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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and

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. 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

Discipline

Attendances

References

External links

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