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and comprised

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and

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. The group winners, Russia, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal 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 Sweden. They won both matches and thus also qualified for the World Cup.

Standings

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in

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, on 25 November 2011. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Notes

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match. ;6 goals * Eden Ben Basat *

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;5 goals * Aleksandr Kerzhakov ;4 goals * Bruno Alves *

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Aleksandr Kokorin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokorin ('' né'' Kartashov; russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Коко́рин, ; born 19 March 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Aris Limassol ...

;3 goals *

Viktor Fayzulin Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (russian: link=no, Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986) is a former Russian footballer, who played as a midfielder. Career Club A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nakhodka, he sta ...

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;2 goals *

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* Stefano Bensi * Daniel da Mota *

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* Denis Glushakov * Aleksandr Samedov ;1 goal *

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* Rahid Amirguliyev * Rufat Dadashov *

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* Mahir Shukurov *

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* Maor Melikson *

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* Maharan Radi *

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* Mathias Jänisch * Steven Davis * David Healy *

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* Ricardo Costa * Nani * Vasili Berezutski

Discipline

References

External links

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