2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G#Goalscorers

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=2257685.html |title=FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format |publisher=UEFA |date=16 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626094547/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D2257685.html |archive-date=26 June 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=2267048.html|title=European teams learn World Cup qualifying fate|publisher=UEFA|date=25 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905025044/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D2267048.html|archive-date=5 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}

The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Italy, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.

Standings

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|match_ESP_MKD=4–0

|match_ESP_ISR=4–1

|match_ESP_ITA=3–0

|match_ESP_ALB=3–0

|match_ITA_ESP=1–1

|match_ITA_ALB=2–0

|match_ITA_LIE=5–0

|match_ITA_ISR=1–0

|match_ITA_MKD=1–1

|match_ALB_MKD=2–1

|match_ALB_ESP=0–2

|match_ALB_ISR=0–3

|match_ALB_LIE=2–0

|match_ALB_ITA=0–1

|match_ISR_ITA=1–3

|match_ISR_LIE=2–1

|match_ISR_ALB=0–3

|match_ISR_MKD=0–1

|match_ISR_ESP=0–1

|match_MKD_ISR=1–2

|match_MKD_ITA=2–3

|match_MKD_ESP=1–2

|match_MKD_ALB=1–1

|match_MKD_LIE=4–0

|match_LIE_ALB=0–2

|match_LIE_ITA=0–4

|match_LIE_MKD=0–3

|match_LIE_ESP=0–8

|match_LIE_ISR=0–1

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|name_ISR={{fb|ISR}} |short_ISR={{flagdeco|ISR}}

|name_MKD={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}} |short_MKD={{flagdeco|MKD}}

|name_LIE={{fb|LIE}} |short_LIE={{flagdeco|LIE}}

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Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=2267367.html|title=World Cup European Qualifiers fixtures confirmed|publisher=UEFA|date=26 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408203354/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D2267367.html|archive-date=8 April 2016|df=dmy-all}} Times are CET/CEST,{{refn|CET (UTC+1) for matches on 12 November 2016 and 24 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.|group="note"|name="Time zone"}} as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com//MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/02/26/73/73/2267373_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Fixture List – 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition|publisher=UEFA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806220420/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/02/26/73/73/2267373_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}

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|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ALB}}

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[https://macedonianfootball.com/alb-mkd-match-report-5/ Report (MacedonianFootball)]

|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|goals1=

Sadiku {{goal|9}}
Balaj {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

Alioski {{goal|51}}

|stadium=Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër

|attendance=14,667

|referee=Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

}}

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|date={{Start date|2016|9|5|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

|team1={{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score=1–3

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|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

Ben Haim II {{goal|35}}

|goals2=

Pellè {{goal|14}}
Candreva {{goal|31|pen.}}
Immobile {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

|attendance=29,300

|referee=Sergei Karasev (Russia)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Spain v Liechtenstein

|date={{Start date|2016|9|5|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score=8–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231636/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332075/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017801/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|LIE}}

|goals1=

Costa {{goal|10||66}}
Roberto {{goal|55}}
Silva {{goal|59||90+1}}
Vitolo {{goal|60}}
Morata {{goal|82||83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Reino de León, León

|attendance=12,139

|referee=Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

}}

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|id=Italy v Spain

|date={{Start date|2016|10|6|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score=1–1

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|team2={{fb|ESP}}

|goals1=

De Rossi {{goal|82|pen.}}

|goals2=

Vitolo {{goal|55}}

|stadium=Juventus Stadium, Turin

|attendance=38,470

|referee=Felix Brych (Germany)

}}

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|id=Liechtenstein v Albania

|date={{Start date|2016|10|6|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|LIE}}

|score=0–2

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|team2={{fb|ALB}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Jehle {{goal|12|o.g.}}
Balaj {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

|attendance=5,864

|referee=Tamás Bognar (Hungary)

}}

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|id=Macedonia v Israel

|date={{Start date|2016|10|6|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231630/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332071/index.html Report (FIFA)]
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[https://macedonianfootball.com/mkd-isr-match-report-3// Report (MacedonianFootball)]

|team2={{fb|ISR}}

|goals1=

Nestorovski {{goal|63}}

|goals2=

Hemed {{goal|25}}
Ben Haim II {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Philip II Arena, Skopje

|attendance=6,500

|referee=Andre Marriner (England)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Israel v Liechtenstein

|date={{Start date|2016|10|9|df=y}}

|time=18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)

|team1={{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231616/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332062/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017816/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|LIE}}

|goals1=

Hemed {{goal|4||16}}

|goals2=

Göppel {{goal|49}}

|stadium=Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

|attendance=9,000

|referee=Clayton Pisani (Malta)

}}

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|id=Albania v Spain

|date={{Start date|2016|10|9|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ALB}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231655/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332087/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017807/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ESP}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Costa {{goal|55}}
Nolito {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër

|attendance=15,245

|referee=Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Macedonia v Italy

|date={{Start date|2016|10|9|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|score=2–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231638/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332076/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017818/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

Nestorovski {{goal|57}}
Hasani {{goal|59}}

|goals2=

Belotti {{goal|24}}
Immobile {{goal|75||90+2}}

|stadium=Philip II Arena, Skopje

|attendance=19,195

|referee=Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Albania v Israel

|date={{Start date|2016|11|12|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

|team1={{fb-rt|ALB}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231634/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332074/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017809/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ISR}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Zahavi {{goal|18|pen.}}
Einbinder {{goal|66}}
Atar {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Elbasan Arena, Elbasan{{refn|The venue of the Albania v Israel match was moved from Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër to Elbasan Arena, Elbasan due to a planned terrorist attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/world-cup-qualifying-uefa/story/2992270/albanias-world-cup-qualifier-against-israel-moved-for-security-reasons|title=Albania's World Cup qualifier against Israel moved for 'security reasons'|publisher=ESPN FC|date=8 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114171520/http://www.espnfc.com/world-cup-qualifying-uefa/story/2992270/albanias-world-cup-qualifier-against-israel-moved-for-security-reasons|archive-date=14 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/kosovo-arrests-19-in-islamic-state-plot-to-attack-israel-soccer-match/|title=Kosovo arrests 19 in Islamic State plot to attack Israel soccer match|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=17 November 2016|access-date=18 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118230119/http://www.timesofisrael.com/kosovo-arrests-19-in-islamic-state-plot-to-attack-israel-soccer-match/|archive-date=18 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}|group="note"|name="ALBvISR Moved"}}

|attendance=7,600

|referee=Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Liechtenstein v Italy

|date={{Start date|2016|11|12|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

|team1={{fb-rt|LIE}}

|score=0–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231623/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332067/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017823/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Belotti {{goal|11||44}}
Immobile {{goal|12}}
Candreva {{goal|32}}

|stadium=Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

|attendance=5,864

|referee=Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Spain v Macedonia

|date={{Start date|2016|11|12|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231614/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332061/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017800/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|goals1=

Velkovski {{goal|34|o.g.}}
Vitolo {{goal|63}}
Monreal {{goal|84}}
Aduriz {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada

|attendance=16,622

|referee=Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Italy v Albania

|date={{Start date|2017|3|24|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231622/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332066/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017803/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ALB}}

|goals1=

De Rossi {{goal|12|pen.}}
Immobile {{goal|71}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo

|attendance=33,136

|referee=Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Liechtenstein v Macedonia

|date={{Start date|2017|3|24|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

|team1={{fb-rt|LIE}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231709/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332096/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017826/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Nikolov {{goal|43}}
Nestorovski {{goal|68||73}}

|stadium=Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

|attendance=4,517

|referee=Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Spain v Israel

|date={{Start date|2017|3|24|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150913053639/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332101/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017799/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ISR}}

|goals1=

Silva {{goal|13}}
Vitolo {{goal|45+1}}
Costa {{goal|51}}
Isco {{goal|88}}

|goals2=

Refaelov {{goal|76}}

|stadium=El Molinón, Gijón

|attendance=20,321

|referee=Michael Oliver (England)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Israel v Albania

|date={{Start date|2017|6|11|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

|team1={{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231645/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332081/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017814/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ALB}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Sadiku {{goal|22||44}}
Memushaj {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

|attendance=15,150

|referee=Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Italy v Liechtenstein

|date={{Start date|2017|6|11|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score=5–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231718/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332102/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017806/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|LIE}}

|goals1=

Insigne {{goal|35}}
Belotti {{goal|52}}
Éder {{goal|75}}
Bernardeschi {{goal|83}}
Gabbiadini {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadio Friuli, Udine

|attendance=20,514

|referee=Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Macedonia v Spain

|date={{Start date|2017|6|11|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231619/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332064/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017817/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ESP}}

|goals1=

Ristovski {{goal|66}}

|goals2=

Silva {{goal|15}}
Costa {{goal|27}}

|stadium=Philip II Arena, Skopje

|attendance=20,675

|referee=Paweł Gil (Poland)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Albania v Liechtenstein

|date={{Start date|2017|9|2|df=y}}

|time=18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ALB}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231609/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332058/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017811/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|LIE}}

|goals1=

Roshi {{goal|54}}
Agolli {{goal|78}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

|attendance=5,500

|referee=Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Israel v Macedonia

|date={{Start date|2017|9|2|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

|team1={{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231612/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332060/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017815/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Pandev {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

|attendance=11,350

|referee=Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Spain v Italy

|date={{Start date|2017|9|2|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score=3–0

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|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

Isco {{goal|14||40}}
Morata {{goal|77}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

|attendance=73,628

|referee=Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Italy v Israel

|date={{Start date|2017|9|5|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score=1–0

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|team2={{fb|ISR}}

|goals1=

Immobile {{goal|53}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia

|attendance=15,507

|referee=Benoît Bastien (France)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Liechtenstein v Spain

|date={{Start date|2017|9|5|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|LIE}}

|score=0–8

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|team2={{fb|ESP}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Ramos {{goal|3}}
Morata {{goal|15||54}}
Isco {{goal|16}}
Silva {{goal|39}}
Aspas {{goal|51||63}}
Göppel {{goal|89|o.g.}}

|stadium=Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

|attendance=5,864

|referee=Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Macedonia v Albania

|date={{Start date|2017|9|5|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231658/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332089/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017819/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ALB}}

|goals1=

Trajkovski {{goal|78|pen.}}

|goals2=

Roshi {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Stadion Mladost, Strumica

|attendance=3,493

|referee=Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Italy v Macedonia

|date={{Start date|2017|10|6|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231653/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332086/index.html Report (FIFA)]
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|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|goals1=

Chiellini {{goal|40}}

|goals2=

Trajkovski {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin

|attendance=22,603

|referee=Tiago Martins (Portugal)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Liechtenstein v Israel

|date={{Start date|2017|10|6|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|LIE}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231701/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332091/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017825/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ISR}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Tibi {{goal|22}}

|stadium=Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

|attendance=3,498

|referee=Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Spain v Albania

|date={{Start date|2017|10|6|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231641/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332078/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017798/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ALB}}

|goals1=

Rodrigo {{goal|16}}
Isco {{goal|24}}
Thiago {{goal|27}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante

|attendance=25,397

|referee=Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Albania v Italy

|date={{Start date|2017|10|9|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|ALB}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231620/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332065/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017808/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Candreva {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër

|attendance=14,718

|referee=Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Israel v Spain

|date={{Start date|2017|10|9|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

|team1={{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231706/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332094/index.html Report (FIFA)]
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|team2={{fb|ESP}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Illarramendi {{goal|76}}

|stadium=Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

|attendance=28,700

|referee=Craig Thomson (Scotland)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Macedonia v Liechtenstein

|date={{Start date|2017|10|9|df=y}}

|time=20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

|team1={{fb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332068/index.html Report (FIFA)]
[http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017821/index.html Report (UEFA)]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|team2={{fb|LIE}}

|goals1=

Musliu {{goal|36}}
Trajkovski {{goal|38}}
Bardhi {{goal|67}}
Ademi {{goal|69}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Mladost, Strumica

|attendance=4,518

|referee=Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=93 |matches=30

|6 goals=

{{fbicon|ITA}} Ciro Immobile

|5 goals=

{{fbicon|ESP}} Diego Costa
{{fbicon|ESP}} Isco
{{fbicon|ESP}} Álvaro Morata
{{fbicon|ESP}} David Silva

|4 goals=

{{fbicon|ITA}} Andrea Belotti
{{fbicon|MKD}} Ilija Nestorovski
{{fbicon|ESP}} Vitolo

|3 goals=

{{fbicon|ALB}} Armando Sadiku
{{fbicon|ISR}} Tomer Hemed
{{fbicon|ITA}} Antonio Candreva
{{fbicon|MKD}} Aleksandar Trajkovski

|2 goals=

{{fbicon|ALB}} Bekim Balaj
{{fbicon|ALB}} Odise Roshi
{{fbicon|ISR}} Tal Ben Haim II
{{fbicon|ITA}} Daniele De Rossi
{{fbicon|ESP}} Iago Aspas

|1 goal=

{{fbicon|ALB}} Ansi Agolli
{{fbicon|ALB}} Ledian Memushaj
{{fbicon|ISR}} Eliran Atar
{{fbicon|ISR}} Dan Einbinder
{{fbicon|ISR}} Lior Refaelov
{{fbicon|ISR}} Eytan Tibi
{{fbicon|ISR}} Eran Zahavi
{{fbicon|ITA}} Federico Bernardeschi
{{fbicon|ITA}} Giorgio Chiellini
{{fbicon|ITA}} Éder
{{fbicon|ITA}} Manolo Gabbiadini
{{fbicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Insigne
{{fbicon|ITA}} Graziano Pellè
{{fbicon|LIE}} Maximilian Göppel
{{fbicon|MKD}} Arijan Ademi
{{fbicon|MKD}} Ezgjan Alioski
{{fbicon|MKD}} Enis Bardhi
{{fbicon|MKD}} Ferhan Hasani
{{fbicon|MKD}} Visar Musliu
{{fbicon|MKD}} Boban Nikolov
{{fbicon|MKD}} Goran Pandev
{{fbicon|MKD}} Stefan Ristovski
{{fbicon|ESP}} Aritz Aduriz
{{fbicon|ESP}} Asier Illarramendi
{{fbicon|ESP}} Nacho Monreal
{{fbicon|ESP}} Nolito
{{fbicon|ESP}} Sergio Ramos
{{fbicon|ESP}} Sergi Roberto
{{fbicon|ESP}} Rodrigo
{{fbicon|ESP}} Thiago

|1 own goal=

{{fbicon|LIE}} Maximilian Göppel (against Spain)
{{fbicon|LIE}} Peter Jehle (against Albania)
{{fbicon|MKD}} Darko Velkovski (against Spain)

}}

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/03/92/81/2039281_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219025616/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/03/92/81/2039281_DOWNLOAD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2013|title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16|publisher=UEFA}}

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)
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
Giorgio Chiellini	{{fb\|ITA}}	{{sent off\|2}} vs Israel (5 September 2016)	vs Spain (6 October 2016)
Eytan Tibi	{{fb\|ISR}}	{{sent off\|0}} vs Macedonia (6 October 2016)	vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2016)
Marco Parolo	{{fb\|ITA}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Macedonia (9 October 2016)	vs Liechtenstein (12 November 2016)
Nicolas Hasler	{{fb\|LIE}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (5 September 2016) {{yel}} vs Israel (9 October 2016)	vs Italy (12 November 2016)
Etrit Berisha	rowspan=2\| {{fb\|ALB}}	rowspan=2\| {{sent off\|0}} vs Israel (12 November 2016)	vs Italy (24 March 2017) vs Israel (11 June 2017)
Berat Djimsiti	vs Italy (24 March 2017)
David Goresh	{{fb\|ISR}}	{{yel}} vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Albania (12 November 2016)	vs Spain (24 March 2017)
Daniel Kaufmann	rowspan=2\| {{fb\|LIE}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (5 September 2016) {{yel}} vs Italy (12 November 2016)	rowspan=2\| vs Macedonia (24 March 2017)
Yves Oehri	{{yel}} vs Albania (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Italy (12 November 2016)
Ezgjan Alioski	{{fb\|MKD\|name=Macedonia}}	{{yel}} vs Italy (9 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Spain (12 November 2016)	vs Liechtenstein (24 March 2017)
Ansi Agolli	{{fb\|ALB}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (9 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Italy (24 March 2017)	vs Israel (11 June 2017)
Michele Polverino	{{fb\|LIE}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (5 September 2016) {{yel}} vs Italy (11 June 2017)	vs Albania (2 September 2017)
Leonardo Bonucci	{{fb\|ITA}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Spain (2 September 2017)	vs Israel (5 September 2017)
Eljif Elmas	{{fb\|MKD\|name=Macedonia}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (11 June 2017) {{yel}} vs Israel (2 September 2017)	vs Albania (5 September 2017)
Burim Kukeli	rowspan=3\| {{fb\|ALB}}	{{yel}} vs Italy (24 March 2017) {{yel}} vs Macedonia (5 September 2017)	rowspan=3\| vs Spain (6 October 2017)
Mërgim Mavraj	{{yel}} vs Spain (9 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Macedonia (5 September 2017)
Odise Roshi	{{yel}} vs Italy (24 March 2017) {{yel}} vs Macedonia (5 September 2017)
Almog Cohen	{{fb\|ISR}}	{{yel}} vs Macedonia (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Italy (5 September 2017)	vs Liechtenstein (6 October 2017)
Kire Ristevski	{{fb\|MKD\|name=Macedonia}}	{{yel}} vs Spain (11 June 2017) {{yel}} vs Albania (5 September 2017)	vs Italy (6 October 2017)
Sergio Busquets	{{fb\|ESP}}	{{yel}} vs Italy (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2017)	vs Albania (6 October 2017)
Azdren Llullaku	rowspan=2\| {{fb\|ALB}}	rowspan=2\| {{yel}} vs Israel (12 November 2016) {{yel}} vs Spain (6 October 2017)	rowspan=2\| vs Italy (9 October 2017)
Taulant Xhaka
Marcel Büchel	rowspan=3\| {{fb\|LIE}}	{{yel}} vs Israel (9 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Israel (6 October 2017)	rowspan=3\| vs Macedonia (9 October 2017)
Franz Burgmeier	{{yel}} vs Albania (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Israel (6 October 2017)
Nicolas Hasler	{{yel}} vs Macedonia (24 March 2017) {{yel}} vs Israel (6 October 2017)
Stefan Spirovski	{{fb\|MKD\|name=Macedonia}}	{{yel}} vs Italy (9 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Italy (6 October 2017)	vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2017)
Gerard Piqué	rowspan=2\| {{fb\|ESP}}	{{yel}} vs Italy (6 October 2016) {{yel}} vs Albania (6 October 2017)	rowspan=2\| vs Israel (9 October 2017)
David Silva	{{yel}} vs Macedonia (11 June 2017) {{yel}} vs Albania (6 October 2017)

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html|Official FIFA World Cup website}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071120193625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/index.html#276483 Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1], FIFA.com
[https://archive.today/20130630123941/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/index.html FIFA World Cup], UEFA.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150910073918/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/standings/round=2000717/group=2004347/index.html Standings – Qualifying round: Group G], UEFA.com

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