The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B 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
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of FIFA's member associations. The 22nd FIFA World Cup is taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022; it is the first Wo ...
finals tournament in Qatar. Group B consisted of five teams:
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to t ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
,
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Eur ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
and
Sweden. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format.
The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the
second round (play-offs).
Greece, Georgia and Spain did not recognize Kosovo as an independent country, and therefore, during the match between Spain and Kosovo, the latter team was named "Kosovo Football Federation".
Standings
Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.
Times are
CET/
CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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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
*
Qualifiers – Europe FIFA.com
European Qualifiers UEFA.com
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Group B
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2021 in Georgian football
2020–21 in Greek football
2021–22 in Greek football
2020–21 in Kosovan football
2021–22 in Kosovan football
2020–21 in Spanish football
2021–22 in Spanish football
Spain at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
2021 in Swedish football