
The2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was one of the nineUEFA groups for2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams:Wales,Austria,Serbia,Republic of Ireland,Moldova, andGeorgia.
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 18:00MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace inStrelna,Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][2]
The group winners, Serbia, qualified directly for the2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Republic of Ireland, advanced to theplay-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | Advance tosecond round | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[1][4] Times areCET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[5]
| Georgia | 1–2 | |
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| Austria | 2–2 | |
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| Serbia | 3–2 | |
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| Georgia | 1–3 | |
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| Serbia | 3–0 | |
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| Moldova | 0–2 | |
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| Austria | 3–2 | |
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There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[7]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Aleksandar Kolarov | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) | ||
| Nemanja Matić | vs Republic of Ireland (5 September 2016) vs Moldova (6 October 2016) vs Austria (9 October 2016) | ||
| Shane Duffy | vs Serbia (5 September 2016) | ||
| Jeff Hendrick | vs Moldova (9 October 2016) | ||
| Andrei Cojocari | vs Georgia (12 November 2016) | ||
| Alexandru Dedov | |||
| Aleksandar Kolarov | vs Wales (12 November 2016) | ||
| Julian Baumgartlinger | vs Moldova (24 March 2017) | ||
| Murtaz Daushvili | vs Serbia (24 March 2017) | ||
| Tornike Okriashvili | |||
| Robbie Brady | vs Wales (24 March 2017) | ||
| Aleksandar Katai | vs Georgia (24 March 2017) | ||
| Matija Nastasić | |||
| Marko Arnautović | vs Republic of Ireland (11 June 2017) | ||
| Stefan Ilsanker | |||
| Alexandru Gațcan | vs Georgia (11 June 2017) | ||
| Gareth Bale | vs Serbia (11 June 2017) | ||
| Neil Taylor | vs Serbia (11 June 2017) vs Austria (2 September 2017) | ||
| Jaba Kankava | vs Republic of Ireland (2 September 2017) | ||
| Vitalie Bordian | vs Serbia (2 September 2017) | ||
| Luka Milivojević | vs Moldova (2 September 2017) | ||
| Vladimir Stojković | |||
| Joe Allen | vs Austria (2 September 2017) | ||
| Robbie Brady | vs Moldova (6 October 2017) | ||
| James McClean | |||
| Nikola Maksimović | vs Austria (6 October 2017) | ||
| Aleksandar Dragović | vs Moldova (9 October 2017) | ||
| Alexandru Gațcan | vs Austria (9 October 2017) |