2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Football tournament qualification round
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D 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 finals tournament in Qatar.[1] Group D consisted of five teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France (the title holders), Kazakhstan and Ukraine.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winners, France, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Ukraine, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | France |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 18 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Finland |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[4][5][6] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Finland | 2–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Pukki  58', 77' |
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| France | 1–1 | Ukraine |
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| Griezmann 19' |
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Sydorchuk 57' |
| Ukraine | 1–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| Kazakhstan | 2–2 | Ukraine |
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| Ukraine | 1–1 | France |
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| France | 2–0 | Finland |
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| Finland | 1–2 | Ukraine |
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| Kazakhstan | 0–2 | Finland |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Finland |
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Goalscorers
There were 53 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Anel Ahmedhodžić- Edin Džeko
- Miroslav Stevanović
Marcus Forss- Robin Lod
- Daniel O'Shaughnessy
- Joel Pohjanpalo
Ousmane Dembélé- Anthony Martial
- Adrien Rabiot
Islambek Kuat- Serikzhan Muzhikov
- Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
Artem Dovbyk- Júnior Moraes
- Mykola Shaparenko
- Danylo Sikan
- Serhiy Sydorchuk
- Oleksandr Zinchenko
1 own goal
- Serhiy Malyi (against France)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[27]
- 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:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Amir Hadžiahmetović |  vs France (31 March 2021) vs France (1 September 2021) | vs Kazakhstan (7 September 2021) |
| Dennis Hadžikadunić | vs France (31 March 2021) vs Kazakhstan (7 September 2021) | vs Kazakhstan (9 October 2021) | |
| Finland | Glen Kamara | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2021) vs Ukraine (28 March 2021) | vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2021) |
| Jukka Raitala |  vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (13 November 2021) | vs France (16 November 2021) | |
| Rasmus Schüller | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2021) vs France (7 September 2021) | vs Ukraine (9 October 2021) | |
| Jere Uronen | vs Wales in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020) | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 March 2021)[28] | |
| France | Jules Koundé | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 September 2021) | vs Ukraine (4 September 2021) vs Finland (7 September 2021)[29] |
| Kazakhstan | Islambek Kuat |  vs Lithuania in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020) | vs France (28 March 2021)[28] |
| Stas Pokatilov | vs Ukraine (31 March 2021) vs Ukraine (1 September 2021) | vs Finland (4 September 2021) | |
| Vladislav Vasilyev | vs Ukraine (1 September 2021) vs Bosnia and Herzrgovina (7 September 2021) | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 October 2021) | |
| Yan Vorogovsky | vs Ukraine (31 March 2021) vs Finland (12 October 2021) | vs France (13 November 2021) | |
| Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 September 2021) vs Finland (12 October 2021) | ||
| Ukraine | Vitalii Mykolenko | vs Finland (28 March 2021) | vs Kazakhstan (31 March 2021) |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | vs Kazakhstan (31 March 2021) vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2021) | vs France (4 September 2021) |
Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.