2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

Introduction

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar, 24 June to 17 July 2022. A total of 31 teams have been confirmed for the tournament. 16 places are determined by continental champions, with each continental association allowed two entries without regard to gender or age restrictions (with only two exceptions: host Asia will enter one team and Oceania will enter one team). The remaining 21 places are decided by qualifying tournaments held around the world from August 2020 onwards with the winners of these tournaments entering play-offs against teams from other confederations in order to determine which nations qualify directly for the finals tournament.

The group winners qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification groups were decided on 5 October 2015.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In addition, the best third-placed team will also advance to play in Qatar, but only if they do not get a direct entry into the 2020 UEFA European Nations League (UEFA Nations League).

The winners of each group qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In order to be eligible for participation in Euro 2020/2022 it is necessary that at least one team from each national association participates in qualifying.[1]

The draw took place on 19 September 2018 at 13:00 CET (UTC+2).[2]

Matches are played from March 2020 to November 2021.

Matches are played from March 2020 to November 2021. The qualifying group contains five teams:

• Belgium (Group A)

• England (Group B)

• Iceland (Group C)

• Wales (Group D)

• The first two rounds will be played in March 2020, April 2020, May 2020 and June 2020; the third round will be played in July 2020; the fourth round will be held in August/September/October/November 2021; if necessary it could take place between December 2030 and January 2031

Times are CET/CEST,as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Times are CET/CEST,as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

The European qualifying groups for the 2022 FIFA World Cup opened on 28 September 2016. The first round of matches were played between 10–22 October 2016 with each group having six teams playing home and away against each other. The six teams who finished first through sixth in each group advanced to the second round; however no score was necessary for qualification as all four teams progressed from their respective groups.[1]

Contents

The teams in the group are:

• Iceland, the reigning champions of UEFA Nations League B (the second tier of qualifying)

• Armenia, who were also champions of that competition and played in this round a year ago.

The schedule for each matchday is as follows:

Day 1 - Matchday 1 - Iceland vs Armenia (20 July)

• Kickoff time: 20h45 local time (19h45 BST)

• Venue: Torshavn Stadion in Torshavn Island; capacity: 3,500 seats

• Live stream link: https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/live-streams

Note: All ranks and round numbers are based on the official UEFA website as of 12 March 2021.

The UEFA group B consists of Germany, Czech Republic, Iceland and North Macedonia.

Germany is ranked first in this group according to FIFA world rankings while Czech Republic is ranked second and Iceland third. Romania are fourth while North Macedonia are last with an average ranking of 6.9 out of 10.[1]

In terms of points earned per game, Germany have scored an average score of 3.2 goals per game (including draws) while conceding 1 goal per game on average.[2] Iceland have scored 2 goals against them at an average rate of 0.5 per match.[3]

The winner qualifies for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The winner qualifies for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The four best second-placed teams from Groups B and D will play off to decide who will face Group A's runners-up in the final round of European qualification, which is also scheduled for 2020. This means that if Croatia beat Italy on June 10th (or more likely, if they lose), then it's almost certain that they'll qualify for next summer's finals; likewise with France if they beat England at home on Sunday night or go down by a single goal away from home against Iceland (who won't qualify).

UEFA Group B is one of the ten groups to decide which teams qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament. Group B consists of five teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Iceland, North Macedonia, and Romania, who became the 12th team in the group after Kosovo were disqualified by FIFA. The teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.

UEFA Group B is one of the ten groups to decide which teams qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament. Group B consists of five teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Iceland, North Macedonia and Romania who became the 12th team in the group after Kosovo were disqualified by FIFA. The teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format with two points awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

"The top 2 teams will qualify directly for 2022 FIFA World Cup Finals."

The top two teams will qualify directly for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals.

The top two teams in Group B will qualify directly for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. The third-placed team will play a play-off against the winner of group A for the other spot in the finals. If a match must be postponed because of rain, it will be moved to Saturday 28 September 2020.[1]

If Belgium win their opening match of UEFA Euro 2020, any team that finishes third in their qualifying group will enter a play-off to determine an additional UEFA qualifier for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

If Belgium win their opening match of UEFA Euro 2020, any team that finishes third in their qualifying group will enter a play-off to determine an additional UEFA qualifier for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The winner of this play-off will join Belgium in Group B of Europe's finals tournament.

Germany and Czech Republic are the highest ranked teams in this group according to FIFA world rankings but any of these 5 teams could qualify for the world cup finals

Germany and Czech Republic are the highest ranked teams in this group according to FIFA world rankings. The other three teams can all qualify for the World Cup finals, but it depends on how they perform in their remaining matches. There is a possibility that Belgium could qualify for the World Cup Finals if they finish above France and Croatia (both have 2 points).

Conclusion

Germany and Czech Republic are the highest ranked teams in this group according to FIFA world rankings but any of these 5 teams could qualify for the world cup finals. Germany finished runner up at 2018 FIFA World Cup and will be looking to win their first international trophy since 2002 when they won Euro 2004. If they can beat the other European contenders then they will go through with ease as they have a good run-in schedule ahead of them.