2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B 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 B consisted of five teams: Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Spain and Sweden. [2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

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The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Greece, Georgia and Spain did not recognize Kosovo as an independent country, and therefore, during the match between Spain and Kosovo, the latter team was named "Kosovo Football Federation". [4]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Spain.svgFlag of Sweden.svgFlag of Greece.svgFlag of Georgia.svgFlag of Kosovo.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8611155+1019Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–1
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8503126+615Advance to play-offs 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 824288010 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–1
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 8215612−67 1–2 2–0 0–2 — 0–1
5Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 8125515−105 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw. [5] [6] [7] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
  • Morata Soccerball shade.svg33'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada
Attendance: 0 [8] [note 2]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 0 [9] [note 2]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 16,500 [10]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 0 [11] [note 2]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 0 [12] [note 2]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 0 [13] [note 2]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Batumi Stadium, Batumi [14]
Attendance: 122 [15]
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 16,901 [16]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 1,200 [17]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz
Attendance: 8,444 [18]
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 3,475 [19]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 1,200 [20]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Batumi Stadium, Batumi [14]
Attendance: 0 [21] [note 3]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 44,213 [22]
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg1–2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 3,550 [23]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 47,314 [24]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg2–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Batumi Stadium, Batumi [14]
Attendance: 6,800 [25]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 7,825 [26]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 1,388 [27]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 51,844 [28]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [29]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Giorgi Aburjania Yellow card.svg vs Greece (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (9 October 2021)		vs Kosovo (12 October 2021)
Grigol Chabradze Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Spain (5 September 2021)		vs Greece (9 October 2021)
Lasha Dvali Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (12 October 2021)		vs Sweden (11 November 2021)
Guram Giorbelidze Yellow card.svg vs Greece (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (12 October 2021)
Jaba Kankava Yellow card.svg vs Greece (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (9 October 2021)		vs Kosovo (12 October 2021)
Guram Kashia Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Spain (5 September 2021)		vs Greece (9 October 2021)
Levan Shengelia Red card.svg vs Spain (28 March 2021)vs Greece (31 March 2021)
vs Kosovo (2 September 2021) [30]
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Anastasios Bakasetas Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (12 October 2021)		vs Spain (11 November 2021)
Pantelis Chatzidiakos Red card.svg vs Slovenia in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020)vs Spain (25 March 2021) [31]
Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Sweden (12 October 2021)vs Spain (11 November 2021)
Giorgos Giakoumakis Yellow card.svg vs Spain (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (31 March 2021)		vs Kosovo (5 September 2021)
Manolis Siopis Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Spain (11 November 2021)		vs Kosovo (14 November 2021)
Georgios Tzavellas Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (5 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (9 October 2021)		vs Sweden (12 October 2021)
Zeca Yellow card.svg vs Spain (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (31 March 2021)		vs Kosovo (5 September 2021)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Bernard Berisha Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Sweden (28 March 2021)vs Spain (31 March 2021)
Ibrahim Drešević Red card.svg vs Moldova in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020)vs Sweden (28 March 2021) [31]
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (12 October 2021)		vs Greece (14 November 2021)
Florent Hadergjonaj Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (9 October 2021)		vs Georgia (12 October 2021)
Besar Halimi Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (5 September 2021)		vs Spain (8 September 2021)
Lirim M. Kastrati Yellow card.svg vs Georgia (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (5 September 2021)
Hekuran Kryeziu Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Spain (31 March 2021)		vs Georgia (2 September 2021)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Marcus Danielson Red card.svg vs Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2020 (29 June 2021)vs Spain (2 September 2021) [30]
Albin Ekdal Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Greece (12 October 2021)		vs Georgia (11 November 2021)
Dejan Kulusevski Yellow card.svg vs Spain (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (9 October 2021)		vs Greece (12 October 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ↑ The match was played behind closed doors.

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 2022: Draw procedures" (PDF). FIFA . 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition – Draw Results" (PDF). UEFA. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "UEFA preliminary competition format for the FIFA World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "RTVE no quiere polémicas: así evita reconocer a Kosovo como estado en su partido contra La Roja". El Español (in Spanish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "European Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup: all the fixtures". UEFA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Fixture List – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fixture List by Group – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Spain vs. Greece" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sweden vs. Georgia" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Georgia vs. Spain" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kosovo vs. Sweden" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Greece vs. Georgia" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Spain vs. Kosovo" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 საქართველოს ეროვნული ნაკრები სამ საშინაო შეხვედრას ბათუმში გამართავს, Georgian Football Federation (GFF), 28 April 2021
  15. ↑ "Georgia vs. Kosovo" (JSON). UEFA. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sweden vs. Spain" (JSON). UEFA. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Kosovo vs. Greece" (JSON). UEFA. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Spain vs. Georgia" (JSON). UEFA. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Greece vs. Sweden" (JSON). UEFA. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Kosovo vs. Spain" (JSON). UEFA. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Georgia vs. Greece" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "Sweden vs. Kosovo" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "Kosovo vs. Georgia" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Sweden vs. Greece" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Georgia vs. Sweden" (JSON). UEFA. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "Greece vs. Spain" (JSON). UEFA. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "Greece vs. Kosovo" (JSON). UEFA. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  28. ↑ "Spain vs. Sweden" (JSON). UEFA. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  30. 1 2 "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  31. 1 2 "Disciplinary matters" (PDF). UEFA . 24 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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