2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus and Iceland.
The group winners, Switzerland, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iceland placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Croatia.[1] However, they failed to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the first match and losing the second.
Standings
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Matches
A meeting was held in Zurich, Switzerland, on 22 November 2011 to determine the schedule. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the fixtures, which were then determined by a random draw at the conclusion of the meeting.[2]
Iceland | 2–4 | Slovenia |
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Bjarnason 22' Finnbogason 26' (pen.) |
Report | Kirm 11' Birsa 31' (pen.) Cesar 61' Krhin 86' |
Switzerland | 4–4 | Iceland |
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Lichtsteiner 15', 30' Schär 27' Džemaili 54' (pen.) |
Report | Guðmundsson 3', 68', 90+1' Sigþórsson 56' |
Goalscorers
There were 71 goals in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
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Discipline
Pos | Player | Country | Suspended for match(es) | Reason | ||
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DF | Boštjan Cesar | Slovenia | 4 | 1 | vs Albania (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Tranquillo Barnetta | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | vs Albania (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Andi Lila | Albania | 2 | 1 | vs Norway (7 June 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Sölvi Ottesen | Iceland | 1 | 1 | vs Albania (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
DF | Espen Ruud | Norway | 4 | 0 | vs Albania (22 March 2013) vs Slovenia (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Vincent Laban | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Aron Gunnarsson | Iceland | 3 | 0 | vs Switzerland (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
FW | Eren Derdiyok | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | vs Iceland (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Valentinos Sielis | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | vs Norway (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Kári Árnason | Iceland | 3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Rúrik Gíslason | Iceland | 2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Grétar Steinsson | Iceland | 2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Josip Iličić | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | vs Iceland (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Andraž Kirm | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | vs Iceland (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Daniel Braaten | Norway | 2 | 0 | vs Albania (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | Iceland | 2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Iceland | 3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Lorik Cana | Albania | 4 | 0 | vs Norway (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Odise Roshi | Albania | 2 | 0 | vs Norway (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Armend Dallku | Albania | 3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Gökhan Inler | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | vs Iceland (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Elias Charalambous | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | vs Norway (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Konstantinos Makridis | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | vs Norway (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Efstathios Aloneftis | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | vs Slovenia (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Jasmin Kurtić | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | vs Cyprus (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Ansi Agolli | Albania | 2 | 0 | vs Iceland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
MF | Giorgos Merkis | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | vs Albania (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
DF | Steve von Bergen | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | vs Slovenia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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Albania | 15,600 | 8,200 | 11,240 |
Cyprus | 2,493 | 342 | 1,439 |
Iceland | 9,768 | 8,352 | 9,091 |
Norway | 16,631 | 6,796 | 11,420 |
Switzerland | 30,712 | 16,500 | 22,425 |
Slovenia | 13,843 | 6,500 | 10,487 |
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ "Po žrebu najprej s Švico in Norveško" [After the draw – first Switzerland and Norway] (in Slovenian). nzs.si. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
External links
- Results and schedule for UEFA Group E (FIFA.com version)
- Results and schedule for UEFA Group E (UEFA.com version)