2022 FIFA World Cup Group D

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Points Table Group D

Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 22 to 30 November 2022.[1] The teams in the group are France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams change

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
D1   France 1 UEFA UEFA Group D winners 13 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (1998, 2018) 3 4
D2   Australia 4[nb 2] AFC AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 13 June 2022 6th 2018 Round of 16 (2006) 42[nb 2] 38
D3   Denmark 2 UEFA UEFA Group F winners 12 October 2021 6th 2018 Quarter-finals (1998) 11 10
D4   Tunisia 3 CAF CAF Third Round winners 29 March 2022 6th 2018 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) 35 30

Notes

  1. The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. 2.0 2.1 As the identity of the AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[4]

Standings change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3   Tunisia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   Denmark 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

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

Matches change

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

Denmark vs Tunisia change

Denmark  0–0  Tunisia
Report

France vs Australia change

France  4–1  Australia
Report

Tunisia vs Australia change

Tunisia  0–1  Australia
Report
Attendance: 41,823

France vs Denmark change

France  2–1  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 42,860

Australia vs Denmark change

Australia  1–0  Denmark
Report

Tunisia vs France change

Tunisia  1–0  France
Report

Discipline change

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[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;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
                                   
  France 1 –1
  Australia 3 2 –5
  Denmark 2 2 1 –5
  Tunisia 1 3 1 –5

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 released". FIFA. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

Other websites change