2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised England, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino.
The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ukraine placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against France.[1] After winning the first match by two goals, they lost the second by three and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Standings
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  Runner-up (ranked as one of the eight best runners-up among all nine groups) advanced to the play-offs
Matches
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on 23 November 2011.[2]
| San Marino  | 0–8 |  England | 
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| Report | Della Valle  12' (o.g.) Oxlade-Chamberlain  29' Defoe  34', 77' Young  39' Lampard  42' Rooney  54' Sturridge  70' | 
| Poland  | 5–0 |  San Marino | 
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| Lewandowski  21' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Piszczek  28' Teodorczyk  60' Kosecki  90+2' | Report | 
| Ukraine  | 9–0 |  San Marino | 
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| Dević  11' Seleznyov  26' Edmar  32' Khacheridi  45', 54' Konoplyanka  50' Bezus  63' Fedetskiy  74' Rakytskiy  90+3' | Report | 
| San Marino  | 1–5 |  Poland | 
|---|---|---|
| Della Valle  22' | Report | Zieliński  10', 66' Błaszczykowski  23' Sobota  34' Mierzejewski  75' | 
| England  | 4–1 |  Montenegro | 
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| Rooney  48' Bošković  62' (o.g.) Townsend  78' Sturridge  90+3' (pen.) | Report | Damjanović  71' | 
| Montenegro  | 2–5 |  Moldova | 
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| Jovetić  55' (pen.), 90+1' | Report | Antoniuc  28', 89' Armaș  62' Sidorenco  64' Ioniță  73' | 
| San Marino  | 0–8 |  Ukraine | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seleznyov  13' (pen.), 18' Dević  15', 51', 57' (pen.) Yarmolenko  55' Bezus  65' Mandzyuk  80' | 
- Notes
- ↑ Poland v England was originally to be played on 16 October 2012, 21:00 local time, but was postponed to the next day due to torrential rain rendering the pitch unplayable.[3]
Goalscorers
There were 108 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 3.60 goals per match.
- 7 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country |  |  | Suspended for match(es) | Reason | 
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| DF | Savo Pavićević |  Montenegro | 4 | 2 | vs San Marino (11 September 2012) vs Poland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| MF | Alexandru Gațcan |  Moldova | 5 | 1 | vs Ukraine (26 March 2013) vs Montenegro (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Steven Gerrard |  England | 2 | 1 | vs San Marino (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| MF | Milorad Pekovic |  Montenegro | 2 | 1 | vs England (26 March 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| MF | Vladimir Volkov |  Montenegro | 3 | 1 | vs Poland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| ST | Roman Zozulya |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | vs San Marino (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| MF | Ludovic Obraniak |  Poland | 0 | 1 | vs Moldova (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| MF | Taras Stepanenko |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | vs Montenegro (7 June 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match | 
| FW | Mirko Vučinić |  Montenegro | 4 | 0 | vs San Marino (14 November 2012) vs England (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Glen Johnson |  England | 3 | 0 | vs San Marino (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Davide Simoncini |  San Marino | 5 | 0 | vs Montenegro (14 November 2012) vs Poland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Eugen Polanski |  Poland | 3 | 0 | vs Ukraine (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Ruslan Rotan |  Ukraine | 3 | 0 | vs Moldova (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Yevhen Khacheridi |  Ukraine | 4 | 0 | vs Montenegro (16 October 2012) vs San Marino (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Fabio Vitaioli |  San Marino | 3 | 0 | vs Montenegro (14 November 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Yevhen Selin |  Ukraine | 2 | 0 | vs Poland (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Savo Pavićević |  Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs England (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Denys Garmash |  Ukraine | 2 | 0 | vs Moldova (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Michele Cervellini |  San Marino | 4 | 0 | vs Poland (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Serghei Gheorghiev |  Moldova | 3 | 0 | vs Poland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Mitar Novaković |  Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Alessandro Della Valle |  San Marino | 4 | 1 | vs Ukraine (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Kamil Glik |  Poland | 2 | 0 | vs San Marino (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| FW | Danny Welbeck |  England | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Gianluca Bollini |  San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Moldova (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| ST | Matteo Vitaioli |  San Marino | 3 | 0 | vs Moldova (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Lorenzo Buscarini |  San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Moldova (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Oleksandr Kucher |  Ukraine | 2 | 0 | vs Poland (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Enrico Cibelli |  San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| MF | Alex Gasperoni |  San Marino | 2 | 0 | vs Ukraine (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Kyle Walker |  England | 2 | 0 | vs Poland (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
| DF | Łukasz Szukała |  Poland | 2 | 0 | vs England (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches | 
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average | 
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|  England | 86,645 | 61,607 | 72,118 | 
|  Moldova | 12,500 | 9,000 | 10,667 | 
|  Montenegro | 13,000 | 7,158 | 10,079 | 
|  Poland | 55,565 | 26,145 | 42,930 | 
|  San Marino | 4,980 | 736 | 2,554 | 
|  Ukraine | 69,890 | 31,000 | 45,150 | 
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.
- ↑ "Kalendarz eliminacji do mistrzostw świata 2014 (Grupa H)" [Qualification schedule for the 2014 World Cup (Group H)]. Polish Football Association (in Polish). 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "Poland-England match rescheduled". FIFA. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
External links
- Results and schedule for UEFA Group H (FIFA.com version)
- Results and schedule for UEFA Group H (UEFA.com version)
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