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

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. The group comprised

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Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

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and

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the

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

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. However, they lost both matches and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup. Germany went on to win the tournament, defeating

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in the final.

Standings

Matches

The dates for fixtures were decided at a meeting held in

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, on 17–18 November 2011. The dates were not ratified by FIFA and a new schedule was announced on 5 December 2011 with new dates for the two matches between

and the

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Goalscorers

There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 3.37 goals per match. ;8 goals *

Mesut Özil Mesut Özil (, ; born 15 October 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Özil is known for his technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision. He can ...

;6 goals * David Alaba *

Robbie Keane Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish professional Association football, football coach and former Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Keane served as Captain (association football ...

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (, ; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. Ibrahimović is renowned for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, powerful long-range sho ...

;5 goals *

Marco Reus Marco Reus (; born 31 May 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward. He captains Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and plays for the Germany national team. Reus spent his youth career at Borussia ...

;4 goals * Mario Götze * Miroslav Klose * Thomas Müller *

André Schürrle André Horst Schürrle (; born 6 November 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career at Mainz 05 in 2009, spending two years at the club before a £6.5 million transfer to Bayer 04 Leverkus ...

;3 goals *

Martin Harnik Martin Harnik (born 10 June 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for German fifth-tier club TuS Dassendorf. He has represented the Austria national football team. He plays as a forward or as a right winger. Family Harnik was ...

Marc Janko Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league goa ...

* Toni Kroos *

Jonathan Walters Jonathan Ronald Walters (born 20 September 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Walters started his career at Blackburn Rovers but failed to break into the first team and joined Bolton Wanderers. He then went out ...

* Johan Elmander ;2 goals *

Philipp Hosiner Philipp Hosiner (born 15 May 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for German side Kickers Offenbach. Club career Early career He scored 12 goals in 31 matches for 1860 Munich II during the 2008–09 season. He ...

Andreas Ivanschitz Andreas Ivanschitz ( hr, Ivančić; born 15 October 1983) is an Austrian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. During the career, Ivanschitz played for Rapid Wien, Red Bull Salzburg, Panathinaikos, 1.FSV Mainz 05, Levante, ...

* Zlatko Junuzović * Per Mertesacker *

Andrei Finonchenko Andrei Finonchenko ( Russian: Андрей Финонченко; born 21 June 1982) is a Kazakh football coach and former footballer striker who spent his whole career with FC Shakhter Karagandy, as well as representing the Kazakhstan national ...

Kairat Nurdauletov Kayrat Zhumabekuly Nurdauletov ( kk, Қайрат Жұмабекұлы Нұрдәулетов; 6 November 1982) is a Kazakhstani football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Zhetysu. Coaching career In January 2022, Nurdauletov wa ...

Rasmus Elm Rasmus Christoffer Elm (born 17 March 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Kalmar FF. During his career, he played for Kalmar FF in Sweden, for AZ in the Netherland ...

Tobias Hysén Glenn Tobias Hysén (born 9 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward or as a winger. Starting his career with Lundby IF in 1998, he went on to represent BK Häcken, Djurgårdens IF, Sunderland, IFK Götebo ...

Alexander Kačaniklić Alexander Kačaniklić ( sr-cyr, Александар Качаниклић; mk, Александар Качаниклиќ; born 13 August 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for AEL Limassol. He normally operates on the left win ...

;1 goal *

György Garics György Garics (; born 8 March 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a full-back. Born in Hungary, he made 41 appearances for the Austria national team scoring twice. Football career Born in Szombathely, Hungary, of Croati ...

Sebastian Prödl Sebastian Prödl (born 21 June 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A full international from 2007 to 2018, he represented the Austria national team at UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016. Having start ...

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 ...

Fróði Benjaminsen Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Skála ÍF. Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn. He has appea ...

Arnbjørn Hansen Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen (; born 27 February 1986 in Eiði) is a Faroese football striker who plays for EB/Streymur in the Faroe Islands Premier League. He has also played for the Faroe Islands national team from 2006 to 2014. As of 20 Novemb ...

* Hallur Hansson * İlkay Gündoğan * Sami Khedira *

Heinrich Schmidtgal Heinrich Schmidtgal ( Kazakh: Генрих Шмидтгаль; born 20 November 1985) is a Kazakhstani former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Early life Born in Esik, Kazakh SSR, Schmidtgal emigrated with his parents at the ag ...

* Dmitriy Shomko * Kevin Doyle *

Andy Keogh Andrew Declan Keogh (born 16 May 1986) is a former Irish professional footballer who last played as a striker for A-League club Perth Glory. Born in Dublin, Keogh played the first several years of his professional career playing for a number ...

* Darren O'Dea * John O'Shea * Marc Wilson * Marcus Berg * Mikael Lustig * Martin Olsson * Anders Svensson ;1 own goal * Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (playing against the Republic of Ireland) * Dmitriy Shomko (playing against the Republic of Ireland)

Discipline

Attendances

References

External links

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