2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I 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 tournament in Qatar.[1] Group I consisted of six teams: Albania, Andorra, England, Hungary, Poland and San Marino.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winners, England, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Poland, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 26 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Poland |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 20 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Albania |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Hungary |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 17 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Andorra |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | San Marino |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 | 0–10 | 1–7 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
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).
| England | 5–0 | San Marino |
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| Hungary | 3–3 | Poland |
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| Poland | 3–0 | Andorra |
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| San Marino | 0–3 | Hungary |
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| Andorra | 1–4 | Hungary |
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| England | 2–1 | Poland |
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| Andorra | 2–0 | San Marino |
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| Poland | 4–1 | Albania |
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| San Marino | 1–7 | Poland |
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| Hungary | 2–1 | Andorra |
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| Poland | 1–1 | England |
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| Andorra | 0–5 | England |
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| Andorra | 1–4 | Poland |
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| Hungary | 4–0 | San Marino |
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Goalscorers
There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.
12 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Endri Çekiçi- Sokol Cikalleshi
- Elseid Hysaj
- Qazim Laçi
- Ermir Lenjani
Ricard Fernández- Max Llovera
- Sergi Moreno
Ben Chilwell- Jack Grealish
- Jordan Henderson
- Tyrone Mings
- Mason Mount
- Declan Rice
- Emile Smith Rowe
- John Stones
- Ollie Watkins
Endre Botka- Attila Fiola
- László Kleinheisler
- Loïc Négo
- Nemanja Nikolić
- Willi Orbán
- András Schäfer
- Bálint Vécsei
Tomasz Kędziora- Grzegorz Krychowiak
- Arkadiusz Milik
- Jakub Moder
- Damian Szymański
Nicola Nanni
1 own goal
- Cristian Brolli (against Poland)
- Filippo Fabbri (against England)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[37]
- 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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| Albania | Keidi Bare |  vs England (28 March 2021) vs Poland (2 September 2021) | vs Hungary (5 September 2021) |
| Endri Çekiçi | vs Hungary (5 September 2021) vs Hungary (9 October 2021) | vs Poland (12 October 2021) | |
| Sokol Cikalleshi | vs Andorra (25 March 2021) vs England (12 November 2021) | vs Andorra (15 November 2021) | |
| Klaus Gjasula | vs Andorra (25 March 2021) vs England (28 March 2021) | vs San Marino (31 March 2021) | |
| vs Poland (2 September 2021) vs Hungary (5 September 2021) | vs San Marino (8 September 2021) | ||
| vs Hungary (9 October 2021) vs England (12 November 2021) | vs Andorra (15 November 2021) | ||
| Elseid Hysaj | vs England (28 March 2021) vs Poland (2 September 2021) | vs Hungary (5 September 2021) | |
| Ardian Ismajli | vs Poland (12 October 2021) vs England (12 November 2021) | vs Andorra (15 November 2021) | |
| Rey Manaj | vs Andorra (25 March 2021) vs Poland (2 September 2021) | vs Hungary (5 September 2021) | |
| Andorra | Jordi Aláez | vs Poland (28 March 2021) vs San Marino (2 September 2021) | vs England (5 September 2021) |
| Albert Alavedra | vs Hungary (31 March 2021) vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | vs England (9 October 2021) | |
| Ricard Fernández |  vs Poland (12 November 2021) | vs Albania (15 November 2021) | |
| Christian García |  vs Latvia in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (17 November 2020) | vs Albania (25 March 2021)[38] | |
| vs Poland (28 March 2021) vs England (5 September 2021) | vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | ||
| Marc Pujol | vs Hungary (31 March 2021) vs San Marino (2 September 2021) | vs England (5 September 2021) | |
| Marc Rebés | vs Albania (25 March 2021) vs England (5 September 2021) | vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | |
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| Moisés San Nicolás | vs Hungary (31 March 2021) vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | vs England (9 October 2021) | |
| Marc Vales | vs Hungary (31 March 2021) vs England (5 September 2021) | vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | |
| Márcio Vieira | vs Albania (25 March 2021) vs Hungary (8 September 2021) | vs England (9 October 2021) | |
| England | Tyrone Mings | vs San Marino (25 March 2021) vs Andorra (5 September 2021) | vs Poland (8 September 2021) |
| Hungary | Endre Botka | vs San Marino (28 March 2021) vs Albania (9 October 2021) | vs England (12 October 2021) |
| Attila Fiola | vs Poland (25 March 2021) | vs San Marino (28 March 2021) | |
| Ádám Nagy | vs Poland (25 March 2021) vs Andorra (31 March 2021) | vs England (2 September 2021) | |
| Willi Orbán | vs England (2 September 2021) vs Albania (5 September 2021) | vs Andorra (8 September 2021) | |
| Poland | Jan Bednarek | vs Albania (2 September 2021) vs Albania (12 October 2021) | vs Andorra (12 November 2021) |
| Grzegorz Krychowiak | vs England (8 September 2021) vs Andorra (12 November 2021) | vs Hungary (15 November 2021) | |
| Karol Linetty | vs England (8 September 2021) vs San Marino (9 October 2021) | vs Albania (12 October 2021) | |
| Tymoteusz Puchacz | vs England (8 September 2021) vs Albania (12 October 2021) | vs Andorra (12 November 2021) | |
| San Marino | Manuel Battistini | vs Hungary (28 March 2021) vs Andorra (2 September 2021) | vs Poland (5 September 2021) |
| Lorenzo Lunadei | vs Hungary (28 March 2021) vs Poland (5 September 2021) | vs Albania (8 September 2021) | |
| Marcello Mularoni | vs Albania (31 March 2021) vs Poland (5 September 2021) | ||
| Davide Simoncini | vs Gibraltar in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (14 November 2020) | vs England (25 March 2021) vs Hungary (28 March 2021)[38] | |
| vs Albania (31 March 2021) vs Andorra (12 October 2021) | vs Hungary (12 November 2021) |
Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.