2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
Football tournament qualifying stage
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Germany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.
The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Portugal.[1] However, they lost both matches and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup. Germany went on to win the tournament, defeating Argentina in the final.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 28 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Advance to second round | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Austria |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Republic of Ireland |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Faroe Islands |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [2]
Matches
The dates for fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 17–18 November 2011.[3] The dates were not ratified by FIFA and a new schedule was announced on 5 December 2011 with new dates for the two matches between Austria and the Faroe Islands.
| Kazakhstan | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Nurdauletov  37' |
Report | Keane 88' (pen.) Doyle 90' |
| Germany | 3–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Götze 28' Özil 54', 72' |
Report |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| R. Elm 37' Berg 90+4' |
Report |
| Kazakhstan | 0–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Faroe Islands | 1–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Baldvinsson 57' |
Report | Kačaniklić 65' Ibrahimović 75' |
| Faroe Islands | 1–4 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| A. Hansen 69' |
Report | Wilson 46' Walters 53'Justinussen  73' (o.g.)O'Dea 88' |
| Germany | 4–4 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Klose 8', 15' Mertesacker 39'Özil 55' |
Report | Ibrahimović 62' Lustig 64'Elmander 76'R. Elm 90+3' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Müller 20', 73' Götze 22' |
| Austria | 6–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hosiner 8', 20' Ivanschitz 28'Junuzović 77'Alaba 78'Garics 82' |
Report |
| Germany | 4–1 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Reus 23', 90' Götze 27'Gündoğan 31' |
Report | Schmidtgal 46' |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Keane 5', 55', 81' |
Report |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahimović 35', 82' (pen.) |
Report |
| Kazakhstan | 2–1 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Nurdauletov 49' (pen.) Finonchenko 63' |
Report | Benjaminsen 23' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ibrahimović 1' |
| Austria | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Alaba 84' |
Report |
| Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mertesacker 22' Özil 74' (pen.)Müller 84' |
| Faroe Islands | 1–1 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Hansson 41' |
Report | Finonchenko 55' |
| Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ivanschitz 16' Prödl 64'Alaba 67' (pen.) |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Keane 17' (pen.) O'Shea 26'Shomko 77' (o.g.) |
Report | Shomko 13' |
Goalscorers
There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (against the Republic of Ireland)
Dmitriy Shomko (against the Republic of Ireland)
Discipline
| Pos | Player | Country |  |
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Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Philipp Lahm | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Tanat Nusserbayev | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Sergei Ostapenko | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Mikhail Rozhkov | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Marco Reus | Germany | 3 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Fróði Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands | 4 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Hallur Hansson | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Shane Long | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | James McCarthy | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Veli Kavlak | Austria | 3 | 0 | vs Sweden (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| GK | Andreas Isaksson | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Johan Elmander | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Rogvi Baldvinsson | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | vs Sweden (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Julian Baumgartlinger | Austria | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Jónas Tór Næs | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Andreas Granqvist | Sweden | 0 | 1 | vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Albin Ekdal | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Viktor Dmitrenko | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | John O'Shea | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Richard Dunne | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Pól Jóhannus Justinussen | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Atli Gregersen | Faroe Islands | 0 | 1 | vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Sami Khedira | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs Sweden (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Marc Janko | Austria | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Marko Arnautović | Austria | 0 | 1 | vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Benedikt Höwedes | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs TBD (2014) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 48,000 | 24,200 | 40,550 |
| Faroe Islands | 5,079 | 4,300 | 4,690 |
| Germany | 72,369 | 32,769 | 54,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 30,000 | 7,000 | 15,396 |
| Republic of Ireland | 49,850 | 21,700 | 37,491 |
| Sweden | 49,436 | 20,414 | 34,925 |