2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

UEFA association football competition

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H 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 H consisted of six teams: Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]

The group winners, Croatia, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Russia, advanced to the second round (play-offs), but they were later suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 10 7 2 1 21 4 +17 23 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–0
2  Russia[a] 10 7 1 2 19 6 +13 22 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 6–0 2–0
3  Slovakia 10 3 5 2 17 10 +7 14 0–1 2–1 — 2–2 2–0 2–2
4  Slovenia 10 4 2 4 13 12 +1 14 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
5  Cyprus 10 1 2 7 4 21 −17 5 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–2
6  Malta 10 1 2 7 9 30 −21 5 1–7 1–3 0–6 0–4 3–0 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ On 28 February 2022, FIFA suspended Russia from international competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[5][6][7] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Cyprus 0–0 Slovakia
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Malta 1–3 Russia
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Attendance: 0[9][note 2]
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
Slovenia 1–0 Croatia
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Russia 2–1 Slovenia
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Croatia 1–0 Cyprus
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Slovakia 2–2 Malta
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Cyprus 1–0 Slovenia
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Croatia 3–0 Malta
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Attendance: 0[15][note 2]
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Slovakia 2–1 Russia
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Malta 3–0 Cyprus
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Attendance: 2,686[17]
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
Russia 0–0 Croatia
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Attendance: 18,708[18]
Slovenia 1–1 Slovakia
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Attendance: 4,034[19]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Cyprus 0–2 Russia
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Slovenia 1–0 Malta
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Slovakia 0–1 Croatia
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Croatia 3–0 Slovenia
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Attendance: 16,237[23]
Russia 2–0 Malta
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Attendance: 10,508[24]
Slovakia 2–0 Cyprus
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Cyprus 0–3 Croatia
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Attendance: 2,333[26]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Malta 0–4 Slovenia
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Russia 1–0 Slovakia
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Attendance: 9,588[28]
Cyprus 2–2 Malta
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Attendance: 1,405[29]
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Croatia 2–2 Slovakia
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Slovenia 1–2 Russia
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Russia 6–0 Cyprus
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Malta 1–7 Croatia
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Slovakia 2–2 Slovenia
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Croatia 1–0 Russia
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Attendance: 30,257[35]
Malta 0–6 Slovakia
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Attendance: 3,293[36]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Slovenia 2–1 Cyprus
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Attendance: 5,117[37]
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

Goalscorers

There were 83 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.

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:[38]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Croatia Borna Barišić Yellow card vs Slovenia (24 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Slovakia (11 October 2021)		 vs Malta (11 November 2021)
Mateo Kovačić Yellow card vs Cyprus (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (8 October 2021)		 vs Slovakia (11 October 2021)
Marko Rog Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Portugal in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (17 November 2020) vs Slovenia (24 March 2021)[39]
Domagoj Vida Yellow card vs Slovenia (24 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Malta (30 March 2021)		 vs Russia (1 September 2021)
 Cyprus Kostakis Artymatas Yellow card vs Russia (4 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Croatia (8 October 2021)		 vs Malta (11 October 2021)
Andreas Avraam Yellow card vs Slovakia (7 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Croatia (8 October 2021)
Constantinos Soteriou Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Malta (1 September 2021) vs Russia (4 September 2021)
 Malta Ryan Camenzuli Yellow card vs Slovakia (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Russia (7 September 2021)		 vs Slovenia (8 October 2021)
Joseph Mbong Yellow card vs Cyprus (1 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Slovenia (8 October 2021)		 vs Cyprus (11 October 2021)
Enrico Pepe Yellow card vs Slovenia (4 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Croatia (11 November 2021)		 vs Slovakia (14 November 2021)
Alexander Satariano Yellow card vs Slovenia (4 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Slovenia (8 October 2021)		 vs Cyprus (11 October 2021)
 Russia Aleksei Miranchuk Yellow card vs Slovenia (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Malta (7 September 2021)		 vs Slovakia (8 October 2021)
Rifat Zhemaletdinov Yellow card vs Malta (24 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Slovakia (30 March 2021)		 vs Croatia (1 September 2021)
 Slovakia Dávid Hancko Yellow card vs Cyprus (7 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Croatia (11 October 2021)		 vs Slovenia (11 November 2021)
Juraj Kucka Yellow card vs Russia (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Croatia (11 October 2021)
Peter Pekarík Yellow card vs Croatia (4 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Slovenia (11 November 2021)		 vs Malta (14 November 2021)
Ivan Schranz Yellow card vs Slovenia (1 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Croatia (11 October 2021)		 vs Slovenia (11 November 2021)
 Slovenia Jaka Bijol Yellow card vs Croatia (7 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Russia (11 October 2021)		 vs Slovakia (11 November 2021)
Miha Blažič Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) vs Cyprus (14 November 2021)
Adam Gnezda Čerin Yellow card vs Slovakia (1 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Russia (11 October 2021)		 vs Slovakia (11 November 2021)
Josip Iličić Yellow card vs Cyprus (30 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Slovakia (1 September 2021)		 vs Malta (4 September 2021)
Jasmin Kurtić Yellow card vs Croatia (24 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Cyprus (30 March 2021)		 vs Slovakia (1 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Malta (4 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Russia (11 October 2021)		 vs Slovakia (11 November 2021)
Miha Mevlja Yellow card vs Croatia (24 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Russia (27 March 2021)		 vs Cyprus (30 March 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. ^ a b c d e f g h Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

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  3. ^ "UEFA preliminary competition format for the FIFA World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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External links

  • Official FIFA World Cup website
  • Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
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