2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualification for
championships (UEFA)

The European Zone of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will see teams competing for places at the finals in Brazil. As in recent tournaments, UEFA will have 13 direct qualfiers for the finals tournaments, with the 2014 qualifiers chosen as the winners of each of nine qualifying groups as well as the winners of four play-offs between group runners-up.

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Format

All 53 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and 13 teams will qualify for the 2014 World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1] The qualification format will be the same as 2010. The teams will be split into eight groups of six teams and one group of five. The nine group winners will qualify directly to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams only for balance between different groups) will be drawn in two-legged play-offs to determine the other four qualifying nations.[2]

Seeding

The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams.[1] In consideration of the delicate political situations of the relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as between Russia and Georgia, UEFA requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy to not draw these teams into the same qualification groups – although as Armenia and Azerbaijan were in the same pot they could not be drawn together. The mechanism for keeping Russia and Georgia apart was confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011.[3]

Teams were allocated to seeding pots as follows. (July 2011 FIFA Rankings shown in brackets)[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 Spain (1)
 Netherlands (2)
 Germany (3)
 England (6)
 Portugal (7)
 Italy (8)
 Croatia (9)
 Norway (12)
 Greece (13)

 France (15)
 Montenegro (17)
 Russia (18)
 Sweden (19)
 Denmark (21)
 Slovenia (22)
 Turkey (24)
 Serbia (27)
 Slovakia (29)

 Switzerland (30)
 Israel (32)
 Republic of Ireland (33)
 Belgium (37)
 Czech Republic (38)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (41)
 Belarus (42)
 Ukraine (45)
 Hungary (47)
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

 Bulgaria (48)
 Romania (53)
 Georgia (57)
 Lithuania (58)
 Albania (59)
 Scotland (61)
 Northern Ireland (62)
 Austria (66)
 Poland (69)

 Armenia (70)
 Finland (75)
 Estonia (79)
 Cyprus (80)
 Latvia (83)
 Moldova (85)
 Macedonia (96)
 Azerbaijan (111)
 Faroe Islands (112)

 Wales (112)
 Liechtenstein (118)
 Iceland (121)
 Kazakhstan (126)
 Luxembourg (128)
 Malta (173)
 Andorra (203)
 San Marino (203)

First round

The matches are scheduled to be played between 7 September 2012 and 15 October 2013. An initial schedule that includes matches before this date was not ratified by FIFA.

Groups

Group A

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Belgium  — 11 Sep '12 26 Mar '13 16 Oct '12 7 Jun '13 15 Oct '13
Croatia  11 Oct '13 — 7 Sep '12 7 Jun '13 22 Mar '13 16 Oct '12
Macedonia  22 Mar '13 12 Oct '12 — 10 Sep '13 16 Oct '12 6 Sep '13
Scotland  6 Sep '13 15 Oct '13 11 Sep '12 — 8 Sep '12 22 Mar '13
Serbia  12 Oct '12 6 Sep '13 15 Oct '13 26 Mar '13 — 11 Sep '12
Wales  7 Sep '12 26 Mar '13 11 Oct '13 12 Oct '12 10 Sep '13 —

Group B

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Armenia  — 11 Oct '13 26 Mar '13 10 Sep '13 12 Oct '12 7 Jun '13
Bulgaria  11 Sep '12 — 15 Oct '13 12 Oct '12 7 Sep '12 22 Mar '13
Czech Republic  6 Sep '13 16 Oct '12 — 22 Mar '13 8 Jun '13 12 Oct '12
Denmark  11 Jun '13 26 Mar '13 8 Sep '12 — 11 Oct '13 15 Oct '13
Italy  15 Oct '13 6 Sep '13 10 Sep '13 16 Oct '12 — 11 Sep '12
Malta  7 Sep '12 10 Sep '13 11 Oct '13 6 Sep '13 26 Mar '13 —

Group C

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Austria  — 22 Mar '13 11 Sep '12 16 Oct '12 10 Sep '13 7 Jun '13
Faroe Islands  15 Oct '13 — 10 Sep '13 11 Oct '13 16 Oct '12 12 Oct '12
Germany  6 Sep '13 7 Sep '12 — 26 Mar '13 11 Oct '13 16 Oct '12
Kazakhstan  12 Oct '12 6 Sep '13 22 Mar '13 — 7 Sep '12 10 Sep '13
Republic of Ireland  26 Mar '13 7 Jun '13 12 Oct '12 15 Oct '13 — 6 Sep '13
Sweden  11 Oct '13 11 Jun '13 15 Oct '13 12 Sep '12 22 Mar '13 —

Group D

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Andorra  — 16 Oct '12 7 Sep '12 10 Sep '13 11 Oct '13 22 Mar '13
Estonia  26 Mar '13 — 12 Oct '12 6 Sep '13 7 Sep '12 11 Oct '13
Hungary  15 Oct '13 10 Sep '13 — 11 Sep '12 22 Mar '13 16 Oct '12
Netherlands  12 Oct '12 22 Mar '13 11 Oct '13 — 26 Mar '13 7 Sep '12
Romania  11 Sep '12 15 Oct '13 6 Sep '13 16 Oct '12 — 10 Sep '13
Turkey  6 Sep '13 11 Sep '12 26 Mar '13 15 Oct '13 12 Oct '12 —

Group E

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Albania  — 7 Sep '12 12 Oct '12 7 Jun '13 16 Oct '12 11 Oct '13
Cyprus  15 Oct '13 — 11 Sep '12 16 Oct '12 10 Sep '13 7 Jun '13
Iceland  10 Sep '13 11 Oct '13 — 7 Sep '12 7 Jun '13 16 Oct '12
Norway  22 Mar '13 6 Sep '13 15 Oct '13 — 11 Sep '12 10 Sep '13
Slovenia  6 Sep '13 12 Oct '12 22 Mar '13 11 Oct '13 — 7 Sep '12
Switzerland  11 Sep '12 22 Mar '13 6 Sep '13 12 Oct '12 15 Oct '13 —

Group F

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Azerbaijan  — 7 Sep '12 7 Jun '13 11 Oct '13 26 Mar '13 15 Oct '13
Israel  6 Sep '13 — 16 Oct '12 15 Oct '13 22 Mar '13 11 Sep '12
Luxembourg  22 Mar '13 12 Oct '12 — 10 Sep '13 7 Sep '12 11 Oct '13
Northern Ireland  14 Nov '12 26 Mar '13 11 Sep '12 — 6 Sep '13 22 Mar '13
Portugal  11 Sep '12 11 Oct '13 15 Oct '13 16 Oct '12 — 7 Jun '13
Russia  16 Oct '12 10 Sep '13 6 Sep '13 7 Sep '12 12 Oct '12 —

Group G

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  — 22 Mar '13 11 Sep '12 11 Oct '13 16 Oct '12 6 Sep '13
Greece  12 Oct '12 — 10 Sep '13 15 Oct '13 11 Sep '12 11 Oct '13
Latvia  7 Jun '13 7 Sep '12 — 16 Oct '12 6 Sep '13 15 Oct '13
Liechtenstein  7 Sep '12 6 Sep '13 22 Mar '13 — 12 Oct '12 7 Jun '13
Lithuania  15 Oct '13 7 Jun '13 11 Oct '13 10 Sep '13 — 7 Sep '12
Slovakia  10 Sep '13 16 Oct '12 12 Oct '12 11 Sep '12 22 Mar '13 —

Group H

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
England  — 6 Sep '13 11 Oct '13 15 Oct '13 12 Oct '12 11 Sep '12
Moldova  7 Sep '12 — 22 Mar '13 7 Jun '13 11 Oct '13 12 Oct '12
Montenegro  26 Mar '13 15 Oct '13 — 7 Sep '12 14 Nov '12 7 Jun '13
Poland  16 Oct '12 11 Sep '12 6 Sep '13 — 26 Mar '13 22 Mar '13
San Marino  22 Mar '13 16 Oct '12 11 Sep '12 10 Sep '13 — 15 Oct '13
Ukraine  10 Sep '13 26 Mar '13 16 Oct '12 11 Oct '13 6 Sep '13 —

Group I

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Belarus  — 11 Jun '13 10 Sep '13 16 Oct '12 12 Oct '12
Finland  7 Jun '13 — 7 Sep '12 12 Oct '12 6 Sep '13
France  11 Sep '12 15 Oct '13 — 22 Mar '13 26 Mar '13
Georgia  7 Sep '12 10 Sep '13 6 Sep '13 — 11 Sep '12
Spain  11 Oct '13 22 Mar '13 16 Oct '12 15 Oct '13 —

Ranking of second-placed teams

Because one group has one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.

The eight best runners-up will be determined by the following parameters in this order:

  1. Highest number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Highest number of goals scored
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
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Second round

The 8 best group runners-up will contest the second round ("continental play-offs"). The 8 teams will be paired into 4 home-and-away series. The 4 winners will qualify for the World Cup. There has been no mention of seeding this draw to date, as happened in qualification for South Africa 2010, but the rules may change at a later point.

Draw

The draw date, location, and procedure for Round Two will be confirmed by the end of Round One by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.[3]

Matches

The matches are scheduled to be played on 15 and 19 November 2013.[3]

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
15 Nov 2013 19 Nov 2013
15 Nov 2013 19 Nov 2013
15 Nov 2013 19 Nov 2013
15 Nov 2013 19 Nov 2013

References

  1. ^ a b Brazil can be divided into four regions for the 2014 World Cup
  2. ^ Uefa retains 2010 World Cup qualifying format for 2014
  3. ^ a b c 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - European Zone
  4. ^ FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - July 2011 (UEFA)

External links

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