The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was a UEFA qualifying group for the

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

. The group comprised

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

and

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...

. Bosnia and Herzegovina won the group on the ratio of head from Greece and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament as an independent country. Greece, as one of the eight best runners-up, advanced to the

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, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. They won the first match and drew the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.

Standings

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

, on 18 November 2011. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 2.53 goals per match. ;10 goals * Edin Džeko ;8 goals * Vedad Ibišević ;5 goals *

Zvjezdan Misimović Zvjezdan Misimović (, ; born 5 June 1982) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who most notably played for Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg, Galatasaray, Dynamo Moscow, and Beijing Renhe as an attacking midfielder. Misimović is the fourth mo ...

;3 goals * Miralem Pjanić * Dimitris Salpingidis *

Martin Jakubko Martin Jakubko (born 26 February 1980) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Slovakia national team 41 times and scored 9 goals. International career On 30 November 2004, Jakubko made his int ...

* Marek Sapara ;2 goals *

Theofanis Gekas Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas ( el, Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Γκέκας; born 23 May 1980) is a Greek professional football official, coach and a former player, who played as a striker. He is the manager of Turkish fourth-tier TFF Third League ...

* Konstantinos Mitroglou * Aleksandrs Cauņa *

Edgaras Česnauskis Edgaras Česnauskis (born 5 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Česnauskis was born in Kuršėnai. He started his career in 2000 playing for his hometown team Ekranas. He played ...

Deivydas Matulevičius Deivydas Matulevičius (born 8 April 1989) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a striker for I Lyga club Dainava. Matulevičius has previously played for Interas-AE Visaginas, FC Vilnius and Žalgiris Vilnius in Lithuania, Odra Wodzisław ...

* Marek Hamšík ;1 goal *

Ermin Bičakčić Ermin Bičakčić (; born 24 January 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Bičakčić started his professional career at VfB St ...

Izet Hajrović Izet Hajrović (; born 4 August 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Aris and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Hajrović started his professional career at Grasshoppers, befor ...

Senad Lulić Senad Lulić (; born 18 January 1986) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Lulić started his professional career at Chur 97, before joining Bellinzona in 2006. Two years later, he switched to Grasshoppers. I ...

Haris Medunjanin Haris Medunjanin (; born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club PEC Zwolle. He started his professional career at AZ, who loaned him to Sparta Rotterdam in 2006. In 2008 he joined Valladolid, ...

* Lazaros Christodoulopoulos * Giorgos Karagounis *

Sotiris Ninis Sotiris Ninis ( el, Σωτήρης Νίνης; born 3 April 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Super League club PAS Giannina. Ninis was formerly a member of the Greek national t ...

* Nikos Spyropoulos * Nauris Bulvītis *

Edgars Gauračs Edgars Gauračs (born 10 March 1988) is a retired Latvian footballer who played as a striker. Club career Ascoli Until summer 2006 he played for Blāzma Rēzekne, but after training in Italy with teams like Milan, Sampdoria and Lazio, he sign ...

Kaspars Gorkšs Kaspars Gorkšs (born 6 November 1981) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gorkšs was also the captain of the Latvian national team. From 2018 to 2019 Gorkšs served as president of the Latvian Football Feder ...

* Vladimirs Kamešs *

Renārs Rode Renārs Rode (born 6 April 1989 in Riga) is a retired Latvian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He has also been capped by the Latvia national football team. Club career Skonto Riga As a youth player Renārs Rode played ...

Valērijs Šabala Valērijs Šabala (born 12 October 1994) is a Latvian footballer, who plays for B36 Tórshavn of the Faroe Islands Premier League. Club career Early career As a youth player Šabala was a member of Daugava Rīga academy. With the club win ...

Māris Verpakovskis Māris Verpakovskis (born 15 October 1979), is a Latvian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Latvia national team at UEFA Euro 2004 and is the only Latvian player to score at the end stage of a major int ...

* Artūrs Zjuzins * Martin Büchel *

Mathias Christen Mathias Christen (born 18 August 1987) is a Liechtensteiner former international footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Vaduz, Christen has played club football in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Thailand for FC Triesen, FC Balzers, ...

Nicolas Hasler Nicolas Hasler (born 4 May 1991) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a left or right midfielder for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League and captains the Liechtenstein national team. He is the son of Rainer Hasler, who ...

Michele Polverino Michele Polverino (born 26 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Switzerland, he made 79 appearances for the Liechtenstein national team scoring six goals. Club career FC Schaan Polverino ...

Fedor Černych Fedor Ivanovič Černych (russian: Фёдор Иванович Черных, links=yes; born 21 May 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to ...

Tadas Kijanskas Tadas Kijanskas (born 6 September 1985, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian international footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in the Israel National League, the second Israeli league. Honours * 1x A Lyga Winner (200 ...

Saulius Mikoliūnas Saulius Mikoliūnas (born 2 May 1984) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for A Lyga club Žalgiris and the Lithuania national team. He has previously played for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothia ...

Darvydas Šernas Darvydas Šernas (born 22 July 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer. Šernas has played internationally for the Lithuania national football team. Career Club career In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Zagłębie L ...

Marius Žaliūkas Marius Žaliūkas (10 November 198331 October 2020) was a Lithuanian professional footballer who played primarily as a centre back, but also played as a defensive midfielder. Žaliūkas played in his homeland for Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas an ...

Ján Ďurica Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He worked as assistant manager of FC Petržalka. Club career Ďurica moved to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast after a highly successful U ...

Viktor Pečovský Viktor Pečovský (; born 24 May 1983) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for amateur side of MFK Bytča. Club career On 23 June 2011, Pečovský signed a 3-year contract with Žilina. Žilina is the second club in his ...

Kornel Saláta Kornel Saláta (; hu, Saláta Kornél; born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak professional football who plays as a centre-back for MSO Štúrovo. Club career Saláta made his Corgoň Liga debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Púchov. After ...

;1 own goal *

Martin Škrtel Martin Škrtel (born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak former professional footballer, a former player and captain of the Slovakia national team and Liverpool Football Club. Škrtel previously played for FK AS Trenčín and Zenit Saint Petersburg, ...

(playing against Greece)

Discipline

References

External links

Results and schedule for UEFA Group G (FIFA.com version)
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