The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus and Iceland.
The group winners, Switzerland, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iceland placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Croatia. However, they failed to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the first match and losing the second.
Standings
Matches A meeting was held in Zürich, Switzerland, on 22 November 2011 to determine the schedule. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the fixtures, which were then determined by a random draw at the conclusion of the meeting.
Goalscorers
Discipline Pos Player Country Suspended for match(es) Reason DF Boštjan Cesar 4 1 vs Albania (16 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match MF Tranquillo Barnetta 2 1 vs Albania (11 September 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Andi Lila 2 1 vs Norway (7 June 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Sölvi Ottesen 1 1 vs Albania (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Espen Ruud 4 0 vs Albania (22 March 2013)vs Slovenia (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matchesBooked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Vincent Laban 3 0 vs Slovenia (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Aron Gunnarsson 3 0 vs Switzerland (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Eren Derdiyok 2 0 vs Iceland (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Valentinos Sielis 2 0 vs Norway (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Kári Árnason 3 0 vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Rúrik Gíslason 2 0 vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Grétar Steinsson 2 0 vs Slovenia (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Josip Iličić 2 0 vs Iceland (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Andraž Kirm 3 0 vs Iceland (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Daniel Braaten 2 0 vs Albania (22 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 2 0 vs Slovenia (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Gylfi Sigurðsson 3 0 vs Slovenia (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Lorik Cana 4 0 vs Norway (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Odise Roshi 2 0 vs Norway (7 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Armend Dallku 3 0 vs Slovenia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Gökhan Inler 2 0 vs Iceland (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Elias Charalambous 2 0 vs Norway (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Konstantinos Makridis 2 0 vs Norway (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Efstathios Aloneftis 3 0 vs Slovenia (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Jasmin Kurtić 2 0 vs Cyprus (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Ansi Agolli 2 0 vs Iceland (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Giorgos Merkis 2 0 vs Albania (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Steve von Bergen 2 0 vs Slovenia (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches
Attendances Team Highest Lowest Average 15,600 8,200 11,240 2,493 342 1,439 9,768 8,352 9,091 16,631 6,796 11,420 30,712 16,500 22,425 13,843 6,500 10,487
References
External links Results and schedule for UEFA Group E (FIFA.com version) Results and schedule for UEFA Group E (UEFA.com version)