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 winners, England, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Poland, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 26 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 20 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 17 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
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10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 | 0–10 | 1–7 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
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).
England ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Poland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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San Marino ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Poland ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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San Marino ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Poland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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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
Endri Çekiçi
Sokol Cikalleshi
Elseid Hysaj
Qazim Laçi
Ermir Lenjani
Ricard Fernández
Max Llovera
Sergi Moreno
Ben Chilwell
Jack Grealish
Jordan Henderson
Tyrone Mings
Mason Mount
Declan Rice
Emile Smith Rowe
John Stones
Ollie Watkins
Endre Botka
Attila Fiola
László Kleinheisler
Loïc Négo
Nemanja Nikolić
Willi Orbán
András Schäfer
Bálint Vécsei
Tomasz Kędziora
Grzegorz Krychowiak
Arkadiusz Milik
Jakub Moder
Damian Szymański
Nicola Nanni
1 own goal
Cristian Brolli (against Poland)
Filippo Fabbri (against England)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[37]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were 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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Keidi Bare | ![]() ![]() |
vs Hungary (5 September 2021) |
Endri Çekiçi | ![]() ![]() |
vs Poland (12 October 2021) | |
Sokol Cikalleshi | ![]() ![]() |
vs Andorra (15 November 2021) | |
Klaus Gjasula | ![]() ![]() |
vs San Marino (31 March 2021) | |
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vs San Marino (8 September 2021) | ||
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vs Andorra (15 November 2021) | ||
Elseid Hysaj | ![]() ![]() |
vs Hungary (5 September 2021) | |
Ardian Ismajli | ![]() ![]() |
vs Andorra (15 November 2021) | |
Rey Manaj | ![]() ![]() |
vs Hungary (5 September 2021) | |
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Jordi Aláez | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (5 September 2021) |
Albert Alavedra | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (9 October 2021) | |
Ricard Fernández | ![]() |
vs Albania (15 November 2021) | |
Christian García | ![]() ![]() |
vs Albania (25 March 2021)[38] | |
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vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | ||
Marc Pujol | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (5 September 2021) | |
Marc Rebés | ![]() ![]() |
vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | |
Chus Rubio | |||
Moisés San Nicolás | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (9 October 2021) | |
Marc Vales | ![]() ![]() |
vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | |
Márcio Vieira | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (9 October 2021) | |
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Tyrone Mings | ![]() ![]() |
vs Poland (8 September 2021) |
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Endre Botka | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (12 October 2021) |
Attila Fiola | ![]() ![]() |
vs San Marino (28 March 2021) | |
Ádám Nagy | ![]() ![]() |
vs England (2 September 2021) | |
Willi Orbán | ![]() ![]() |
vs Andorra (8 September 2021) | |
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Jan Bednarek | ![]() ![]() |
vs Andorra (12 November 2021) |
Grzegorz Krychowiak | ![]() ![]() |
vs Hungary (15 November 2021) | |
Karol Linetty | ![]() ![]() |
vs Albania (12 October 2021) | |
Tymoteusz Puchacz | ![]() ![]() |
vs Andorra (12 November 2021) | |
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Manuel Battistini | ![]() ![]() |
vs Poland (5 September 2021) |
Lorenzo Lunadei | ![]() ![]() |
vs Albania (8 September 2021) | |
Marcello Mularoni | ![]() ![]() | ||
Davide Simoncini | ![]() |
vs England (25 March 2021) vs Hungary (28 March 2021)[38] | |
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vs Hungary (12 November 2021) |
Notes
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Albania" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "England vs. San Marino" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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- ^ "Albania vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Poland vs. Andorra" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Hungary" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Hungary" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "England vs. Poland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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- ^ "Poland vs. Albania" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Albania vs. Hungary" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "England vs. Andorra" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Poland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Albania vs. San Marino" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Hungary vs. Andorra" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Poland vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Andorra vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Hungary vs. Albania" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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- ^ "England vs. Hungary" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Andorra" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Poland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "England vs. Albania" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Hungary vs. San Marino" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Albania vs. Andorra" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Poland vs. Hungary" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "San Marino vs. England" (JSON). 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.
- ^ a b "Disciplinary matters" (PDF). UEFA.com. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 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)
- 2020–21 in Albanian football
- 2021–22 in Albanian football
- 2020–21 in Andorran football
- 2021–22 in Andorran football
- 2020–21 in English football
- 2021–22 in English football
- England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
- 2020–21 in Hungarian football
- 2021–22 in Hungarian football
- 2020–21 in Polish football
- 2021–22 in Polish football
- Poland at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
- 2020–21 in San Marino football
- 2021–22 in San Marino football