2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I 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 tournament in Qatar.[1] Group I consisted of six teams: Albania, Andorra, England, Hungary, Poland and San Marino.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]

The group winner, England, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up, Poland, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 2 0 39 3 +36 26 Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 5–0 1–1 4–0 5–0
2  Poland 10 6 2 2 30 11 +19 20 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 4–1 1–2 3–0 5–0
3  Albania 10 6 0 4 12 12 0 18 0–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 5–0
4  Hungary 10 5 2 3 19 13 +6 17 0–4 3–3 0–1 — 2–1 4–0
5  Andorra 10 2 0 8 8 24 −16 6 0–5 1–4 0–1 1–4 — 2–0
6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 46 −45 0 0–10 1–7 0–2 0–3 0–3 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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).

Andorra 0–1 Albania
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  • Lenjani 41'
Attendance: 285[7]
Referee: (Bulgaria)
England 5–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Hungary 3–3 Poland
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Attendance: 0[9][note 2]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Albania 0–2 England
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Attendance: 200[10]
Poland 3–0 Andorra
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Attendance: 0[11][note 2]
Referee: (Belgium)
San Marino 0–3 Hungary
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Attendance: 0[12][note 2]
Andorra 1–4 Hungary
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Attendance: 338[13]
Referee: (Iceland)
England 2–1 Poland
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Attendance: 0[14][note 2]
San Marino 0–2 Albania
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Attendance: 0[15][note 2]
Referee: (Norway)
Andorra 2–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 1,400[16]
Hungary 0–4 England
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Attendance: 58,260[17]
Poland 4–1 Albania
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Attendance: 38,254[18]
Referee: (Italy)
Albania 1–0 Hungary
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Attendance: 4,135[19]
England 4–0 Andorra
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Attendance: 67,171[20]
Referee: (Greece)
San Marino 1–7 Poland
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Attendance: 500[21]
Albania 5–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 3,850[22]
Referee: (Switzerland)
Hungary 2–1 Andorra
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Attendance: 46,240[23]
Referee: (Slovenia)
Poland 1–1 England
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Attendance: 56,212[24]
Andorra 0–5 England
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Attendance: 2,285[25]
Hungary 0–1 Albania
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Attendance: 273[26]
Poland 5–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 56,128[27]
Referee: (Croatia)
Albania 0–1 Poland
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Attendance: 21,000[28]
England 1–1 Hungary
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Attendance: 69,380[29]
San Marino 0–3 Andorra
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Attendance: 243[30]
Referee: (Turkey)
Andorra 1–4 Poland
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Attendance: 1,049[31]
England 5–0 Albania
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Attendance: 80,366[32]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Hungary 4–0 San Marino
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Attendance: 12,800[33]
Referee: (Slovakia)
Albania 1–0 Andorra
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Attendance: 75[34]
Poland 1–2 Hungary
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Attendance: 56,197[35]
San Marino 0–10 England
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Attendance: 2,775[36]
Referee: (Slovenia)

Goalscorers[]

There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.

12 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline[]

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[37]

  • 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)
 Albania Keidi Bare Yellow card vs England (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Poland (2 September 2021)		 vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Endri Çekiçi Yellow card vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Hungary (9 October 2021)		 vs Poland (12 October 2021)
Sokol Cikalleshi Yellow card vs Andorra (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs England (12 November 2021)		 vs Andorra (15 November 2021)
Klaus Gjasula Yellow card vs Andorra (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs England (28 March 2021)		 vs San Marino (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Poland (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Hungary (5 September 2021)		 vs San Marino (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Hungary (9 October 2021)
Yellow card vs England (12 November 2021)		 vs Andorra (15 November 2021)
Elseid Hysaj Yellow card vs England (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Poland (2 September 2021)		 vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Ardian Ismajli Yellow card vs Poland (12 October 2021)
Yellow card vs England (12 November 2021)		 vs Andorra (15 November 2021)
Rey Manaj Yellow card vs Andorra (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Poland (2 September 2021)		 vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
 Andorra Jordi Aláez Yellow card vs Poland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs San Marino (2 September 2021)		 vs England (5 September 2021)
Albert Alavedra Yellow card vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Hungary (8 September 2021)		 vs England (9 October 2021)
Ricard Fernández Red card vs Poland (12 November 2021) vs Albania (15 November 2021)
Christian García Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Latvia in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (17 November 2020) vs Albania (25 March 2021)[38]
Yellow card vs Poland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs England (5 September 2021)		 vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
Marc Pujol Yellow card vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs San Marino (2 September 2021)		 vs England (5 September 2021)
Marc Rebés Yellow card vs Albania (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs England (5 September 2021)		 vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
Chus Rubio
Moisés San Nicolás Yellow card vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Hungary (8 September 2021)		 vs England (9 October 2021)
Marc Vales Yellow card vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs England (5 September 2021)		 vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
Márcio Vieira Yellow card vs Albania (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Hungary (8 September 2021)		 vs England (9 October 2021)
 England Tyrone Mings Yellow card vs San Marino (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Andorra (5 September 2021)		 vs Poland (8 September 2021)
 Hungary Endre Botka Yellow card vs San Marino (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Albania (9 October 2021)		 vs England (12 October 2021)
Attila Fiola Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Poland (25 March 2021) vs San Marino (28 March 2021)
Ádám Nagy Yellow card vs Poland (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Andorra (31 March 2021)		 vs England (2 September 2021)
Willi Orbán Yellow card vs England (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Albania (5 September 2021)		 vs Andorra (8 September 2021)
 Poland Jan Bednarek Yellow card vs Albania (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Albania (12 October 2021)		 vs Andorra (12 November 2021)
Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow card vs England (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Andorra (12 November 2021)		 vs Hungary (15 November 2021)
Karol Linetty Yellow card vs England (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs San Marino (9 October 2021)		 vs Albania (12 October 2021)
Tymoteusz Puchacz Yellow card vs England (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Albania (12 October 2021)		 vs Andorra (12 November 2021)
 San Marino Manuel Battistini Yellow card vs Hungary (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Andorra (2 September 2021)		 vs Poland (5 September 2021)
Lorenzo Lunadei Yellow card vs Hungary (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Poland (5 September 2021)		 vs Albania (8 September 2021)
Marcello Mularoni Yellow card vs Albania (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Poland (5 September 2021)
Davide Simoncini Red card vs Gibraltar in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (14 November 2020) vs England (25 March 2021)
vs Hungary (28 March 2021)[38]
Yellow card vs Albania (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Andorra (12 October 2021)		 vs Hungary (12 November 2021)

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References[]

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