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. The group consisted of six teams:

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, Lithuania, and

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. 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 (

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), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in

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, Russia. The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up.

Standings

Matches

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Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of goals per match. ;5 goals *

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;4 goals *

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;3 goals * Fiodor Černych *

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;2 goals *

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* Vykintas Slivka *

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* Vladimír Weiss * Roman Bezjak *

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;1 goal *

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* Ryan Bertrand *

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* Jean Paul Farrugia * Stuart Armstrong *

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* Steven Fletcher *

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* Ondrej Duda * Ján Greguš *

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* Stanislav Lobotka *

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* Rok Kronaveter *

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;1 own goal *

(against Scotland) * Miha Mevlja (against Slovakia)

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:

Notes

References

External links

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Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1
FIFA.com

UEFA.com

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