The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.
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, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up. [1]
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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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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
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]
Slovakia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
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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MiÅ¡o BreÄko | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) |
Jonathan Caruana | ![]() |
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vs England (8 October 2016) |
Luke Gambin | vs England (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) | ||
Martin Å krtel | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) |
Tomáš HuboÄan | ![]() ![]() |
vs Scotland (11 October 2016) | |
Jonathan Caruana | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
Aljaž Struna | ![]() |
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vs Malta (11 November 2016) |
Gary Cahill | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (26 March 2017) |
Georgas Freidgeimas | ![]() |
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vs England (26 March 2017) |
Andrei Agius | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
Egidijus Vaitkūnas | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) |
Artūras Žulpa | ![]() ![]() | ||
Jean Paul Farrugia | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) |
Juraj Kucka | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) |
Adam Nemec | ![]() ![]() | ||
Valter Birsa | ![]() |
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vs Malta (10 June 2017) |
Boštjan Cesar | ![]() ![]() | ||
Miral Samardžić | ![]() ![]() | ||
Eric Dier | ![]() |
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vs Malta (1 September 2017) |
Nerijus Valskis | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (1 September 2017) |
Alfred Effiong | ![]() |
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vs England (1 September 2017) |
Paul Fenech | |||
Ján Ďurica | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (1 September 2017) |
Martin Å krtel | ![]() ![]() | ||
Linas KlimaviÄius | ![]() |
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vs Malta (5 October 2017) |
Darvydas Å ernas | |||
Ryan Fenech | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) |
Milan Å kriniar | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (5 October 2017) |
Mantas Kuklys | ![]() |
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vs England (8 October 2017) |
Zach Muscat | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (8 October 2017) |
Róbert Mak | ![]() |
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vs Malta (8 October 2017) |
Valter Birsa | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (8 October 2017) |
Rene Krhin | ![]() ![]() |
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.
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, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up. [1]
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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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):
[3]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
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]
Slovakia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Scotland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
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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MiÅ¡o BreÄko | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) |
Jonathan Caruana | ![]() |
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vs England (8 October 2016) |
Luke Gambin | vs England (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) | ||
Martin Å krtel | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) |
Tomáš HuboÄan | ![]() ![]() |
vs Scotland (11 October 2016) | |
Jonathan Caruana | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
Aljaž Struna | ![]() |
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vs Malta (11 November 2016) |
Gary Cahill | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (26 March 2017) |
Georgas Freidgeimas | ![]() |
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vs England (26 March 2017) |
Andrei Agius | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
Egidijus Vaitkūnas | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) |
Artūras Žulpa | ![]() ![]() | ||
Jean Paul Farrugia | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) |
Juraj Kucka | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) |
Adam Nemec | ![]() ![]() | ||
Valter Birsa | ![]() |
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vs Malta (10 June 2017) |
Boštjan Cesar | ![]() ![]() | ||
Miral Samardžić | ![]() ![]() | ||
Eric Dier | ![]() |
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vs Malta (1 September 2017) |
Nerijus Valskis | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (1 September 2017) |
Alfred Effiong | ![]() |
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vs England (1 September 2017) |
Paul Fenech | |||
Ján Ďurica | ![]() |
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vs Slovenia (1 September 2017) |
Martin Å krtel | ![]() ![]() | ||
Linas KlimaviÄius | ![]() |
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vs Malta (5 October 2017) |
Darvydas Å ernas | |||
Ryan Fenech | ![]() |
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vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) |
Milan Å kriniar | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (5 October 2017) |
Mantas Kuklys | ![]() |
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vs England (8 October 2017) |
Zach Muscat | ![]() |
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vs Slovakia (8 October 2017) |
Róbert Mak | ![]() |
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vs Malta (8 October 2017) |
Valter Birsa | ![]() |
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vs Scotland (8 October 2017) |
Rene Krhin | ![]() ![]() |