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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 23 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Turkey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 21 | Advance to play-offs | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | |
3 | Norway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | ||
4 | Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 12 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | ||
5 | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 43 | −39 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
Matches
editThe 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).
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Gibraltar | 0–3 | Norway |
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Latvia | 1–2 | Montenegro |
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Netherlands | 2–0 | Latvia |
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Norway | 0–3 | Turkey |
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Gibraltar | 0–7 | Netherlands |
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Turkey | 3–3 | Latvia |
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Latvia | 3–1 | Gibraltar |
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Norway | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Latvia | 0–2 | Norway |
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Gibraltar | 0–3 | Turkey |
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Netherlands | 6–1 | Turkey |
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Norway | 5–1 | Gibraltar |
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Turkey | 1–1 | Norway |
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Norway | 2–0 | Montenegro |
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Turkey | 6–0 | Gibraltar |
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Gibraltar | 1–3 | Latvia |
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Montenegro | 1–2 | Turkey |
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Goalscorers
editThere 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
- Tjay De Barr
- Liam Walker
- Andrejs Cigaņiks
- Dāvis Ikaunieks
- Jānis Ikaunieks
- Raimonds Krollis
- Roberts Savaļnieks
- Risto Radunović
- Marko Simić
- Žarko Tomašević
- Nikola Vujnović
- Ilija Vukotić
- Donny van de Beek
- Steven Bergwijn
- Arnaut Danjuma
- Virgil van Dijk
- Denzel Dumfries
- Cody Gakpo
- Guus Til
- Jonas Svensson
- Merih Demiral
- Orkun Kökçü
- Mert Müldür
- Çağlar Söyüncü
- Yusuf Yazıcı
1 own goal
- Merih Demiral (against Latvia)
Discipline
editA 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:
Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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Gibraltar | Louie Annesley | vs Norway (24 March 2021) vs Latvia (1 September 2021) |
vs Turkey (4 September 2021) |
Tjay De Barr | vs Netherlands (30 March 2021) vs Turkey (4 September 2021) |
vs Norway (7 September 2021) | |
Kyle Goldwin | vs Montenegro (27 March 2021) vs Montenegro (8 October 2021) |
vs Netherlands (11 October 2021) | |
Aymen Mouelhi | vs Norway (24 March 2021) vs Norway (7 September 2021) |
vs Montenegro (8 October 2021) | |
Jayce Olivero | vs Turkey (13 November 2021) | vs Latvia (16 November 2021) | |
Latvia | Antonijs Černomordijs | vs Montenegro (24 March 2021) vs Gibraltar (1 September 2021) |
vs Norway (4 September 2021) |
Eduards Emsis | vs Turkey (30 March 2021) vs Norway (13 November 2021) |
vs Gibraltar (16 November 2021) | |
Vladislavs Fjodorovs | vs Turkey (30 March 2021) vs Norway (4 September 2021) |
vs Montenegro (7 September 2021) | |
Vladislavs Gutkovskis | vs Norway (4 September 2021) vs Montenegro (7 September 2021) |
vs Netherlands (8 October 2021) | |
Vladimirs Kamešs | vs Montenegro (24 March 2021) vs Turkey (30 March 2021) |
vs Gibraltar (1 September 2021) | |
Krišs Kārkliņš | vs Montenegro (24 March 2021) vs Netherlands (27 March 2021) |
vs Turkey (30 March 2021) | |
Montenegro | Uroš Đurđević | vs Turkey (1 September 2021) vs Latvia (7 September 2021) |
vs Gibraltar (8 October 2021) |
Stefan Savić | vs Turkey (1 September 2021) vs Netherlands (4 September 2021) |
vs Latvia (7 September 2021) | |
Marko Vešović | vs Norway (11 October 2021) | vs Netherlands (13 November 2021) | |
Igor Vujačić | vs Latvia (24 March 2021) vs Turkey (1 September 2021) |
vs Netherlands (4 September 2021) | |
Netherlands | Daley Blind | vs Latvia (27 March 2021) vs Norway (1 September 2021) |
vs Montenegro (4 September 2021) |
Matthijs de Ligt | vs Czech Republic in UEFA Euro 2020 (27 June 2021) | vs Norway (1 September 2021)[40] | |
Georginio Wijnaldum | vs Turkey (24 March 2021) vs Turkey (7 September 2021) |
vs Latvia (8 October 2021) | |
Norway | Stian Rode Gregersen | vs Turkey (27 March 2021) vs Montenegro (11 October 2021) |
vs Latvia (13 November 2021) |
Alexander Sørloth | vs Turkey (27 March 2021) vs Montenegro (30 March 2021) |
vs Netherlands (1 September 2021) | |
Morten Thorsby | vs Netherlands (1 September 2021) vs Turkey (8 October 2021) |
vs Montenegro (11 October 2021) | |
Kristian Thorstvedt | vs Turkey (27 March 2021) | vs Montenegro (30 March 2021) vs Netherlands (1 September 2021)[41] | |
Turkey | Ozan Kabak | vs Netherlands (24 March 2021) vs Netherlands (7 September 2021) |
vs Norway (8 October 2021) |
Orkun Kökçü | vs Gibraltar (4 September 2021) vs Netherlands (7 September 2021) | ||
Mert Müldür | vs Norway (27 March 2021) vs Gibraltar (13 November 2021) |
vs Montenegro (16 November 2021) | |
Çağlar Söyüncü | vs Netherlands (7 September 2021) | vs Norway (8 October 2021) | |
Yusuf Yazıcı | vs Norway (8 October 2021) vs Latvia (11 October 2021) |
vs Gibraltar (13 November 2021) | |
Burak Yılmaz | vs Netherlands (24 March 2021) vs Montenegro (1 September 2021) |
vs Gibraltar (4 September 2021) |
Notes
edit- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c d e f g Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ 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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- ^ "Norway vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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- ^ "Netherlands vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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- ^ "Turkey vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Montenegro vs. Netherlands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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- ^ "Montenegro vs. Turkey" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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External links
edit- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com