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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.

The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][2]

The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up.[1]

Standings

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   England 10 8 2 0 18 3 +15 26 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2   Slovakia 10 6 0 4 17 7 +10 18 0–1 — 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0
3   Scotland 10 5 3 2 17 12 +5 18 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–0
4   Slovenia 10 4 3 3 12 7 +5 15 0–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–0 2–0
5   Lithuania 10 1 3 6 7 20 −13 6 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 — 2–0
6   Malta 10 0 1 9 3 25 −22 1 0–4 1–3 1–5 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[1][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[5]

18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)
Lithuania  2–2  Slovenia
  • Černych   32'
  • Slivka   34'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Cesar   90+3'
    		•
    LFF Stadium, Vilnius

    Attendance: 4,114

    Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

    18:00
    (18:00 UTC+2)
    Slovakia  0–1  England
    Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

    Attendance: 18,111

    Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Malta  1–5  Scotland
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • C. Martin   53'
  • S. Fletcher   78'
    		•
    National Stadium, Ta' Qali

    Attendance: 15,069

    Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)

    18:00
    (17:00 UTC+1)
    England  2–0  Malta
  • Alli   38'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Wembley Stadium, London

    Attendance: 81,781

    Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC+1)
    Scotland  1–1  Lithuania
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Hampden Park, Glasgow

    Attendance: 35,966

    Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Slovenia  1–0  Slovakia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

    Attendance: 10,492

    Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

    20:45
    (21:45 UTC+3)
    Lithuania  2–0  Malta
  • Novikovas   84' (pen.)
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    LFF Stadium, Vilnius

    Attendance: 5,067

    Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Slovakia  3–0  Scotland
    • Mak   18', 56'
  • Nemec   68'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

    Attendance: 11,098

    Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Slovenia  0–0  England
    Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

    Attendance: 13,274

    Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC±0)
    England  3–0  Scotland
  • Lallana   50'
  • Cahill   61'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Wembley Stadium, London

    Attendance: 87,258

    Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+1)
    Malta  0–1  Slovenia
    Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    National Stadium, Ta' Qali

    Attendance: 4,207

    Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+1)
    Slovakia  4–0  Lithuania
  • Kucka   15'
  • Škrtel   36'
  • Hamšík   86'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

    Attendance: 9,653

    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

    18:00
    (17:00 UTC+1)
    England  2–0  Lithuania
  • Vardy   66'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Wembley Stadium, London

    Attendance: 77,690

    Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Malta  1–3  Slovakia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Greguš   41'
  • Nemec   84'
    		•
    National Stadium, Ta' Qali

    Attendance: 4,980

    Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC+1)
    Scotland  1–0  Slovenia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Hampden Park, Glasgow

    Attendance: 20,435

    Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

    18:00
    (17:00 UTC+1)
    Scotland  2–2  England
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Kane   90+3'
    		•
    Hampden Park, Glasgow

    Attendance: 48,520

    Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

    18:00
    (18:00 UTC+2)
    Slovenia  2–0  Malta
  • Novaković   84'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

    Attendance: 7,839

    Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

    20:45
    (21:45 UTC+3)
    Lithuania  1–2  Slovakia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Hamšík   58'
    		•
    LFF Stadium, Vilnius

    Attendance: 4,083

    Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

    20:45
    (21:45 UTC+3)
    Lithuania  0–3  Scotland
    Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Robertson   30'
  • McArthur   72'
    		•
    LFF Stadium, Vilnius

    Attendance: 5,067

    Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Malta  0–4  England
    Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Bertrand   86'
  • Welbeck   90+1'
    		•
    National Stadium, Ta' Qali

    Attendance: 16,994

    Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Slovakia  1–0  Slovenia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

    Attendance: 16,896

    Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC+1)
    England  2–1  Slovakia
  • Rashford   59'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Wembley Stadium, London

    Attendance: 67,823

    Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC+1)
    Scotland  2–0  Malta
  • Griffiths   49'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Hampden Park, Glasgow

    Attendance: 26,371

    Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Slovenia  4–0  Lithuania
  • Verbič   82'
  • Birsa   90'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

    Attendance: 6,230

    Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC+1)
    England  1–0  Slovenia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Wembley Stadium, London

    Attendance: 61,598

    Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

    20:45
    (20:45 UTC+2)
    Malta  1–1  Lithuania
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    National Stadium, Ta' Qali

    Attendance: 3,431

    Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

    20:45
    (19:45 UTC+1)
    Scotland  1–0  Slovakia
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Hampden Park, Glasgow

    Attendance: 46,773

    Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

    18:00
    (19:00 UTC+3)
    Lithuania  0–1  England
    Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    LFF Stadium, Vilnius

    Attendance: 5,067

    Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

    18:00
    (18:00 UTC+2)
    Slovakia  3–0  Malta
  • Duda   69'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
    Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

    Attendance: 17,774

    Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

    18:00
    (18:00 UTC+2)
    Slovenia  2–2  Scotland
    		 Report (FIFA)
    Report (UEFA)
  • Snodgrass   88'
    		•
    Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana

    Attendance: 11,123

    Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

    Goalscorers

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    There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.

    5 goals

  •   Adam Nemec

    • 4 goals

  •   Robert Snodgrass

    • 3 goals

  •   Josip Iličić

    • 2 goals

  •   Daniel Sturridge
  •   Arvydas Novikovas
  •   Vykintas Slivka
  •   Chris Martin
  •   James McArthur
  •   Marek Hamšík
  •   Róbert Mak
  •   Vladimír Weiss
  •   Roman Bezjak
  •   Benjamin Verbič

    • 1 goal

  •   Ryan Bertrand
  •   Gary Cahill
  •   Jermain Defoe
  •   Eric Dier
  •   Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  •   Marcus Rashford
  •   Jamie Vardy
  •   Danny Welbeck
  •   Andrei Agius
  •   Alfred Effiong
  •   Jean Paul Farrugia
  •   Stuart Armstrong
  •   Christophe Berra
  •   Steven Fletcher
  •   Andrew Robertson
  •   Ondrej Duda
  •   Ján Greguš
  •   Juraj Kucka
  •   Stanislav Lobotka
  •   Martin Škrtel
  •   Valter Birsa
  •   Boštjan Cesar
  •   Rene Krhin
  •   Rok Kronaveter
  •   Milivoje Novaković

    • 1 own goal

  •   Miha Mevlja (against Slovakia)

    • Discipline

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    A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[6]

    The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

    Player Team Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
    Mišo Brečko   Slovenia   vs Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (17 November 2015) vs Lithuania (4 September 2016)
    Jonathan Caruana   Malta   vs Scotland (4 September 2016) vs England (8 October 2016)
    Luke Gambin vs England (8 October 2016)
    vs Lithuania (11 October 2016)
    Martin Škrtel   Slovakia     vs England (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (8 October 2016)
    Tomáš Hubočan   vs England (4 September 2016)
      vs Slovenia (8 October 2016)    		 vs Scotland (11 October 2016)
    Jonathan Caruana   Malta   vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) vs Slovenia (11 November 2016)
    vs Slovakia (26 March 2017)
    Aljaž Struna   Slovenia   vs Slovakia (8 October 2016)
      vs England (11 October 2016)    		 vs Malta (11 November 2016)
    Gary Cahill   England   vs Slovenia (11 October 2016)
      vs Scotland (11 November 2016)    		 vs Lithuania (26 March 2017)
    Georgas Freidgeimas   Lithuania   vs Scotland (8 October 2016)
      vs Slovakia (11 November 2016)    		 vs England (26 March 2017)
    Andrei Agius   Malta   vs Lithuania (11 October 2016)
      vs Slovenia (11 November 2016)    		 vs Slovakia (26 March 2017)
    Egidijus Vaitkūnas   Lithuania   vs Scotland (8 October 2016)
      vs England (26 March 2017)    		 vs Slovakia (10 June 2017)
    Artūras Žulpa   vs Slovenia (4 September 2016)
      vs England (26 March 2017)
    Jean Paul Farrugia   Malta     vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) vs Slovenia (10 June 2017)
    Juraj Kucka   Slovakia   vs Slovenia (8 October 2016)
      vs Malta (26 March 2017)    		 vs Lithuania (10 June 2017)
    Adam Nemec     vs Malta (26 March 2017)
    Valter Birsa   Slovenia   vs England (11 October 2016)
      vs Scotland (26 March 2017)    		 vs Malta (10 June 2017)
    Boštjan Cesar   vs Slovakia (8 October 2016)
      vs Scotland (26 March 2017)
    Miral Samardžić   vs Lithuania (4 September 2016)
      vs Scotland (26 March 2017)
    Eric Dier   England   vs Slovenia (11 October 2016)
      vs Scotland (10 June 2017)    		 vs Malta (1 September 2017)
    Nerijus Valskis   Lithuania   vs Malta (11 October 2016)
      vs Slovakia (10 June 2017)    		 vs Scotland (1 September 2017)
    Alfred Effiong   Malta   vs Scotland (4 September 2016)
      vs Slovenia (10 June 2017)    		 vs England (1 September 2017)
    Paul Fenech
    Ján Ďurica   Slovakia   vs Slovenia (8 October 2016)
      vs Lithuania (10 June 2017)    		 vs Slovenia (1 September 2017)
    Martin Škrtel   vs Malta (26 March 2017)
      vs Lithuania (10 June 2017)
    Linas Klimavičius   Lithuania   vs Slovakia (10 June 2017)
      vs Slovenia (4 September 2017)    		 vs Malta (5 October 2017)
    Darvydas Šernas
    Ryan Fenech   Malta   vs Slovenia (10 June 2017)
      vs Scotland (4 September 2017)    		 vs Lithuania (5 October 2017)
    Milan Škriniar   Slovakia   vs Lithuania (10 June 2017)
      vs England (4 September 2017)    		 vs Scotland (5 October 2017)
    Mantas Kuklys   Lithuania   vs Scotland (8 October 2016)
      vs Malta (5 October 2017)    		 vs England (8 October 2017)
    Zach Muscat   Malta   vs Slovenia (11 November 2016)
      vs Lithuania (5 October 2017)    		 vs Slovakia (8 October 2017)
    Róbert Mak   Slovakia     vs Scotland (5 October 2017) vs Malta (8 October 2017)
    Valter Birsa   Slovenia   vs Slovakia (1 September 2017)
      vs England (5 October 2017)    		 vs Scotland (8 October 2017)
    Rene Krhin   vs Slovakia (8 October 2016)
      vs England (5 October 2017)

    Notes

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    1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

    References

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    1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  • ^ "European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate". UEFA.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  • ^ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
  • ^ "World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed". UEFA.com. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  • ^ "Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2015.
  • ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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