# 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.
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 (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, 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

* 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
* In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
* Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
* Overall goal difference
* Overall goals scored
* Points in matches between tied teams
* Goal difference in matches between tied teams
* Goals scored in matches between tied teams
* Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
* Fair play points
* first yellow card: minus 1 point
* indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
* direct red card: minus 4 points
* yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
* Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | England | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Scotland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

## Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
5 goals
* Harry Kane
* Adam Nemec
4 goals
* Leigh Griffiths
* Robert Snodgrass
3 goals
* Fiodor Černych
* Josip Iličić
2 goals
* Adam Lallana
* Daniel Sturridge
* Arvydas Novikovas
* Vykintas Slivka
* Chris Martin
* James McArthur
* Marek Hamšík
* Róbert Mak
* Vladimír Weiss
* Roman Bezjak
* Benjamin Verbič
1 goal
* Dele Alli
* Ryan Bertrand
* Gary Cahill
* Jermain Defoe
* Eric Dier
* Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
* Marcus Rashford
* Jamie Vardy
* Danny Welbeck
* Andrei Agius
* Alfred Effiong
* Jean Paul Farrugia
* Stuart Armstrong
* Christophe Berra
* Steven Fletcher
* Andrew Robertson
* Ondrej Duda
* Ján Greguš
* Juraj Kucka
* Stanislav Lobotka
* Martin Škrtel
* Valter Birsa
* Boštjan Cesar
* Rene Krhin
* Rok Kronaveter
* Milivoje Novaković
1 own goal
* Martin Škrtel (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:
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Mišo Brečko | Slovenia | vs Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (17 November 2015) | vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) |
| Jonathan Caruana | Malta | vs Scotland (4 September 2016) | vs England (8 October 2016) |
| Luke Gambin | Malta | vs Scotland (4 September 2016) | vs England (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) |
| Martin Škrtel | Slovakia | vs England (4 September 2016) | vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) |
| Tomáš Hubočan | Slovakia | vs England (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) | vs Scotland (11 October 2016) |
| Jonathan Caruana | Malta | vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) | vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
| Aljaž Struna | Slovenia | vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs England (11 October 2016) | vs Malta (11 November 2016) |
| Gary Cahill | England | vs Slovenia (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (11 November 2016) | vs Lithuania (26 March 2017) |
| Georgas Freidgeimas | Lithuania | vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs Slovakia (11 November 2016) | vs England (26 March 2017) |
| Andrei Agius | Malta | vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) | vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) |
| Egidijus Vaitkūnas | Lithuania | vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs England (26 March 2017) | vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) |
| Artūras Žulpa | Lithuania | vs Slovenia (4 September 2016) vs England (26 March 2017) | vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) |
| Jean Paul Farrugia | Malta | vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) | vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) |
| Juraj Kucka | Slovakia | vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) vs Malta (26 March 2017) | vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) |
| Adam Nemec | Slovakia | vs Malta (26 March 2017) | vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) |
| Valter Birsa | Slovenia | vs England (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (26 March 2017) | vs Malta (10 June 2017) |
| Boštjan Cesar | Slovenia | vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs Scotland (26 March 2017) | vs Malta (10 June 2017) |
| Miral Samardžić | Slovenia | vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) vs Scotland (26 March 2017) | vs Malta (10 June 2017) |
| Eric Dier | England | vs Slovenia (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (10 June 2017) | vs Malta (1 September 2017) |
| Nerijus Valskis | Lithuania | vs Malta (11 October 2016) vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) | vs Scotland (1 September 2017) |
| Alfred Effiong | Malta | vs Scotland (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) | vs England (1 September 2017) |
| Paul Fenech | Malta | vs Scotland (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) | vs England (1 September 2017) |
| Ján Ďurica | Slovakia | vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) | vs Slovenia (1 September 2017) |
| Martin Škrtel | Slovakia | vs Malta (26 March 2017) vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) | vs Slovenia (1 September 2017) |
| Linas Klimavičius | Lithuania | vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) vs Slovenia (4 September 2017) | vs Malta (5 October 2017) |
| Darvydas Šernas | Lithuania | vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) vs Slovenia (4 September 2017) | vs Malta (5 October 2017) |
| Ryan Fenech | Malta | vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) vs Scotland (4 September 2017) | vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) |
| Milan Škriniar | Slovakia | vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) vs England (4 September 2017) | vs Scotland (5 October 2017) |
| Mantas Kuklys | Lithuania | vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs Malta (5 October 2017) | vs England (8 October 2017) |
| Zach Muscat | Malta | vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) | vs Slovakia (8 October 2017) |
| Róbert Mak | Slovakia | vs Scotland (5 October 2017) | vs Malta (8 October 2017) |
| Valter Birsa | Slovenia | vs Slovakia (1 September 2017) vs England (5 October 2017) | vs Scotland (8 October 2017) |
| Rene Krhin | Slovenia | vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs England (5 October 2017) | vs Scotland (8 October 2017) |