2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F facts for kids
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was a special football competition where teams from Europe played to see who would go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This group had six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta. England played really well and won the group, which meant they got a spot in the World Cup!
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How the Teams Finished
In this group, teams played against each other twice, once at home and once away. They earned points for winning or drawing games. A win gave them 3 points, a draw gave 1 point, and a loss gave 0 points. The team with the most points at the end won the group and qualified for the World Cup.
Here's how the teams ended up:
- England finished first with 26 points. They won 8 games, drew 2, and didn't lose any! This amazing performance sent them straight to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- Slovakia came in second with 18 points. They won 6 games.
- Scotland also had 18 points, but finished third because of goal difference (how many goals they scored versus how many were scored against them).
- Slovenia was fourth with 15 points.
- Lithuania finished fifth with 6 points.
- Malta was sixth with just 1 point.
Top Goal Scorers in Group F
Many players scored goals during these qualification matches. Here are the players who scored the most goals for their teams in Group F.
Players with 5 Goals
Harry Kane (England)
Adam Nemec (Slovakia)
Players with 4 Goals
Leigh Griffiths (Scotland)- Robert Snodgrass (Scotland)
Players with 3 Goals
Fiodor Černych (Lithuania)
Josip Iličić (Slovenia)
Players with 2 Goals
- Adam Lallana (England)
- Daniel Sturridge (England)
- Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania)
- Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania)
- Chris Martin (Scotland)
- James McArthur (Scotland)
- Marek Hamšík (Slovakia)
- Róbert Mak (Slovakia)
- Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia)
- Roman Bezjak (Slovenia)
- Benjamin Verbič (Slovenia)
Players with 1 Goal
- Dele Alli (England)
- Ryan Bertrand (England)
- Gary Cahill (England)
- Jermain Defoe (England)
- Eric Dier (England)
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England)
- Marcus Rashford (England)
- Jamie Vardy (England)
- Danny Welbeck (England)
Andrei Agius (Malta)- Alfred Effiong (Malta)
- Jean Paul Farrugia (Malta)
- Stuart Armstrong (Scotland)
- Christophe Berra (Scotland)
- Steven Fletcher (Scotland)
- Andrew Robertson (Scotland)
- Ondrej Duda (Slovakia)
- Ján Greguš (Slovakia)
- Juraj Kucka (Slovakia)
- Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia)
- Martin Škrtel (Slovakia)
- Valter Birsa (Slovenia)
- Boštjan Cesar (Slovenia)
- Rene Krhin (Slovenia)
- Rok Kronaveter (Slovenia)
- Milivoje Novaković (Slovenia)
Own Goals
Sometimes, a player accidentally scores a goal for the other team. This is called an "own goal."
- Martin Škrtel (Slovakia, against Scotland)
- Miha Mevlja (Slovenia, against Slovakia)
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo F de la Clasificación de UEFA para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños
