2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino.

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 will qualify directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Among the nine group runners-up, the eight best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, where they will be drawn into four home-and-away ties to determine the other four qualifiers.^[1]

Standings

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In home-and-away league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):^[3] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Goal difference Goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams) Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by FIFA Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Germany	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	8 Oct '16	11 Oct '16	4 Sep '17	8 Oct '17	10 Jun '17
1	Czech Republic	Possible second round^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1 Sep '17	—	4 Sep '16	11 Nov '16	11 Oct '16	8 Oct '17
1	Northern Ireland		5 Oct '17	4 Sep '17	—	26 Mar '17	11 Nov '16	8 Oct '16
1	Norway		4 Sep '16	10 Jun '17	8 Oct '17	—	1 Sep '17	11 Oct '16
1	Azerbaijan		26 Mar '17	5 Oct '17	10 Jun '17	8 Oct '16	—	4 Sep '17
1	San Marino		11 Nov '16	26 Mar '17	1 Sep '17	5 Oct '17	4 Sep '16	—

First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Matches

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]

San Marino v Azerbaijan

4 September 2016
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

San Marino	v	Azerbaijan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Czech Republic v Northern Ireland

4 September 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Czech Republic	v	Northern Ireland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Norway v Germany

4 September 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Norway	v	Germany
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Azerbaijan v Norway

8 October 2016
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan	v	Norway
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Germany v Czech Republic

8 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Germany	v	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Northern Ireland v San Marino

8 October 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Northern Ireland	v	San Marino
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Windsor Park, Belfast

Czech Republic v Azerbaijan

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Czech Republic	v	Azerbaijan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Germany v Northern Ireland

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Germany	v	Northern Ireland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Norway v San Marino

11 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Norway	v	San Marino
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Czech Republic v Norway

11 November 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Czech Republic	v	Norway
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan

11 November 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Northern Ireland	v	Azerbaijan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Windsor Park, Belfast

San Marino v Germany

11 November 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

San Marino	v	Germany
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Azerbaijan v Germany

26 March 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan	v	Germany
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

San Marino v Czech Republic

26 March 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

San Marino	v	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Northern Ireland v Norway

26 March 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Northern Ireland	v	Norway
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Windsor Park, Belfast

Azerbaijan v Northern Ireland

10 June 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan	v	Northern Ireland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Germany v San Marino

10 June 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Germany	v	San Marino
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Norway v Czech Republic

10 June 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Norway	v	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Czech Republic v Germany

1 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Czech Republic	v	Germany
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Norway v Azerbaijan

1 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Norway	v	Azerbaijan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

San Marino v Northern Ireland

1 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

San Marino	v	Northern Ireland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Azerbaijan v San Marino

4 September 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan	v	San Marino
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Germany v Norway

4 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Germany	v	Norway
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Northern Ireland v Czech Republic

4 September 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Northern Ireland	v	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Windsor Park, Belfast

Azerbaijan v Czech Republic

5 October 2017
18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan	v	Czech Republic
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Northern Ireland v Germany

5 October 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Northern Ireland	v	Germany
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Windsor Park, Belfast

San Marino v Norway

5 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

San Marino	v	Norway
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

Czech Republic v San Marino

8 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Czech Republic	v	San Marino
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Germany v Azerbaijan

8 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Germany	v	Azerbaijan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Norway v Northern Ireland

8 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Norway	v	Northern Ireland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Notes

↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015.
↑ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015.
↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
↑ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015.
↑ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com.

External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group C, UEFA.com

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

AFC	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round (play-off for 5th place)

CAF	First Round Second Round Third Round

CONCACAF	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round

CONMEBOL	Round Robin

OFC	First Round Second Round (Nations Cup) Third Round

UEFA	First Round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Second Round (play-offs)

Play-offs	CONCACAF v AFC OFC v CONMEBOL

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