2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

Football tournament qualification stage 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. thumb|Armenia vs Bulgaria 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.2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – European Zone https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/23/2014fwc_drawprocedures_europe_en.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110921174920/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/23/2014fwc%5fdrawprocedures%5feurope%5fen.pdf dead September 21, 2011 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 29 July 2011 23 January 2012 Standings main WDL complete FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football - table and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/739/2014/ soccer365.me 4 April 2024 ITA ITA DEN DEN CZE CZE BUL BUL ARM ARM MLT MLT 6 4 0 19 9 4 4 2 17 12 4 3 3 13 9 3 4 3 14 9 4 1 5 12 13 1 0 9 5 28 Q WC green1 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup y flag 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 6–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 2–2 6–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–2 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.http://fotbal.sport.cz/clanek/194633-cesti-fotbaliste-zacnou-boj-o-ms-v-zari-v-dansku-italii-vyzvou-az-v-roce-2013.html Čeští fotbalisté začnou boj o MS v září v Dánsku. Itálii vyzvou až v roce 2013 Czech footballers will start fight for the World Championships in September in Denmark – head to Italy in 2013 28 November 2011 29 November 2011 cs 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225114028/http://fotbal.sport.cz/clanek/194633-cesti-fotbaliste-zacnou-boj-o-ms-v-zari-v-dansku-italii-vyzvou-az-v-roce-2013.html dead Malta v Armenia 7 September 2012 20:00 UTC+2 MLT 0–1 Report ARM Sarkisov 70 National Stadium, Ta' Qali 3,517 Rene Eisner (Austria) Bulgaria v Italy 7 September 2012 21:45 UTC+3 BUL 2–2 Report ITA Manolev 30G. Milanov 66 Osvaldo 36 40 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 12,993 Martin Atkinson (England) Denmark v Czech Republic 8 September 2012 20:15 UTC+2 DEN 0–0 Report CZE Parken, Copenhagen 24,004 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Bulgaria v Armenia 11 September 2012 21:00 UTC+3 BUL 1–0 Report ARM Manolev 43 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 17,883 Stephan Studer (Switzerland) Italy v Malta 11 September 2012 20:45 UTC+2 ITA 2–0 Report MLT Destro 5Peluso 90+2 Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena 18,000 Antti Munukka (Finland) Czech Republic v Malta 12 October 2012 18:00 UTC+2 CZE 3–1 Report MLT Gebre Selassie 34Pekhart 52Rezek 67 Briffa 38 Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň 10,358 Anar Salmanov (Azerbaijan) Armenia v Italy 12 October 2012 21:00 UTC+4 ARM 1–3 Report ITA Mkhitaryan 28 Pirlo 11 pen.De Rossi 64Osvaldo 82 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan 25,000Armenia vs Italy match report Marijo Strahonja (Croatia) Bulgaria v Denmark 12 October 2012 21:00 UTC+3 BUL 1–1 Report DEN Rangelov 7 Bendtner 40 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 20,780 Tony Chapron (France) Czech Republic v Bulgaria 16 October 2012 20:00 UTC+2 CZE 0–0 Report BUL Generali Arena, Prague 16,163 Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) Italy v Denmark 16 October 2012 20:45 UTC+2 ITA 3–1 Report DEN Montolivo 34De Rossi 37Balotelli 54 Kvist 45+1 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 37,027 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Bulgaria v Malta 22 March 2013 18:00 UTC+2 BUL 6–0 Report MLT Tonev 6 38 68I. Popov 47Gargorov 55Ivanov 78 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 0Bulgaria v Malta was played without spectators due to sanctions imposed by FIFA as a result of racist chanting by Bulgarian supporters at the home match against Denmark.https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1982124/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130111091611/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1982124/index.html dead January 11, 2013 Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators FIFA 8 January 2013 8 January 2013 "bulgaria-malta" "note" Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel) Czech Republic v Denmark 22 March 2013 20:30 UTC+1 CZE 0–3 Report DEN Cornelius 57Kjær 67Zimling 83 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 12,288 Manuel De Sousa (Portugal) Armenia v Czech Republic 26 March 2013 20:00 UTC+4 ARM 0–3 Report CZE Vydra 47 81Kolář 90+4 Republican Stadium, Yerevan 14,403 Cristian Balaj (Romania) Denmark v Bulgaria 26 March 2013 20:15 UTC+1 DEN 1–1 Report BUL Agger 63 pen. Manolev 51 Parken, Copenhagen 22,357 Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) Malta v Italy 26 March 2013 20:45 UTC+1 MLT 0–2 Report ITA Balotelli 8 pen. 45 National Stadium, Ta' Qali 17,011 Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) Armenia v Malta 7 June 2013 20:00 UTC+4 ARM 0–1 Report MLT Mifsud 8 Republican Stadium, Yerevan 8,500 Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland) Czech Republic v Italy 7 June 2013 20:45 UTC+2 CZE 0–0 Report ITA Generali Arena, Prague 18,235 Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Denmark v Armenia 11 June 2013 20:15 UTC+2 DEN 0–4 Report ARM Movsisyan 1 59Özbiliz 19Mkhitaryan 82 Parken, Copenhagen 14,284 Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia) Czech Republic v Armenia 6 September 2013 18:00 UTC+2 CZE 1–2 Report ARM Rosický 70 Mkrtchyan 30Ghazaryan 90+2 Eden Arena, Prague 17,628 Antony Gautier (France) Malta v Denmark 6 September 2013 20:00 UTC+2 MLT 1–2 Report DEN Failla 38 Andreasen 2Camilleri 52 o.g. National Stadium, Ta' Qali 5,576 Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Italy v Bulgaria 6 September 2013 20:45 UTC+2 ITA 1–0 Report BUL Gilardino 38 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo 28,662 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) Armenia v Denmark 10 September 2013 20:00 UTC+4 ARM 0–1 Report DEN Agger 73 pen. Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan 23,000 Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Malta v Bulgaria 10 September 2013 20:00 UTC+2 MLT 1–2 Report BUL Herrera 77 Dimitrov 9Gargorov 59 National Stadium, Ta' Qali 4,884 Alexandru Tudor (Romania) Italy v Czech Republic 10 September 2013 20:45 UTC+2 ITA 2–1 Report CZE Chiellini 51Balotelli 54 pen. Kozák 19 Juventus Stadium, Turin 35,299 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Armenia v Bulgaria 11 October 2013 19:00 UTC+4 ARM 2–1 Report BUL Özbiliz 45+1Movsisyan 87 Popov 61 Republican Stadium, Yerevan 11,000 Felix Brych (Germany) Malta v Czech Republic 11 October 2013 19:30 UTC+2 MLT 1–4 Report CZE Mifsud 47 Hübschman 3Lafata 33Kadlec 51Pekhart 90 National Stadium, Ta' Qali 4,530 Matej Jug (Slovenia) Denmark v Italy 11 October 2013 20:15 UTC+2 DEN 2–2 Report ITA Bendtner 45+1 79 Osvaldo 28Aquilani 90+1 Parken, Copenhagen 35,305 Stéphane Lannoy (France) Bulgaria v Czech Republic 15 October 2013 21:15 UTC+3 BUL 0–1 Report CZE Dočkal 51 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 25,464 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Denmark v Malta 15 October 2013 20:15 UTC+2 DEN 6–0 Report MLT Rasmussen 8 74Agger 11 pen. 39 pen.Bjelland 28Nielsen 84 Parken, Copenhagen 11,479 Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) Italy v Armenia 15 October 2013 20:45 UTC+2 ITA 2–2 Report ARM Florenzi 24Balotelli 76 Movsisyan 5Mkhitaryan 70 Stadio San Paolo, Naples 22,000 Michael Oliver (England) Notes Goalscorers 80 30 ITA Mario Balotelli ARM Yura Movsisyan DEN Daniel Agger ITA Pablo Daniel Osvaldo ARM Henrikh Mkhitaryan BUL Stanislav Manolev BUL Aleksandar Tonev DEN Nicklas Bendtner ARM Aras Özbiliz BUL Emil Gargorov BUL Ivelin Popov CZE Tomáš Pekhart CZE Matěj Vydra DEN Morten Rasmussen ITA Daniele De Rossi MLT Michael Mifsud ARM Gevorg Ghazaryan ARM Karlen Mkrtchyan ARM Artur Sarkisov BUL Radoslav Dimitrov BUL Ivan Ivanov BUL Georgi Milanov BUL Dimitar Rangelov CZE Bořek Dočkal CZE Theodor Gebre Selassie CZE Daniel Kolář CZE Libor Kozák CZE Jan Rezek CZE Tomáš Rosický CZE Tomáš Hübschman CZE David Lafata CZE Václav Kadlec DEN Leon Andreasen DEN Andreas Bjelland DEN Andreas Cornelius DEN Simon Kjær DEN William Kvist DEN Nicki Bille Nielsen DEN Niki Zimling ITA Giorgio Chiellini ITA Mattia Destro ITA Alessandro Florenzi ITA Alberto Gilardino ITA Riccardo Montolivo ITA Federico Peluso ITA Andrea Pirlo ITA Alberto Aquilani MLT Roderick Briffa MLT Clayton Failla MLT Edward Herrera MLT Ryan Camilleri (against Denmark) Discipline Pos Player Country Suspended for match(es) Reason DF Ivan Bandalovski BUL 2 1 vs Denmark (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match MF Gevorg Ghazaryan ARM 2 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Mario Balotelli ITA 3 1 vs Bulgaria (6 September 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match FW Marcos Pizzelli ARM 0 1 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match FW Pablo Daniel Osvaldo ITA 0 1 vs Armenia (12 October 2012)vs Malta (26 March 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Sargis Hovsepyan ARM 2 0 vs Italy (12 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Andreas Cornelius DEN 2 0 vs Italy (16 October 2012) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF William Kvist DEN 3 0 vs Czech Republic (23 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Karlen Mkrtchyan ARM 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Hrayr Mkoyan ARM 2 0 vs Czech Republic (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Arthur Yedigaryan ARM 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 ITA 2 0 vs Malta (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Yordan Minev BUL 2 0 vs Denmark (26 March 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Nicolai Jørgensen DEN 2 0 vs Armenia (11 June 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Georgi Milanov BUL 2 0 vs Italy (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Luke Dimech MLT 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Alex Muscat MLT 2 0 vs Denmark (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Vladimír Darida CZE 2 0 vs Armenia (6 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Robert Arzumanyan ARM 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Yura Movsisyan ARM 3 0 vs Denmark (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Roderick Briffa MLT 2 0 vs Bulgaria (10 September 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Varazdat Haroyan ARM 3 1 vs Bulgaria (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match MF André Schembri MLT 2 0 vs Czech Republic (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Daniel Kolář CZE 2 1 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match ST Libor Kozák CZE 2 0 vs Malta (11 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Yordan Minev BUL 2 0 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Svetoslav Dyakov BGR 3 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match DF Nikolay Bodurov BGR 1 1 vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match ST Michael Mifsud MLT 2 0 vs Denmark (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Tomáš Sivok CZE 2 0 vs Bulgaria (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches MF Niki Zimling DNK 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches FW Nicklas Bendtner DNK 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches DF Nicolai Boilesen DNK 2 0 vs Malta (15 October 2013) Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Attendances September 2013 Team Total Highest Lowest Average ARM 81,903 25,000 8,500 16,381 BUL 77,120 25,464 0 15,424 CZE 74,672 18,235 10,358 14,934 DEN 107,429 35,305 11,479 21,486 ITA 140,988 37,027 18,000 28,198 MLT 35,518 18,000 3,517 7,104 References External links Results and schedule for UEFA Group B (FIFA.com version) https://archive.today/20130105053842/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/standings/round=2000294/group=2001657/index.html Results and schedule for UEFA Group B (UEFA.com version) el B Category:2012–13 in Italian football Qual Category:2012–13 in Bulgarian football Category:2013–14 in Bulgarian football Category:2012–13 in Czech football Category:2013–14 in Czech football Category:2012–13 in Maltese football Category:2013–14 in Maltese football Category:2012–13 in Armenian football Category:2013–14 in Armenian football Category:2012–13 in Danish football Category:2013–14 in Danish football