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.
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.
Standings
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.
Notes
Goalscorers
Discipline Pos Player Country Suspended for match(es) Reason DF Ivan Bandalovski 2 1 vs Denmark (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match MF Gevorg Ghazaryan 2 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Mario Balotelli 3 1 vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match FW Marcos Pizzelli 0 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match FW Pablo Daniel Osvaldo 0 1 vs Armenia (12 October 2012)vs Malta (26 March 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Sargis Hovsepyan 2 0 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Andreas Cornelius 2 0 vs Italy (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF William Kvist 3 0 vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Karlen Mkrtchyan 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Hrayr Mkoyan 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Arthur Yedigaryan 5 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013)vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matchesBooked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Daniele De Rossi 2 0 vs Malta (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Yordan Minev 2 0 vs Denmark (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Nicolai Jørgensen 2 0 vs Armenia (11 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Georgi Milanov 2 0 vs Italy (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Luke Dimech 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Alex Muscat 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Vladimír Darida 2 0 vs Armenia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Robert Arzumanyan 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Yura Movsisyan 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Roderick Briffa 2 0 vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Varazdat Haroyan 3 1 vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match MF André Schembri 2 0 vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Daniel Kolář 2 1 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match ST Libor Kozák 2 0 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Yordan Minev 2 0 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Svetoslav Dyakov 3 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Nikolay Bodurov 1 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match ST Michael Mifsud 2 0 vs Denmark (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Tomáš Sivok 2 0 vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Niki Zimling 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Nicklas Bendtner 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Nicolai Boilesen 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Attendances
Team Total Highest Lowest Average 81,903 25,000 8,500 16,381 77,120 25,464 0 15,424 74,672 18,235 10,358 14,934 107,429 35,305 11,479 21,486 140,988 37,027 18,000 28,198 35,518 18,000 3,517 7,104
References
External links Results and schedule for UEFA Group B (FIFA.com version)