Group H
Estonia 1 (Mattias Kait 90’+2′) – Cyprus 0
Hosts Estonia beat Cyprus through the only goal by Mattias Kait in the injury time of the match.
Greece 1 (Zeca 73′) – Belgium 2 (Jan Vertonghen 70′; Romelu Lukaku 74′)
Apart from Hosts Russia, Belgium becomes the first UEFA side to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after beating Greece by 2-1.
Jan Vertonghen put Belgium 1-0 ahead with a superb finish on 70 minutes. However, 3 minutes later, Zeca equalised the scoreline for the hosts Greece after he netted a Georgios Tzavellas’ delivery.
In the very next minute, Romelu Lukaku scored the decisive goal for Belgium which also secured their berth for 2018 FIFA World Cup. Romelu Lukaku produced a header from Thomas Meunier’s cross which hit the net.
Gibraltar 0 – Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 (Edin Dzeko 35′, 85′; Kenan Kodro 65′; Senad Lulic 83′)
Bosnia and Herzegovina claimed the second position in the points table after beating the hosts Gibraltar by 4-0. Former Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko opened the account for the visitors on 35 minutes which was followed by Kennan Kodro (65’) and Senad Lulic (83’) before Dzeko’s second goal of the match (85’).
Group Standings after the end of Round 8
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 1 | Belgium | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +32 | 22 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 14 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 10 |
| 5 | Estonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −11 | 8 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −34 | 0 |
(Note: GD = goals differences)