The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.
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, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, 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) Giorgio Chiellini vs Israel (5 September 2016) vs Spain (6 October 2016) Eytan Tibi vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016) Marco Parolo vs Spain (6 October 2016) vs Macedonia (9 October 2016) vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016) Nicolas Hasler vs Spain (5 September 2016) vs Israel (9 October 2016) vs Italy (12 November 2016) Etrit Berisha vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs Italy (24 March 2017)vs Israel (11 June 2017) Berat Djimsiti vs Italy (24 March 2017) David Goresh vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Albania (12 November 2016) vs Spain (24 March 2017) Daniel Kaufmann vs Spain (5 September 2016) vs Italy (12 November 2016) vs Macedonia (24 March 2017) Yves Oehri vs Albania (6 October 2016) vs Italy (12 November 2016) Ezgjan Alioski vs Italy (9 October 2016) vs Spain (12 November 2016) vs Liechtenstein (24 March 2017) Ansi Agolli vs Spain (9 October 2016) vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Israel (11 June 2017) Michele Polverino vs Spain (5 September 2016) vs Italy (11 June 2017) vs Albania (2 September 2017) Leonardo Bonucci vs Spain (6 October 2016) vs Spain (2 September 2017) vs Israel (5 September 2017) Eljif Elmas vs Spain (11 June 2017) vs Israel (2 September 2017) vs Albania (5 September 2017) Burim Kukeli vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Macedonia (5 September 2017) vs Spain (6 October 2017) Mërgim Mavraj vs Spain (9 October 2016) vs Macedonia (5 September 2017) Odise Roshi vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Macedonia (5 September 2017) Almog Cohen vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) vs Italy (5 September 2017) vs Liechtenstein (6 October 2017) Kire Ristevski vs Spain (11 June 2017) vs Albania (5 September 2017) vs Italy (6 October 2017) Sergio Busquets vs Italy (6 October 2016) vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2017) vs Albania (6 October 2017) Azdren Llullaku vs Israel (12 November 2016) vs Spain (6 October 2017) vs Italy (9 October 2017) Taulant Xhaka Marcel Büchel vs Israel (9 October 2016) vs Israel (6 October 2017) vs Macedonia (9 October 2017) Franz Burgmeier vs Albania (6 October 2016) vs Israel (6 October 2017) Nicolas Hasler vs Macedonia (24 March 2017) vs Israel (6 October 2017) Stefan Spirovski vs Italy (9 October 2016) vs Italy (6 October 2017) vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2017) Gerard Piqué vs Italy (6 October 2016) vs Albania (6 October 2017) vs Israel (9 October 2017) David Silva vs Macedonia (11 June 2017) vs Albania (6 October 2017)
Notes
References
External links
Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com , UEFA.com Standings – Qualifying round: Group G, UEFA.com