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2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal national football team, Portugal, Switzerland national football team, Switzerland, Hungary national football team, Hungary, Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands, Latvia national football team, Latvia, and Andorra national football team, 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 Moscow Standard Time, MSK (UTC+03:00, UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round, play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up. Standings Matches The fixture list was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
The European section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically as hosts, a total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. The qualifying format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna. The qualification process started on 4 September 2016, almost two months after UEFA Euro 2016, and ended on 14 November 2017. Belgium, England, France, Germany, Iceland (for the first time), Poland, Portugal, Serbia, and Spain qualified in the first round by winning their groups. Croatia, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland qualified by winning their playoffs. Four-time champions Italy did not qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, missing out on qualification for the first time since 1958 after losing in the playoffs t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |