2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta.

The group winners, Italy, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Denmark finished runners-up, but were ranked as the poorest of the nine group runners-up and so did not advance to the play-offs.[1]

Standings

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 10 6 4 0 19 9 +1022
 Denmark 10 4 4 2 17 12 +516
 Czech Republic 10 4 3 3 13 9 +415
 Bulgaria 10 3 4 3 14 9 +513
 Armenia 10 4 1 5 12 13 −113
 Malta 10 1 0 9 5 28 −233
  Armenia Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Italy Malta
Armenia  — 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–1
Bulgaria  1–0 — 0–1 1–1 2–2 6–0
Czech Republic  1–2 0–0 — 0–3 0–0 3–1
Denmark  0–4 1–1 0–0 — 2–2 6–0
Italy  2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 — 2–0
Malta  0–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–2 —
  Winner qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Denmark was ranked as the worst runner-up among all nine groups (having scored fewer points than the other eight) and so they failed to advance to the play-offs.

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 28 November 2011.[2]

7 September 2012
20:00 UTC+2
Malta  0–1  Armenia
Report Sarkisov  70'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria)

7 September 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Bulgaria  2–2  Italy
Manolev  30'
G. Milanov  66' 		Report Osvaldo  36', 40'

8 September 2012
20:15 UTC+2
Denmark  0–0  Czech Republic
Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

11 September 2012
21:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  1–0  Armenia
Manolev  43' Report

11 September 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  2–0  Malta
Destro  5'
Peluso  90+2' 		Report
Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

12 October 2012
18:00 UTC+2
Czech Republic  3–1  Malta
Gebre Selassie  34'
Pekhart  52'
Rezek  67' 		Report Briffa  38'

12 October 2012
21:00 UTC+4
Armenia  1–3  Italy
Mkhitaryan  28' Report Pirlo  11' (pen.)
De Rossi  64'
Osvaldo  82'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 25,000[3]
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

12 October 2012
21:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  1–1  Denmark
Rangelov  7' Report Bendtner  40'

16 October 2012
20:00 UTC+2
Czech Republic  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,163
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

16 October 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  3–1  Denmark
Montolivo  34'
De Rossi  37'
Balotelli  54' 		Report Kvist  45+1'
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 37,027
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

22 March 2013
18:00 UTC+2
Bulgaria  6–0  Malta
Tonev  6', 38', 68'
I. Popov  47'
Gargorov  55'
Ivanov  78' 		Report

22 March 2013
20:30 UTC+1
Czech Republic  0–3  Denmark
Report Cornelius  57'
Kjær  67'
Zimling  83'
Andrův stadion, Olomouc
Attendance: 12,288
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)

26 March 2013
20:00 UTC+4
Armenia  0–3  Czech Republic
Report Vydra  47', 81'
Kolář  90+4'
Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 14,403
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

26 March 2013
20:15 UTC+1
Denmark  1–1  Bulgaria
Agger  63' (pen.) Report Manolev  51'
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 22,357
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

26 March 2013
20:45 UTC+1
Malta  0–2  Italy
Report Balotelli  8' (pen.), 45'

7 June 2013
20:00 UTC+4
Armenia  0–1  Malta
Report Mifsud  8'

7 June 2013
20:45 UTC+2
Czech Republic  0–0  Italy
Report
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 18,235
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

11 June 2013
20:15 UTC+2
Denmark  0–4  Armenia
Report Movsisyan  1', 59'
Özbiliz  19'
Mkhitaryan  82'
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 14,284
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)

6 September 2013
18:00 UTC+2
Czech Republic  1–2  Armenia
Rosický  70' Report Mkrtchyan  30'
Ghazaryan  90+2'
Eden Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,628
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

6 September 2013
20:00 UTC+2
Malta  1–2  Denmark
Failla  38' Report Andreasen  2'
Camilleri  52' (o.g.)

6 September 2013
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  1–0  Bulgaria
Gilardino  38' Report

10 September 2013
20:00 UTC+4
Armenia  0–1  Denmark
Report Agger  73' (pen.)
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

10 September 2013
20:00 UTC+2
Malta  1–2  Bulgaria
Herrera  77' Report Dimitrov  9'
Gargorov  59'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

10 September 2013
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  2–1  Czech Republic
Chiellini  51'
Balotelli  54' (pen.) 		Report Kozák  19'
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 35,299
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

11 October 2013
19:00 UTC+4
Armenia  2–1  Bulgaria
Özbiliz  45+1'
Movsisyan  87' 		Report Popov  61'
Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

11 October 2013
19:30 UTC+2
Malta  1–4  Czech Republic
Mifsud  47' Report Hübschman  3'
Lafata  33'
Kadlec  51'
Pekhart  90'
National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

11 October 2013
20:15 UTC+2
Denmark  2–2  Italy
Bendtner  45+1', 79' Report Osvaldo  28'
Aquilani  90+1'
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,305
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

15 October 2013
21:15 UTC+3
Bulgaria  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Dočkal  51'

15 October 2013
20:15 UTC+2
Denmark  6–0  Malta
Rasmussen  8', 74'
Agger  11' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
Bjelland  28'
Nielsen  84' 		Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 11,479
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

15 October 2013
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  2–2  Armenia
Florenzi  24'
Balotelli  76' 		Report Movsisyan  5'
Mkhitaryan  70'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bulgaria v Malta was played without spectators due to sanctions imposed by FIFA as a result of racist chanting by Bulgarian supporters.[4]

Goalscorers

There were 80 goals in 30 games for an average of 2.67 goals per game.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

Pos Player Country Red card Suspended for match(es) Reason
DF Ivan Bandalovski  Bulgaria 2 1 vs Denmark (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Gevorg Ghazaryan  Armenia 2 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012)
 Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Mario Balotelli  Italy 3 1 vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Marcos Pizzelli  Armenia 0 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Pablo Daniel Osvaldo  Italy 0 1 vs Armenia (12 October 2012)
vs Malta (26 March 2013 		Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Sargis Hovsepyan  Armenia 2 0 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Andreas Cornelius  Denmark 2 0 vs Italy (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF William Kvist  Denmark 3 0 vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Karlen Mkrtchyan  Armenia 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Hrayr Mkoyan  Armenia 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Arthur Yedigaryan  Armenia 5 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013)
vs Denmark (10 September 2013) 		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Daniele De Rossi  Italy 2 0 vs Malta (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yordan Minev  Bulgaria 2 0 vs Denmark (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Nicolai Jørgensen  Denmark 2 0 vs Armenia (11 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Georgi Milanov  Bulgaria 2 0 vs Italy (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Luke Dimech  Malta 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Alex Muscat  Malta 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Vladimir Darida  Czech Republic 2 0 vs Armenia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Robert Arzumanyan  Armenia 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Yura Movsisyan  Armenia 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Roderick Briffa  Malta 2 0 vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Varazdat Haroyan  Armenia 3 1 vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF André Schembri  Malta 2 0 vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Daniel Kolář  Czech Republic 2 1 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Libor Kozák  Czech Republic 2 0 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yordan Minev  Bulgaria 2 0 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Svetoslav Dyakov  Bulgaria 3 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Nikolay Bodurov  Bulgaria 1 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Michael Mifsud  Malta 2 0 vs Denmark (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Tomáš Sivok  Czech Republic 2 0 vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Niki Zimling  Denmark 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Nicklas Bendtner  Denmark 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Nicolai Boilesen  Denmark 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

Attendances

Team Total Highest Lowest Average
 Armenia 81,903 25,000 8,500 16,381
 Bulgaria 77,120 25,464 0 15,424
 Czech Republic 74,672 18,235 10,358 14,934
 Denmark 107,429 35,305 11,479 21,486
 Italy 140,988 37,027 18,000 28,198
 Malta 35,518 18,000 3,517 7,104

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Čeští fotbalisté začnou boj o MS v září v Dánsku. Itálii vyzvou až v roce 2013" [Czech footballers will start fight for the World Championships in September in Denmark – head to Italy in 2013] (in Czech). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Armenia vs Italy match report
  4. ↑ "Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators". FIFA. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

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