2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.

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	Romania	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	26 Mar '17	11 Nov '16	4 Sep '16	1 Sep '17	5 Oct '17
1	Denmark	Possible second round^{[lower-alpha 1]}	8 Oct '17	—	1 Sep '17	11 Oct '16	4 Sep '16	11 Nov '16
1	Poland		10 Jun '17	8 Oct '16	—	8 Oct '17	11 Oct '16	4 Sep '17
1	Montenegro		4 Sep '17	5 Oct '17	26 Mar '17	—	10 Jun '17	8 Oct '16
1	Armenia		8 Oct '16	4 Sep '17	5 Oct '17	11 Nov '16	—	26 Mar '17
1	Kazakhstan		11 Oct '16	10 Jun '17	4 Sep '16	1 Sep '17	8 Oct '17	—

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]

Denmark v Armenia

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

Denmark	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Telia Parken, Copenhagen

Kazakhstan v Poland

4 September 2016
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Romania v Montenegro

4 September 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Armenia v Romania

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

Armenia	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Kazakhstan

8 October 2016
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Montenegro	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica

Poland v Denmark

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

Poland	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Kazakhstan v Romania

11 October 2016
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Denmark v Montenegro

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

Denmark	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Telia Parken, Copenhagen

Poland v Armenia

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

Poland	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Armenia v Montenegro

11 November 2016
18:00
(21:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Denmark v Kazakhstan

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

Denmark	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Telia Parken, Copenhagen

Romania v Poland

11 November 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Romania	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Armenia v Kazakhstan

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

Armenia	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Poland

26 March 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica

Romania v Denmark

26 March 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Kazakhstan v Denmark

10 June 2017
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Montenegro v Armenia

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

Montenegro	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica

Poland v Romania

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

Poland	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Kazakhstan v Montenegro

1 September 2017
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Denmark v Poland

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

Denmark	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Telia Parken, Copenhagen

Romania v Armenia

1 September 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Armenia v Denmark

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

Armenia	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Romania

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

Montenegro	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica

Poland v Kazakhstan

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

Poland	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Armenia v Poland

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

Armenia	v	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Montenegro v Denmark

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

Montenegro	v	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica

Romania v Kazakhstan

5 October 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	v	Kazakhstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Denmark v Romania

8 October 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Denmark	v	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Telia Parken, Copenhagen

Kazakhstan v Armenia

8 October 2017
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	v	Armenia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, Astana

Poland v Montenegro

8 October 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Poland	v	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

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 E, 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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