2022 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 22 to 30 November 2022.[1] The group consists of Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. 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
C1 Argentina1CONMEBOLCONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up16 November 202118th2018Winners (1978, 1986)4
C2 Saudi Arabia4AFCAFC Third Round Group B winners24 March 20226th2018Round of 16 (1994)49
C3 Mexico2CONCACAFCONCACAF Third Round runners-up30 March 202217th2018Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)9
C4 Poland3UEFAUEFA Second Round Path B winners29 March 20229th2018Third place (1974, 1982)26

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  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 November 2022. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group C will advance to play the runners-up of Group D.
  • The runners-up of Group C will advance to play the winners of Group D.

Matches

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

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

The two teams have faced each other four times, most recently in 2012, a 0–0 draw in a friendly game.

Argentina Match 8 Saudi Arabia
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Mexico vs Poland

The teams have met eight times including once in the World Cup, in Poland's 3–1 first group stage victory in 1978.

Mexico Match 7 Poland
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Poland vs Saudi Arabia

The two teams have faced each other four times, most recently in 2006, a 2–1 win for Poland in a friendly game.

Poland Match 22 Saudi Arabia
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Argentina vs Mexico

The teams have met thrice in the World Cup, in Argentina's 6–3 group stage victory in 1930, 2–1 round of 16 win in 2006, and another round of 16 victory by 3–1 in 2010.

Argentina Match 24 Mexico
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Poland vs Argentina

The teams have met eleven times including twice in the World Cup, in Poland's 3–2 first group stage victory in 1974 and Argentina's 2–0 second group stage win in 1978.

Poland Match 39 Argentina
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Saudi Arabia vs Mexico

The two teams have faced each other five times, most recently in 1999, a 5–1 win for Mexico at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Saudi Arabia Match 40 Mexico
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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
           
 Argentina
 Saudi Arabia
 Mexico
 Poland

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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