2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of five teams: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, and Cyprus.

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	Belgium	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	7 Oct '16	25 Mar '17	13 Nov '16	10 Oct '17
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Possible second round^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7 Oct '17	—	9 Jun '17	6 Sep '16	10 Oct '16
1	Greece		3 Sep '17	13 Nov '16	—	31 Aug '17	7 Oct '16
1	Estonia		9 Jun '17	10 Oct '17	10 Oct '16	—	3 Sep '17
1	Cyprus		6 Sep '16	31 Aug '17	7 Oct '17	25 Mar '17	—

First match(es) will be played on 6 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]

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Estonia

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Estonia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Bilino polje, Zenica

Cyprus v Belgium

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

Cyprus	v	Belgium
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Belgium v Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Belgium	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Greece v Cyprus

7 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Greece	v	Cyprus
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Cyprus

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Cyprus
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Bilino polje, Zenica

Estonia v Greece

10 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Estonia	v	Greece
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Belgium v Estonia

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

Belgium	v	Estonia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Greece v Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Greece	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Cyprus v Estonia

25 March 2017
18:00
(19:00 UTC+2)

Cyprus	v	Estonia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Belgium v Greece

25 March 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Belgium	v	Greece
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Greece
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Bilino polje, Zenica

Estonia v Belgium

9 June 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Estonia	v	Belgium
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Cyprus v Bosnia and Herzegovina

31 August 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Cyprus	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Greece v Estonia

31 August 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Greece	v	Estonia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Estonia v Cyprus

3 September 2017
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)

Estonia	v	Cyprus
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Greece v Belgium

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

Greece	v	Belgium
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Belgium

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Belgium
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Bilino polje, Zenica

Cyprus v Greece

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

Cyprus	v	Greece
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Belgium v Cyprus

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

Belgium	v	Cyprus
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Estonia v Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Estonia	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Centralised friendlies

Russia are partnered with the five-team Group H, which enable the 2018 tournament hosts to play friendlies against these countries on their 'spare' dates.^[6] These friendlies do not count in the qualifying group standings.

Russia v Greece

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

Russia	v	Greece

Estonia v Russia

7 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Estonia	v	Russia

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

Russia v Belgium

10 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Russia	v	Belgium

Cyprus v Russia

13 October 2016
18:00
(19:00 UTC+2)

Cyprus	v	Russia

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Russia

25 March 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Russia

Russia v Cyprus

9 June 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Russia	v	Cyprus

Belgium v Russia

31 August 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Belgium	v	Russia

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Russia v Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 September 2017
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)

Russia	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Russia v Estonia

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

Russia	v	Estonia

Greece v Russia

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

Greece	v	Russia

Notes

↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 13 November 2016 and 25 March 2017, 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.
↑ "Fixture List – Centralised friendlies" (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 H, 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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