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 team, Austria, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification:
TiebreakersMatches
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).
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
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[38]
- 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:
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" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Moldova" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Israel" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Israel" (JSON). 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" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Moldova" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Israel" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Moldova" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Israel" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Faroe Islands vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Moldova" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Israel" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Denmark vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Austria vs. Moldova" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Israel vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Denmark" (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.
- ^ "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA.com. 10 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com