The group comprised Germany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.
The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Sweden placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Portugal.
[1] However, they lost both matches and thus failed to qualify for the World Cup.
The dates for fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 17–18 November 2011.