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.[1][2] 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.[3] They won the first match and drew the second, thus also qualifying for the World Cup.
| 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 | — |
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 18 November 2011.[5]
| Liechtenstein | 1–8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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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 |
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| Žaliūkas 18' |
Report | Sapara 41' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
| Latvia | 1–2 | Greece |
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| Cauņa 41' (pen.) |
Report | Spyropoulos 57' Gekas 69' |
Attendance: 7,956
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | Latvia |
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| Misimović 12', 54' Pjanić 44'Džeko 90+2' |
Report | Gorkšs 5' |
Attendance: 11,900
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
| Slovakia | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Sapara 37' Jakubko 79' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
| Greece | 2–0 | Lithuania |
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| Ninis 55' Mitroglou 72' |
Report |
Attendance: 21,466
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
| Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Lithuania |
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| Report | Česnauskis 50', 74' |
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
| Slovakia | 2–1 | Latvia |
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| Hamšík 5' (pen.) Sapara 9' |
Report | Verpakovskis 84' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
| Greece | 0–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Report |
Attendance: 26,211
Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)
| Latvia | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Kamešs 29' Gauračs 77' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: István Kovács (Hungary)
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Lithuania |
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| Ibišević 29' Džeko 35'Pjanić 41' |
Report |
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
| Slovakia | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Salpingidis 63' |
Attendance: 7,494
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
| Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Latvia |
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| Polverino 17' |
Report | Cauņa 30' |
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
| Slovakia | 1–1 | Lithuania |
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| Jakubko 40' |
Report | Šernas 19' |
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | Greece |
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| Džeko 29', 53' Ibišević 36' |
Report | Gekas 90+3' |
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
| Latvia | 0–5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Report | Lulić 48' Ibišević 53'Medunjanin 63'Pjanić 80'Džeko 82' |
Attendance: 7,700
| Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Slovakia |
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| Büchel 13' |
Report | Ďurica 73' |
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Christodoulopoulos 20' |
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
| Latvia | 2–1 | Lithuania |
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| Bulvītis 20' Zjuzins 42' |
Report | Matulevičius 44' |
Attendance: 7,306
Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (Belgium)
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | Slovakia |
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| Report | Pečovský 77' |
Attendance: 11,620
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
| Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Mitroglou 72' |
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
| Lithuania | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Matulevičius 18' Kijanskas 40' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
| Slovakia | 1–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Hamšík 43' |
Report | Bičakčić 70' Hajrović 78' |
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
| Greece | 1–0 | Latvia |
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| Salpingidis 58' |
Report |
Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
| Lithuania | 2–0 | Latvia |
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| Černych 7' Mikoliūnas 68' |
Report |
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | Liechtenstein |
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| Džeko 27', 39' Misimović 34'Ibišević 38' |
Report | Hasler 61' |
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
| Greece | 1–0 | Slovakia |
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| Škrtel 44' (o.g.) |
Report |
Attendance: 21,067
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
| Greece | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Salpingidis 7' Karagounis 81' |
Report |
Attendance: 18,676
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Report | Ibišević 68' |
Attendance: 6,239
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
| Latvia | 2–2 | Slovakia |
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| Šabala 47' Rode 90+2' |
Report | Jakubko 9' Saláta 16' |
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine)
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
Dimitris Salpingidis Martin Jakubko Marek Sapara2 goals
Konstantinos Mitroglou Aleksandrs Cauņa Edgaras Česnauskis Deivydas Matulevičius Marek Hamšík1 goal
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 Saláta1 own goal
Martin Škrtel (against Greece)| 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 |
