2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
# 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Germany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.

The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Portugal. However, they lost both matches and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup. Germany went on to win the tournament, defeating Argentina in the final.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 28 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Advance to second round | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 17 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |

## Matches

The dates for fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 17–18 November 2011. The dates were not ratified by FIFA and a new schedule was announced on 5 December 2011 with new dates for the two matches between Austria and the Faroe Islands.

## Goalscorers

There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches for an average of 3.37 goals per match.

### 8 goals

* Mesut Özil

### 6 goals

* David Alaba
* Robbie Keane
* Zlatan Ibrahimović

### 5 goals

* Marco Reus

### 4 goals

* Mario Götze
* Miroslav Klose
* Thomas Müller
* André Schürrle

### 3 goals

* Martin Harnik
* Marc Janko
* Toni Kroos
* Jonathan Walters
* Johan Elmander

### 2 goals

* Philipp Hosiner
* Andreas Ivanschitz
* Zlatko Junuzović
* Per Mertesacker
* Andrei Finonchenko
* Kairat Nurdauletov
* Rasmus Elm
* Tobias Hysén
* Alexander Kačaniklić

### 1 goal

* György Garics
* Sebastian Prödl
* Rógvi Baldvinsson
* Fróði Benjaminsen
* Arnbjørn Hansen
* Hallur Hansson
* İlkay Gündoğan
* Sami Khedira
* Heinrich Schmidtgal
* Dmitriy Shomko
* Kevin Doyle
* Andy Keogh
* Darren O'Dea
* John O'Shea
* Marc Wilson
* Marcus Berg
* Mikael Lustig
* Martin Olsson
* Anders Svensson

### 1 own goal

* Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (playing against the Republic of Ireland)
* Dmitriy Shomko (playing against the Republic of Ireland)

## Discipline

| Pos | Player | Country | | | Suspended for match(es) | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Philipp Lahm | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (12 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Tanat Nusserbayev | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Sergei Ostapenko | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Mikhail Rozhkov | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (16 October 2012) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Marco Reus | Germany | 3 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (22 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Fróði Benjaminsen | Faroe Islands | 4 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Hallur Hansson | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | vs Republic of Ireland (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Shane Long | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | James McCarthy | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Veli Kavlak | Austria | 3 | 0 | vs Sweden (7 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| GK | Andreas Isaksson | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Johan Elmander | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Rogvi Baldvinsson | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | vs Sweden (11 June 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| MF | Julian Baumgartlinger | Austria | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (6 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Jónas Tór Næs | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (10 September 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Andreas Granqvist | Sweden | 0 | 1 | vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Albin Ekdal | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Austria (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Viktor Dmitrenko | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | John O'Shea | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Richard Dunne | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Pól Jóhannus Justinussen | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Atli Gregersen | Faroe Islands | 0 | 1 | vs Kazakhstan (11 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match |
| MF | Sami Khedira | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs Sweden (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 2 | 0 | vs Germany (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| ST | Marc Janko | Austria | 2 | 0 | vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| FW | Marko Arnautović | Austria | 0 | 1 | vs Faroe Islands (15 October 2013) | Sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |
| DF | Benedikt Höwedes | Germany | 2 | 0 | vs TBD (2014) | Booked in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches |

## Attendances

| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
| - | - | - | - |
| Austria | 48,000 | 24,200 | 40,550 |
| Faroe Islands | 5,079 | 4,300 | 4,690 |
| Germany | 72,369 | 32,769 | 54,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 30,000 | 7,000 | 15,396 |
| Republic of Ireland | 49,850 | 21,700 | 37,491 |
| Sweden | 49,436 | 20,414 | 34,925 |
