2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.

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 will qualify directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Among the nine group runners-up, the eight best runners-up will advance to the play-offs, where they will be drawn into four home-and-away ties to determine the other four qualifiers.^[1]

Standings

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In home-and-away league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):^[3] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Goal difference 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 is only between two teams) Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by FIFA Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Portugal	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	10 Oct '17	25 Mar '17	31 Aug '17	13 Nov '16	7 Oct '16
1	Switzerland	Possible second round^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6 Sep '16	—	7 Oct '17	13 Nov '16	25 Mar '17	31 Aug '17
1	Hungary		3 Sep '17	7 Oct '16	—	10 Oct '17	31 Aug '17	13 Nov '16
1	Faroe Islands		10 Oct '16	9 Jun '17	6 Sep '16	—	7 Oct '17	3 Sep '17
1	Latvia		9 Jun '17	3 Sep '17	10 Oct '16	7 Oct '16	—	10 Oct '17
1	Andorra		7 Oct '17	10 Oct '16	9 Jun '17	25 Mar '17	6 Sep '16	—

First match(es) will be played on 6 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Matches

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]

Andorra v Latvia

6 September 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Andorra	v	Latvia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella

Faroe Islands v Hungary

6 September 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Hungary
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Switzerland v Portugal

6 September 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Switzerland	v	Portugal
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Hungary v Switzerland

7 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Hungary	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Latvia v Faroe Islands

7 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Latvia	v	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Portugal v Andorra

7 October 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Portugal	v	Andorra
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Andorra v Switzerland

10 October 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Andorra	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella

Faroe Islands v Portugal

10 October 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Portugal
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Latvia v Hungary

10 October 2016
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Latvia	v	Hungary
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Hungary v Andorra

13 November 2016
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)

Hungary	v	Andorra
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Portugal v Latvia

13 November 2016
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Portugal	v	Latvia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Switzerland v Faroe Islands

13 November 2016
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Switzerland	v	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Andorra v Faroe Islands

25 March 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)

Andorra	v	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella

Switzerland v Latvia

25 March 2017
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)

Switzerland	v	Latvia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Portugal v Hungary

25 March 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Portugal	v	Hungary
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Andorra v Hungary

9 June 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Andorra	v	Hungary
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella

Faroe Islands v Switzerland

9 June 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Latvia v Portugal

9 June 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Latvia	v	Portugal
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Hungary v Latvia

31 August 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Hungary	v	Latvia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Portugal v Faroe Islands

31 August 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Portugal	v	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Switzerland v Andorra

31 August 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Switzerland	v	Andorra
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Faroe Islands v Andorra

3 September 2017
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Andorra
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Hungary v Portugal

3 September 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Hungary	v	Portugal
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Latvia v Switzerland

3 September 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Latvia	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Faroe Islands v Latvia

7 October 2017
18:00
(17:00 UTC+1)

Faroe Islands	v	Latvia
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Andorra v Portugal

7 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Andorra	v	Portugal
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella

Switzerland v Hungary

7 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Switzerland	v	Hungary
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Hungary v Faroe Islands

10 October 2017
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Hungary	v	Faroe Islands
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Latvia v Andorra

10 October 2017
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Latvia	v	Andorra
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Portugal v Switzerland

10 October 2017
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Portugal	v	Switzerland
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Notes

↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 13 November 2016 and 25 March 2017, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

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External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe: Round 1, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, UEFA.com
- Standings – Qualifying round: Group B, UEFA.com

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