The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK ( UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] [2]
The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
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1 | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2â0 | 3â0 | 5â1 | 4â1 | 6â0 | |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Advance to second round | 2â0 | — | 5â2 | 2â0 | 1â0 | 3â0 | |
3 | Hungary | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0â1 | 2â3 | — | 1â0 | 3â1 | 4â0 | ||
4 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 9 | 0â6 | 0â2 | 0â0 | — | 0â0 | 1â0 | ||
5 | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | 0â3 | 0â3 | 0â2 | 0â2 | — | 4â0 | ||
6 | Andorra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 4 | 0â2 | 1â2 | 1â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | — |
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. [1] [4] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). [5]
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Portugal | 4â1 | Latvia |
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Andorra | 1â0 | Hungary |
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Hungary | 3â1 | Latvia |
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Hungary | 0â1 | Portugal |
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Latvia | 0â3 | Switzerland |
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Switzerland | 5â2 | Hungary |
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Hungary | 1â0 | Faroe Islands |
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There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.
15 goals
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [6]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Granit Xhaka | Switzerland | vs Portugal (6 September 2016) | vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
Marc Rebés | Andorra | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) | |
Valon Behrami | Switzerland | vs Portugal (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
vs Andorra (10 October 2016) |
Ildefons Lima | Andorra | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) |
vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
TamĂĄs KĂĄdĂĄr | Hungary | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Latvia (10 October 2016) |
vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
ValÄrijs Ć abala | Latvia | vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (10 October 2016) |
vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
Pepe | Portugal | vs Andorra (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2016) |
vs Latvia (13 November 2016) |
Fróði Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands | vs Hungary (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (13 November 2016) |
vs Andorra (25 March 2017) |
LĂĄszlĂł Kleinheisler | Hungary | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
vs Portugal (25 March 2017) |
VitÄlijs Maksimenko | Latvia | vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) |
Marc GarcĂa | Andorra | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) |
vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) | ||
MĂĄrcio Vieira | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) | ||
JĂłan SĂmun Edmundsson | Faroe Islands | vs Andorra (25 March 2017) | vs Switzerland (9 June 2017) |
Fabian SchÀr | Switzerland | vs Andorra (10 October 2016) vs Latvia (25 March 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2017) |
Chus Rubio | Andorra | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
Moisés San Nicolås | vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) | ||
GÄŒebs KÄŒuĆĄkins | Latvia | vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) |
vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
OÄŒegs LaizÄns | vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) | ||
Jordi AlĂĄez | Andorra | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
Ludovic Clemente | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) | ||
BarnabĂĄs Bese | Hungary | vs Andorra (9 June 2017) vs Latvia (31 August 2017) |
vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
Gints Freimanis | Latvia | vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
Marc Pujol | Andorra | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
BalĂĄzs DzsudzsĂĄk | Hungary | vs Portugal (25 March 2017) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
Attila Fiola | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) | ||
TamĂĄs Priskin | vs Portugal (3 September 2017) | ||
DÄvis IndrÄns | Latvia | vs Hungary (31 August 2017) vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
Aleksandrs Solovjovs | |||
VĂctor RodrĂguez | Andorra | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
vs Latvia (10 October 2017) |
Moisés San Nicolås | vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) | ||
Ăkos Elek | Hungary | vs Portugal (3 September 2017) vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2017) |
Kaspars GorkĆĄs | Latvia | vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
vs Andorra (10 October 2017) |
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK ( UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] [2]
The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2â0 | 3â0 | 5â1 | 4â1 | 6â0 | |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Advance to second round | 2â0 | — | 5â2 | 2â0 | 1â0 | 3â0 | |
3 | Hungary | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0â1 | 2â3 | — | 1â0 | 3â1 | 4â0 | ||
4 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 9 | 0â6 | 0â2 | 0â0 | — | 0â0 | 1â0 | ||
5 | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | 0â3 | 0â3 | 0â2 | 0â2 | — | 4â0 | ||
6 | Andorra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 4 | 0â2 | 1â2 | 1â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | — |
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. [1] [4] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). [5]
Andorra | 0â1 | Latvia |
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Latvia | 0â2 | Faroe Islands |
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Switzerland | 2â0 | Faroe Islands |
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Portugal | 4â1 | Latvia |
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Switzerland | 1â0 | Latvia |
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Andorra | 1â0 | Hungary |
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Hungary | 3â1 | Latvia |
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Switzerland | 3â0 | Andorra |
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Hungary | 0â1 | Portugal |
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Latvia | 0â3 | Switzerland |
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Switzerland | 5â2 | Hungary |
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There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.
15 goals
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [6]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Granit Xhaka | Switzerland | vs Portugal (6 September 2016) | vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
Marc Rebés | Andorra | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) | |
Valon Behrami | Switzerland | vs Portugal (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (7 October 2016) |
vs Andorra (10 October 2016) |
Ildefons Lima | Andorra | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) |
vs Hungary (13 November 2016) |
TamĂĄs KĂĄdĂĄr | Hungary | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Latvia (10 October 2016) |
vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
ValÄrijs Ć abala | Latvia | vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (10 October 2016) |
vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
Pepe | Portugal | vs Andorra (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2016) |
vs Latvia (13 November 2016) |
Fróði Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands | vs Hungary (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (13 November 2016) |
vs Andorra (25 March 2017) |
LĂĄszlĂł Kleinheisler | Hungary | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Andorra (13 November 2016) |
vs Portugal (25 March 2017) |
VitÄlijs Maksimenko | Latvia | vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (13 November 2016) |
vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) |
Marc GarcĂa | Andorra | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) |
vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) | ||
MĂĄrcio Vieira | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) | ||
JĂłan SĂmun Edmundsson | Faroe Islands | vs Andorra (25 March 2017) | vs Switzerland (9 June 2017) |
Fabian SchÀr | Switzerland | vs Andorra (10 October 2016) vs Latvia (25 March 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2017) |
Chus Rubio | Andorra | vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) |
vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
Moisés San Nicolås | vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) | ||
GÄŒebs KÄŒuĆĄkins | Latvia | vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) |
vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
OÄŒegs LaizÄns | vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) | ||
Jordi AlĂĄez | Andorra | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
Ludovic Clemente | vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) | ||
BarnabĂĄs Bese | Hungary | vs Andorra (9 June 2017) vs Latvia (31 August 2017) |
vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
Gints Freimanis | Latvia | vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (31 August 2017) |
vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
Marc Pujol | Andorra | vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) |
vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
BalĂĄzs DzsudzsĂĄk | Hungary | vs Portugal (25 March 2017) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) |
vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
Attila Fiola | vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) | ||
TamĂĄs Priskin | vs Portugal (3 September 2017) | ||
DÄvis IndrÄns | Latvia | vs Hungary (31 August 2017) vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
Aleksandrs Solovjovs | |||
VĂctor RodrĂguez | Andorra | vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) |
vs Latvia (10 October 2017) |
Moisés San Nicolås | vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) | ||
Ăkos Elek | Hungary | vs Portugal (3 September 2017) vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) |
vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2017) |
Kaspars GorkĆĄs | Latvia | vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) |
vs Andorra (10 October 2017) |