2022 FIFA World Cup Group D

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Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 22 to 30 November 2022.[1] The teams in the group are France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams[change | change source]

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
D1  France 1 UEFA UEFA Group D winners 13 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (1998, 2018) 3 4
D2  Australia 4[nb 2] AFC AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 13 June 2022 6th 2018 Round of 16 (2006) 42[nb 2] 38
D3  Denmark 2 UEFA UEFA Group F winners 12 October 2021 6th 2018 Quarter-finals (1998) 11 10
D4  Tunisia 3 CAF CAF Third Round winners 29 March 2022 6th 2018 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) 35 30

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 AFC v CONMEBOL play-off 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.[4]

Standings[change | change source]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Denmark 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group D will play the runners-up of Group C.
  • The runners-up of Group D will play the winners of Group C.

Matches[change | change source]

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

Denmark vs Tunisia[change | change source]

Denmark 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 42,925

France vs Australia[change | change source]

France 4–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 40,875

Tunisia vs Australia[change | change source]

Tunisia 0–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 41,823

France vs Denmark[change | change source]

France 2–1 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 42,860

Australia vs Denmark[change | change source]

Australia 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 41,232

Tunisia vs France[change | change source]

Tunisia 1–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 43,627

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
 France 1 –1
 Australia 3 2 –5
 Denmark 2 2 1 –5
 Tunisia 1 3 1 –5

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. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "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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