The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg.
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, France, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Sweden, 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) Kevin Malget vs Sweden (7 October 2016) vs Belarus (10 October 2016) Dirk Carlson vs Belarus (10 October 2016) vs Netherlands (13 November 2016) Kevin Strootman vs Sweden (6 September 2016) vs France (10 October 2016) vs Luxembourg (13 November 2016) Paul Pogba vs Netherlands (10 October 2016) vs Sweden (11 November 2016) vs Luxembourg (25 March 2017) Alexander Hleb vs Bulgaria (13 November 2016) vs Sweden (25 March 2017) Aleksandar Aleksandrov vs Sweden (10 October 2016) vs Belarus (13 November 2016) vs Netherlands (25 March 2017) Alyaksandr Martynovich vs Luxembourg (10 October 2016) vs Sweden (25 March 2017) vs Bulgaria (9 June 2017) Aurélien Joachim vs Belarus (10 October 2016) vs France (25 March 2017) vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) Daniel da Mota vs Sweden (7 October 2016) vs France (25 March 2017) Chris Philipps Svetoslav Dyakov vs Belarus (13 November 2016) vs Belarus (9 June 2017) vs Sweden (31 August 2017) Kevin Malget vs Sweden (7 October 2016) vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) vs Belarus (31 August 2017) Christopher Martins vs Bulgaria (6 September 2016) vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski vs Belarus (9 June 2017) vs Sweden (31 August 2017) vs Netherlands (3 September 2017) Kevin Strootman vs France (31 August 2017) vs Bulgaria (3 September 2017) Ola Toivonen vs Luxembourg (7 October 2016) vs Bulgaria (31 August 2017) vs Belarus (3 September 2017) Egor Filipenko vs Bulgaria (9 June 2017) vs Sweden (3 September 2017) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) Nikita Korzun vs Luxembourg (10 October 2016) vs Sweden (3 September 2017) Ivaylo Chochev vs Sweden (31 August 2017) vs Netherlands (3 September 2017) vs France (7 October 2017) Ivelin Popov vs Luxembourg (6 September 2016) vs Netherlands (3 September 2017) Christoffer Nyman vs Netherlands (6 September 2016) vs Belarus (3 September 2017) vs Luxembourg (7 October 2017) Paul Pogba vs Sweden (9 June 2017) vs Luxembourg (3 September 2017) vs Bulgaria (7 October 2017) Laurent Jans vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) vs France (3 September 2017) vs Sweden (7 October 2017) Syarhey Balanovich vs Luxembourg (31 August 2017) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) vs France (10 October 2017) Alexei Rios vs Netherlands (7 October 2016) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) Mikalay Signevich vs Luxembourg (10 October 2016) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) Georgi Kostadinov vs Sweden (31 August 2017) vs France (7 October 2017) vs Luxembourg (10 October 2017)
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References
External links
Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com , UEFA.com Standings – Qualifying round: Group A, UEFA.com