2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia and Liechtenstein.
Bosnia and Herzegovina won the group on the ratio of head from Greece and thus qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament as an independent country. Greece, as one of the eight best runners-up, advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Romania.[1] They won the first match and drew the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 25 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Greece
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 25 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Slovakia
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10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Lithuania
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Latvia
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Liechtenstein
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 2 | 1–8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [2]
Matches
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 18 November 2011.[3]
| Liechtenstein | 1–8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Christen  60' |
Report | Misimović 26', 31' Ibišević 33', 39', 82'Džeko 46', 64', 80' |
| Slovakia | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Sapara 37' Jakubko 79' |
Report |
| Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Lithuania |
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| Report | Česnauskis 50', 74' |
| Latvia | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Kamešs 29' Gauračs 77' |
Report |
| Slovakia | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Salpingidis 63' |
| Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Latvia |
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| Polverino 17' |
Report | Cauņa 30' |
| Latvia | 0–5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Report | Lulić 48' Ibišević 53'Medunjanin 63'Pjanić 80'Džeko 82' |
| Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Slovakia |
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| Büchel 13' |
Report | Ďurica 73' |
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Christodoulopoulos 20' |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | Slovakia |
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| Report | Pečovský 77' |
| Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Mitroglou 72' |
| Lithuania | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Matulevičius 18' Kijanskas 40' |
Report |
| Greece | 1–0 | Latvia |
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| Salpingidis 58' |
Report |
| Lithuania | 2–0 | Latvia |
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| Černych 7' Mikoliūnas 68' |
Report |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | Liechtenstein |
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| Džeko 27', 39' Misimović 34'Ibišević 38' |
Report | Hasler 61' |
| Greece | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Salpingidis 7' Karagounis 81' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.
10 goals
8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ermin Bičakčić- Izet Hajrović
- Senad Lulić
- Haris Medunjanin
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos- Giorgos Karagounis
- Sotiris Ninis
- Nikos Spyropoulos
Nauris Bulvītis- Edgars Gauračs
- Kaspars Gorkšs
- Vladimirs Kamešs
- Renārs Rode
- Valērijs Šabala
- Māris Verpakovskis
- Artūrs Zjuzins
Martin Büchel- Mathias Christen
- Nicolas Hasler
- Michele Polverino
Fedor Černych- Tadas Kijanskas
- Saulius Mikoliūnas
- Darvydas Šernas
- Marius Žaliūkas
Ján Ďurica- Viktor Pečovský
- Kornel Saláta
1 own goal
- Martin Škrtel (against Greece)
Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country | 
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
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| FW | Tadas Labukas | Lithuania |
2 | 1 | vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| DF | Daniel Kaufmann | Liechtenstein |
2 | 1 | vs Latvia (22 March 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Viktor Pečovský | Slovakia |
0 | 1 | vs Liechtenstein (11 September 2012) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Aleksandrs Fertovs | Latvia |
0 | 1 | vs Lithuania (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Gediminas Vičius | Lithuania |
4 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Mathias Christen | Liechtenstein |
4 | 0 | vs Lithuania (12 October 2012) vs Lithuania (10 September 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Edgaras Česnauskis | Lithuania |
4 | 0 | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012) vs Latvia (11 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Saulius Mikoliūnas | Lithuania |
2 | 0 | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Oskars Kļava | Latvia |
2 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Ritus Krjauklis | Latvia |
2 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Arūnas Klimavičius | Lithuania |
2 | 0 | vs Slovakia (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Deniss Ivanovs | Latvia |
2 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Michal Breznaník | Slovakia |
2 | 0 | vs Lithuania (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Ritvars Rugins | Latvia |
2 | 1 | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 June 2013) vs Lithuania (11 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Franz Burgmeier | Liechtenstein |
4 | 0 | vs Slovakia (7 June 2013) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013) |
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Michele Polverino | Liechtenstein |
3 | 0 | vs Slovakia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Martin Stocklasa | Liechtenstein |
3 | 0 | vs Slovakia (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Martin Jakubko | Slovakia |
3 | 0 | vs Lithuania (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Martin Škrtel | Slovakia |
2 | 0 | vs Lithuania (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Deividas Šemberas | Lithuania |
2 | 0 | vs Greece (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Darvydas Šernas | Lithuania |
2 | 0 | vs Greece (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Nicolas Hasler | Liechtenstein |
3 | 0 | vs Greece (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Georgios Samaras | Greece |
2 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Dimitrios Salpingidis | Greece |
2 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Artjoms Rudņevs | Latvia |
2 | 0 | vs Greece (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Valērijs Šabala | Latvia |
2 | 0 | vs Greece (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Mindaugas Panka | Lithuania |
3 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | David Hasler | Liechtenstein |
2 | 1 | vs Lithuania (10 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | José Holebas | Greece |
3 | 1 | vs Latvia (10 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Sandro Wieser | Liechtenstein |
2 | 0 | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Konstantinos Katsouranis | Greece |
3 | 1 | vs Slovakia (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Giannis Maniatis | Greece |
2 | 0 | vs Liechtenstein (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Vladimir Weiss | Slovakia |
2 | 0 | vs Latvia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Miroslav Stoch | Slovakia |
2 | 0 | vs Latvia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Tomáš Hubočan | Slovakia |
2 | 0 | vs Latvia (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Panagiotis Kone | Greece |
2 | 0 | vs Romania (15 November 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Účastníci G-skupiny sa dohodli, Slováci začnú v Litve" [Group G participants agree – Slovaks begin in Lithuania] (in Slovak). 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.