustig 64'Elmander 76'R. Elm 90+3' |
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,369
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal
)| Austria | 6–0 | Faroe Islands |
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| Hosiner 8', 20' Ivanschitz 28'Junuzović 77'Alaba 78'Garics 82' |
Report |
Ukraine
)| Sweden | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Solna
Attendance: 49,436
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain
)| Germany | 4–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| Reus 23', 90' Götze 27'Gündoğan 31' |
Report | Schmidtgal 46' |
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 43,520
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey
)| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Faroe Islands |
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| Keane 5', 55', 81' |
Report |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahimović 35', 82' (pen.) |
Report |
Solna
Attendance: 32,858
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria
)| Kazakhstan | 2–1 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| 63' |
Report | Benjaminsen 23' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Sweden |
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| Keane 22' |
Report | Svensson 57' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Sweden |
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| Report | Ibrahimović 1' |
| Austria | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Alaba 84' |
Report |
| Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Germany |
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| Report | Mertesacker 22' Özil 74' (pen.)Müller 84' |
| Faroe Islands | 1–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| Hansson 41' |
Report | Finonchenko 55' |
Moldova
)| Sweden | 2–1 | Austria |
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| Olsson 56' Ibrahimović 86' |
Report | Harnik 29' |
Solna
Attendance: 49,416
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey
)| Sweden | 3–5 | Germany |
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| Hysén 6', 69' Kačaniklić 42' |
Report | Özil 45' Götze 52'Schürrle 57', 66', 76' |
Solna
Attendance: 49,251
Referee: William Collum (Scotland
)| Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Austria |
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| Report | Ivanschitz 16' Prödl 64'Alaba 67' (pen.) |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Shomko ) 77' (o.g. |
Report | Shomko 13' |
Goalscorers
There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
György Garics- Sebastian Prödl
Rógvi Baldvinsson- Fróði Benjaminsen
- Arnbjørn Hansen
- Hallur Hansson
İlkay Gündoğan- Sami Khedira
Heinrich Schmidtgal- Dmitriy Shomko
Kevin Doyle- Andy Keogh
- Darren O'Dea
- John O'Shea
- Marc Wilson
Marcus Berg- Mikael Lustig
- Martin Olsson
- Anders Svensson
1 own goal
- Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (against the Republic of Ireland)
- Dmitriy Shomko(against the Republic of Ireland)
Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country | 
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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| DF | Philipp Lahm | Germany |
2 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Tanat Nusserbayev |
Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Sergei Ostapenko | Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Mikhail Rozhkov | Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Marco Reus | Germany |
3 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany |
2 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Fróði Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands |
4 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Hallur Hansson | Faroe Islands |
3 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Shane Long | Republic of Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | James McCarthy | Republic of Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Veli Kavlak | Austria |
3 | 0 | vs Sweden (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| GK | Andreas Isaksson | Sweden |
2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Johan Elmander | Sweden |
2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Rogvi Baldvinsson |
Faroe Islands |
2 | 0 | vs Sweden (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Julian Baumgartlinger | Austria |
2 | 0 | vs Germany (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Jónas Tór Næs | Faroe Islands |
2 | 0 | vs Germany (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Andreas Granqvist | Sweden |
0 | 1 | vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Albin Ekdal | Sweden |
2 | 0 | vs Austria (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Viktor Dmitrenko | Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | John O'Shea | Republic of Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Germany (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Richard Dunne | Republic of Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Germany (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Pól Jóhannus Justinussen | Faroe Islands |
2 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Atli Gregersen | Faroe Islands |
0 | 1 | vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Sami Khedira | Germany |
2 | 0 | vs Sweden (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden |
2 | 0 | vs Germany (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Marc Janko | Austria |
2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Marko Arnautović | Austria |
0 | 1 | vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Benedikt Höwedes | Germany |
2 | 0 | vs TBD (2014) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
48,000 | 24,200 | 40,550 |
| Faroe Islands |
5,079 | 4,300 | 4,690 |
| Germany |
72,369 | 32,769 | 54,165 |
| Kazakhstan |
30,000 | 7,000 | 15,396 |
| Republic of Ireland |
49,850 | 21,700 | 37,491 |
| Sweden |
49,436 | 20,414 | 34,925 |
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Ireland's World Cup 2014 Fixtures Announced". GreenScene. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2012.