2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G 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 G consisted of six teams: Gibraltar, Latvia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway and Turkey. [2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Netherlands.svgFlag of Turkey.svgFlag of Norway.svgFlag of Montenegro.svgFlag of Latvia.svgFlag of Gibraltar.svg
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10721338+2523Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 6–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 6–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 106312716+1121Advance to play-offs 4–2 — 1–1 2–2 3–3 6–0
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10532158+718 1–1 0–3 — 2–0 0–0 5–1
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 103341415−112 2–2 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 4–1
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 102351114−39 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 — 3–1
6Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 100010443−390 0–7 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 —
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).

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 0 [7] [note 2]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Attendance: 0 [8] [note 2]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
J. Ikaunieks Soccerball shade.svg40' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA) 		Jovetić Soccerball shade.svg41', 83'
Skonto Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 0 [9] [note 2]
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg4–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 0 [10] [note 2]
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 5,000 [11]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
La Rosaleda, Málaga (Spain) [note 3]
Attendance: 0 [13] [note 2]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Attendance: 335 [14]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 0 [15] [note 2]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 223 [16]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg3–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 1,466 [17]
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo [18]
Attendance: 6,711 [19]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Vodafone Park, Istanbul
Attendance: 12,472 [20]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 2,520 [21]
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Attendance: 702 [22]
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven [18]
Attendance: 20,458 [23]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg0–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,134 [24]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam [18]
Attendance: 31,389 [25]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 9,442 [26]
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Attendance: 1,351 [27]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga [18]
Attendance: 4,711 [28]
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 21,408 [29]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 2,453 [30]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–0Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam [18]
Attendance: 31,583 [31]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 23,748 [32]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 24,376 [33]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6–0Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 8,895 [34]
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
City Stadium, Podgorica [18]
Attendance: 1,844 [35]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg1–3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Attendance: 1,130 [36]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,885 [37]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam [18]
Attendance: 0 [38] [note 2]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.47 goals per match.

12 goals

5 goals

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: [39]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Louie Annesley Yellow card.svg vs Norway (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (1 September 2021)		vs Turkey (4 September 2021)
Tjay De Barr Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (30 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (4 September 2021)		vs Norway (7 September 2021)
Kyle Goldwin Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (27 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (8 October 2021)		vs Netherlands (11 October 2021)
Aymen Mouelhi Yellow card.svg vs Norway (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Norway (7 September 2021)		vs Montenegro (8 October 2021)
Jayce Olivero Red card.svg vs Turkey (13 November 2021)vs Latvia (16 November 2021)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Antonijs Černomordijs Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Gibraltar (1 September 2021)		vs Norway (4 September 2021)
Eduards Emsis Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (30 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Norway (13 November 2021)		vs Gibraltar (16 November 2021)
Vladislavs Fjodorovs Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (30 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Norway (4 September 2021)		vs Montenegro (7 September 2021)
Vladislavs Gutkovskis Yellow card.svg vs Norway (4 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (7 September 2021)		vs Netherlands (8 October 2021)
Vladimirs Kamešs Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (30 March 2021)		vs Gibraltar (1 September 2021)
Krišs Kārkliņš Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (27 March 2021)		vs Turkey (30 March 2021)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Uroš Đurđević Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (7 September 2021)		vs Gibraltar (8 October 2021)
Stefan Savić Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (4 September 2021)		vs Latvia (7 September 2021)
Marko Vešović Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Norway (11 October 2021)vs Netherlands (13 November 2021)
Igor Vujačić Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (1 September 2021)		vs Netherlands (4 September 2021)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Daley Blind Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (27 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Norway (1 September 2021)		vs Montenegro (4 September 2021)
Matthijs de Ligt Red card.svg vs Czech Republic in UEFA Euro 2020 (27 June 2021)vs Norway (1 September 2021) [40]
Georginio Wijnaldum Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (7 September 2021)		vs Latvia (8 October 2021)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Stian Rode Gregersen Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (27 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (11 October 2021)		vs Latvia (13 November 2021)
Alexander Sørloth Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (27 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (30 March 2021)		vs Netherlands (1 September 2021)
Morten Thorsby Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (1 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Turkey (8 October 2021)		vs Montenegro (11 October 2021)
Kristian Thorstvedt Red card.svg vs Turkey (27 March 2021)vs Montenegro (30 March 2021)
vs Netherlands (1 September 2021) [41]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ozan Kabak Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (7 September 2021)		vs Norway (8 October 2021)
Orkun Kökçü Yellow card.svg vs Gibraltar (4 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (7 September 2021)
Mert Müldür Yellow card.svg vs Norway (27 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Gibraltar (13 November 2021)		vs Montenegro (16 November 2021)
Çağlar Söyüncü Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Netherlands (7 September 2021)vs Norway (8 October 2021)
Yusuf Yazıcı Yellow card.svg vs Norway (8 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Latvia (11 October 2021)		vs Gibraltar (13 November 2021)
Burak Yılmaz Yellow card.svg vs Netherlands (24 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (1 September 2021)		vs Gibraltar (4 September 2021)

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 27 March and from 31 October (matchday 1–2 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 28 March to 30 October 2021 (matchday 3–8).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ↑ The Norway v Turkey match, originally to be played at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, was moved to Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga (Spain), due to the travel ban in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. [12]

References

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  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.
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  7. ↑ "Turkey vs. Netherlands" (JSON). UEFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Norway" (JSON). UEFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Latvia vs. Montenegro" (JSON). UEFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). UEFA. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Norway moves 'home' World Cup qualifier to neutral Spain". The Seattle Times. 23 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Norway vs. Turkey" (JSON). UEFA. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Netherlands" (JSON). UEFA. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Norway" (JSON). UEFA. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Turkey vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Latvia vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). UEFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Oranje doet Eindhoven, Amsterdam en Rotterdam aan" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Norway vs. Netherlands" (JSON). UEFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Turkey vs. Montenegro" (JSON). UEFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Latvia vs. Norway" (JSON). UEFA. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Turkey" (JSON). UEFA. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Montenegro" (JSON). UEFA. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Turkey" (JSON). UEFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Norway vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). UEFA. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  27. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Montenegro" (JSON). UEFA. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  28. ↑ "Latvia vs. Netherlands" (JSON). UEFA. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  29. ↑ "Turkey vs. Norway" (JSON). UEFA. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  30. ↑ "Latvia vs. Turkey" (JSON). UEFA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). UEFA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  32. ↑ "Norway vs. Montenegro" (JSON). UEFA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  33. ↑ "Norway vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  34. ↑ "Turkey vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). UEFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  35. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Netherlands" (JSON). UEFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  36. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Latvia" (JSON). UEFA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  37. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Turkey" (JSON). UEFA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  38. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Norway" (JSON). UEFA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  39. ↑ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  40. ↑ "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  41. ↑ "Booking list" (PDF). UEFA . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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