2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra.
The draw for the first round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK, at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The group winners, Portugal, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Switzerland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they won against Northern Ireland and thus also qualified for the tournament.
Standings
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.----
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Goalscorers
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- Ádám Gyurcsó
- João Cancelo
- William Carvalho
- Admir Mehmedi
- Ricardo Rodríguez
- Granit Xhaka
- Steven Zuber
- Alexandre Martínez
- Marc Rebés
- Rógvi Baldvinsson
- Jóan Símun Edmundsson
- Sonni Nattestad
- Gilli Rólantsson
- Dániel Böde
- Balázs Dzsudzsák
- Zoltán Gera
- Richárd Guzmics
- Tamás Kádár
- Ádám Lang
- Roland Ugrai
- Gints Freimanis
- Dāvis Ikaunieks
- Igors Tarasovs
- Artūrs Zjuzins
- Bruno Alves
- João Moutinho
- Nélson Oliveira
- Eren Derdiyok
- Josip Drmić
- Blerim Džemaili
- Breel Embolo
- Fabian Frei
- Fabian Schär
- Xherdan Shaqiri
- Valentin Stocker
- Johan Djourou
Discipline
- Receiving a red card
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches
| Player | Team | Offence | Suspended for match |
| Granit Xhaka | vs Portugal | vs Hungary | |
| Marc Rebés | vs Portugal | vs Switzerland vs Hungary | |
| Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal | vs Switzerland | |
| Valon Behrami | vs Portugal vs Hungary | vs Andorra | |
| Ildefons Lima | vs Portugal vs Switzerland | vs Hungary | |
| Tamás Kádár | vs Faroe Islands vs Latvia | vs Andorra | |
| Valērijs Šabala | vs Andorra vs Hungary | vs Portugal | |
| Pepe | vs Andorra vs Faroe Islands | vs Latvia | |
| Fróði Benjaminsen | vs Hungary vs Switzerland | vs Andorra | |
| László Kleinheisler | vs Faroe Islands vs Andorra | vs Portugal | |
| Vitālijs Maksimenko | vs Faroe Islands vs Portugal | vs Switzerland | |
| Marc García | vs Latvia vs Faroe Islands | vs Hungary | |
| Jordi Rubio | vs Portugal vs Faroe Islands | vs Hungary | |
| Márcio Vieira | vs Latvia vs Faroe Islands | vs Hungary | |
| Jóan Símun Edmundsson | vs Andorra | vs Switzerland | |
| Fabian Schär | vs Andorra vs Latvia | vs Faroe Islands | |
| Chus Rubio | vs Switzerland vs Hungary | vs Switzerland | |
| Moisés San Nicolás | vs Faroe Islands vs Hungary | vs Switzerland | |
| Gļebs Kļuškins | vs Portugal vs Portugal | vs Hungary | |
| Oļegs Laizāns | vs Andorra vs Portugal | vs Hungary | |
| Jordi Aláez | vs Hungary vs Switzerland | vs Faroe Islands | |
| Ludovic Clemente | vs Latvia vs Switzerland | vs Faroe Islands | |
| Barnabás Bese | vs Andorra vs Latvia | vs Portugal | |
| Gints Freimanis | vs Switzerland vs Hungary | vs Switzerland | |
| Marc Pujol | vs Hungary vs Faroe Islands | vs Portugal | |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | vs Portugal vs Portugal | vs Switzerland | |
| Attila Fiola | vs Faroe Islands vs Portugal | vs Switzerland | |
| Tamás Priskin | vs Portugal | vs Switzerland | |
| Dāvis Indrāns | vs Hungary vs Switzerland | vs Faroe Islands | |
| Aleksandrs Solovjovs | vs Hungary vs Switzerland | vs Faroe Islands | |
| Víctor Rodríguez | vs Portugal vs Portugal | vs Latvia | |
| Moisés San Nicolás | vs Faroe Islands vs Portugal | vs Latvia | |
| Ákos Elek | vs Portugal vs Switzerland | vs Faroe Islands | |
| Kaspars Gorkšs | vs Portugal vs Faroe Islands | vs Andorra |