Qualifiers Europe
The European section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification round will be playing from 25 March 2021 to 29 March 2022. The qualification round of the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifier from the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The World cup qualification was divided into 13 slots in the UEFA tournament.
In the selection process of the qualifier, all 55 FIFA associate football teams from UEFA will enter the qualification round. The tournament will be playing in two formats and it will depend on the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.
All the tournaments will be structured into 2 stages group stage and Playoff stage. The group stage is the first round of the tournament where 10 groups (Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F, Group G,
Group H, Group I, Group J) of 5 or 6 teams participate in winning the round and qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022.
The play-off stage is the next round of the tournament where 10 group stage runners would be joined by 2 other teams based on the Nations League ranking.
| Stage | Matchday | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying group stage | Matchday 1 | 24–25 March 2021 |
| Matchday 2 | 27–28 March 2021 | |
| Matchday 3 | 30-31 March 2021 | |
| Matchday 4 | 1-2 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 5 | 4-5 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 6 | 7-8 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 7 | 8-9 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 8 | 11-12 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 9 | 12-13 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 10 | 14–16 November 2021 | |
| Play-offs | Semi-finals | 24–25 March 2022 |
| Finals | 28–29 March 2022 |
The FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Europe final will be playing from 28 March 2022 to 29 March 2022.
Groups
This fixture was listed the confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, Qatar is partnered with the five-team Group A, which enables the 2022 World Cup hosts to play centralized friendlies against these countries in their “spare” match dates.
Group A
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Group B
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 5 | Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group C
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Northam Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group D
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Group E
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
| 5 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
Group F
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 6 | Maldova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 1 |
Group G
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 |
Group H
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 6 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
Group I
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 5 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| 6 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
Group J
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
