2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the ten UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Qatar.[1] Group B consisted of five teams: Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Spain and Sweden.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winner, Spain, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up, Sweden, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Greece, Georgia and Spain did not recognize Kosovo as an independent country, and therefore, during the match between Spain and Kosovo, the latter team was named "Kosovo Football Federation".[4]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 19 | Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | Advance to play-offs | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Matches[]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[5][6][7] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Spain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Greece ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Spain ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Georgia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Greece ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Spain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers[]
There were 46 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Otar Kakabadze (against Greece)
Discipline[]
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[29]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are 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) |
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Giorgi Aburjania | ![]() ![]() |
vs Kosovo (12 October 2021) |
Grigol Chabradze | ![]() ![]() |
vs Greece (9 October 2021) | |
Lasha Dvali | ![]() ![]() |
vs Sweden (11 November 2021) | |
Guram Giorbelidze | ![]() ![]() | ||
Jaba Kankava | ![]() ![]() |
vs Kosovo (12 October 2021) | |
Guram Kashia | ![]() ![]() |
vs Greece (9 October 2021) | |
Levan Shengelia | ![]() |
vs Greece (31 March 2021) vs Kosovo (2 September 2021)[30] | |
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Anastasios Bakasetas | ![]() ![]() |
vs Spain (11 November 2021) |
Pantelis Chatzidiakos | ![]() |
vs Spain (25 March 2021)[31] | |
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vs Spain (11 November 2021) | ||
Giorgos Giakoumakis | ![]() ![]() |
vs Kosovo (5 September 2021) | |
Manolis Siopis | ![]() ![]() |
vs Kosovo (14 November 2021) | |
Georgios Tzavellas | ![]() ![]() |
vs Sweden (12 October 2021) | |
Zeca | ![]() ![]() |
vs Kosovo (5 September 2021) | |
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Bernard Berisha | ![]() ![]() |
vs Spain (31 March 2021) |
Ibrahim Drešević | ![]() |
vs Sweden (28 March 2021)[31] | |
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vs Greece (14 November 2021) | ||
Florent Hadergjonaj | ![]() ![]() |
vs Georgia (12 October 2021) | |
Besar Halimi | ![]() ![]() |
vs Spain (8 September 2021) | |
Lirim M. Kastrati | ![]() ![]() | ||
Hekuran Kryeziu | ![]() ![]() |
vs Georgia (2 September 2021) | |
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Marcus Danielson | ![]() |
vs Spain (2 September 2021)[30] |
Albin Ekdal | ![]() ![]() |
vs Georgia (11 November 2021) | |
Dejan Kulusevski | ![]() ![]() |
vs Greece (12 October 2021) |
Notes[]
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 27 March and from 31 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 28 March to 30 October 2021 (matchday 2–8).
- ^ a b c d e Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ The match was played behind closed doors.
References[]
- ^ "UEFA preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 2022: Draw procedures" (PDF). FIFA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition – Draw Results" (PDF). UEFA. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "UEFA preliminary competition format for the FIFA World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "RTVE no quiere polémicas: así evita reconocer a Kosovo como estado en su partido contra La Roja". El Español (in Spanish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "European Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup: all the fixtures". UEFA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Fixture List – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Fixture List by Group – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Spain vs. Greece". Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Georgia". Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Georgia vs. Spain". Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Kosovo vs. Sweden". Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Greece vs. Georgia". Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Spain vs. Kosovo". Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b c საქართველოს ეროვნული ნაკრები სამ საშინაო შეხვედრას ბათუმში გამართავს, Georgian Football Federation (GFF), 28 April 2021
- ^ "Georgia vs. Kosovo". Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Spain". Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Kosovo vs. Greece". Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Spain vs. Georgia". Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Greece vs. Sweden". Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Kosovo vs. Spain". Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Georgia vs. Greece". Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Kosovo". Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Kosovo vs. Georgia". Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Greece". Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Georgia vs. Sweden". Union of European Football Associations. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Greece vs. Spain". Union of European Football Associations. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Greece vs. Kosovo". Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Spain vs. Sweden". Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Disciplinary matters" (PDF). UEFA.com. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
External links[]
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com
- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 2021 in Georgian football
- 2020–21 in Greek football
- 2021–22 in Greek football
- 2020–21 in Kosovan football
- 2021–22 in Kosovan football
- 2020–21 in Spanish football
- 2021–22 in Spanish football
- 2021 in Swedish football