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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.
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 (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][2]
The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
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Standings
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
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Matches
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The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[1][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[5]
Attendance: 15,507
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
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Goalscorers
There were 93 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ansi Agolli
Ledian Memushaj
Eliran Atar
Dan Einbinder
Lior Refaelov
Eytan Tibi
Eran Zahavi
Federico Bernardeschi
Giorgio Chiellini
Éder
Manolo Gabbiadini
Lorenzo Insigne
Graziano Pellè
Maximilian Göppel
Arijan Ademi
Ezgjan Alioski
Enis Bardhi
Ferhan Hasani
Visar Musliu
Boban Nikolov
Goran Pandev
Stefan Ristovski
Aritz Aduriz
Asier Illarramendi
Nacho Monreal
Nolito
Sergio Ramos
Sergi Roberto
Rodrigo
Thiago
1 own goal
Maximilian Göppel (against Spain)
Peter Jehle (against Albania)
Darko Velkovski (against Spain)
Discipline
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A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[9]
- 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:
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Notes
- The venue of the Albania v Israel match was moved from Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër to Elbasan Arena, Elbasan due to a planned terrorist attack.[7][8]
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References
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