The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted 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.[1] [2]
The group winners, France, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw.[1] [3] Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).[4]
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A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[5]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Sweden (7 October 2016) | vs Belarus (10 October 2016) | |||
| vs Belarus (10 October 2016) | vs Netherlands (13 November 2016) | |||
| vs Sweden (6 September 2016) vs France (10 October 2016) | vs Luxembourg (13 November 2016) | |||
| vs Netherlands (10 October 2016) vs Sweden (11 November 2016) | vs Luxembourg (25 March 2017) | |||
| vs Bulgaria (13 November 2016) | vs Sweden (25 March 2017) | |||
| vs Sweden (10 October 2016) vs Belarus (13 November 2016) | vs Netherlands (25 March 2017) | |||
| vs Luxembourg (10 October 2016) vs Sweden (25 March 2017) | vs Bulgaria (9 June 2017) | |||
| vs Belarus (10 October 2016) vs France (25 March 2017) | vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) | |||
| vs Sweden (7 October 2016) vs France (25 March 2017) | ||||
| Chris Philipps | ||||
| vs Belarus (13 November 2016) vs Belarus (9 June 2017) | vs Sweden (31 August 2017) | |||
| Kevin Malget | vs Sweden (7 October 2016) vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) | vs Belarus (31 August 2017) | ||
| vs Bulgaria (6 September 2016) vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) | ||||
| vs Belarus (9 June 2017) vs Sweden (31 August 2017) | vs Netherlands (3 September 2017) | |||
| Kevin Strootman | vs France (31 August 2017) | vs Bulgaria (3 September 2017) | ||
| vs Luxembourg (7 October 2016) vs Bulgaria (31 August 2017) | vs Belarus (3 September 2017) | |||
| vs Bulgaria (9 June 2017) vs Sweden (3 September 2017) | vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) | |||
| vs Luxembourg (10 October 2016) vs Sweden (3 September 2017) | ||||
| vs Sweden (31 August 2017) vs Netherlands (3 September 2017) | vs France (7 October 2017) | |||
| vs Luxembourg (6 September 2016) vs Netherlands (3 September 2017) | ||||
| vs Netherlands (6 September 2016) vs Belarus (3 September 2017) | vs Luxembourg (7 October 2017) | |||
| Paul Pogba | vs Sweden (9 June 2017) vs Luxembourg (3 September 2017) | vs Bulgaria (7 October 2017) | ||
| vs Netherlands (9 June 2017) vs France (3 September 2017) | vs Sweden (7 October 2017) | |||
| vs Luxembourg (31 August 2017) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) | vs France (10 October 2017) | |||
| vs Netherlands (7 October 2016) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) | ||||
| vs Luxembourg (10 October 2016) vs Netherlands (7 October 2017) | ||||
| vs Sweden (31 August 2017) vs France (7 October 2017) | vs Luxembourg (10 October 2017) |