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. The group consisted of six teams:

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, and Georgia. 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, Serbia, qualified directly for the

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. The group runners-up, Republic of Ireland, 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 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of goals per match. ;6 goals * Aleksandar Mitrović ;4 goals *

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* James McClean * Dušan Tadić *

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;3 goals * Louis Schaub * Valeri Qazaishvili *

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;2 goals * Martin Hinteregger *

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* Mijat Gaćinović *

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* Aaron Ramsey ;1 goal *

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* Alexandru Dedov *

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* Shane Duffy *

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* Nemanja Matić *

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Hal Robson-Kanu Thomas Henry Alex "Hal" Robson-Kanu (born 21 May 1989) is a Welsh inactive professional footballer who last played as a forward for West Bromwich Albion and the Wales national team. Although he initially played primarily on the wing, he was use ...

* Sam Vokes *

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;1 own goal *

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(against Wales)

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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