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2018 World Cup Qualification Fixtures (UEFA)
THE ROAD TO RUSSIA
Matchday 1: 4–6 September 2016
4 September
Group C: San Marino v Azerbaijan (18.00), Czech Republic v Northern Ireland (20.45), Norway v Germany (20.45)
Group E: Denmark v Armenia (18.00), Kazakhstan v Poland (18.00), Romania v Montenegro (20.45)
Group F: Lithuania v Slovenia (18.00), Slovakia v England (20.45), Malta v Scotland (20.45)
5 September
Group D: Georgia v Austria (18.00), Serbia v Republic of Ireland (20.45), Wales v Moldova (20.45)
Group G: Albania v FYR Macedonia (20.45), Israel v Italy (20.45), Spain v Liechtenstein (20.45)
Group I: Croatia v Turkey (20.45), Ukraine v Iceland (20.45)
6 September
Group A: Belarus v France (20.45), Bulgaria v Luxembourg (20.45), Sweden v Netherlands (20.45)
Group B: Andorra v Latvia (20.45), Faroe Islands v Hungary (20.45), Switzerland v Portugal (20.45)
Group H: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Estonia (20.45), Cyprus v Belgium (20.45)
Matchday 2: 6–8 October 2016
6 October
Group D Austria v Wales (20:45), Moldova v Serbia (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Georgia (20:45)
Group G: FYR Macedonia v Israel (20:45), Italy v Spain (20:45), Liechtenstein v Albania
Group I Iceland v Finland (20:45), Turkey v Ukraine (20:45)
7 October
Group A: France v Bulgaria (20:45), Luxembourg Sweden (20:45),Netherlands v Belarus (20:45)
Group B: Hungary v Switzerland (20:45), Latvia v Faroe Islands (20:45), Portugal v Andorra (20:45)
Group H: Belgium v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45), Greece v Cyprus (20:45)
8 October
Group C: Azerbaijan v Norway (18:00), Germany v Czech Republic (20:45), Northern Ireland v San Marino (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Romania (18:00), Montenegro Kazakhstan (18:00), Poland v Denmark (20:45)
Group F: England v Malta (18:00), Scotland v Lithuania (20:45), Slovenia v Slovakia (20:45)
Matchday 3: 9–11 October 2016
9 October
Group D: Wales v Georgia (18:00), Moldova v Republic of Ireland (20:45), Serbia v Austria (20:45)
Group G: Israel v Liechtenstein (18:00), Albania v Spain (20:45), FYR Macedonia v Italy (18:00),
Group I: Finland v Croatia (18:00), Iceland v Turkey (20:45)
10 October
Group A: Belarus v Luxembourg (20:45), Netherlands France (20:45), Sweden Bulgaria (20:45),
Group B: Andorra v Switzerland (20:45), Andorra v Switzerland (20:45), Faroe Islands v Portugal (20:45), Latvia v Hungary (20:45)
Group H: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Cyprus (20:45), Estonia v Greece (20:45)
11 October
Group C: Czech Republic v Azerbaijan (20:45), Germany v Northern Ireland (20:45), Norway v San Marino (20:45)
Group E: Kazakhstan v Romania (18:00), Denmark v Montenegro (20:45), Poland v Armenia (20:45)
Group F: Lithuania v Malta (20:45), Slovakia v Scotland (20:45), Slovenia v England (20:45)
Matchday 4: 11–13 November 2016
11 November
Group C: Czech Republic Norway, (20:45), Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan (20:45), San Marino v Germany (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Montenegro (18:00), Denmark v Kazakhstan (20:45), Romania v Poland (20:45)
Group F: England v Scotland (20:45), Malta v Slovenia (20:45), Slovakia v Lithuania (20:45)
12 November
Group D: Austria v Republic of Ireland (18:00), Georgia Moldova (18:00), Wales v Serbia (20:45)
Group G: Albania v Israel (20:45), Liechtenstein v Italy (20:45), Spain v FYR Macedonia (20:45)
Group I: Croatia v Iceland (20:45), Ukraine v Finland (20:45)
13 November
Group A: Bulgaria v Belarus (18:00), Luxembourg v Netherlands (18:00), France v Sweden (20:45)
Group B: Hungary Andorra (18:00), Portugal v Latvia (20:45), Switzerland v Faroe Islands (20:45)
Group H: Belgium v Estonia (20:45), Greece v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
Matchday 5: 24–26 March 2017
24 March
Group D: Georgia v Serbia (18:00), Austria v Moldova (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Wales (20:45)
Group G: Italy v Albania (20:45), Liechtenstein v FYR Macedonia (20:45), Spain v Israel (20:45),
Group I: Croatia v Ukraine (20:45), Turkey v Finland (20:45)
25 March
Group A: Sweden v Belarus (18:00), Bulgaria v Netherlands (20:45), Luxembourg v France (20:45)
Group B: Andorra v Faroe Islands (18:00), Switzerland v Latvia (20:45), Portugal v Hungary (20:45)
Group H: Cyprus v Estonia (18:00), Belgium v Greece (20:45)
26 March
Group C: Azerbaijan Germany (18:00), San Marino v Czech Republic (18:00), Northern Ireland v Norway (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Kazakhstan (18:00), Montenegro v Poland (20:45), Romania v Denmark (20:45)
Group F: England v Lithuania (18:00), Malta Slovakia (20:45), Scotland Slovenia (20:45)
Matchday 6: 9–11 June 2017
9 June
Group A: Belarus Bulgaria (20:45), Netherlands Luxembourg (20:45), Sweden France (20:45)
Group B: Andorra v Hungary (20:45), Faroe Islands v Switzerland (20:45), Latvia v Portugal (20:45)
Group H: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Greece (20:45), Estonia v Belgium (20:45)
10 June
Group C: Azerbaijan v Northern Ireland (18:00), Germany v San Marino (20:45), Norway v Czech Republic (20:45)
Group E: Kazakhstan v Denmark (18:00), Montenegro v Armenia (20:45), Poland v Romania (20:45)
Group F: Scotland v England (18:00), Slovenia v Malta (18:00), Lithuania Slovakia (20:45)
11 June
Group D: Moldova v Georgia (18:00), Republic of Ireland v Austria (18:00), Serbia v Wales (20:45)
Group G: FYR Macedonia v Spain (20:45), Israel v Albania (20:45), Italy v Liechtenstein (20:45)
Group I: Finland v Ukraine (18:00), Iceland v Croatia (20:45)
Matchday 7: 31 August–2 September 2017
31 August
Group A: Bulgaria v Sweden (20:45), France v Netherlands (20:45), Luxembourg v Belarus (20:45)
Group B: Hungary v Latvia (20:45), Portugal v Faroe Islands (20:45), Switzerland v Andorra (20:45)
Group H: Cyprus v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45), Greece v Estonia (20:45)
1 September
Group C: Czech Republic v Germany (20:45), Norway v Azerbaijan (20:45), San Marino v Northern Ireland (20:45)
Group E: Kazakhstan v Montenegro (18:00), Denmark v Poland (20:45), Romania v Armenia (20:45)
Group F: Lithuania v Scotland (20:45), Malta v England (20:45), Slovakia v Slovenia (20:45)
2 September
Group D: Georgia v Republic of Ireland (18:00), Serbia v Moldova (18:00), Wales v Austria (20:45)
Group G: Albania v Liechtenstein (18:00), Israel v FYR Macedonia (20:45), Spain v Italy (20:45)
Group I: Finland v Iceland (18:00), Ukraine v Turkey (20:45)
Matchday 8: 3–5 September 2017
3 September
Group A: Belarus v Sweden (18:00), Netherlands v Bulgaria (18:00), France v Luxembourg (20:45)
Group B: Faroe Islands v Andorra (18:00), Hungary v Portugal (20:45), Latvia v Switzerland (20:45)
Group H: Estonia v Cyprus (18:00), Greece v Belgium (20:45)
4 September
Group C: Azerbaijan v San Marino (18:00), Germany v Norway (20:45), Northern Ireland v Czech Republic (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Denmark (18:00), Montenegro v Romania (20:45), Poland v Kazakhstan (20:45)
Group F England Slovakia (20:45), Scotland v Malta (20:45), Slovenia v Lithuania (20:45)
5 September
Group D: Austria v Georgia (20:45), Moldova v Wales (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Serbia (20:45)
Group G: FYR Macedonia v Albania (20:45), Italy v Israel (20:45), Liechtenstein v Spain (20:45)
Group I: Iceland v Ukraine (20:45), Turkey v Croatia (20:45)
Matchday 9: 5–7 October 2017
5 October
Group C: Azerbaijan v Czech Republic (18:00), Northern Ireland v Germany (20:45), San Marino v Norway (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Poland (18:00), Montenegro v Denmark (20:45), Romania v Kazakhstan (20:45)
Group F: England v Slovenia (20:45), Malta v Lithuania (20:45), Scotland v Slovakia (20:45)
6 October
Group D: Georgia v Wales (18:00), Austria v Serbia (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Moldova (20:45)
Group G: Italy v FYR Macedonia (20:45), Liechtenstein v Israel (20:45), Spain v Albania (20:45)
Group I: Croatia v Finland (20:45), Turkey v Iceland (20:45)
7 October
Group A: Sweden v Luxembourg (18:00), Belarus v Netherlands (20:45), Bulgaria v France (20:45)
Group B: Faroe Islands v Latvia (18:00), Andorra v Portugal (20:45), Switzerland v Hungary (20:45)
Group H: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Belgium (18:00), Cyprus Greece (20:45)
Matchday 10: 8–10 October 2017
8 October
Group C: Czech Republic v San Marino (20:45), Germany v Azerbaijan (20:45), Norway v Northern Ireland (20:45)
Group E: Denmark v Romania (18:00), Kazakhstan v Armenia (18:00), Poland v Montenegro (18:00)
Group F: Lithuania v England (18:00), Slovakia v Malta (18:00), Slovenia v Scotland (18:00)
9 October
Group D: Moldova v Austria (20:45), Serbia v Georgia (20:45), Wales v Republic of Ireland (20:45)
Group G: Albania v Italy (20:45), FYR Macedonia v Liechtenstein (20:45), Israel v Spain (20:45)
Group I: Finland v Turkey (20:45), Ukraine v Croatia (20:45)
10 October
Group A: France v Belarus (20:45), Luxembourg v Bulgaria (20:45), Netherlands v Sweden (20:45)
Group B: Hungary v Faroe Islands (20:45), Latvia v Andorra (20:45), Portugal v Switzerland (20:45)
Group H: Belgium v Cyprus (20:45), Estonia v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
Play-off first leg: 9–11 November 2017
TBC
Play-off second leg: 12–14 November 2017
TBC
2018 World Cup Qualification Groups (UEFA)
| Group A | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Netherlands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
France |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Sweden |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Bulgaria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Belarus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Luxembourg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group B | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Portugal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Hungary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Faroe Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Latvia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Andorra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group C | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Germany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Czech Republic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Northern Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Norway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Azerbaijan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
San Marino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group D | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Wales |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Austria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Serbia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Rep of Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Moldova |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group E | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Romania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Denmark |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Poland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Montenegro |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Armenia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Kazakhstan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group F | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
England |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Scotland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Slovenia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Malta |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group G | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Spain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Albania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Macedonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Liechtenstein |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group H | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Belgium |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Bosnia and Herz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Estonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Gibraltar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group I | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Croatia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Iceland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Finland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Kosovo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group I | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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On Saturday August 20th at 17:30 local time hosts Brazil take on Germany in Rio 2016’s gold medal match at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.
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