2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H facts for kids
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | +37 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | Second round |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 17 | |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 11 | |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 10 | |
6 | ![]() |
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
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Toby Alderweireld
Michy Batshuayi
Nacer Chadli
Thorgan Hazard
Ermin Bičakčić
Dario Đumić
Kenan Kodro
Senad Lulić
Miralem Pjanić
Toni Šunjić
Avdija Vršajević
Demetris Christofi
Vincent Laban
Constantinos Laifis
Valentinos Sielis
Henri Anier
Ilja Antonov
Siim Luts
Sergei Mošnikov
Konstantin Vassiljev
Sergei Zenjov
Lee Casciaro
Anthony Hernandez
Liam Walker
Kostas Fortounis
Giannis Gianniotas
Petros Mantalos
Kostas Stafylidis
Georgios Tzavellas
Alexandros Tziolis
Zeca
- 1 own goal
Emir Spahić (against Belgium)
Ragnar Klavan (against Belgium)
Roy Chipolina (against Cyprus)
Scott Wiseman (against Greece)
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo H de la Clasificación de UEFA para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños