UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B

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The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. Group B consisted of six teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, and Andorra, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.

The top two teams, Belgium and Wales, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Bosnia and Herzegovina weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they lost to the Republic of Ireland and thus failed to qualify.

Standings

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 10 7 2 1 24 5 +19 23 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 3–1 3–1 5–0 6–0
2  Wales 10 6 3 1 11 4 +7 21 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 5 2 3 17 12 +5 17 Advance to play-offs 1–1 2–0 — 3–1 1–2 3–0
4  Israel 10 4 1 5 16 14 +2 13 0–1 0–3 3–0 — 1–2 4–0
5  Cyprus 10 4 0 6 16 17 −1 12 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 — 5–0
6  Andorra 10 0 0 10 4 36 −32 0 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Andorra 1–2 Wales
  • Lima 6' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bale 22', 81'
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Cyprus
  • Ibišević 6'
 Report
  • Christofi 45', 73'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine)
Belgium 6–0 Andorra
  • De Bruyne 31' (pen.), 34'
  • Chadli 37'
  • Origi 59'
  • Mertens 65', 68'
 Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 45,459
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
Cyprus 1–2 Israel
  • Makrides 67'
 Report
  • Damari 38'
  • Ben Haim II 45'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 19,164
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Wales 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,741
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Andorra 1–4 Israel
  • Lima 15' (pen.)
 Report
  • Damari 3', 41', 82'
  • Hemed 90+6' (pen.)
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Belgium
  • Džeko 28'
 Report
  • Nainggolan 51'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 12,070
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Wales 2–1 Cyprus
  • Cotterill 13'
  • Robson-Kanu 23'
 Report
  • Laban 36'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 21,273
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
Belgium 0–0 Wales
Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 41,535
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Cyprus 5–0 Andorra
  • Merkis 9'
  • Efrem 31', 42', 60'
  • Christofi 87' (pen.)
 Report
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Israel 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Vermouth 36'
  • Damari 45'
  • Zahavi 70'
 Report
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 28,300
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Israel 0–3 Wales
Report
  • Ramsey 45+1'
  • Bale 50', 77'
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Andorra 0–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
  • Džeko 13', 49', 62'
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 2,498
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Belgium 5–0 Cyprus
  • Fellaini 21', 66'
  • Benteke 35'
  • Hazard 67'
  • Batshuayi 80'
 Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 45,213
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Israel 0–1 Belgium
Report
  • Fellaini 9'
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 29,750
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Andorra 1–3 Cyprus
  • Dossa Júnior 2' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Mitidis 13', 45', 53'
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 Israel
  • Višća 42', 75'
  • Džeko 45+2' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ben Haim II 41'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Wales 1–0 Belgium
  • Bale 25'
 Report
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 33,280
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Belgium 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Fellaini 23'
  • De Bruyne 44'
  • Hazard 78' (pen.)
 Report
  • Džeko 15'
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 42,975
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Cyprus 0–1 Wales
Report
  • Bale 82'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 14,492
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Israel 4–0 Andorra
  • Zahavi 3'
  • Bitton 22'
  • Hemed 26' (pen.)
  • Dabbur 38'
 Report
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 22,650
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Wales 0–0 Israel
Report
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 32,653
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Andorra
  • Bičakčić 14'
  • Džeko 30'
  • Lulić 45'
 Report
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 6,830
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Cyprus 0–1 Belgium
Report
  • Hazard 86'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 11,866
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Andorra 1–4 Belgium
  • Lima 51' (pen.)
 Report
  • Nainggolan 19'
  • De Bruyne 42'
  • Hazard 56' (pen.)
  • Depoitre 64'
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 3,032
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 Wales
  • Đurić 71'
  • Ibišević 90'
 Report
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Israel 1–2 Cyprus
  • Bitton 76'
 Report
  • Dossa Júnior 58'
  • Demetriou 80'
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Belgium 3–1 Israel
  • Mertens 64'
  • De Bruyne 78'
  • Hazard 84'
 Report
  • Hemed 88'
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 39,773
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Cyprus 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Charalambidis 32'
  • Mitidis 41'
 Report
  • Medunjanin 13', 44'
  • Đurić 67'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 17,687
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Wales 2–0 Andorra
  • Ramsey 50'
  • Bale 86'
 Report
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 33,280
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Goalscorers

There were 88 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.

7 goals

  • Edin Džeko
  • Gareth Bale

5 goals

  • Kevin De Bruyne
  • Eden Hazard
  • Omer Damari

4 goals

  • Marouane Fellaini
  • Nestoras Mitidis

3 goals

  • Ildefons Lima
  • Dries Mertens
  • Demetris Christofi
  • Georgios Efrem
  • Tomer Hemed

2 goals

  • Radja Nainggolan
  • Milan Đurić
  • Vedad Ibišević
  • Haris Medunjanin
  • Edin Višća
  • Tal Ben Haim II
  • Nir Bitton
  • Eran Zahavi
  • Aaron Ramsey

1 goal

  • Michy Batshuayi
  • Christian Benteke
  • Nacer Chadli
  • Laurent Depoitre
  • Divock Origi
  • Ermin Bičakčić
  • Senad Lulić
  • Constantinos Charalambidis
  • Jason Demetriou
  • Dossa Júnior
  • Vincent Laban
  • Constantinos Makrides
  • Giorgos Merkis
  • Moanes Dabour
  • Gil Vermouth
  • David Cotterill
  • Hal Robson-Kanu

1 own goal

  • Dossa Júnior (against Andorra)

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Andorra Moisés San Nicolás   vs Hungary (15 October 2013) vs Wales (9 September 2014)
Márcio Vieira vs Wales (9 September 2014)
vs Belgium (10 October 2014)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (28 March 2015)		 vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
Jordi Rubio vs Israel (13 October 2014)
vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
vs Israel (3 September 2015)		 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)
Josep Ayala vs Belgium (10 October 2014)
vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)		 vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
Cristian Martínez vs Israel (13 October 2014)
vs Cyprus (16 November 2014)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)		 vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
Víctor Rodríguez vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015) vs Belgium (10 October 2015)
vs Wales (13 October 2015)
Marc Rebés vs Cyprus (12 June 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 September 2015)
vs Belgium (10 October 2015)		 vs Wales (13 October 2015)
 Belgium Vincent Kompany   vs Israel (31 March 2015) vs Wales (12 June 2015)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić vs Israel (16 November 2014) vs Andorra (28 March 2015)
Muhamed Bešić vs Andorra (6 September 2015) vs Wales (10 October 2015)
vs Cyprus (13 October 2015)
 Cyprus Vincent Laban vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 September 2014)
vs Israel (10 October 2014)
vs Andorra (12 June 2015)		 vs Wales (3 September 2015)
 Israel Eitan Tibi   vs Wales (28 March 2015) vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
Lior Refaelov vs Cyprus (10 October 2014)
vs Wales (28 March 2015)
vs Belgium (31 March 2015)		 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015)
Sheran Yeini vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014)
vs Belgium (31 March 2015)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 June 2015)		 vs Andorra (3 September 2015)
Nir Bitton vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (16 November 2014)
vs Wales (6 September 2015)
vs Cyprus (10 October 2015)		 vs Belgium (13 October 2015)
 Wales Andy King vs Cyprus (13 October 2014) vs Belgium (16 November 2014)
vs Israel (28 March 2015)
Joe Allen vs Andorra (9 September 2014)
vs Belgium (16 November 2014)
vs Belgium (12 June 2015)		 vs Cyprus (3 September 2015)

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