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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H facts for kids

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H 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 Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus, and Gibraltar.

Belgium played really well and won the group, which meant they automatically qualified for the World Cup. Greece finished in second place and got to play in a special second round of matches to try and qualify.

How the Teams Finished

This table shows how each team performed in Group H. It lists their final position, how many games they played, won, drew, and lost, and how many goals they scored and allowed.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to
1  Belgium 10 9 1 0 43 6 +37 28 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2  Greece 10 5 4 1 17 6 +11 19 Second round
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 5 2 3 24 13 +11 17
4  Estonia 10 3 2 5 13 19 –6 11
5  Cyprus 10 3 1 6 9 18 -9 10
6  Gibraltar 10 0 0 10 3 47 –44 0

Top Goal Scorers

Many players scored goals during these qualification matches. Here are some of the players who scored the most goals for their teams in Group H.

11 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou
  • Estonia Mattias Käit
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Spahić (against Belgium)
  • Estonia Ragnar Klavan (against Belgium)
  • Gibraltar Roy Chipolina (against Cyprus)
  • Gibraltar Scott Wiseman (against Greece)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo H de la Clasificación de UEFA para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños

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