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.[1][2]
The group winners, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up.[1]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[1][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[5]
There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
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 Novaković1 own goal
Martin Škrtel (against Scotland) Miha Mevlja (against Slovakia)A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[6]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
