2022 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 24 November to 2 December 2022.[1] The group consists of Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea. 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
H1 Portugal1UEFAUEFA Second Round Path C winners29 March 20228th2018Third place (1966)8
H2 Ghana4CAFCAF Third Round winners29 March 20224th2014Quarter-finals (2010)60
H3 Uruguay2CONMEBOLCONMEBOL Round Robin third place24 March 202214th2018Winners (1930, 1950)13
H4 South Korea3AFCAFC Third Round Group A runners-up1 February 202211th2018Fourth place (2002)29

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  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 November 2022. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group H will advance to play the runners-up of Group G.
  • The runners-up of Group H will advance to play the winners of Group G.

Matches

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

Uruguay vs South Korea

The teams have met eight times including twice in the World Cup, both matches ending in victories for Uruguay; 1–0 in the group stage in 1990 and 2–1 in the round of 16 in 2010.

Uruguay Match 14 South Korea
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Portugal vs Ghana

The teams have met once, in Portugal's 2–1 group stage victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Portugal Match 15 Ghana
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South Korea vs Ghana

The two teams have faced each other eight times, most recently in 2014, a friendly game Ghana won 4–0.

South Korea Match 30 Ghana
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Portugal vs Uruguay

The teams have met three times including once in the World Cup, in Uruguay's 2–1 round of 16 victory in 2018.

Portugal Match 32 Uruguay
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Ghana vs Uruguay

The teams have met once, in Uruguay's quarter-final win on penalties in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana Match 45 Uruguay
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South Korea vs Portugal

The teams have met once, in South Korea's 1–0 group stage victory in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

South Korea Match 46 Portugal
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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
           
 Portugal
 Ghana
 Uruguay
 South Korea

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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