2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.

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.

The group winners, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.

Standings

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): Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format) 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 Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

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):

Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored
Points in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Goals scored in matches between tied teams
Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
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
Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	10	8	1	1	28	14	+14	25	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	3–2	4–2	3–1	2–1	3–0
2	Denmark	10	6	2	2	20	8	+12	20	Advance to second round	4–0	—	0–1	1–1	1–0	4–1
3	Montenegro	10	5	1	4	20	12	+8	16		1–2	0–1	—	1–0	4–1	5–0
4	Romania	10	3	4	3	12	10	+2	13		0–3	0–0	1–1	—	1–0	3–1
5	Armenia	10	2	1	7	10	26	−16	7		1–6	1–4	3–2	0–5	—	2–0
6	Kazakhstan	10	0	3	7	6	26	−20	3		2–2	1–3	0–3	0–0	1–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Denmark	1–0	Armenia
Eriksen 17'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 21,745Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) 4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	2–2	Poland
Khizhnichenko 51', 58'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Kapustka 9' Lewandowski 35' (pen.)

Astana Arena, AstanaAttendance: 19,905Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) 4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	1–1	Montenegro
Popa 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Jovetić 87'

Cluj Arena, Cluj-NapocaAttendance: 25,468Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	0–5	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Stancu 4' (pen.) Popa 10' Marin 12' Stanciu 29' Chipciu 60'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 5,500Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) 8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Montenegro	5–0	Kazakhstan
Tomašević 24' Vukčević 59' Jovetić 64' Bećiraj 73' Savić 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, PodgoricaAttendance: 8,517Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) 8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	3–2	Denmark
Lewandowski 20', 36' (pen.), 48'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Glik 49' (o.g.) Poulsen 69'

Stadion Narodowy, WarsawAttendance: 56,811Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	0–0	Romania
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Astana Arena, AstanaAttendance: 12,346Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Denmark	0–1	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Bećiraj 32'

Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 20,852Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	2–1	Armenia
Mkoyan 48' (o.g.) Lewandowski 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Pizzelli 50'

Stadion Narodowy, WarsawAttendance: 44,786Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)18:00
(21:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	3–2	Montenegro
A. Grigoryan 50' Haroyan 74' Ghazaryan 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Kojašević 36' Jovetić 38'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 3,500Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Denmark	4–1	Kazakhstan
Cornelius 15' Eriksen 36' (pen.), 90+2' Ankersen 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Suyumbayev 17'

Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 18,901Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Romania	0–3	Poland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Grosicki 11' Lewandowski 83', 90+1' (pen.)

Arena Națională, BucharestAttendance: 48,531Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	2–0	Kazakhstan
Mkhitaryan 73' Özbiliz 75'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 11,500Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) 26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	1–2	Poland
Mugoša 63'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Lewandowski 40' Piszczek 82'

City Stadium, PodgoricaAttendance: 10,439Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) 26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	0–0	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Cluj Arena, Cluj-NapocaAttendance: 26,895Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	1–3	Denmark
Kuat 76'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	N. Jørgensen 27' Eriksen 51' (pen.) Dolberg 81'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 19,065Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) 10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	4–1	Armenia
Bećiraj 2' Jovetić 28', 54', 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Koryan 89'

City Stadium, PodgoricaAttendance: 6,861Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) 10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	3–1	Romania
Lewandowski 29' (pen.), 57', 62' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Stancu 77'

Stadion Narodowy, WarsawAttendance: 57,128Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	0–3	Montenegro
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Vešović 31' Bećiraj 53' Simić 63'

Astana Arena, AstanaAttendance: 16,511Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium) 1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Denmark	4–0	Poland
Delaney 15' Cornelius 42' Jørgensen 59' Eriksen 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 34,505Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) 1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	1–0	Armenia
Maxim 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Arena Națională, BucharestAttendance: 27,178Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	1–4	Denmark
Koryan 6'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Delaney 16', 81', 90+3' Eriksen 29'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 6,800Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) 4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	1–0	Romania
Jovetić 75'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

City Stadium, PodgoricaAttendance: 9,452Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) 4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Poland	3–0	Kazakhstan
Milik 11' Glik 74' Lewandowski 86' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Stadion Narodowy, WarsawAttendance: 56,963Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)18:00
(20:00 UTC+4)

Armenia	1–6	Poland
Hambardzumyan 39'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Grosicki 2' Lewandowski 18', 25', 64' Błaszczykowski 58' Wolski 89'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 5,478Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Montenegro	0–1	Denmark
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Eriksen 16'

City Stadium, PodgoricaAttendance: 10,779Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Romania	3–1	Kazakhstan
Budescu 33', 38' (pen.) Keșerü 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Turysbek 82'

Ilie Oană Stadium, PloieștiAttendance: 10,123Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Denmark	1–1	Romania
Eriksen 59' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Deac 88'

Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 36,084Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) 8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)

Kazakhstan	1–1	Armenia
Turysbek 62'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Mkhitaryan 26'

Astana Arena, AstanaAttendance: 12,158Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova) 8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

Poland	4–2	Montenegro
Mączyński 6' Grosicki 16' Lewandowski 86' Stojković 89' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Mugoša 78' Tomašević 83'

Stadion Narodowy, WarsawAttendance: 57,538Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

16 goals

Robert Lewandowski

8 goals

Christian Eriksen

7 goals

Stevan Jovetić

4 goals

3 goals

Kamil Grosicki

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Hrayr Mkoyan (against Poland)
Filip Stojković (against Poland)
Kamil Glik (against Denmark)

Discipline

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

Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Player	Team	Offence(s)	Suspended for match(es)
Gor Malakyan	Armenia	vs Romania (8 October 2016)	vs Poland (11 October 2016)
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (8 October 2016)	vs Romania (11 October 2016)
Gaël Andonian	Armenia	vs Poland (11 October 2016)	vs Montenegro (11 November 2016)
Islambek Kuat	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Romania (11 October 2016)	vs Denmark (11 November 2016)
Thiago Cionek	Poland	vs Denmark (8 October 2016) vs Armenia (11 October 2016)	vs Romania (11 November 2016)
Yeldos Akhmetov	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Denmark (11 November 2016)	vs Armenia (26 March 2017)
Florin Andone	Romania	vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Poland (11 November 2016)	vs Denmark (26 March 2017)
Varazdat Haroyan	Armenia	vs Montenegro (11 November 2016) vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2017)	vs Montenegro (10 June 2017)
Andreas Cornelius	Denmark	vs Kazakhstan (11 November 2016) vs Romania (26 March 2017)	vs Kazakhstan (10 June 2017)
Serhiy Malyi	Kazakhstan	vs Armenia (26 March 2017)	vs Denmark (10 June 2017)
Marko Vešović	Montenegro	vs Denmark (11 October 2016) vs Poland (26 March 2017)	vs Armenia (10 June 2017)
Kamil Glik	Poland	vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (26 March 2017)	vs Romania (10 June 2017)
Artak Grigoryan	Armenia	vs Romania (8 October 2016) vs Montenegro (10 June 2017)	vs Romania (1 September 2017)
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	Kazakhstan	vs Denmark (10 June 2017)	vs Montenegro (1 September 2017) vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Cristian Săpunaru	Romania	vs Poland (11 November 2016) vs Poland (10 June 2017)	vs Armenia (1 September 2017)
Taron Voskanyan	Armenia	vs Romania (1 September 2017)	vs Denmark (4 September 2017)
Marko Simić	Montenegro	vs Romania (4 September 2016) vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2017)	vs Romania (4 September 2017)
Mihai Pintilii	Romania	vs Denmark (26 March 2017) vs Armenia (1 September 2017)	vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)
Gaël Andonian	Armenia	vs Poland (11 October 2016) vs Denmark (4 September 2017)	vs Poland (5 October 2017)
Varazdat Haroyan	Armenia	vs Romania (1 September 2017) vs Denmark (4 September 2017)	vs Poland (5 October 2017)
Yuriy Logvinenko	Kazakhstan	vs Denmark (10 June 2017) vs Poland (4 September 2017)	vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Fatos Bećiraj	Montenegro	vs Kazakhstan (8 October 2016) vs Romania (4 September 2017)	vs Denmark (5 October 2017)
Cosmin Moți	Romania	vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (4 September 2017)	vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)
Islambek Kuat	Kazakhstan	vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017)	vs Armenia (8 October 2017)
Serhiy Malyi		vs Armenia (26 March 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev		vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017)
Stefan Savić	Montenegro	vs Poland (26 March 2017) vs Denmark (5 October 2017)	vs Poland (8 October 2017)
Marko Vešović	Montenegro	vs Romania (4 September 2017) vs Denmark (5 October 2017)	vs Poland (8 October 2017)
Romario Benzar	Romania	vs Poland (11 November 2016) vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)	vs Denmark (8 October 2017)
Alexandru Chipciu	Romania	vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017)	vs Denmark (8 October 2017)

Notes

CET (UTC+1) for matches on 11 November 2016, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Denmark on 26 March 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Poland, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years.
Romania were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Kazakhstan on 5 October 2017) away from Arena Națională, Bucharest due to a series of incidents during their home match against Armenia.

References

^ "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.
"Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies". FIFA.com. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
"FIFA announces latest disciplinary sanctions for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
"Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.

External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group E, UEFA.com

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