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
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 10 8 1 1 12 4 +8 25 Advance to second round 0–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
3  Slovakia 10 3 4 3 11 10 +1 13 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–0
4  Lithuania 10 3 2 5 9 11 −2 11 0–1 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5  Latvia 10 2 2 6 10 20 −10 8 0–5 1–2 2–2 2–1 — 2–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 4 25 −21 2 1–8 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source:

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 18 November 2011.[2]

Liechtenstein 1–8 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Christen 60' Report Misimović 26', 31'
Ibišević 33', 39', 82'
Džeko 46', 64', 80'
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Lithuania 1–1 Slovakia
Žaliūkas 18' Report Sapara 41'
Attendance: 4,000
Latvia 1–2 Greece
Cauņa 41' (pen.) Report Spyropoulos 57'
Gekas 69'
Attendance: 7,956
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1 Latvia
Misimović 12', 54'
Pjanić 44'
Džeko 90+2'		 Report Gorkšs 5'
Attendance: 11,900
Slovakia 2–0 Liechtenstein
Sapara 37'
Jakubko 79'		 Report
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Greece 2–0 Lithuania
Ninis 55'
Mitroglou 72'		 Report
Attendance: 21,466
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
Liechtenstein 0–2 Lithuania
Report Česnauskis 50', 74'
Attendance: 1,112
Slovakia 2–1 Latvia
Hamšík 5' (pen.)
Sapara 9'		 Report Verpakovskis 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,012
Greece 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Attendance: 26,211
Latvia 2–0 Liechtenstein
Kamešs 29'
Gauračs 77'		 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Slovakia 0–1 Greece
Report Salpingidis 63'
Attendance: 7,494
Liechtenstein 1–1 Latvia
Polverino 17' Report Cauņa 30'
Attendance: 1,150
Slovakia 1–1 Lithuania
Jakubko 40' Report Šernas 19'
Attendance: 4,560
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 Greece
Džeko 29', 53'
Ibišević 36'		 Report Gekas 90+3'
Attendance: 11,100
Latvia 0–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Lulić 48'
Ibišević 53'
Medunjanin 63'
Pjanić 80'
Džeko 82'
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Liechtenstein 1–1 Slovakia
Büchel 13' Report Ďurica 73'
Attendance: 1,623
Lithuania 0–1 Greece
Report Christodoulopoulos 20'
Attendance: 4,500
Latvia 2–1 Lithuania
Bulvītis 20'
Zjuzins 42'		 Report Matulevičius 44'
Attendance: 7,306
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Slovakia
Report Pečovský 77'
Attendance: 11,620
Liechtenstein 0–1 Greece
Report Mitroglou 72'
Attendance: 2,680
Lithuania 2–0 Liechtenstein
Matulevičius 18'
Kijanskas 40'		 Report
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Greece 1–0 Latvia
Salpingidis 58' Report
Attendance: 18,983
Lithuania 2–0 Latvia
Černych 7'
Mikoliūnas 68'		 Report
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1 Liechtenstein
Džeko 27', 39'
Misimović 34'
Ibišević 38'		 Report Hasler 61'
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Greece 1–0 Slovakia
Škrtel 44' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 21,067
Greece 2–0 Liechtenstein
Salpingidis 7'
Karagounis 81'		 Report
Attendance: 18,676
Lithuania 0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Ibišević 68'
Attendance: 6,239
Latvia 2–2 Slovakia
Šabala 47'
Rode 90+2'		 Report Jakubko 9'
Saláta 16'
Attendance: 3,813

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
1 own goal

Discipline
Pos Player Country Yellow card Red card Suspended for match(es) Reason
FWTadas Labukas Lithuania21vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DFDaniel Kaufmann Liechtenstein21vs Latvia (22 March 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFViktor Pečovský Slovakia01vs Liechtenstein (11 September 2012)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFAleksandrs Fertovs Latvia01vs Lithuania (6 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFGediminas Vičius Lithuania40vs Liechtenstein (12 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWMathias Christen Liechtenstein40vs 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
MFEdgaras Česnauskis Lithuania40vs 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
MFSaulius Mikoliūnas Lithuania20vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFOskars Kļava Latvia20vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFRitus Krjauklis Latvia20vs Liechtenstein (16 October 2012)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFArūnas Klimavičius Lithuania20vs Slovakia (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFDeniss Ivanovs Latvia20vs Liechtenstein (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFMichal Breznaník Slovakia20vs Lithuania (22 March 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFRitvars Rugins Latvia21vs 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
MFFranz Burgmeier Liechtenstein40vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013)		Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFMichele Polverino Liechtenstein30vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFMartin Stocklasa Liechtenstein30vs Slovakia (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWMartin Jakubko Slovakia30vs Lithuania (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFMartin Škrtel Slovakia20vs Lithuania (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFDeividas Šemberas Lithuania20vs Greece (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWDarvydas Šernas Lithuania20vs Greece (7 June 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFNicolas Hasler Liechtenstein30vs Greece (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
STGeorgios Samaras Greece20vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
STDimitrios Salpingidis Greece20vs Liechtenstein (6 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FWArtjoms Rudņevs Latvia20vs Greece (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
STValērijs Šabala Latvia20vs Greece (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFMindaugas Panka Lithuania30vs Liechtenstein (10 September 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFDavid Hasler Liechtenstein21vs Lithuania (10 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFJosé Holebas Greece31vs Latvia (10 September 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFSandro Wieser Liechtenstein20vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFKonstantinos Katsouranis Greece31vs Slovakia (11 October 2013)Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MFGiannis Maniatis Greece20vs Liechtenstein (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFVladimir Weiss Slovakia20vs Latvia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFMiroslav Stoch Slovakia20vs Latvia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DFTomáš Hubočan Slovakia20vs Latvia (15 October 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MFPanagiotis Kone Greece20vs Romania (15 November 2013)Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

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. "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.
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