Background |
The 55 teams were be drawn into five groups
of six and five groups of five. For the first time, Europe's
traditional powerhouse countries have all been seeded together in pot
one, with France returning to the highest seeds after a twelve year
absence. Europe will send 13 countries to Qatar, ten of which will be
group winners.
The ten group runners-up will go through to the play-offs,
along with the two best Nations League group winners who did not
finish in the top two of the World Cup qualifying groups. The four countries through to the 2021 Nations League
Finals in October - Belgium, France, Italy and Spain - are placed in
the smaller five-team groups.
A record 211 teams entered, and took part. The World Cup Preliminary
draw for Europe took place as a virtual event at FIFA Headquarters in Genève, 7 December
2020, presented by the Spanish journalist Cristina Gullon.
Group
I fixtures were agreed on Tuesday, 8 December 2020.
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UEFA Group I |
Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
|
England |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
39 |
3 |
+36 |
26 |
Poland |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
11 |
+19 |
20 |
Albania |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
=0 |
18 |
Hungary |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
13 |
+6 |
17 |
Andorra |
10 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
-16 |
6 |
San Marino |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
46 |
-45 |
0 |
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Matches |
25 March 2021 |
Andorra 0 Albania 1 [0-1]
Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
(bcd) |
Lenjani |
England 5 San Marino 0 [3-0] The National Stadium, Wembley
(bcd) |
Ward-Prowse, Calvert-Lewin (2), Sterling, Watkins |
Hungary 3 Poland 3 [0-1]
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
(bcd) |
Sallai, Ád.Szalai, Orbán
Piątek, Jóźwiak, Lewandowski |
28 March 2021 |
Albania 0 England 2 [0-1]
Air Albania Stadium,
Tiranë
(bcd) |
Kane, Mount |
Poland 3 Andorra 0 [1-0]
Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, Warszawa
(bcd) |
Lewandowski (2), Swiderski |
San Marino 0 Hungary 3 [0-1]
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
(bcd) |
Ád.Szalai (pen), Sallai, Nikolic (pen) |
31 March 2021 |
Andorra 1 Hungary 4 [0-1]
Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
(bcd) |
Pujol Pons (pen) Fiola,
Gazdag, Kleinheisler, Nego |
England 2 Poland 1 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley
(bcd) |
Kane (pen),
Maguire Moder |
San Marino 0 Albania 2 [0-0]
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
(bcd) |
Manaj, Uzuni |
2 September 2021 |
Andorra 2 San Marino 0 [2-0]
Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
(1,700) |
Vales (2) |
Hungary 0 England 4 [0-0]
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
(58,260) |
Sterling, Kane, Maguire, Rice |
Poland 4 Albania 1 [2-1]
Stadion Narodowy,
Warszawa
(38,254) |
Lewandowski, Buksa, Krychowiak, Linetty
Çikalleshi |
5 September 2021 |
Albania 1 Hungary 0 [0-0]
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
(4,135) |
Broja |
England 4 Andorra 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley
(67,171) |
Lingard (2), Kane (pen), Saka |
San Marino 1 Poland 7 [0-4]
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
(500) |
Nanni Lewandowski (2), Świdersky, Linetty,
Buksa (3) |
8 September 2021 |
Albania 5 San Marino 0 [1-0]
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
(3,850) |
Manaj, Laçi, Broja, Hysaj, Uzuni |
Hungary 2 Andorra 1 [2-0]
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
(46,240) |
Ád.Szalai (pen), Botka Llovera |
Poland 1 England 1 [0-0]
Stadion Narodowy,
Warszawa
(56,212) |
Szymański Kane |
9 October 2021 |
Andorra 0 England 5 [0-2]
Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
(2,285) |
Chilwell, Saka, Abraham, Ward-Prowse, Grealish |
Hungary 0 Albania 1 [0-0]
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
(273) |
Broja |
Poland 5 San Marino 0 [2-0]
Stadion Narodowy,
Warszawa
(56,128) |
Świdersky,
Brolli OG,
Kędziora, Buksa, Piątek |
12 October 2021 |
Albania 0 Poland 1 [0-0]
Air Albania Stadium,
Tiranë
(21,000) |
Świdersky |
England 1 Hungary 1 [1-1] The National Stadium, Wembley
(69,380) |
Stones
Sallai (pen) |
San Marino 0 Andorra 3 [0-1]
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
(243) |
Pujol, Moreno, Fernández |
12 November 2021 |
Andorra 1 Poland 4 [1-3]
Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
(1,049) |
Vales Lewandwoski (2), Jóźwiak, Milik |
Ricard
Fernández |
England 5 Albania 0 [5-0] The National Stadium, Wembley
(80,366) |
Maguire, Kane (3), Henderson |
Hungary 4 San Marino 0
[2-0]
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
(12,800) |
Szoboszlai (2), Gazdag, Vécsei |
15 November 2021 |
Albania 1 Andorra 0 [0-0]
Air Albania Stadium,
Tiranë
(75) |
Çekiçi |
Poland 1 Hungary 2 [0-1]
Stadion Narodowy,
Warszawa
(56,197) |
Świdersky Schäfer, Gazdag |
San Marino 0 England 10 [0-6]
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
(2,775) |
Maguire,
Fabbri OG,
Kane (4 (2 pen)), Smith Rowe, Mings, Abraham, Saka |
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Notes |
England
Qualification Scorers:- Harry Kane (12), Harry
Maguire (4), Bukayo Saka (3), Tammy
Abraham, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jesse Lingard, Raheem Sterling, James
Ward-Prowse (2), Ben Chilwell, Jack Grealish, Jordan
Henderson, Tyrone Mings, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, Emile Smith Rowe,
John Stones and Ollie Watkins (1) |
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