2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D


The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, and Georgia.
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, Serbia, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Republic of Ireland, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they lost to Denmark and thus failed to qualify.

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

There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of goals per match.
;6 goals
;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;1 own goal
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
PlayerTeamOffenceSuspended for match
Aleksandar Kolarov vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying vs Republic of Ireland
Nemanja Matić vs Portugal in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying vs Republic of Ireland
vs Moldova
vs Austria
Shane Duffy vs France in UEFA Euro 2016 vs Serbia
Jeff Hendrick vs Serbia
vs Georgia 		vs Moldova
Andrei Cojocari vs Serbia
vs Republic of Ireland 		vs Georgia
Alexandru Dedov vs Wales
vs Republic of Ireland 		vs Georgia
Aleksandar Kolarov vs Moldova
vs Austria 		vs Wales
Julian Baumgartlinger vs Serbia
vs Republic of Ireland 		vs Moldova
Murtaz Daushvili vs Wales
vs Moldova 		vs Serbia
Tornike Okriashvili vs Wales
vs Moldova 		vs Serbia
Robbie Brady vs Serbia
vs Austria 		vs Wales
Aleksandar Katai vs Republic of Ireland
vs Wales 		vs Georgia
Matija Nastasić vs Republic of Ireland
vs Wales 		vs Georgia
Marko Arnautović vs Wales
vs Moldova 		vs Republic of Ireland
Stefan Ilsanker vs Serbia
vs Moldova 		vs Republic of Ireland
Alexandru Gațcan vs Republic of Ireland
vs Austria 		vs Georgia
Gareth Bale vs Serbia
vs Republic of Ireland 		vs Serbia
Neil Taylor vs Republic of Ireland vs Serbia
vs Austria
Jaba Kankava vs Serbia
vs Moldova 		vs Republic of Ireland
Vitalie Bordian vs Georgia
vs Georgia 		vs Serbia
Luka Milivojević vs Austria
vs Wales 		vs Moldova
Vladimir Stojković vs Wales
vs Wales 		vs Moldova
Joe Allen vs Serbia
vs Serbia 		vs Austria
Robbie Brady vs Austria
vs Serbia 		vs Moldova
James McClean vs Georgia
vs Serbia 		vs Moldova
Nikola Maksimović vs Republic of Ireland vs Austria
Aleksandar Dragović vs Republic of Ireland
vs Serbia 		vs Moldova
Alexandru Gațcan vs Republic of Ireland vs Austria