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.
The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst 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) Mišo Brečko vs Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (17 November 2015) vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) Jonathan Caruana vs Scotland (4 September 2016) vs England (8 October 2016) Luke Gambin vs England (8 October 2016)vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) Martin Škrtel 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 vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) vs Slovenia (11 November 2016)vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) Aljaž Struna vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs England (11 October 2016) vs Malta (11 November 2016) Gary Cahill vs Slovenia (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (11 November 2016) vs Lithuania (26 March 2017) Georgas Freidgeimas vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs Slovakia (11 November 2016) vs England (26 March 2017) Andrei Agius vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) Egidijus Vaitkūnas 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 vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) Juraj Kucka vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) vs Malta (26 March 2017) vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) Adam Nemec vs Malta (26 March 2017) Valter Birsa 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 vs Slovenia (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (10 June 2017) vs Malta (1 September 2017) Nerijus Valskis vs Malta (11 October 2016) vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) vs Scotland (1 September 2017) Alfred Effiong vs Scotland (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) vs England (1 September 2017) Paul Fenech Ján Ďurica 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 vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) vs Slovenia (4 September 2017) vs Malta (5 October 2017) Darvydas Šernas Ryan Fenech vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) vs Scotland (4 September 2017) vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) Milan Škriniar vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) vs England (4 September 2017) vs Scotland (5 October 2017) Mantas Kuklys vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs Malta (5 October 2017) vs England (8 October 2017) Zach Muscat vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) vs Slovakia (8 October 2017) Róbert Mak vs Scotland (5 October 2017) vs Malta (8 October 2017) Valter Birsa 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
References
External links
Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com , UEFA.com Standings – Qualifying round: Group F, UEFA.com