2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I 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 tournament in Qatar. [1] Group I consisted of six teams: Albania, Andorra, England, Hungary, Poland and San Marino. [2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of England.svgFlag of Poland.svgFlag of Albania.svgFlag of Hungary.svgFlag of Andorra.svgFlag of San Marino.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 10820393+3626Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup 2–1 5–0 1–1 4–0 5–0
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 106223011+1920Advance to play-offs 1–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 5–0
3Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 106041212018 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 5–0
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 105231913+617 0–4 3–3 0–1 2–1 4–0
5Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 10208824166 0–5 1–4 0–1 1–4 2–0
6Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 100010146450 0–10 1–7 0–2 0–3 0–3
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).

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
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Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
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Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
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Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 200 [10]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg1–4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
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San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg2–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
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Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–4Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
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Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 58,260 [17]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Report (FIFA)
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PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 38,254 [18]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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Report (UEFA)
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Attendance: 4,135 [19]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,171 [20]
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg1–7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
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Report (UEFA)

Albania  Flag of Albania.svg5–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
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Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Attendance: 3,850 [22]
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 46,240 [23]
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
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PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,212 [24]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–5Flag of England.svg  England
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Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
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PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,128 [27]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (FIFA)
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Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 21,000 [28]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
England  Flag of England.svg1–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–3Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg1–4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
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England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,366 [32]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Report (FIFA)
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Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 12,800 [33]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report (FIFA)
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Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 75 [34]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,197 [35]
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–10Flag of England.svg  England
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.

12 goals

8 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: [37]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Keidi Bare Yellow card.svg vs England (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (2 September 2021)
vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Endri Çekiçi Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (9 October 2021)
vs Poland (12 October 2021)
Sokol Cikalleshi Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (12 November 2021)
vs Andorra (15 November 2021)
Klaus Gjasula Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (28 March 2021)
vs San Marino (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
vs San Marino (8 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (9 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (12 November 2021)
vs Andorra (15 November 2021)
Elseid Hysaj Yellow card.svg vs England (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (2 September 2021)
vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Ardian Ismajli Yellow card.svg vs Poland (12 October 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (12 November 2021)
vs Andorra (15 November 2021)
Rey Manaj Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (2 September 2021)
vs Hungary (5 September 2021)
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Jordi Aláez Yellow card.svg vs Poland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs San Marino (2 September 2021)
vs England (5 September 2021)
Albert Alavedra Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
vs England (9 October 2021)
Ricard Fernández Red card.svg vs Poland (12 November 2021)vs Albania (15 November 2021)
Christian García Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Latvia in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (17 November 2020)vs Albania (25 March 2021) [38]
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (5 September 2021)
vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
Marc Pujol Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs San Marino (2 September 2021)
vs England (5 September 2021)
Marc Rebés Yellow card.svg vs Albania (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (5 September 2021)
vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
Chus Rubio
Moisés San Nicolás Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
vs England (9 October 2021)
Marc Vales Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs England (5 September 2021)
vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
Márcio Vieira Yellow card.svg vs Albania (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (8 September 2021)
vs England (9 October 2021)
Flag of England.svg  England Tyrone Mings Yellow card.svg vs San Marino (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (5 September 2021)
vs Poland (8 September 2021)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Endre Botka Yellow card.svg vs San Marino (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (9 October 2021)
vs England (12 October 2021)
Attila Fiola Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Poland (25 March 2021)vs San Marino (28 March 2021)
Ádám Nagy Yellow card.svg vs Poland (25 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (31 March 2021)
vs England (2 September 2021)
Willi Orbán Yellow card.svg vs England (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (5 September 2021)
vs Andorra (8 September 2021)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Jan Bednarek Yellow card.svg vs Albania (2 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (12 October 2021)
vs Andorra (12 November 2021)
Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow card.svg vs England (8 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (12 November 2021)
vs Hungary (15 November 2021)
Karol Linetty Yellow card.svg vs England (8 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs San Marino (9 October 2021)
vs Albania (12 October 2021)
Tymoteusz Puchacz Yellow card.svg vs England (8 September 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (12 October 2021)
vs Andorra (12 November 2021)
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Manuel Battistini Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (2 September 2021)
vs Poland (5 September 2021)
Lorenzo Lunadei Yellow card.svg vs Hungary (28 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (5 September 2021)
vs Albania (8 September 2021)
Marcello Mularoni Yellow card.svg vs Albania (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Poland (5 September 2021)
Davide Simoncini Red card.svg vs Gibraltar in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (14 November 2020)vs England (25 March 2021)
vs Hungary (28 March 2021) [38]
Yellow card.svg vs Albania (31 March 2021)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (12 October 2021)
vs Hungary (12 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 3 4 5 6 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

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