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finals tournament in Qatar. Group H consisted of six teams:

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. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. 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

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Standings

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw. Times are

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Goalscorers

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: * 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:

Notes

References

External links

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Qualifiers – Europe
FIFA.com
European Qualifiers
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