2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2010 FIFA World Cup winners Spain, along with France, Belarus, Georgia and Finland.
Spain won the group and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. France ranked among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Ukraine.[1] After losing the first match by two goals, they won the second by three, thus qualifying for the World Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Spain
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 20 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | France
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 17 | Advance to second round | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Finland
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 9 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Georgia
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Belarus
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Source: [2]
Matches
The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Paris, France, on 23 September 2011.[3]
| Georgia | 1–0 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
Okriashvili  52' |
Report |
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria
)| Finland | 1–1 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Hämäläinen 62' |
Report | Kashia 56' |
Ukraine
)| Belarus | 0–4 | Spain |
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| Report | Pedro 21', 69', 79' |
Dynama Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium
)| Belarus | 2–0 | Georgia |
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| 28' |
Report |
Dynama Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria
)| Georgia | 0–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | R. Eremenko 74' (pen.) |
| Spain | 2–1 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Xavi 61' Negredo 78' |
Report | Kornilenko 89' |
Palma
Attendance: 22,900
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands
)Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
- Pedro
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Renan Bressan
Stanislaw Drahun- Egor Filipenko
- Timofei Kalachev
- Anton Putsila
- Dmitry Verkhovtsov
- Sergei Kornilenko
Roman Eremenko- Kasper Hämäläinen
Karim Benzema- Étienne Capoue
- Abou Diaby
- Christophe Jallet
- Samir Nasri
- Paul Pogba
- Mathieu Valbuena
Guram Kashia- Alexander Kobakhidze
- Tornike Okriashvili
Juan Mata- Roberto Soldado
- Xavi
1 own goal
- Igor Shitov (against Finland)
- Joona Toivio (against France)
Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country | 
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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| MF | Alexei Eremenko | Finland |
2 | 1 | vs Spain (22 March 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Paul Pogba | France |
2 | 1 | vs Georgia (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Pavel Nekhaichik |
Belarus |
2 | 1 | vs Finland (11 June 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | France |
2 | 0 | vs Spain (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Jaba Kankava | Georgia |
4 | 1 | vs France (22 March 2013) vs Spain (15 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Tornike Okriashvili | Georgia |
3 | 0 | vs France (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | David Silva | Spain |
2 | 0 | vs France (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Niklas Moisander | Finland |
2 | 0 | vs Belarus (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Markus Halsti | Finland |
2 | 0 | vs Belarus (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Yohan Cabaye | France |
2 | 0 | vs Georgia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Blaise Matuidi | France |
2 | 0 | vs Georgia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Përparim Hetemaj | Finland |
3 | 0 | vs Spain (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| GK | Giorgi Loria | Georgia |
2 | 0 | vs Finland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | David Targamadze | Georgia |
2 | 0 | vs Spain (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Gia Grigalava | Georgia |
2 | 0 | vs Spain (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Tim Sparv | Finland |
2 | 0 | vs France (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
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.
- ^ Составлен календарь матчей отборочного раунда ЧМ-2014 [List of qualifiers for 2014 World Cup] (in Russian). Belarus Football Federation. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.