2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A facts for kids
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was a football competition where six European teams played against each other. They were trying to earn a spot in the big 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament. The teams in this group were Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg. Only the best teams from these qualification groups got to go to the World Cup.
How the Teams Ranked in Group A
This table shows how each team performed in Group A. They played 10 games each.
- Pos means Position (where they finished).
- Pld means Played (how many games).
- W means Won (how many games they won).
- D means Drawn (how many games were a tie).
- L means Lost (how many games they lost).
- GF means Goals For (how many goals they scored).
- GA means Goals Against (how many goals were scored against them).
- GD means Goal Difference (GF minus GA).
- Pts means Points (teams get points for winning or drawing).
The team that finished first went straight to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The team that finished second went to a "second round" or "play-off" stage, where they had another chance to qualify.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | What Happened Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 23 | Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Sweden |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 19 | Moved to the Play-offs |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 19 | Did not qualify |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13 | |
| 5 |  Luxembourg |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | –18 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Belarus |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | –15 | 5 |
Top Goal Scorers
Here are some of the players who scored the most goals in Group A during the qualification matches.
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- Olivier Giroud
- Antoine Griezmann
- Aurélien Joachim
- Emil Forsberg
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo A de la Clasificación de UEFA para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños
