The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group was one of nine qualifying groups from UEFA and comprised Azerbaijan, Israel, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Russia.
The group winners, Russia, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Sweden.[1] They won both matches and thus also qualified for the World Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Russia
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Portugal
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 21 | Advance to second round | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Israel
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10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 14 | 0–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Azerbaijan
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10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | Northern Ireland
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10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Luxembourg
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 6 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |
Source: [2]
Matches
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on 25 November 2011.[3]
| Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Israel |
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Abishov  65' |
Report | Natcho 50' |
| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Luxembourg |
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| Shiels 14' |
Report | da Mota 86' |
| Russia | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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| Shirokov 84' (pen.) |
Report |
| Israel | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Hemed 13', 48' Ben Basat 35' |
Report |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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| Postiga 79' |
Report | McGinn 30' |
| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Azerbaijan |
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| Healy 90+6' |
Report | Aliyev 5' |
| Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Portugal |
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| Report | Alves 63' H. Almeida 79' |
| Northern Ireland | 0–2 | Israel |
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| Report | Refaelov 77' Ben Basat 84' |
| Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Luxembourg |
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| Abishov 71' |
Report | Bensi 80' |
| Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Russia |
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| Paterson 43' |
Report |
| Israel | 1–1 | Azerbaijan |
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| Shechter 73' |
Report | Amirguliyev 61' |
| Luxembourg | 3–2 | Northern Ireland |
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| Joachim 45+1' Bensi 78'Jänisch 87' |
Report | Paterson 14' McAuley 82' |
| Azerbaijan | 2–0 | Northern Ireland |
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| Dadashov 58' Shukurov 90+4' |
Report |
| Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Russia |
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| Javadov 90' |
Report | Shirokov 16' |
| Israel | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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| Ben Basat 43' |
Report | Davis 72' |
- Notes
- ^ Northern Ireland v Russia was originally to be played on 22 March 2013, 19:45 local time, but was postponed to the next day, 15:00 local time, due to heavy snowfall,[4] and was postponed again after a pitch inspection in the morning of 23 March 2013.[5] The match was rescheduled to be played on 14 August 2013.[6]
- ^ Russia v Luxembourg was originally to be kicked off at 18:30 local time, but was delayed by an hour due to rain.[7]
Goalscorers
There were 82 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Rauf Aliyev
- Rahid Amirguliyev
- Rufat Dadashov
- Vagif Javadov
- Mahir Shukurov
- Rami Gershon
- Maor Melikson
- Bibras Natcho
- Maharan Radi
- Lior Refaelov
- Itay Shechter
- Eran Zahavi
- Mathias Jänisch
- Steven Davis
- David Healy
- Niall McGinn
- Dean Shiels
- Jamie Ward
- Hugo Almeida
- Fábio Coentrão
- Ricardo Costa
- Nani
- Vasili Berezutski
Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country | 
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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| FW | Rauf Aliyev | Azerbaijan |
3 | 1 | vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Gareth McAuley | Northern Ireland |
3 | 0 | vs Portugal (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| GK | Kamran Agayev | Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | vs Northern Ireland (14 November 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Kyle Lafferty | Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Israel (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Chris Baird | Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Israel (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
4 | 0 | vs Azerbaijan (26 March 2013) vs Luxembourg (15 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Tomer Hemed | Israel |
2 | 0 | vs Northern Ireland (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Mathias Jänisch | Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | vs Belgium (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Vüqar Nadirov | Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | vs Luxembourg (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Pepe | Portugal |
4 | 0 | vs Russia (7 June 2013) vs Luxembourg (15 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Chris Brunt | Northern Ireland |
4 | 1 | vs Russia (14 August 2013) vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| ST | Branimir Subasic | Azerbaijan |
0 | 1 | vs Israel (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Mario Mutsch | Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | vs Russia (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Daniel Lafferty | Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Portugal (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Vasili Berezutski | Russia |
2 | 0 | vs Luxembourg (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Ben Payal | Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | vs Northern Ireland (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Kyle Lafferty | Northern Ireland |
1 | 1 | vs Luxembourg (10 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Fábio Coentrão | Portugal |
2 | 0 | vs Israel (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Hélder Postiga | Portugal |
0 | 1 | vs Israel (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Eytan Tibi | Israel |
2 | 0 | vs Russia (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Ruslan Abishov | Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | vs Northern Ireland (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Sergey Ignashevich | Russia |
2 | 0 | vs Luxembourg (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Aurélien Joachim | Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | vs Russia (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Rasim Ramaldanov | Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | vs Russia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Oliver Norwood | Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | vs Israel (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Jonny Evans | Northern Ireland |
0 | 1 | vs Israel (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Denis Glushakov | Russia |
2 | 0 | vs TBD (2014) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football – table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan begins with home match against Israel – MATCH SCHEDULE". 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier postponed". BBC. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Northern Ireland v Russia World Cup qualifier called off again". BBC. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Northern Ireland – Russia qualifier rescheduled". FIFA. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Rain Delays Russia-Luxembourg World Cup Qualifier". R-Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.