2014 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION � UEFA GROUP A

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualification UEFA Group A was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Belgium, Croatia, Macedonia, Scotland, Serbia and Wales.

The group winners, Belgium, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Croatia placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Iceland.^[1]^[2] They drew the first match and won the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.^[3]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	10	8	2	0	18	4	+14	26	Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–0
2	Croatia	10	5	2	3	12	9	+3	17	Advance to second round	1–2	—	2–0	0–1	2–0	1–0
3	Serbia	10	4	2	4	18	11	+7	14		0–3	1–1	—	2–0	6–1	5–1
4	Scotland	10	3	2	5	8	12	−4	11		0–2	2–0	0–0	—	1–2	1–1
5	Wales	10	3	1	6	9	20	−11	10		0–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	—	1–0
6	Macedonia	10	2	1	7	7	16	−9	7		0–2	1–2	1–0	1–2	2–1	—

Source: ^[4]

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 November 2011.^[5]

7 September 2012

20:15 UTC+2

Croatia	1–0	Macedonia
Jelavić 69'	Report

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 13,883

Referee: Alon Yefet ( Israel)

7 September 2012

19:45 UTC+1

Wales	0–2	Belgium
	Report	Kompany 42' Vertonghen 83'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 20,156

Referee: Stefan Johannesson ( Sweden)

8 September 2012

15:00 UTC+1

Scotland	0–0	Serbia
	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 47,369

Referee: Jonas Eriksson ( Sweden)

11 September 2012

20:30 UTC+2

Serbia	6–1	Wales
Kolarov 16' Tošić 24' Đuričić 37' Tadić 55' Ivanović 80' Sulejmani 90'	Report	Bale 31'

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 10,660

Referee: Duarte Gomes ( Portugal)

11 September 2012

20:45 UTC+2

Belgium	1–1	Croatia
Gillet 45+1'	Report	Perišić 6'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 39,987

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ( Spain)

11 September 2012

20:00 UTC+1

Scotland	1–1	Macedonia
Miller 43'	Report	Noveski 11'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 32,430

Referee: Sergei Karasev ( Russia)

12 October 2012

20:30 UTC+2

Macedonia	1–2	Croatia
Ibraimi 16'	Report	Ćorluka 33' Rakitić 60'

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 25,230

Referee: Peter Rasmussen ( Denmark)

12 October 2012

20:30 UTC+2

Serbia	0–3	Belgium
	Report	Benteke 34' De Bruyne 68' Mirallas 90+1'

Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade

Attendance: 21,650

Referee: Pavel Královec ( Czech Republic)

12 October 2012

19:45 UTC+1

Wales	2–1	Scotland
Bale 80' ( pen.), 87'	Report	Morrison 27'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 23,249

Referee: Florian Meyer ( Germany)

16 October 2012

20:00 UTC+2

Croatia	2–0	Wales
Mandžukić 27' Eduardo 57'	Report

Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: Alexandru Tudor ( Romania)

16 October 2012

20:30 UTC+2

Macedonia	1–0	Serbia
Ibraimi 59' ( pen.)	Report

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 26,181

Referee: Bas Nijhuis ( Netherlands)

16 October 2012

20:45 UTC+2

Belgium	2–0	Scotland
Benteke 68' Kompany 71'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 44,132

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen ( Norway)

22 March 2013

18:00 UTC+1

Croatia	2–0	Serbia
Mandžukić 23' Olić 37'	Report

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 35,722

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey)

22 March 2013

20:45 UTC+1

Macedonia	0–2	Belgium
	Report	De Bruyne 26' Hazard 62' ( pen.)

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 15,947

Referee: Deniz Aytekin ( Germany)

22 March 2013

20:00 UTC±0

Scotland	1–2	Wales
Hanley 45+2'	Report	Ramsey 72' ( pen.) Robson-Kanu 74'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 39,365

Referee: Antony Gautier ( France)

26 March 2013

20:30 UTC+1

Serbia	2–0	Scotland
Đuričić 60', 66'	Report

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: István Vad ( Hungary)

26 March 2013

20:45 UTC+1

Belgium	1–0	Macedonia
Hazard 62'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 44,230

Referee: Olegário Benquerença ( Portugal)

26 March 2013

19:45 UTC±0

Wales	1–2	Croatia
Bale 21' ( pen.)	Report	Lovren 77' Eduardo 87'

Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Attendance: 12,534

Referee: Luca Banti ( Italy)

7 June 2013

20:15 UTC+2

Croatia	0–1	Scotland
	Report	Snodgrass 26'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 25,016

Referee: David Fernández Borbalán ( Spain)

7 June 2013

20:45 UTC+2

Belgium	2–1	Serbia
De Bruyne 13' Fellaini 60'	Report	Kolarov 87'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 45,844

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy ( France)

6 September 2013

19:00 UTC+2

Macedonia	2–1	Wales
Tričkovski 20' Trajkovski 80'	Report	Ramsey 39' ( pen.)

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Sascha Kever ( Switzerland)

6 September 2013

20:45 UTC+2

Serbia	1–1	Croatia
Mitrović 66'	Report	Mandžukić 53'

Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Felix Brych ( Germany)

6 September 2013

20:00 UTC+1

Scotland	0–2	Belgium
	Report	Defour 34' Mirallas 89'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 40,284

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento ( Italy)

10 September 2013

20:30 UTC+2

Macedonia	1–2	Scotland
Kostovski 85'	Report	Anya 60' Maloney 89'

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 14,093

Referee: Fredy Fautrel ( France)

10 September 2013

19:45 UTC+1

Wales	0–3	Serbia
	Report	Đorđević 8' Kolarov 38' Marković 55'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 10,923

Referee: Szymon Marciniak ( Poland)

11 October 2013

18:00 UTC+2

Croatia	1–2	Belgium
Kranjčar 84'	Report	Lukaku 16', 38'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Howard Webb ( England)

11 October 2013

19:45 UTC+1

Wales	1–0	Macedonia
Church 67'	Report

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 11,257

Referee: Suren Baliyan ( Armenia)

15 October 2013

20:30 UTC+2

Serbia	5–1	Macedonia
Tošić 16' Basta 19' Kolarov 38' ( pen.) Tadić 54' Šćepović 74'	Report	Jahović 83'

Stadion Jagodina, Jagodina

Attendance: 8,294

Referee: Richard Trutz ( Slovakia)

15 October 2013

21:00 UTC+2

Belgium	1–1	Wales
De Bruyne 64'	Report	Ramsey 88'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 45,401

Referee: Sergei Karasev ( Russia)

15 October 2013

20:00 UTC+1

Scotland	2–0	Croatia
Snodgrass 28' Naismith 73'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 30,172

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan ( Romania)

Goalscorers

There were 72 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Stefan Ristovski (against Serbia)

Discipline

Pos	Player	Country			Suspended for match(es)	Reason
DF	Milan Biševac	Serbia	4	0	vs Croatia (22 March 2013) vs Croatia (6 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Guillaume Gillet	Belgium	2	0	vs Serbia (12 October 2012)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Aaron Ramsey	Wales	2	0	vs Croatia (16 October 2012)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Ognjen Vukojević	Croatia	3	0	vs Wales (16 October 2012)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW	Goran Pandev	Macedonia	3	0	vs Serbia (16 October 2012)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Daniel Georgievski	Macedonia	2	0	vs Belgium (22 March 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Aleksandar Kolarov	Serbia	2	0	vs Scotland (26 March 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Boban Grncarov	Macedonia	2	0	vs Belgium (26 March 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Muhamed Demiri	Macedonia	2	0	vs Belgium (26 March 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Matija Nastasić	Serbia	2	0	vs Belgium (7 June 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Charlie Adam	Scotland	2	0	vs Croatia (7 June 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Vedran Ćorluka	Croatia	3	0	vs Scotland (7 June 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Dejan Lovren	Croatia	2	0	vs Scotland (7 June 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Luka Modrić	Croatia	3	0	vs Scotland (7 June 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Ferhan Hasani	Macedonia	2	0	vs Wales (6 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Hal Robson-Kanu	Wales	2	0	vs Macedonia (6 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GK	Allan McGregor	Scotland	2	0	vs Belgium (6 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Agim Ibraimi	Macedonia	2	0	vs Scotland (10 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST	Aleksandar Mitrovic	Serbia	2	0	vs Wales (10 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Zoran Tošić	Serbia	2	0	vs Wales (10 September 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Darijo Srna	Croatia	2	0	vs Belgium (11 October 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Steven Whittaker	Scotland	2	0	vs Croatia (15 October 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Andrew Crofts	Wales	2	0	vs Macedonia (11 October 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Ljubomir Fejsa	Serbia	2	0	vs Macedonia (15 October 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Marouane Fellaini	Belgium	2	0	vs Wales (15 October 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	Vanče Šikov	Macedonia	2	0	vs Serbia (15 October 2013)	Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF	James Collins	Wales	0	1	vs Serbia (11 September 2012)	Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF	Nenad Tomović	Serbia	0	1	vs Croatia (22 March 2013)	Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF	Robert Snodgrass	Scotland	4	1	vs Serbia (26 March 2013) vs Macedonia (10 September 2013)	Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF	Aaron Ramsey	Wales	0	1	vs Croatia (26 March 2013)	Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF	Nemanja Matić	Serbia	2	1	vs Wales (10 September 2013)	Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF	Josip Šimunić	Croatia	1	1	vs Belgium (11 October 2013) vs Scotland (15 October 2013)	Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match

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.
^ "European play-off ties confirmed". FIFA. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
^ "Ten-man Croatia sink Iceland to qualify". FIFA. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Rode Duivels openen WK-kwalificatie met drieluik Wales-Kroatië-Servië" [Red Devils open World Cup qualifiers with Wales-Croatia-Serbia treble]. hln.be (in Dutch). 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

External links

[UEFA_Draw-1] "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.

[2] "European play-off ties confirmed". FIFA. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[3] "Ten-man Croatia sink Iceland to qualify". FIFA. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[soccer365-4] "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[5] "Rode Duivels openen WK-kwalificatie met drieluik Wales-Kroatië-Servië" [Red Devils open World Cup qualifiers with Wales-Croatia-Serbia treble]. hln.be (in Dutch). 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

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v t e 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
« 2010 2018 »
AFC	First round Second round Third round Bahrain v Indonesia Fourth round Fifth round (play-off)
CAF	First round Second round Third round
CONCACAF	First round Second round Third round Fourth round United States v Costa Rica
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)
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