2022 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 21 to 29 November 2022.[1] The group consists of England, Iran, the United States and the UEFA Path A winners (either Scotland, Ukraine or Wales). 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
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
B1 England1UEFAUEFA Group I winners15 November 202116th2018Winners (1966)5
B2 Iran3AFCAFC Third Round Group A winners27 January 20226th2018Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018)21
B3 United States2CONCACAFCONCACAF Third Round third place30 March 202211th2014Third place (1930)15
B4 UEFA Path A winners4UEFAUEFA Second Round Path A winners5 June 2022

Notes

  1. 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
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 UEFA Path A winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 November 2022. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group B will advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group B will advance to play the winners of Group A.

Matches

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

England vs Iran

The teams have never met before.

England Match 3 Iran
Report

United States vs UEFA Path A winners
United States Match 4 UEFA Path A winners
Report

UEFA Path A winners vs Iran
UEFA Path A winners Match 17 Iran
Report

England vs United States

The teams have met twice in the World Cup, in the States' famous 1–0 victory in 1950 and 1–1 draw in 2010.

England Match 20 United States
Report

UEFA Path A winners vs England
UEFA Path A winners Match 33 England
Report

Iran vs United States

The teams have met twice, in Iran's famous 2–1 victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and a 2000 friendly ended in a 1–1 draw.

Iran Match 34 United States
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.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 England
 Iran
 United States
UEFA Path A winners

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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