2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_UEFA_Group_G

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

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]

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

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
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).

More information Turkey, 4–2 ...
More information Gibraltar, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
More information Latvia, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0[9][note 2]
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

More information Montenegro, 4–1 ...
More information Netherlands, 2–0 ...
More information Norway, 0–3 ...

More information Gibraltar, 0–7 ...
More information Montenegro, 0–1 ...
More information Turkey, 3–3 ...

More information Latvia, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 1,466[17]
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
More information Norway, 1–1 ...
More information Turkey, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 12,472[20]

More information Latvia, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 2,520[21]
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
More information Gibraltar, 0–3 ...
More information Netherlands, 4–0 ...

More information Montenegro, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 2,134[24]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
More information Netherlands, 6–1 ...
More information Norway, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 9,442[26]
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)

More information Gibraltar, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,351[27]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
More information Latvia, 0–1 ...
More information Turkey, 1–1 ...

More information Latvia, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 2,453[30]
More information Netherlands, 6–0 ...
More information Norway, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 23,748[32]

More information Norway, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 24,376[33]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
More information Turkey, 6–0 ...
More information Montenegro, 2–2 ...

More information Gibraltar, 1–3 ...
More information Montenegro, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 2,885[37]
More information Netherlands, 2–0 ...

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]

  • 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:

More information Team, Player ...

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

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