The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia.
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, Serbia, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Republic of Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
Standings
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).
Goalscorers
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) Aleksandar Kolarov vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (11 October 2015) vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) Nemanja Matić vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (11 October 2015) vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016)vs Moldova (6 October 2016)vs Austria (9 October 2016) Shane Duffy vs France in UEFA Euro 2016 (26 June 2016) vs Serbia (5 September 2016) Jeff Hendrick vs Serbia (5 September 2016) vs Georgia (6 October 2016) vs Moldova (9 October 2016) Andrei Cojocari vs Serbia (6 October 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (9 October 2016) vs Georgia (12 November 2016) Alexandru Dedov vs Wales (5 September 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (9 October 2016) Aleksandar Kolarov vs Moldova (6 October 2016) vs Austria (9 October 2016) vs Wales (12 November 2016) Julian Baumgartlinger vs Serbia (9 November 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (12 November 2016) vs Moldova (24 March 2017) Murtaz Daushvili vs Wales (9 October 2016) vs Moldova (12 November 2016) vs Serbia (24 March 2017) Tornike Okriashvili Robbie Brady vs Serbia (5 September 2016) vs Austria (12 November 2016) vs Wales (24 March 2017) Aleksandar Katai vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) vs Wales (12 November 2016) vs Georgia (24 March 2017) Matija Nastasić Marko Arnautović vs Wales (6 October 2016) vs Moldova (24 March 2017) vs Republic of Ireland (11 June 2017) Stefan Ilsanker vs Serbia (9 October 2016) vs Moldova (24 March 2017) Alexandru Gațcan vs Republic of Ireland (9 October 2016) vs Austria (24 March 2017) vs Georgia (11 June 2017) Gareth Bale vs Serbia (12 November 2016) vs Republic of Ireland (24 March 2017) vs Serbia (11 June 2017) Neil Taylor vs Republic of Ireland (24 March 2017) vs Serbia (11 June 2017)vs Austria (2 September 2017) Jaba Kankava vs Serbia (24 March 2017) vs Moldova (11 June 2017) vs Republic of Ireland (2 September 2017) Vitalie Bordian vs Georgia (12 November 2016) vs Georgia (11 June 2017) vs Serbia (2 September 2017) Luka Milivojević vs Austria (9 October 2016) vs Wales (11 June 2017) vs Moldova (2 September 2017) Vladimir Stojković vs Wales (12 November 2016) vs Wales (11 June 2017) Joe Allen vs Serbia (12 November 2016) vs Serbia (11 June 2017) vs Austria (2 September 2017) Robbie Brady vs Austria (11 June 2017) vs Serbia (5 September 2017) vs Moldova (6 October 2017) James McClean vs Georgia (2 September 2017) vs Serbia (5 September 2017) Nikola Maksimović vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2017) vs Austria (6 October 2017) Aleksandar Dragović vs Republic of Ireland (12 November 2016) vs Serbia (6 October 2017) vs Moldova (9 October 2017) Alexandru Gațcan vs Republic of Ireland (6 October 2017) vs Austria (9 October 2017)
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References
External links
Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com , UEFA.com , UEFA.com