2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta.

Armenia vs Bulgaria

The group winners, Italy, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Denmark finished runners-up but were ranked as the poorest of the nine group runners-up and so did not advance to the play-offs.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 6 4 0 19 9 +10 22 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0
2  Denmark 10 4 4 2 17 12 +5 16 2–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–4 6–0
3  Czech Republic 10 4 3 3 13 9 +4 15 0–0 0–3 — 0–0 1–2 3–1
4  Bulgaria 10 3 4 3 14 9 +5 13 2–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 6–0
5  Armenia 10 4 1 5 12 13 −1 13 1–3 0–1 0–3 2–1 — 0–1
6  Malta 10 1 0 9 5 28 −23 3 0–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 —
Source: [2]

Denmark was ranked as the worst runner-up among all nine groups (having scored fewer points than the other eight) and so they failed to advance to the play-offs.

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 28 November 2011.[3]

Malta 0–1 Armenia
Report Sarkisov 70'
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria)
Bulgaria 2–2 Italy
Manolev 30'
G. Milanov 66'		 Report Osvaldo 36', 40'
Attendance: 12,993
Denmark 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 24,004
Bulgaria 1–0 Armenia
Manolev 43' Report
Attendance: 17,883
Italy 2–0 Malta
Destro 5'
Peluso 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Czech Republic 3–1 Malta
Gebre Selassie 34'
Pekhart 52'
Rezek 67'		 Report Briffa 38'
Attendance: 10,358
Armenia 1–3 Italy
Mkhitaryan 28' Report Pirlo 11' (pen.)
De Rossi 64'
Osvaldo 82'
Attendance: 25,000[4]
Bulgaria 1–1 Denmark
Rangelov 7' Report Bendtner 40'
Attendance: 20,780
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
Czech Republic 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 16,163
Italy 3–1 Denmark
Montolivo 34'
De Rossi 37'
Balotelli 54'		 Report Kvist 45+1'
Attendance: 37,027
Bulgaria 6–0 Malta
Tonev 6', 38', 68'
I. Popov 47'
Gargorov 55'
Ivanov 78'		 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)
Czech Republic 0–3 Denmark
Report Cornelius 57'
Kjær 67'
Zimling 83'
Attendance: 12,288
Armenia 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Vydra 47', 81'
Kolář 90+4'
Attendance: 14,403
Denmark 1–1 Bulgaria
Agger 63' (pen.) Report Manolev 51'
Attendance: 22,357
Malta 0–2 Italy
Report Balotelli 8' (pen.), 45'
Attendance: 17,011
Armenia 0–1 Malta
Report Mifsud 8'
Attendance: 8,500
Czech Republic 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 18,235
Denmark 0–4 Armenia
Report Movsisyan 1', 59'
Özbiliz 19'
Mkhitaryan 82'
Attendance: 14,284
Czech Republic 1–2 Armenia
Rosický 70' Report Mkrtchyan 30'
Ghazaryan 90+2'
Attendance: 17,628
Malta 1–2 Denmark
Failla 38' Report Andreasen 2'
Camilleri 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,576
Italy 1–0 Bulgaria
Gilardino 38' Report
Attendance: 28,662
Armenia 0–1 Denmark
Report Agger 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,000
Malta 1–2 Bulgaria
Herrera 77' Report Dimitrov 9'
Gargorov 59'
Attendance: 4,884
Italy 2–1 Czech Republic
Chiellini 51'
Balotelli 54' (pen.)		 Report Kozák 19'
Attendance: 35,299
Armenia 2–1 Bulgaria
Özbiliz 45+1'
Movsisyan 87'		 Report Popov 61'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Malta 1–4 Czech Republic
Mifsud 47' Report Hübschman 3'
Lafata 33'
Kadlec 51'
Pekhart 90'
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Denmark 2–2 Italy
Bendtner 45+1', 79' Report Osvaldo 28'
Aquilani 90+1'
Attendance: 35,305
Bulgaria 0–1 Czech Republic
Report Dočkal 51'
Attendance: 25,464
Denmark 6–0 Malta
Rasmussen 8', 74'
Agger 11' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
Bjelland 28'
Nielsen 84'		 Report
Attendance: 11,479
Italy 2–2 Armenia
Florenzi 24'
Balotelli 76'		 Report Movsisyan 5'
Mkhitaryan 70'
Attendance: 22,000
Notes
  1. ^ Bulgaria v Malta was played without spectators due to sanctions imposed by FIFA as a result of racist chanting by Bulgarian supporters at the home match against Denmark.[5]

Goalscorers

There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

Pos Player Country Yellow card Red card Suspended for match(es) Reason
DF Ivan Bandalovski  Bulgaria 2 1 vs Denmark (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF Gevorg Ghazaryan  Armenia 2 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012)
 Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Mario Balotelli  Italy 3 1 vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Marcos Pizzelli  Armenia 0 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
FW Pablo Daniel Osvaldo  Italy 0 1 vs Armenia (12 October 2012)
vs Malta (26 March 2013)		 Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Sargis Hovsepyan  Armenia 2 0 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Andreas Cornelius  Denmark 2 0 vs Italy (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF William Kvist  Denmark 3 0 vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Karlen Mkrtchyan  Armenia 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Hrayr Mkoyan  Armenia 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Arthur Yedigaryan  Armenia 5 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013)
vs Denmark (10 September 2013)		 Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Daniele De Rossi  Italy 2 0 vs Malta (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yordan Minev  Bulgaria 2 0 vs Denmark (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Nicolai Jørgensen  Denmark 2 0 vs Armenia (11 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Georgi Milanov  Bulgaria 2 0 vs Italy (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Luke Dimech  Malta 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Alex Muscat  Malta 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Vladimír Darida  Czech Republic 2 0 vs Armenia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Robert Arzumanyan  Armenia 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Yura Movsisyan  Armenia 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Roderick Briffa  Malta 2 0 vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Varazdat Haroyan  Armenia 3 1 vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
MF André Schembri  Malta 2 0 vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Daniel Kolář  Czech Republic 2 1 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Libor Kozák  Czech Republic 2 0 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Yordan Minev  Bulgaria 2 0 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Svetoslav Dyakov  Bulgaria 3 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
DF Nikolay Bodurov  Bulgaria 1 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match
ST Michael Mifsud  Malta 2 0 vs Denmark (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Tomáš Sivok  Czech Republic 2 0 vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
MF Niki Zimling  Denmark 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
FW Nicklas Bendtner  Denmark 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
DF Nicolai Boilesen  Denmark 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches

Attendances

Team Total Highest Lowest Average
 Armenia 81,903 25,000 8,500 16,381
 Bulgaria 77,120 25,464 0 15,424
 Czech Republic 74,672 18,235 10,358 14,934
 Denmark 107,429 35,305 11,479 21,486
 Italy 140,988 37,027 18,000 28,198
 Malta 35,518 18,000 3,517 7,104

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Čeští fotbalisté začnou boj o MS v září v Dánsku. Itálii vyzvou až v roce 2013" [Czech footballers will start fight for the World Championships in September in Denmark – head to Italy in 2013] (in Czech). 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ^ Armenia vs Italy match report
  5. ^ "Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators". FIFA. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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