2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C 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 C consisted of five teams: Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Northern Ireland and Switzerland. [2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgFlag of Italy.svgUlster Banner.svgFlag of Bulgaria.svgFlag of Lithuania.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8530152+1318Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8440132+1116Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 5–0
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 823367−19 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8224614−88 1–3 0–2 2–1 — 1–0
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 8107419−153 0–4 0–2 1–4 3–1 —
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).

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Despodov Soccerball shade.svg46' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 0 [7] [note 2]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
Attendance: 0 [8] [note 2]
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 0 [9] [note 2]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Kybunpark, St. Gallen
Attendance: 0 [11] [note 2]
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 0 [12] [note 2]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 0 [13] [note 2]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence [14]
Attendance: 14,366 [15]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg1–4Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,612 [16]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 2,503 [17]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel [14]
Attendance: 31,500 [18]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia [14]
Attendance: 10,578 [19]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 15,660 [20]
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,526 [21]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 19,129 [22]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 822 [23]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,806 [24]
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 45,699 [25]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 14,336 [26]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 15,969 [27]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Swissporarena, Lucerne
Attendance: 14,300 [28]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

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 Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Valentin Antov Yellow card.svg vs Northern Ireland (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Lithuania (9 October 2021)		vs Northern Ireland (12 October 2021)
Atanas Iliev Yellow card.svg vs Northern Ireland (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Lithuania (5 September 2021)		vs Lithuania (9 October 2021)
Nikolay Mihaylov Red card.svg vs Lithuania (5 September 2021)
Georgi Yomov Yellow card.svg vs Italy (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Lithuania (9 October 2021)		vs Northern Ireland (12 October 2021)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Manuel Locatelli Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Lithuania (31 March 2021)		vs Bulgaria (2 September 2021)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Fedor Černych Yellow card.svg vs Switzerland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (5 September 2021)		vs Italy (8 September 2021)
Domantas Šimkus Yellow card.svg vs Italy (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (5 September 2021)
Egidijus Vaitkūnas Yellow card.svg vs Italy (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (9 October 2021)		vs Switzerland (12 October 2021)
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Jamal Lewis Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Switzerland (9 October 2021)vs Bulgaria (12 October 2021)
Paddy McNair Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Lithuania (2 September 2021)		vs Switzerland (8 September 2021)
George Saville Yellow card.svg vs Italy (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (31 March 2021)		vs Lithuania (2 September 2021)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Manuel Akanji Yellow card.svg vs Bulgaria (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Italy (12 November 2021)		vs Bulgaria (15 November 2021)
Fabian Frei Yellow card.svg vs Italy (5 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Northern Ireland (8 September 2021)		vs Northern Ireland (9 October 2021)
Remo Freuler Red card.svg vs Spain in UEFA Euro 2020 (2 July 2021)vs Italy (5 September 2021) [30]
Denis Zakaria Yellow card.svg vs Northern Ireland (8 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Northern Ireland (9 October 2021)		vs Lithuania (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 6 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ↑ The Switzerland vs Lithuania match, originally to be played at 20:45 UTC+2, was delayed by 15 minutes to replace a wrong-sized goal. [10]

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. ↑ "European Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup: all the fixtures". UEFA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fixture List – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Fixture List by Group – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Switzerland" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Italy vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Italy" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Swiss goalposts cause delay". football-italia.net. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Lithuania" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lithuania vs. Italy" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Northern Ireland vs. Bulgaria" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 "World Cup qualifying: Bulgaria and Lithuania matches to take place in Florence and Reggio Emilia". FIGC. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Italy vs. Bulgaria" (JSON). UEFA. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lithuania vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Lithuania" (JSON). UEFA. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Italy" (JSON). UEFA. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Italy vs. Lithuania" (JSON). UEFA. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Northern Ireland vs. Switzerland" (JSON). UEFA. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Lithuania vs. Bulgaria" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Lithuania vs. Switzerland" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Italy vs. Switzerland" (JSON). UEFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "Northern Ireland vs. Lithuania" (JSON). UEFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "Northern Ireland vs. Italy" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  28. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Bulgaria" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  30. ↑ "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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