Group A
France holds leading position in the points table after beating the hosts Luxemburg by 3-1 while Sweden thrashed Belarus by 4-0. On the other hand, Netherlands’ world cup qualification hugely disheartened after suffering a defeat against Bulgaria by 2-0.
Olivier Giroud put France ahead on 28 minutes while just 6 minutes later, Aurelien Joachim equalised the scoreline for Luxemburg through a penalty. On 37 minutes, France regained their lead through another penalty score by Antoine Griezmann. On 77 minutes, Giroud scored his second goal in the match through a header which was also strengthened the match for France.
Meanwhile, hosts Sweden thrashed Belarus by 4-0. Emil Forsberg opened the scoreline on 19 minutes through a penalty, while he also scored the second goal for his team on just 4 minutes of the second half. The hosts emphasised their lead through the next two goals by Marcus Berg (57′) and Isaac Kiese Thelin (77′) respectively.
On the other hand, three-time FIFA World Cup runners-up Netherlands slipped down to the 4th spot on the points table after suffering a 2-0 defeat against the hosts Bulgaria. Spas Delev (5’ and 20’) scored the both goals for the hosts in the first half.
Brief Scores:
Sweden 4 – 0 Belarus
Luxembourg 1 – 3 France
Bulgaria 2 – 0 Netherlands
Group Standings after the end of Round 5
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 9 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 5 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 2 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −6 | 1 |
(Note: GD = goals differences)