2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
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 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, 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.
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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Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:- Receiving a red card
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches
| Player | Team | Offence | Suspended for match |
| Kevin Malget | vs Sweden | vs Belarus | |
| Dirk Carlson | vs Belarus | vs Netherlands | |
| Kevin Strootman | vs Sweden vs France | vs Luxembourg | |
| Paul Pogba | vs Netherlands vs Sweden | vs Luxembourg | |
| Alexander Hleb | vs Bulgaria | vs Sweden | |
| Aleksandar Aleksandrov | vs Sweden vs Belarus | vs Netherlands | |
| Alyaksandr Martynovich | vs Luxembourg vs Sweden | vs Bulgaria | |
| Aurélien Joachim | vs Belarus vs France | vs Netherlands | |
| Daniel da Mota | vs Sweden vs France | vs Netherlands | |
| Chris Philipps | vs Sweden vs France | vs Netherlands | |
| Svetoslav Dyakov | vs Belarus vs Belarus | vs Sweden | |
| Kevin Malget | vs Sweden vs Netherlands | vs Belarus | |
| Christopher Martins | vs Bulgaria vs Netherlands | vs Belarus | |
| Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | vs Belarus vs Sweden | vs Netherlands | |
| Kevin Strootman | vs France | vs Bulgaria | |
| Ola Toivonen | vs Luxembourg vs Bulgaria | vs Belarus | |
| Egor Filipenko | vs Bulgaria vs Sweden | vs Netherlands | |
| Nikita Korzun | vs Luxembourg vs Sweden | vs Netherlands | |
| Ivaylo Chochev | vs Sweden vs Netherlands | vs France | |
| Ivelin Popov | vs Luxembourg vs Netherlands | vs France | |
| Christoffer Nyman | vs Netherlands vs Belarus | vs Luxembourg | |
| Paul Pogba | vs Sweden vs Luxembourg | vs Bulgaria | |
| Laurent Jans | vs Netherlands vs France | vs Sweden | |
| Syarhey Balanovich | vs Luxembourg vs Netherlands | vs France | |
| Alexei Rios | vs Netherlands vs Netherlands | vs France | |
| Mikalay Signevich | vs Luxembourg vs Netherlands | vs France | |
| Georgi Kostadinov | vs Sweden vs France | vs Luxembourg |