The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.
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, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight 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) Granit Xhaka vs Portugal (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (7 October 2016) Marc Rebés vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Switzerland (10 October 2016)vs Hungary (13 November 2016) Jordi Rubio vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) Valon Behrami vs Portugal (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (7 October 2016) vs Andorra (10 October 2016) Ildefons Lima vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (13 November 2016) Tamás Kádár vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Latvia (10 October 2016) vs Andorra (13 November 2016) Valērijs Šabala vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Hungary (10 October 2016) vs Portugal (13 November 2016) Pepe vs Andorra (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2016) vs Latvia (13 November 2016) Fróði Benjaminsen vs Hungary (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (13 November 2016) vs Andorra (25 March 2017) László Kleinheisler vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Andorra (13 November 2016) vs Portugal (25 March 2017) Vitālijs Maksimenko vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) Marc García vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) Jordi Rubio vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) Márcio Vieira vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) Jóan Símun Edmundsson vs Andorra (25 March 2017) vs Switzerland (9 June 2017) Fabian Schär vs Andorra (10 October 2016) vs Latvia (25 March 2017) vs Faroe Islands (9 June 2017) Chus Rubio vs Switzerland (10 October 2016) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) Moisés San Nicolás vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (9 June 2017) Gļebs Kļuškins vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) vs Hungary (31 August 2017) Oļegs Laizāns vs Andorra (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (9 June 2017) Jordi Aláez vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) Ludovic Clemente vs Latvia (6 September 2016) vs Switzerland (31 August 2017) Barnabás Bese vs Andorra (9 June 2017) vs Latvia (31 August 2017) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) Gints Freimanis vs Switzerland (25 March 2017) vs Hungary (31 August 2017) vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) Marc Pujol vs Hungary (9 June 2017) vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) Balázs Dzsudzsák vs Portugal (25 March 2017) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) Attila Fiola vs Faroe Islands (6 September 2016) vs Portugal (3 September 2017) Tamás Priskin vs Portugal (3 September 2017) Dāvis Indrāns vs Hungary (31 August 2017) vs Switzerland (3 September 2017) vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) Aleksandrs Solovjovs Víctor Rodríguez vs Portugal (7 October 2016) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) vs Latvia (10 October 2017) Moisés San Nicolás vs Faroe Islands (3 September 2017) vs Portugal (7 October 2017) Ákos Elek vs Portugal (3 September 2017) vs Switzerland (7 October 2017) vs Faroe Islands (10 October 2017) Kaspars Gorkšs vs Portugal (13 November 2016) vs Faroe Islands (7 October 2017) vs Andorra (10 October 2017)
Notes
References
External links
Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com , UEFA.com Standings – Qualifying round: Group B, UEFA.com