UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B

Group B of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group B consisted of six teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, and Andorra,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium Wales Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel Cyprus Andorra
1  Belgium 10 7 2 1 24 5 +19 23 Qualify for final tournament 0–0 3–1 3–1 5–0 6–0
2  Wales 10 6 3 1 11 4 +7 21 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 5 2 3 17 12 +5 17 Advance to play-offs 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–0
4  Israel 10 4 1 5 16 14 +2 13 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–0
5  Cyprus 10 4 0 6 16 17 1 12 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 5–0
6  Andorra 10 0 0 10 4 36 32 0 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

9 September 2014 (2014-09-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  1–2  Wales
Lima  6' (pen.) Report Bale  22', 81'

9 September 2014 (2014-09-09)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Cyprus
Ibišević  6' Report Christofi  45', 73'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 12,100[6]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine)

10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Belgium  6–0  Andorra
De Bruyne  31' (pen.), 34'
Chadli  37'
Origi  59'
Mertens  65', 68'
Report

10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Cyprus  1–2  Israel
Makrides  67' Report Damari  38'
Ben Haim II  45'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 19,164[8]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  0–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  1–4  Israel
Lima  15' (pen.) Report Damari  3', 41', 82'
Hemed  90+6' (pen.)

13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Belgium
Džeko  28' Report Nainggolan  51'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 12,070[11]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  2–1  Cyprus
Cotterill  13'
Robson-Kanu  23'
Report Laban  36'

16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)
Belgium  0–0  Wales
Report

16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
18:00
(19:00 UTC+2)
Cyprus  5–0  Andorra
Merkis  9'
Efrem  31', 42', 60'
Christofi  87' (pen.)
Report
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 6,078[14]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)
Israel  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vermouth  36'
Damari  45'
Zahavi  70'
Report

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)
18:00
(20:00 UTC+3)[note 2]
Israel  0–3  Wales
Report Ramsey  45+1'
Bale  50', 77'
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 30,200[17]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Andorra  0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Džeko  13', 49', 62'

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Belgium  5–0  Cyprus
Fellaini  21', 66'
Benteke  35'
Hazard  67'
Batshuayi  80'
Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)[note 3]
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  0–1  Belgium
Report Fellaini  9'

12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  1–3  Cyprus
Dossa Júnior  2' (o.g.) Report Mitidis  13', 45', 53'

12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Israel
Višća  42', 75'
Džeko  45+2' (pen.)
Report Ben Haim II  41'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 12,100[23]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  1–0  Belgium
Bale  25' Report

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Belgium  3–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fellaini  23'
De Bruyne  44'
Hazard  78' (pen.)
Report Džeko  15'

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Cyprus  0–1  Wales
Report Bale  82'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 14,492[26]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  4–0  Andorra
Zahavi  3'
Bitton  22'
Hemed  26' (pen.)
Dabour  38'
Report
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 22,650[27]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)
Wales  0–0  Israel
Report
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 32,653[28]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Andorra
Bičakčić  14'
Džeko  30'
Lulić  45'
Report

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Cyprus  0–1  Belgium
Report Hazard  86'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 11,866[30]
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Andorra  1–4  Belgium
Lima  51' (pen.) Report Nainggolan  19'
De Bruyne  42'
Hazard  56' (pen.)
Depoitre  64'

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–0  Wales
Đurić  71'
Ibišević  90'
Report

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Israel  1–2  Cyprus
Bitton  76' Report Dossa Júnior  58'
Demetriou  80'
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 25,300[33]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Belgium  3–1  Israel
Mertens  64'
De Bruyne  78'
Hazard  84'
Report Hemed  88'

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Cyprus  2–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Charalambidis  32'
Mitidis  41'
Report Medunjanin  13', 44'
Đurić  67'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 17,687[35]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  2–0  Andorra
Ramsey  50'
Bale  86'
Report

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
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:

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Andorra Moisés San Nicolás Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Hungary (15 October 2013)[note 4] vs Wales (9 September 2014)
Márcio Vieira vs Wales (9 September 2014)
vs Belgium (10 October 2014)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (28 March 2015)
vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
Jordi Rubio vs Israel (13 October 2014)
vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
vs Israel (3 September 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)
Josep Ayala vs Belgium (10 October 2014)
vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)
vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
Cristian Martínez vs Israel (13 October 2014)
vs Cyprus (16 November 2014)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)
vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
Víctor Rodríguez Red card vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
vs Wales (13 October 2015)
Marc Rebés vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)
vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
vs Wales (13 October 2015)
 Belgium Vincent Kompany Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Israel (31 March 2015) vs Wales (12 June 2015)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić Red card vs Israel (16 November 2014) vs Andorra (28 March 2015)
Muhamed Bešić Red card vs Andorra (6 September 2015)[37] vs Wales (10 October 2015)
vs Cyprus (13 October 2015)
 Cyprus Vincent Laban vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 September 2014)
vs Israel (10 October 2014)
vs Andorra (12 June 2015)
vs Wales (3 September 2015)
 Israel Eitan Tibi Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Wales (28 March 2015) vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
Lior Refaelov vs Cyprus (10 October 2014)
vs Wales (28 March 2015)
vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015)
Sheran Yeini vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014)
vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015)
vs Andorra (3 September 2015)
Nir Bitton vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014)
vs Wales (6 September 2015)
vs Cyprus (10 October 2015)
vs Belgium (13 October 2015)
 Wales Andy King Red card vs Cyprus (13 October 2014)[38] vs Belgium (16 November 2014)
vs Israel (28 March 2015)
Joe Allen vs Andorra (9 September 2014)
vs Belgium (16 November 2014)
vs Belgium (12 June 2015)
vs Cyprus (3 September 2015)

Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 16 November 2014 and 28 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. The Israel v Wales match was originally to kick off at 20:45 (22:45 UTC+3), but was moved to 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) as matches cannot kick off later than 22:00 local time according to UEFA's guidelines.[16]
  3. The Israel v Belgium match was originally to be played on 9 September 2014, 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3), but was postponed due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[20]
  4. The suspension was carried over from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

References

  1. "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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  16. "Israel v Wales correction of kick-off time" (PDF). Israel Football Association. 11 December 2014.
  17. "Israel vs. Wales - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  18. "Andorra vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
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  20. "Israel v Belgium qualifier postponed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2014.
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  26. "Cyprus vs. Wales - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  27. "Israel vs. Andorra - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  28. "Wales vs. Israel - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  29. "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Andorra - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
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  31. "Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  32. "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Wales - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  33. "Israel vs. Cyprus - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  34. "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  35. "Cyprus vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  36. "Wales vs. Andorra - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  37. "Udarac je to za reprezentaciju BiH jer Bešić je jedan od nezamjenjiv u timu Mehmeda Baždarevića". Goal.com. 17 September 2015.
  38. "Wales: Andy King banned for two games after Cyprus red card". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014.

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