2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F 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 F consisted of six teams: Austria, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Israel, Moldova and Scotland.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winners, Denmark, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Scotland, and the fourth placed, Austria, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 27 | Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | |
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 23 | Advance to play-offs | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 16 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 16 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Matches[]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[4][5][6] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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Scotland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Moldova ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Moldova ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Israel ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Moldova ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers[]
There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Aleksandar Dragović
Konrad Laimer
Dejan Ljubicic
Christopher Trimmel
Martin Braithwaite
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Andreas Cornelius
Thomas Delaney
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Marcus Ingvartsen
Mathias Jensen
Christian Nørgaard
Yussuf Poulsen
Robert Skov
Jens Stryger Larsen
Daniel Wass
Sonni Nattestad
Meinhard Olsen
Sølvi Vatnhamar
Heini Vatnsdal
Nir Bitton
Bibras Natkho
Cătălin Carp
Nicolae Milinceanu
Grant Hanley
Scott McTominay
Nathan Patterson
John Souttar
Discipline[]
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[38]
- 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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Florian Grillitsch | ![]() ![]() |
vs Denmark (31 March 2021) |
Martin Hinteregger | ![]() ![]() |
vs Moldova (15 November 2021) | |
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Christian Nørgaard | ![]() ![]() |
vs Scotland (15 November 2021) |
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Brandur Hendriksson | ![]() ![]() |
vs Denmark (12 November 2021) |
René Joensen | ![]() ![]() |
vs Moldova (7 September 2021) | |
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vs Scotland (12 October 2021) | ||
Gunnar Vatnhamar | ![]() ![]() |
vs Israel (15 November 2021) | |
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Hatem Abd Elhamed | ![]() ![]() |
vs Scotland (9 October 2021) |
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Igor Armaș | ![]() ![]() |
vs Austria (1 September 2021) |
Cătălin Carp | ![]() ![]() | ||
Artur Ioniță | ![]() ![]() |
vs Faroe Islands (7 September 2021) | |
Denis Marandici | ![]() ![]() |
vs Austria (15 November 2021) | |
Ion Nicolaescu | ![]() |
vs Austria (1 September 2021) vs Scotland (4 September 2021)[39] | |
Vadim Raţă | ![]() ![]() |
vs Austria (1 September 2021) | |
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vs Austria (15 November 2021) | ||
Oleg Reabciuk | ![]() ![]() |
vs Denmark (9 October 2021) | |
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vs Scotland (12 November 2021) | ||
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Ryan Christie | ![]() ![]() |
vs Moldova (12 November 2021) |
Lyndon Dykes | |||
Grant Hanley | ![]() ![]() |
vs Israel (9 October 2021) | |
Nathan Patterson | ![]() ![]() |
vs Denmark (15 November 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 The Israeli authorities have allowed the attendance of audiences at football matches (up to 5,000 seats), thanks to over 50% of Israel's population who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by then.
- ^ a b c d e f g Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ The Moldova v Austria match, originally to be played at 21:45 UTC+3, was delayed by 30 minutes because a drone invaded the pitch.[18]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Israel vs. Denmark". Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Faroe Islands". Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Austria". Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Moldova". Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Faroe Islands". Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Scotland". Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Denmark". Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Israel". Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Faroe Islands". Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Scotland". Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Israel". Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Moldavia-Austria, drone sorvola il terreno da gioco: slitta l'inizio della partita". sportface.it (in Italian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Austria". Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Denmark". Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Austria". Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Moldova". Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Scotland". Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Israel". Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Moldova". Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Israel". Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Austria". Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Denmark". Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Austria". Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Scotland". Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Moldova". Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Scotland". Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Israel". Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Faroe Islands". Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Moldova". Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Faroe Islands". Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Denmark". Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links[]
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com
- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 2020–21 in Austrian football
- 2021–22 in Austrian football
- 2020–21 in Danish football
- 2021–22 in Danish football
- 2021 in Faroe Islands football
- 2020–21 in Israeli football
- 2021–22 in Israeli football
- 2020–21 in Moldovan football
- 2021–22 in Moldovan football
- 2020–21 in Scottish football
- 2021–22 in Scottish football