The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.
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, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, 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 | Spain | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
3 | Albania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
5 | Macedonia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — |
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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Israel | 1–3 | Italy |
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Italy | 1–1 | Spain |
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Macedonia | 1–2 | Israel |
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Israel | 2–1 | Liechtenstein |
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Macedonia | 2–3 | Italy |
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Liechtenstein | 0–3 | Macedonia |
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Spain | 4–1 | Israel |
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Italy | 5–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Macedonia | 1–2 | Spain |
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Israel | 0–1 | Macedonia |
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Spain | 3–0 | Italy |
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Italy | 1–0 | Israel |
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Macedonia | 1–1 | Albania |
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Italy | 1–1 | Macedonia |
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Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Israel |
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Albania | 0–1 | Italy |
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Israel | 0–1 | Spain |
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Macedonia | 4–0 | Liechtenstein |
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There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
6 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: [9]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Giorgio Chiellini | Italy | vs Israel (5 September 2016) | vs Spain (6 October 2016) |
Eytan Tibi | Israel | vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) | vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016) |
Marco Parolo | Italy | vs Spain (6 October 2016) vs Macedonia (9 October 2016) |
vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016) |
Nicolas Hasler | Liechtenstein | vs Spain (5 September 2016) vs Israel (9 October 2016) |
vs Italy (12 November 2016) |
Etrit Berisha | Albania | vs Israel (12 November 2016) | vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Israel (11 June 2017) |
Berat Djimsiti | vs Italy (24 March 2017) | ||
David Goresh | Israel | vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Albania (12 November 2016) |
vs Spain (24 March 2017) |
Daniel Kaufmann | Liechtenstein | vs Spain (5 September 2016) vs Italy (12 November 2016) |
vs Macedonia (24 March 2017) |
Yves Oehri | vs Albania (6 October 2016) vs Italy (12 November 2016) | ||
Ezgjan Alioski | Macedonia | vs Italy (9 October 2016) vs Spain (12 November 2016) |
vs Liechtenstein (24 March 2017) |
Ansi Agolli | Albania | vs Spain (9 October 2016) vs Italy (24 March 2017) |
vs Israel (11 June 2017) |
Michele Polverino | Liechtenstein | vs Spain (5 September 2016) vs Italy (11 June 2017) |
vs Albania (2 September 2017) |
Leonardo Bonucci | Italy | vs Spain (6 October 2016) vs Spain (2 September 2017) |
vs Israel (5 September 2017) |
Elif Elmas | Macedonia | vs Spain (11 June 2017) vs Israel (2 September 2017) |
vs Albania (5 September 2017) |
Burim Kukeli | Albania | vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Macedonia (5 September 2017) |
vs Spain (6 October 2017) |
Mërgim Mavraj | vs Spain (9 October 2016) vs Macedonia (5 September 2017) | ||
Odise Roshi | vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Macedonia (5 September 2017) | ||
Almog Cohen | Israel | vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Italy (5 September 2017) |
vs Liechtenstein (6 October 2017) |
Kire Ristevski | Macedonia | vs Spain (11 June 2017) vs Albania (5 September 2017) |
vs Italy (6 October 2017) |
Sergio Busquets | Spain | vs Italy (6 October 2016) vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2017) |
vs Albania (6 October 2017) |
Azdren Llullaku | Albania | vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs Spain (6 October 2017) |
vs Italy (9 October 2017) |
Taulant Xhaka | |||
Marcel Büchel | Liechtenstein | vs Israel (9 October 2016) vs Israel (6 October 2017) |
vs Macedonia (9 October 2017) |
Franz Burgmeier | vs Albania (6 October 2016) vs Israel (6 October 2017) | ||
Nicolas Hasler | vs Macedonia (24 March 2017) vs Israel (6 October 2017) | ||
Stefan Spirovski | Macedonia | vs Italy (9 October 2016) vs Italy (6 October 2017) |
vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2017) |
Gerard Piqué | Spain | vs Italy (6 October 2016) vs Albania (6 October 2017) |
vs Israel (9 October 2017) |
David Silva | vs Macedonia (11 June 2017) vs Albania (6 October 2017) |