2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A

Serbia taking a corner versus Belgium in Belgrade in October 2012.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualification UEFA Group A was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Belgium, Croatia, Macedonia, Scotland, Serbia and Wales.

The group winners, Belgium, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Croatia placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Iceland.[1][2] They drew the first match and won the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 10 8 2 0 18 4 +14 26 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
2  Croatia 10 5 2 3 12 9 +3 17 Advance to second round 1–2 — 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
3  Serbia 10 4 2 4 18 11 +7 14 0–3 1–1 — 2–0 6–1 5–1
4  Scotland 10 3 2 5 8 12 −4 11 0–2 2–0 0–0 — 1–2 1–1
5  Wales 10 3 1 6 9 20 −11 10 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 — 1–0
6  Macedonia 10 2 1 7 7 16 −9 7 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source: [4]

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 November 2011.[5]

Croatia 1–0 Macedonia
Jelavić 69' Report
Attendance: 13,883
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Wales 0–2 Belgium
Report Kompany 42'
Vertonghen 83'
Attendance: 20,156
Scotland 0–0 Serbia
Report
Attendance: 47,369
Serbia 6–1 Wales
Kolarov 16'
Tošić 24'
Đuričić 37'
Tadić 55'
Ivanović 80'
Sulejmani 90'		 Report Bale 31'
Attendance: 10,660
Belgium 1–1 Croatia
Gillet 45+1' Report Perišić 6'
Attendance: 39,987
Scotland 1–1 Macedonia
Miller 43' Report Noveski 11'
Attendance: 32,430
Macedonia 1–2 Croatia
Ibraimi 16' Report Ćorluka 33'
Rakitić 60'
Attendance: 25,230
Serbia 0–3 Belgium
Report Benteke 34'
De Bruyne 68'
Mirallas 90+1'
Attendance: 21,650
Wales 2–1 Scotland
Bale 80' (pen.), 87' Report Morrison 27'
Attendance: 23,249
Croatia 2–0 Wales
Mandžukić 27'
Eduardo 57'		 Report
Attendance: 17,500
Macedonia 1–0 Serbia
Ibraimi 59' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 26,181
Belgium 2–0 Scotland
Benteke 68'
Kompany 71'		 Report
Attendance: 44,132
Croatia 2–0 Serbia
Mandžukić 23'
Olić 37'		 Report
Attendance: 35,722
Macedonia 0–2 Belgium
Report De Bruyne 26'
Hazard 62' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,947
Scotland 1–2 Wales
Hanley 45+2' Report Ramsey 72' (pen.)
Robson-Kanu 74'
Attendance: 39,365
Serbia 2–0 Scotland
Đuričić 60', 66' Report
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Belgium 1–0 Macedonia
Hazard 62' Report
Attendance: 44,230
Wales 1–2 Croatia
Bale 21' (pen.) Report Lovren 77'
Eduardo 87'
Attendance: 12,534
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Croatia 0–1 Scotland
Report Snodgrass 26'
Attendance: 25,016
Belgium 2–1 Serbia
De Bruyne 13'
Fellaini 60'		 Report Kolarov 87'
Attendance: 45,844
Macedonia 2–1 Wales
Tričkovski 20'
Trajkovski 80'		 Report Ramsey 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
Serbia 1–1 Croatia
Mitrović 66' Report Mandžukić 53'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Scotland 0–2 Belgium
Report Defour 34'
Mirallas 89'
Attendance: 40,284
Macedonia 1–2 Scotland
Kostovski 85' Report Anya 60'
Maloney 89'
Attendance: 14,093
Wales 0–3 Serbia
Report Đorđević 8'
Kolarov 38'
Marković 55'
Attendance: 10,923
Croatia 1–2 Belgium
Kranjčar 84' Report Lukaku 16', 38'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Wales 1–0 Macedonia
Church 67' Report
Attendance: 11,257
Serbia 5–1 Macedonia
Tošić 16'
Basta 19'
Kolarov 38' (pen.)
Tadić 54'
Šćepović 74'		 Report Jahović 83'
Attendance: 8,294
Belgium 1–1 Wales
De Bruyne 64' Report Ramsey 88'
Attendance: 45,401
Scotland 2–0 Croatia
Snodgrass 28'
Naismith 73'		 Report
Attendance: 30,172

Goalscorers

There were 72 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

Pos Player Country Yellow card Red card Suspended for match(es) Reason
DF Milan Biševac  Serbia 4 0 vs Croatia (22 March 2013)
vs Croatia (6 September 2013)		 Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Guillaume Gillet  Belgium 2 0 vs Serbia (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Aaron Ramsey  Wales 2 0 vs Croatia (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ognjen Vukojević  Croatia 3 0 vs Wales (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Goran Pandev  Macedonia 3 0 vs Serbia (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Daniel Georgievski  Macedonia 2 0 vs Belgium (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Aleksandar Kolarov  Serbia 2 0 vs Scotland (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Boban Grncarov  Macedonia 2 0 vs Belgium (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Muhamed Demiri  Macedonia 2 0 vs Belgium (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Matija Nastasić  Serbia 2 0 vs Belgium (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Charlie Adam  Scotland 2 0 vs Croatia (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Vedran Ćorluka  Croatia 3 0 vs Scotland (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Dejan Lovren  Croatia 2 0 vs Scotland (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Luka Modrić  Croatia 3 0 vs Scotland (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ferhan Hasani  Macedonia 2 0 vs Wales (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Hal Robson-Kanu  Wales 2 0 vs Macedonia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
GK Allan McGregor  Scotland 2 0 vs Belgium (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Agim Ibraimi  Macedonia 2 0 vs Scotland (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
ST Aleksandar Mitrovic  Serbia 2 0 vs Wales (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Zoran Tošić  Serbia 2 0 vs Wales (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Darijo Srna  Croatia 2 0 vs Belgium (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Steven Whittaker  Scotland 2 0 vs Croatia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Andrew Crofts  Wales 2 0 vs Macedonia (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Ljubomir Fejsa  Serbia 2 0 vs Macedonia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Marouane Fellaini  Belgium 2 0 vs Wales (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Vanče Šikov  Macedonia 2 0 vs Serbia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF James Collins  Wales 0 1 vs Serbia (11 September 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Nenad Tomović  Serbia 0 1 vs Croatia (22 March 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Robert Snodgrass  Scotland 4 1 vs Serbia (26 March 2013)
vs Macedonia (10 September 2013)		 Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Aaron Ramsey  Wales 0 1 vs Croatia (26 March 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Nemanja Matić  Serbia 2 1 vs Wales (10 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Josip Šimunić  Croatia 1 1 vs Belgium (11 October 2013)
vs Scotland (15 October 2013)		 Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ^ "European play-off ties confirmed". FIFA. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Ten-man Croatia sink Iceland to qualify". FIFA. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Rode Duivels openen WK-kwalificatie met drieluik Wales-Kroatië-Servië" [Red Devils open World Cup qualifiers with Wales-Croatia-Serbia treble]. hln.be (in Dutch). 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 24 November 2011.