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

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. The group comprised

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winners

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, along with

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and

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. Spain won the group and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. France ranked among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against

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. After losing the first match by two goals, they won the second by three, thus qualifying for the World Cup.

Standings

Matches

The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in

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, on 23 September 2011. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals in 20 matches, for an average of 2.20 goals per match. ;5 goals *

Franck Ribéry Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. Ribéry has been des ...

;4 goals *

Pedro Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, mean ...

;3 goals *

Álvaro Negredo Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (; born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz as a striker. Nicknamed ''La fiera de Vallecas'' (The beast of Vallecas), he has played for Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid B, Almería, R ...

;2 goals *

Teemu Pukki Teemu Eino Antero Pukki (born 29 March 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Finland national team. Pukki began his career with KTP and made his debut on senior level ...

Olivier Giroud Olivier Jonathan Giroud (born 30 September 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for club AC Milan and the France national team. Regarded for his work-rate, strength, acrobatic strikes, shot power, consistent goal-s ...

Jordi Alba Jordi Alba Ramos (born 21 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. He is often regarded as one of the best left-backs of his generation. Alba started his ...

Sergio Ramos Sergio Ramos García (; born 30 March 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team. Known for his aggressive play, he is widely regarded as one of the g ...

;1 goal * Renan Bressan * Stanislaw Drahun * Egor Filipenko *

Timofei Kalachev Timofey Sergeyevich Kalachyov ( be, Цімафей Сяргеевіч Калачоў; russian: Тимофей Сергеевич Калачёв; born 1 May 1981) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistan ...

Anton Putsila Anton Kanstantsinavich Putsila ( be, Анто́н Канстанці́навіч Пуці́ла; russian: Анто́н Константи́нович Пути́ло, Anton Konstantinovich Putilo; born 23 June 1987) is a Belarusian professional ...

* Dmitry Verkhovtsov *

Sergei Kornilenko Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko ( be, Сяргей Аляксандравіч Карніленка; russian: Сергей Александрович Корниленко; born 14 June 1983) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a for ...

* Roman Eremenko *

Kasper Hämäläinen Kasper Woldemar Hämäläinen (born 8 August 1986) is a Finnish professional football attacking midfielder who plays for Ykkönen side TPS and the Finland national team. Hämäläinen was born in Turku, Finland, where he started his senior car ...

Karim Benzema Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains La Liga club Real Madrid. A creative and prolific forward, Benzema is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time. ...

* Étienne Capoue *

Abou Diaby Vassiriki Abou Diaby (born 11 May 1986), known as Abou Diaby, is a French former professional footballer. He played primarily in a box to box role, adept at both attacking and defending. Described as a player who was "languid, elusive, and a ...

Christophe Jallet Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet (born 31 October 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back. During his career, he played for Niort, Lorient, Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Nice and Amiens, as well as registering ...

Samir Nasri Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a French former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he had also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri was known for his dribbling, ball control ...

Paul Pogba Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for club Juventus and the France national team. He operates primarily as a central midfielder, but can be deployed as a left winger, attacking midfielder, d ...

Mathieu Valbuena Mathieu Valbuena (born 28 September 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style ...

Guram Kashia Guram Kashia ( ka, გურამ კაშია, tr, ; born 4 July 1987) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovan Bratislava and captains the Georgian national team. Developed at Dinamo Tbilisi, he spent ...

* Alexander Kobakhidze *

Tornike Okriashvili Tornike Okriashvili (, , born 12 February 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Gagra and the Georgia national team. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but also can play as a winger. Club career He signed with Russ ...

* Juan Mata *

Roberto Soldado Roberto Soldado Rillo (; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Levante. After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official matches fo ...

Xavi Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), known as Xavi is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Barcelona. Widely considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Xavi was ...

;1 Own goal *

Igor Shitov Igor Sergeyevich Shitov, sometimes written Ihar Shytaw ( be, Ігар Сяргеевіч Шытаў; russian: Игорь Серге́евич Шитов; born 24 October 1986) is a Belarusian former football right back. Career Club On 5 July 2 ...

(playing against Finland) *

Joona Toivio Joona Toivio (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club HJK. He has previously played for Klubi 04, AZ, Telstar, Molde, Djurgården, and Termalica Nieciecza. Club career Early career Earlie ...

(playing against France)

Discipline

References

External links

Results and schedule for UEFA Group I (FIFA.com version)
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup I 2012–13 in Spanish football Qual 2012–13 in French football qual 2012 in Belarusian football 2013 in Belarusian football 2012 in Finnish football 2013 in Finnish football 2012–13 in Georgian football 2013–14 in Georgian football