2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

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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]

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Scotland.svgFlag of Israel.svgFlag of Austria.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svgFlag of Moldova.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10901303+2727Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 5–0 1–0 3–1 8–0
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10721177+1023Advance to play-offs 2–0 — 3–2 2–2 4–0 1–0
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 105142321+216 0–2 1–1 — 5–2 3–2 2–1
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 105141917+216Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 0–1 4–2 — 3–1 4–1
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10118723−164 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–2 — 2–1
6Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 10019530−251 0–4 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 —
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).

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 5,000 [7] [note 2]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg1–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 0 [8] [note 3]
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 0 [9] [note 3]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg8–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
MCH Arena, Herning
Attendance: 0 [10] [note 3]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 0 [11] [note 3]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 5,000 [12] [note 2]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 0 [13] [note 3]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg1–4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 0 [14] [note 3]
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg4–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 0 [15] [note 3]
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 34,562 [16]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg0–4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 2,666 [17]
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 3,945 [19]
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg0–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 4,620 [20]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 13,550 [21]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 40,869 [22]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 18,800 [23]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,158 [24]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg2–1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 2,714 [25]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos (Spain)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,585 [26]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg0–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 3,021 [27]
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 2,642 [28]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,843 [29]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg0–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 4,233 [30]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva
Attendance: 9,000 [31]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 3,642 [32]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg4–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 4,300 [33]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,531 [34]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg4–1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 1,800 [35]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–2Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Netanya Stadium, Netanya
Attendance: 6,800 [36]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,527 [37]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

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]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Florian Grillitsch Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (28 March 2021)		vs Denmark (31 March 2021)
Martin Hinteregger Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (7 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (12 November 2021)		vs Moldova (15 November 2021)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Christian Nørgaard Yellow card.svg vs Israel (7 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (12 November 2021)		vs Scotland (15 November 2021)
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Brandur Hendriksson Yellow card.svg vs Austria (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (12 October 2021)		vs Denmark (12 November 2021)
René Joensen Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Denmark (4 September 2021)vs Moldova (7 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Austria (9 October 2021)		vs Scotland (12 October 2021)
Gunnar Vatnhamar Yellow card.svg vs Moldova (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (12 November 2021)		vs Israel (15 November 2021)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Hatem Abd Elhamed Yellow card.svg vs Austria (4 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (7 September 2021)		vs Scotland (9 October 2021)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Igor Armaș Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (31 March 2021)		vs Austria (1 September 2021)
Cătălin Carp Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (31 March 2021)
Artur Ioniță Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (4 September 2021)		vs Faroe Islands (7 September 2021)
Denis Marandici Yellow card.svg vs Denmark (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (12 November 2021)		vs Austria (15 November 2021)
Ion Nicolaescu Red card.svg vs Israel (31 March 2021)vs Austria (1 September 2021)
vs Scotland (4 September 2021) [39]
Vadim Raţă Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (31 March 2021)		vs Austria (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (12 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Scotland (12 November 2021)		vs Austria (15 November 2021)
Oleg Reabciuk Yellow card.svg vs Austria (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (7 September 2021)		vs Denmark (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Israel (12 October 2021)vs Scotland (12 November 2021)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ryan Christie Yellow card.svg vs Austria (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Faroe Islands (12 October 2021)		vs Moldova (12 November 2021)
Lyndon Dykes
Grant Hanley Yellow card.svg vs Austria (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Austria (7 September 2021)		vs Israel (9 October 2021)
Nathan Patterson Yellow card.svg vs Israel (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Moldova (12 November 2021)		vs Denmark (15 November 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 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  4. ↑ 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

  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. ↑ "Israel vs. Denmark" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Moldova vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Scotland vs. Austria" (JSON). UEFA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Denmark vs. Moldova" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Austria vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Israel vs. Scotland" (JSON). UEFA. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Austria vs. Denmark" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Moldova vs. Israel" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Scotland vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). UEFA. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Denmark vs. Scotland" (JSON). UEFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Israel" (JSON). UEFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Moldavia-Austria, drone sorvola il terreno da gioco: slitta l'inizio della partita". sportface.it (in Italian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Moldova vs. Austria" (JSON). UEFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Denmark" (JSON). UEFA. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Israel vs. Austria" (JSON). UEFA. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Scotland vs. Moldova" (JSON). UEFA. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Austria vs. Scotland" (JSON). UEFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Denmark vs. Israel" (JSON). UEFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Moldova" (JSON). UEFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Scotland vs. Israel" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  27. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Austria" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  28. ↑ "Moldova vs. Denmark" (JSON). UEFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  29. ↑ "Denmark vs. Austria" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  30. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Scotland" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "Israel vs. Moldova" (JSON). UEFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  32. ↑ "Moldova vs. Scotland" (JSON). UEFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  33. ↑ "Austria vs. Israel" (JSON). UEFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  34. ↑ "Denmark vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). UEFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  35. ↑ "Austria vs. Moldova" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  36. ↑ "Israel vs. Faroe Islands" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  37. ↑ "Scotland vs. Denmark" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  38. ↑ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  39. ↑ "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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