2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C is one of the ten UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams will qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Qatar.[1] Group C consists of five teams: Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Northern Ireland and Switzerland.[2] The teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up will advance to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 12 Nov | 25 Mar | 2 Sep | 8 Sep | |
2 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to second round | 5 Sep | — | 9 Oct | 15 Nov | 28 Mar | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 Nov | 8 Sep | — | 31 Mar | 12 Nov | ||
4 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 Mar | 25 Mar | 12 Oct | — | 5 Sep | ||
5 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 Mar | 12 Oct | 2 Sep | 9 Oct | — |
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).
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[7]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
Notes
References
- "UEFA preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 2022: Draw procedures" (PDF). FIFA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition – Draw Results" (PDF). UEFA. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "UEFA preliminary competition format for the FIFA World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "European Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup: all the fixtures". UEFA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Fixture List – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Fixture List by Group – European Qualifiers 2020–2022: FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com