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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. All 210 ...
. The group consisted of six teams:
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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
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Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
,
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
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. 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 (
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), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna,
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia. The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the
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. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the
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as one of the best eight runners-up.


Standings


Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----


Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of goals per match. ;15 goals *
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest p ...
;9 goals * André Silva ;5 goals *
Ádám Szalai Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He spent most of his career in Germany, signing in 2004 with VfB Stuttgart and going on to represent Mainz 05, Schalke 04, 1899 Hoffenhei ...
;4 goals * Haris Seferovic ;3 goals *
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 ...
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Stephan Lichtsteiner Stephan Lichtsteiner (; born 16 January 1984) is a Swiss former professional footballer. An attacking right-back or wing-back, he was known for his energetic runs down the right wing, as well as his stamina and athleticism, which earned him the ...
;2 goals *
Ádám Gyurcsó Ádám Gyurcsó (born 6 March 1991) is a Hungarian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for AEK Larnaca. Club career Videoton In the 2010–2011 season, he played for the second team of Videoton FC. With 10 goals and 14 as ...
* João Cancelo *
William Carvalho William Silva de Carvalho (born 7 April 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Portugal national team. He spent most of his career with Sporting CP since making h ...
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Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a second striker or centre forward for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. He represented the Switzerland national team. Early life Mehmedi was born in Gostivar, North ...
* Ricardo Rodríguez * Granit Xhaka * Steven Zuber ;1 goal * Alexandre Martínez * Marc Rebés *
Rógvi Baldvinsson Rógvi Baldvinsson (born 6 December 1989) is a Faroese international footballer who plays as a defender for Bryne. Baldvinsson had a brief spell with Bristol Rovers in 2012. Club career He made his debut for the first team as 16-year-old in Se ...
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Jóan Símun Edmundsson Jóan Símun Edmundsson (born 26 July 1991) is a Faroese professional association footballer, footballer who plays for Belgian club S.K. Beveren, Beveren and the Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands national team. Club career B68 ...
* Sonni Nattestad *
Gilli Rólantsson Gilli Rólantsson Sørensen (born 11 August 1992) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Odd and the Faroe Islands national team. Career He has earlier played for TB Tvøroyri, B36 Tórshavn, AaB and the Scottish U19 ...
* Dániel Böde *
Balázs Dzsudzsák Balázs Dzsudzsák (; born 23 December 1986) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Debreceni VSC. Dzsudzsák began his career at his hometown club Debreceni VSC, winning consecutive league titles in e ...
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Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera (; born 22 April 1979) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at Ferencváros and West Bromwich Alb ...
* Richárd Guzmics *
Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár (born 14 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age ...
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Ádám Lang Ádám Lang (born 17 January 1993) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Omonia and the Hungary national team. Club career Győr Born in Veszprém, Lang was signed in 2012 by Hungarian League club Győri ...
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Roland Ugrai Roland Ugrai (born 13 November 1992) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Turkish club Pendikspor. Club career Atromitos On 13 September 2018, Ugrai signed a two-year contract with Superleague club Atromitos. Nine days later he scor ...
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Gints Freimanis Gints Freimanis (9 May 1985 – 6 June 2023) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Freimanis joined Saldus SS/Leevon in 2020. International career Freimanis first call-up to the senior Latvia national t ...
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Dāvis Ikaunieks Dāvis Ikaunieks (born 7 January 1994, in Kuldīga) is a Latvian footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for FK Jablonec and the Latvia national football team. Club career FK Jablonec On 20 June 2018 Ikaunieks signed a three-year deal with ...
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Igors Tarasovs Igors Tarasovs (born 16 October 1988) is a Latvian footballer, who plays for Ypsonas FC and is also a member of Latvia national football team. Club career As a youth player Tarasovs played for JFC Skonto and was taken to the first team in 2006 ...
* Artūrs Zjuzins *
Bruno Alves Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (; born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, currently being sporting director of Super League Greece club AEK Athens. He began and spent most of his professional ...
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João Moutinho João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (; born 8 September 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team. Moutinho began his professional career ...
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Nélson Oliveira Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira (; born 8 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League club PAOK. Formed at S.L. Benfica, he made 24 appearances and scored three goals for the club, whil ...
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Eren Derdiyok Eren Derdiyok (born 12 June 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is a former Swiss international. Early life Derdiyok was born in Basel, Switzerland, into a Kurdish family from Turkey. He also holds Turkish citiz ...
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Josip Drmić Josip Drmić (; born 8 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. Drmić began his career with Zürich and moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2013, where he scored 17 goals in his first Bu ...
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Blerim Džemaili Blerim Džemaili ( sq, Blerim Xhemaili, ; mk, Блерим Џемаили; born 12 April 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Super League club Zürich as a midfielder. He began his career at FC Zürich, where he won the Swi ...
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Breel Embolo Breel Donald Embolo (born 14 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Switzerland national team. Born in Cameroon, Embolo moved with his family to France before finally settling in Switz ...
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Fabian Frei Fabian Frei (born 8 January 1989) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Basel and the Switzerland national team. Until June 2011, he played for the Swiss U-21 team. ...
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Fabian Schär Fabian Lukas Schär (; born 20 December 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Switzerland national team. Beginning his career at his hometown club of Wil, ...
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Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri (; born 10 October 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and the Switzerland national team. Shaqiri began his career at FC Basel, winning honours including t ...
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Valentin Stocker Valentin Stocker (born 12 April 1989) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. He has played for the Switzerland national team. Club career Basel Born in Lucerne, Stocker began his youth career with SC Kri ...
;1 own goal *
Johan Djourou Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere (; born 18 January 1987), known as Johan Djourou, is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a centre back. According to his profile on the website of his former club Arsenal, Djourou possesses ...
(playing against Portugal)


Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: * Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences) * Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches) The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:


Notes


References


External links

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Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1
FIFA.com

UEFA.com

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