2022 FIFA World Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 21 to 29 November 2022.[1] The teams in the group are England, Iran, the United States and Wales. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams[change | change source]

Draw position Team[3] Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings[4]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
B1  England 1 UEFA UEFA Group I winners 15 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (1966) 5 5
B2  Iran 3 AFC AFC Third Round Group A winners 27 January 2022 6th 2018 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018) 21 20
B3  United States 2 CONCACAF CONCACAF Third Round third place 30 March 2022 11th 2014 Third place (1930) 15 16
B4  Wales 4[nb 2] UEFA UEFA Second Round Path A winners 5 June 2022 2nd 1958 Quarter-finals (1958) 18[nb 2] 19

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 As the identity of the UEFA Second Round Path A winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[5]

Standings[change | change source]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group B will play the runners-up of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group B will play the winners of Group A.

Matches[change | change source]

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

England vs Iran[change | change source]

England 6–2 Iran
 Report

United States vs Wales[change | change source]

United States 1–1 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 43,418

Wales vs Iran[change | change source]

Wales 0–2 Iran
Report
Attendance: 40,875

England vs United States[change | change source]

England 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 68,463

Wales vs England[change | change source]

Wales 0–3 England
Report
Attendance: 44,297

Iran vs United States[change | change source]

Iran 0–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 42,127

Discipline[change | change source]

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 England 0
 United States 4 1 −5
 Iran 2 2 3 −7
 Wales 2 1 1 2 −9

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Cup 2022 Group B: Match schedule, fixtures, times and dates for England, USA, Iran, Wales in Qatar". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 released". FIFA. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

Other websites[change | change source]

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