2022 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 21 to 29 November 2022.[1] The group consists of Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. 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
A1 Qatar1AFCHosts2 December 20101st——51
A2 Ecuador4CONMEBOLCONMEBOL Round Robin fourth place24 March 20224th2014Round of 16 (2006)46
A3 Senegal3CAFCAF Third Round winners29 March 20223rd2018Quarter-finals (2002)20
A4 Netherlands2UEFAUEFA Group G winners16 November 202111th2014Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)10

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  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Netherlands 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
(H) Host

In the round of 16:

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

Matches

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

Senegal vs Netherlands

The teams have never met before. This will be the first tournament since 1954 where the opening match doesn’t involve either the hosts or the defending champions, in order to maximise South American viewership for the Qatar vs Ecuador match.[3]

Senegal Match 2 Netherlands
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Qatar vs Ecuador

The two teams have faced each other three times, most recently in 2018, a 4–3 win for Qatar in a friendly game.

Qatar Match 1 Ecuador
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Qatar vs Senegal

The teams have never met before.

Qatar Match 18 Senegal
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Netherlands vs Ecuador

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2014, a 1–1 draw in a friendly game.

Netherlands Match 19 Ecuador
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Ecuador vs Senegal

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2005, a 2–1 win for Senegal in a friendly game.

Ecuador Match 35 Senegal
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Netherlands vs Qatar

The teams have never met before.

Netherlands Match 36 Qatar
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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
           
 Qatar
 Ecuador
 Senegal
 Netherlands

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.
  3. "FIFA Announce the Schedules of The Word Cup Matches". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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