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
1	Spain	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	20	Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1
2	France	8	5	2	1	15	6	+9	17	Advance to second round	0–1	—	3–0	3–1	3–1
3	Finland	8	2	3	3	5	9	−4	9		0–2	0–1	—	1–1	1–0
4	Georgia	8	1	2	5	3	10	−7	5		0–1	0–0	0–1	—	1–0
5	Belarus	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]

7 September 2012

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia	1–0	Belarus
Okriashvili 52'	Report

Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Stanislav Todorov ( Bulgaria)

7 September 2012

21:30 UTC+3

Finland	0–1	France
	Report	Diaby 20'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 35,111

Referee: Craig Thomson ( Scotland)

11 September 2012

21:30 UTC+4

Georgia	0–1	Spain
	Report	Soldado 86'

Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 54,598

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen ( Norway)

11 September 2012

21:00 UTC+2

France	3–1	Belarus
Capoue 49' Jallet 68' Ribéry 80'	Report	Putsila 72'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 52,552

Referee: Hüseyin Göçek ( Turkey)

12 October 2012

18:30 UTC+3

Finland	1–1	Georgia
Hämäläinen 62'	Report	Kashia 56'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 12,607

Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy ( Ukraine)

12 October 2012

21:00 UTC+3

Belarus	0–4	Spain
	Report	Alba 12' Pedro 21', 69', 79'

Dynama Stadium, Minsk

Attendance: 28,800

Referee: Serge Gumienny ( Belgium)

16 October 2012

19:00 UTC+3

Belarus	2–0	Georgia
Bressan 6' Drahun 28'	Report

Dynama Stadium, Minsk

Attendance: 15,300

Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer ( Austria)

16 October 2012

21:00 UTC+2

Spain	1–1	France
Ramos 25'	Report	Giroud 90+4'

Vicente Calderón, Madrid

Attendance: 46,825

Referee: Felix Brych ( Germany)

22 March 2013

20:45 UTC+1

Spain	1–1	Finland
Ramos 49'	Report	Pukki 79'

El Molinón, Gijón

Attendance: 27,637

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan ( Romania)

22 March 2013

21:00 UTC+1

France	3–1	Georgia
Giroud 45+1' Valbuena 47' Ribéry 61'	Report	Kobakhidze 71'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 71,147

Referee: Ivan Bebek ( Croatia)

26 March 2013

21:00 UTC+1

France	0–1	Spain
	Report	Pedro 58'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 78,329

Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary)

7 June 2013

19:00 UTC+3

Finland	1–0	Belarus
Shitov 57' ( o.g.)	Report

Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 24,916

Referee: Eli Hacmon ( Israel)

11 June 2013

20:00 UTC+3

Belarus	1–1	Finland
Verkhovtsov 85'	Report	Pukki 24'

Central Stadium, Gomel

Attendance: 10,100

Referee: Libor Kovařík ( Czech Republic)

6 September 2013

22:15 UTC+4

Georgia	0–0	France
	Report

Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 26,360

Referee: Fırat Aydınus ( Turkey)

6 September 2013

21:30 UTC+3

Finland	0–2	Spain
	Report	Alba 19' Negredo 86'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 37,492

Referee: Ivan Bebek ( Croatia)

10 September 2013

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia	0–1	Finland
	Report	R. Eremenko 74' ( pen.)

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 25,321

Referee: Leontios Trattou ( Cyprus)

10 September 2013

22:00 UTC+3

Belarus	2–4	France
Filipenko 32' Kalachev 57'	Report	Ribéry 47' ( pen.), 64' Nasri 71' Pogba 73'

Central Stadium, Gomel

Attendance: 12,203

Referee: Daniele Orsato ( Italy)

11 October 2013

22:00 UTC+2

Spain	2–1	Belarus
Xavi 61' Negredo 78'	Report	Kornilenko 89'

Iberostar, Palma

Attendance: 22,900

Referee: Bas Nijhuis ( Netherlands)

15 October 2013

21:00 UTC+2

France	3–0	Finland
Ribéry 8' Toivio 75' ( o.g.) Benzema 87'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 70,156

Referee: Michael Koukoulakis ( Greece)

15 October 2013

21:00 UTC+2

Spain	2–0	Georgia
Negredo 26' Mata 61'	Report

Carlos Belmonte, Albacete

Attendance: 16,133

Referee: Florian Meyer ( Germany)

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

5 goals

Franck Ribéry

4 goals

Pedro

3 goals

Álvaro Negredo

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Igor Shitov (against Finland)
Joona Toivio (against France)

Discipline

Pos	Player	Country			Suspended for match(es)	Reason
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.

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.

[soccer365-2] "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[3] 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.

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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
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