The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Malta.
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, England, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Slovakia, were eliminated as the worst runners-up.[1]
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 Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (17 November 2015) | vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) | ||
| vs Scotland (4 September 2016) | vs England (8 October 2016) | ||
| vs England (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) | |||
| vs England (4 September 2016) | vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) | ||
| vs England (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) | vs Scotland (11 October 2016) | ||
| Jonathan Caruana | vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) | vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) | |
| vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs England (11 October 2016) | vs Malta (11 November 2016) | ||
| vs Slovenia (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (11 November 2016) | vs Lithuania (26 March 2017) | ||
| vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs Slovakia (11 November 2016) | vs England (26 March 2017) | ||
| vs Lithuania (11 October 2016) vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) | vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) | ||
| vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs England (26 March 2017) | vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) | ||
| vs Slovenia (4 September 2016) vs England (26 March 2017) | |||
| vs Slovakia (26 March 2017) | vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) | ||
| vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) vs Malta (26 March 2017) | vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) | ||
| vs Malta (26 March 2017) | |||
| vs England (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (26 March 2017) | vs Malta (10 June 2017) | ||
| vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs Scotland (26 March 2017) | |||
| vs Lithuania (4 September 2016) vs Scotland (26 March 2017) | |||
| vs Slovenia (11 October 2016) vs Scotland (10 June 2017) | vs Malta (1 September 2017) | ||
| vs Malta (11 October 2016) vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) | vs Scotland (1 September 2017) | ||
| vs Scotland (4 September 2016) vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) | vs England (1 September 2017) | ||
| Paul Fenech | |||
| vs Slovenia (8 October 2016) vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) | vs Slovenia (1 September 2017) | ||
| Martin Škrtel | vs Malta (26 March 2017) vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) | ||
| vs Slovakia (10 June 2017) vs Slovenia (4 September 2017) | vs Malta (5 October 2017) | ||
| Darvydas Šernas | |||
| vs Slovenia (10 June 2017) vs Scotland (4 September 2017) | vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) | ||
| vs Lithuania (10 June 2017) vs England (4 September 2017) | vs Scotland (5 October 2017) | ||
| vs Scotland (8 October 2016) vs Malta (5 October 2017) | vs England (8 October 2017) | ||
| vs Slovenia (11 November 2016) vs Lithuania (5 October 2017) | vs Slovakia (8 October 2017) | ||
| vs Scotland (5 October 2017) | vs Malta (8 October 2017) | ||
| Valter Birsa | vs Slovakia (1 September 2017) vs England (5 October 2017) | vs Scotland (8 October 2017) | |
| vs Slovakia (8 October 2016) vs England (5 October 2017) |