2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D 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 D consisted of five teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France (the title holders), Kazakhstan and Ukraine. [2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

Contents

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of France.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 8530183+1518Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup 1–1 2–0 1–1 8–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8260118+312Advance to play-offs 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 83231010011 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 814391237 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–2
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8035520153 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw. [4] [5] [6] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pukki Soccerball shade.svg58', 77' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
France  Flag of France.svg1–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Griezmann Soccerball shade.svg19' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Sydorchuk Soccerball shade.svg57'

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg0–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 0 [12] [note 2]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 6,274 [13]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
France  Flag of France.svg1–1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 48,000 [16]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg2–2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 3,980 [17]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
France  Flag of France.svg2–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
Attendance: 57,057 [18]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 12,897 [19]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 8,365 [21]
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 23,810 [22]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg1–3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 10,000 [23]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
France  Flag of France.svg8–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,551 [24]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg0–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 31,890 [26]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [27]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Amir Hadžiahmetović Yellow card.svg vs France (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs France (1 September 2021)
vs Kazakhstan (7 September 2021)
Dennis Hadžikadunić Yellow card.svg vs France (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (7 September 2021)
vs Kazakhstan (9 October 2021)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Glen Kamara Yellow card.svg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (28 March 2021)
vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2021)
Jukka Raitala Red card.svg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (13 November 2021)vs France (16 November 2021)
Rasmus Schüller Yellow card.svg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs France (7 September 2021)
vs Ukraine (9 October 2021)
Jere Uronen Red card.svg vs Wales in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020)vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2021) [28]
Flag of France.svg  France Jules Koundé Red card.svg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 September 2021)vs Ukraine (4 September 2021)
vs Finland (7 September 2021) [29]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Islambek Kuat Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Lithuania in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020)vs France (28 March 2021) [28]
Stas Pokatilov Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (1 September 2021)
vs Finland (4 September 2021)
Vladislav Vasilyev Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Bosnia and Herzrgovina (7 September 2021)
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 October 2021)
Yan Vorogovsky Yellow card.svg vs Ukraine (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Finland (12 October 2021)
vs France (13 November 2021)
Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov Yellow card.svg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Finland (12 October 2021)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Vitalii Mykolenko Red card.svg vs Finland (28 March 2021)vs Kazakhstan (31 March 2021)
Oleksandr Zinchenko Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2021)
vs France (4 September 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.

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