2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia.

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 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.

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 have been 41 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of goals per match.


 * 4 goals


 * 🇷🇸 Aleksandar Mitrović
 * 🇷🇸 Dušan Tadić
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gareth Bale


 * 3 goals


 * 🇦🇹 Marko Arnautović
 * 🇮🇪 James McClean


 * 2 goals


 * 🇦🇹 Marc Janko
 * 🇷🇸 Filip Kostić
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Joe Allen


 * 1 goal


 * 🇦🇹 Martin Harnik
 * 🇦🇹 Martin Hinteregger
 * 🇦🇹 Marcel Sabitzer
 * Jano Ananidze
 * Nika Kacharava
 * Tornike Okriashvili
 * Valeri Qazaishvili
 * 🇲🇩 Igor Bugaiov
 * 🇲🇩 Alexandru Gațcan
 * 🇮🇪 Séamus Coleman
 * 🇮🇪 Jeff Hendrick
 * 🇮🇪 Shane Long
 * 🇮🇪 Daryl Murphy
 * 🇷🇸 Mijat Gaćinović
 * 🇷🇸 Branislav Ivanović
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Sam Vokes


 * 1 own goal


 * 🇦🇹 Kevin Wimmer (against Wales)

Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
 * Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
 * Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches: