The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group J was one of the ten UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Qatar.[1] Group J consisted of six teams: Armenia, Germany, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, and Romania.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]

The group winners, Germany, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, North Macedonia, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 9 0 1 36 4 +32 27 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 1–2 2–1 6–0 3–0 9–0
2  North Macedonia 10 5 3 2 23 11 +12 18 Advance to play-offs 0–4 — 0–0 0–0 3–1 5–0
3  Romania 10 5 2 3 13 8 +5 17 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 0–0 2–0
4  Armenia 10 3 3 4 9 20 −11 12 1–4 0–5 3–2 — 2–0 1–1
5  Iceland 10 2 3 5 12 18 −6 9 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 — 4–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 1 9 2 34 −32 1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–1 1–4 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[4][5][6] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Germany 3–0 Iceland
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Attendance: 0[7][note 2]
Liechtenstein 0–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Romania 3–2 North Macedonia
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Attendance: 0[9][note 2]
Armenia 2–0 Iceland
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Attendance: 4,300[10]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
North Macedonia 5–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 0[11][note 2]
Romania 0–1 Germany
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Attendance: 0[12][note 2]
Armenia 3–2 Romania
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Attendance: 4,300[13]
Germany 1–2 North Macedonia
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Attendance: 0[14][note 2]
Liechtenstein 1–4 Iceland
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Attendance: 0[15][note 2]
Iceland 0–2 Romania
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Attendance: 1,961[16]
Liechtenstein 0–2 Germany
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Attendance: 7,958[18]
North Macedonia 0–0 Armenia
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Attendance: 3,147[19]
Iceland 2–2 North Macedonia
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Attendance: 1,862[20]
Germany 6–0 Armenia
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Attendance: 18,086[21]
Romania 2–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 9,404[22]
Armenia 1–1 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 14,400[23]
Iceland 0–4 Germany
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Attendance: 3,505[24]
North Macedonia 0–0 Romania
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Attendance: 5,260[25]
Germany 2–1 Romania
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Attendance: 25,000[26]
Iceland 1–1 Armenia
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Attendance: 1,697[27]
Liechtenstein 0–4 North Macedonia
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Attendance: 1,628[28]
Iceland 4–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 4,461[29]
North Macedonia 0–4 Germany
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Attendance: 16,182[30]
Romania 1–0 Armenia
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Attendance: 13,576[31]
Armenia 0–5 North Macedonia
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Attendance: 7,200[32]
Germany 9–0 Liechtenstein
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Attendance: 25,984[33]
Romania 0–0 Iceland
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Attendance: 0[34][note 2]
Armenia 1–4 Germany
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Attendance: 12,800[35]
Liechtenstein 0–2 Romania
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Attendance: 2,237[36]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
North Macedonia 3–1 Iceland
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Attendance: 15,986[37]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[38]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Armenia Sargis Adamyan Yellow card vs Liechtenstein (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (11 October 2021)		 vs North Macedonia (11 November 2021)
Tigran Barseghyan Yellow card vs Iceland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (31 March 2021)		 vs North Macedonia (2 September 2021)
Khoren Bayramyan Yellow card vs Liechtenstein (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (31 March 2021)
Varazdat Haroyan Yellow card vs Iceland (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Germany (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (11 October 2021)		 vs North Macedonia (11 November 2021)
Eduard Spertsyan Yellow card vs Iceland (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (11 October 2021)
Taron Voskanyan Yellow card vs North Macedonia (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (11 October 2021)
 Germany Kai Havertz Yellow card vs Iceland (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs North Macedonia (11 October 2021)		 vs Liechtenstein (11 November 2021)
Antonio Rüdiger Yellow card vs North Macedonia (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Liechtenstein (11 November 2021)		 vs Armenia (14 November 2021)
 Iceland Albert Guðmundsson Yellow card vs Germany (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (28 March 2021)		 vs Liechtenstein (31 March 2021)
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Yellow card vs Romania (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (8 October 2021)		 vs Liechtenstein (11 October 2021)
Birkir Már Sævarsson Yellow card Yellow-red card vs England in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (18 November 2020) vs Germany (25 March 2021)[39]
Yellow card vs North Macedonia (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (8 October 2021)		 vs Liechtenstein (11 October 2021)
Ari Freyr Skúlason Yellow card vs Armenia (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (8 October 2021)
 Liechtenstein Noah Frommelt Yellow card vs North Macedonia (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (8 September 2021)		 vs North Macedonia (8 October 2021)
Jens Hofer Red card vs Germany (11 November 2021) vs Romania (14 November 2021)
Daniel Kaufmann Yellow card vs Armenia (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs North Macedonia (8 October 2021)		 vs Iceland (11 October 2021)
Martin Marxer Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Iceland (11 October 2021) vs Germany (11 November 2021)
Fabio Wolfinger Yellow card vs North Macedonia (28 March 2021)
Yellow card vs North Macedonia (8 October 2021)		 vs Iceland (11 October 2021)
 North Macedonia Tihomir Kostadinov Yellow card vs Armenia (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Romania (8 September 2021)		 vs Liechtenstein (8 October 2021)
Visar Musliu
Goran Pandev Yellow card vs Romania (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Germany (31 March 2021)		 vs Armenia (2 September 2021)
Milan Ristovski Yellow card vs Romania (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Liechtenstein (8 October 2021)		 vs Germany (11 October 2021)
Stefan Ristovski Yellow card vs Iceland (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Germany (11 October 2021)		 vs Armenia (11 November 2021)
 Romania Nicușor Bancu Yellow card vs North Macedonia (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (31 March 2021)		 vs Iceland (2 September 2021)
Alexandru Maxim
Valentin Mihăilă Yellow card vs North Macedonia (25 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Armenia (11 October 2021)		 vs Iceland (11 November 2021)
Dragoș Nedelcu Yellow card vs Iceland (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs North Macedonia (8 September 2021)		 vs Germany (8 October 2021)
George Pușcaș Red card vs Armenia (31 March 2021) vs Iceland (2 September 2021)
vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2021)[40]
Yellow card vs Armenia (31 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Germany (8 October 2021)		 vs Armenia (11 October 2021)
Andrei Rațiu Yellow card vs Germany (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Iceland (11 November 2021)		 vs Liechtenstein (14 November 2021)

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 27 March and from 31 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 28 March to 30 October 2021 (matchday 2–8).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ Liechtenstein played their home match against Germany at Kybunpark in St. Gallen, Switzerland, instead of their regular home stadium, the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz, which was being renovated.[17]

References

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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_J
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