2022 FIFA World Cup Group A
Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 21 to 29 November 2022.[1] The group consists of Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.[2]
Teams
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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March 2022[nb 1] | October 2022 | |||||||||
A1 | ![]() |
1 | AFC | Hosts | 2 December 2010 | 1st | — | — | 51 | |
A2 | ![]() |
4 | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place | 24 March 2022 | 4th | 2014 | Round of 16 (2006) | 46 | |
A3 | ![]() |
3 | CAF | CAF Third Round winners | 29 March 2022 | 3rd | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2002) | 20 | |
A4 | ![]() |
2 | UEFA | UEFA Group G winners | 16 November 2021 | 11th | 2014 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) | 10 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group A will advance to play the runners-up of Group B.
- The runners-up of Group A will advance to play the winners of Group B.
Matches
All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]
Senegal vs Netherlands
The teams have never met before. This will be the first opening match of a World Cup not to feature either the hosts or the defending champions since 1954; the decision was made to maximise South American viewership for the match between Qatar and Ecuador.[3]
Senegal ![]() | Match 2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Qatar vs Ecuador
The two teams have faced each other three times, most recently in 2018, a 4–3 win for Qatar in a friendly game.
Qatar vs Senegal
The teams have never met before.
Netherlands vs Ecuador
The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2014, a 1–1 draw in a friendly game.
Ecuador vs Senegal
The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2005, a 2–1 win for Senegal in a friendly game.
Netherlands vs Qatar
The teams have never met before.
Netherlands ![]() | Match 36 | ![]() |
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Report |
Discipline
Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams are tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[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;
Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player in a single match.
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References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Announce the Schedules of The Word Cup Matches". Retrieved 3 April 2022.