2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A is one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consists of six teams: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Luxembourg.

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 44 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of goals per match.


 * 4 goals


 * 🇱🇺 Aurélien Joachim


 * 3 goals


 * 🇸🇪 Emil Forsberg


 * 2 goals


 * 🇧🇬 Spas Delev
 * 🇧🇬 Ivelin Popov
 * 🇫🇷 Kévin Gameiro
 * 🇫🇷 Olivier Giroud
 * 🇫🇷 Antoine Griezmann
 * 🇫🇷 Dimitri Payet
 * 🇫🇷 Paul Pogba
 * Memphis Depay
 * Quincy Promes
 * 🇸🇪 Marcus Berg


 * 1 goal


 * 🇧🇾 Alexei Rios
 * 🇧🇾 Pavel Savitski
 * 🇧🇬 Mihail Aleksandrov
 * 🇧🇬 Marcelinho
 * 🇧🇬 Dimitar Rangelov
 * 🇧🇬 Aleksandar Tonev
 * 🇱🇺 Florian Bohnert
 * 🇱🇺 Maxime Chanot
 * Vincent Janssen
 * Davy Klaassen
 * Arjen Robben
 * Wesley Sneijder
 * 🇸🇪 Oscar Hiljemark
 * 🇸🇪 Isaac Kiese Thelin
 * 🇸🇪 Victor Lindelöf
 * 🇸🇪 Mikael Lustig
 * 🇸🇪 Ola Toivonen

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: