2022 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 21 to 29 November 2022.[1] The teams in the group are England, Iran, the United States and Wales. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team[3] Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings[4]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
B1 England1UEFAUEFA Group I winners15 November 202116th2018Winners (1966)55
B2 Iran3AFCAFC Third Round Group A winners27 January 20226th2018Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018)2120
B3 United States2CONCACAFCONCACAF Third Round third place30 March 202211th2014Third place (1930)1516
B4 Wales4[nb 2]UEFAUEFA Second Round Path A winners5 June 20222nd1958Quarter-finals (1958)18[nb 2]19

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. 1 2 As the identity of the UEFA Second Round Path A 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.[5]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

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

Matches

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

England vs Iran

England 6–2 Iran
 Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
England
Iran
GK1Jordan Pickford
RB12Kieran Trippier
CB5John Stones
CB6Harry MaguireSubstituted off 70'
LB3Luke Shaw
CM22Jude Bellingham
CM4Declan Rice
RW17Bukayo SakaSubstituted off 70'
AM19Mason MountSubstituted off 70'
LW10Raheem SterlingSubstituted off 70'
CF9Harry Kane (c)Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:[note 1]
DF15Eric DierSubstituted in 70'
FW11Marcus RashfordSubstituted in 70'
MF20Phil FodenSubstituted in 70'
FW7Jack GrealishSubstituted in 70'
FW24Callum WilsonSubstituted in 75'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK1Alireza BeiranvandSubstituted off 20'
CB8Morteza PouraliganjiYellow card 48'
CB15Rouzbeh CheshmiSubstituted off 46'
CB19Majid Hosseini
RWB2Sadegh Moharrami
LWB5Milad MohammadiSubstituted off 63'
RM7Alireza JahanbakhshYellow card 25'Substituted off 46'
CM21Ahmad NourollahiSubstituted off 77'
CM18Ali KarimiSubstituted off 46'
LM3Ehsan Hajsafi (c)
CF9Mehdi Taremi
Substitutions:[note 1]
GK24Hossein HosseiniSubstituted in 20'
MF6Saeid EzatolahiSubstituted in 46'
DF13Hossein KanaanizadeganSubstituted in 46'
MF17Ali GholizadehSubstituted in 46'
MF16Mehdi TorabiSubstituted in 63'
FW20Sardar AzmounSubstituted in 77'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Bukayo Saka (England)[7]

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Figueiredo (Brazil)
Danilo Simon Manis (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)

United States vs Wales

United States 1–1 Wales
  • Weah Goal 36'
 Report
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 43,418
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
United States
Wales
GK1Matt Turner
RB2Sergiño DestYellow card 11'Substituted off 74'
CB3Walker Zimmerman
CB13Tim ReamYellow card 51'
LB5Antonee Robinson
DM4Tyler Adams (c)
CM8Weston McKennieYellow card 13'Substituted off 66'
CM6Yunus MusahSubstituted off 75'
RF21Timothy WeahSubstituted off 88'
CF24Josh SargentSubstituted off 74'
LF10Christian Pulisic
Substitutions:
FW11Brenden AaronsonSubstituted in 66'
FW19Haji WrightSubstituted in 74'
DF22DeAndre YedlinSubstituted in 74'
MF23Kellyn AcostaYellow card 90+10'Substituted in 75'
FW16Jordan MorrisSubstituted in 88'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter
GK1Wayne Hennessey
CB5Chris MephamYellow card 45+2'
CB6Joe Rodon
CB4Ben Davies
DM15Ethan AmpaduSubstituted off 90+5'
CM10Aaron Ramsey
CM8Harry WilsonSubstituted off 90+3'
RW14Connor Roberts
LW3Neco WilliamsSubstituted off 79'
CF11Gareth Bale (c)Yellow card 40'
CF20Daniel JamesSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW13Kieffer MooreSubstituted in 46'
FW9Brennan JohnsonSubstituted in 79'
MF22Sorba ThomasSubstituted in 90+3'
MF16Joe MorrellSubstituted in 90+5'
Manager:
Rob Page

Man of the Match:
Gareth Bale (Wales)[8]

Assistant referees:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Cao Yi (China)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)

Wales vs Iran

Wales 0–2 Iran
Report
  • Cheshmi Goal 90+8'
  • Rezaeian Goal 90+11'
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Wales
Iran
GK1Wayne HennesseyRed card 86'
CB5Chris Mepham
CB6Joe RodonYellow card 45+3'
CB4Ben Davies
DM15Ethan AmpaduSubstituted off 77'
CM10Aaron RamseySubstituted off 87'
CM8Harry WilsonSubstituted off 57'
RW14Connor RobertsSubstituted off 57'
LW3Neco Williams
CF11Gareth Bale (c)
CF13Kieffer Moore
Substitutions:
FW9Brennan JohnsonSubstituted in 57'
FW20Daniel JamesSubstituted in 57'
MF7Joe AllenSubstituted in 77'
GK12Danny WardSubstituted in 87'
Manager:
Rob Page
GK24Hossein Hosseini
RB23Ramin RezaeianYellow card 90+5'
CB19Majid Hosseini
CB8Morteza Pouraliganji
LB5Milad Mohammadi
RM17Ali GholizadehSubstituted off 77'
CM6Saeid EzatolahiSubstituted off 83'
CM21Ahmad NourollahiSubstituted off 77'
LM3Ehsan Hajsafi (c)Substituted off 77'
SS9Mehdi Taremi
CF20Sardar AzmounSubstituted off 68'
Substitutions:
FW10Karim AnsarifardSubstituted in 68'
MF16Mehdi TorabiSubstituted in 77'
MF7Alireza JahanbakhshYellow card 90+5'Substituted in 77'
DF15Rouzbeh CheshmiSubstituted in 77'
MF18Ali KarimiSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Iran)[9]

Assistant referees:
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)

England vs United States

England 0–0 United States
Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 68,463
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
England
United States
GK1Jordan Pickford
RB12Kieran Trippier
CB5John Stones
CB6Harry Maguire
LB3Luke Shaw
CM22Jude BellinghamSubstituted off 68'
CM4Declan Rice
RW17Bukayo SakaSubstituted off 77'
AM19Mason Mount
LW10Raheem SterlingSubstituted off 68'
CF9Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
FW7Jack GrealishSubstituted in 68'
MF8Jordan HendersonSubstituted in 68'
FW11Marcus RashfordSubstituted in 77'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK1Matt Turner
RB2Sergiño DestSubstituted off 77'
CB3Walker Zimmerman
CB13Tim Ream
LB5Antonee Robinson
RM8Weston McKennieSubstituted off 77'
CM4Tyler Adams (c)
CM6Yunus Musah
LM10Christian Pulisic
CF21Timothy WeahSubstituted off 83'
CF19Haji WrightSubstituted off 83'
Substitutions:
FW11Brenden AaronsonSubstituted in 77'
DF18Shaq MooreSubstituted in 77'
FW7Giovanni ReynaSubstituted in 83'
FW24Josh SargentSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter

Man of the Match:
Christian Pulisic (United States)[10]

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Wales vs England

Wales 0–3 England
Report
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Wales
England
GK12Danny Ward
RB3Neco WilliamsSubstituted off 36'
CB5Chris Mepham
CB6Joe Rodon
LB4Ben DaviesSubstituted off 57'
DM15Ethan Ampadu
CM10Aaron RamseyYellow card 61'
CM7Joe AllenSubstituted off 81'
RF11Gareth Bale (c)Substituted off 46'
CF13Kieffer Moore
LF20Daniel JamesYellow card 29'Substituted off 77'
Substitutions:
DF14Connor RobertsSubstituted in 36'
FW9Brennan JohnsonSubstituted in 46'
MF16Joe MorrellSubstituted in 57'
MF8Harry WilsonSubstituted in 77'
MF25Rubin ColwillSubstituted in 81'
Manager:
Rob Page
GK1Jordan Pickford
RB2Kyle WalkerSubstituted off 57'
CB5John Stones
CB6Harry Maguire
LB3Luke ShawSubstituted off 65'
DM4Declan RiceSubstituted off 57'
CM8Jordan Henderson
CM22Jude Bellingham
RF20Phil Foden
CF9Harry Kane (c)Substituted off 57'
LF11Marcus RashfordSubstituted off 75'
Substitutions:
DF18Trent Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted in 57'
FW24Callum WilsonSubstituted in 57'
MF14Kalvin PhillipsSubstituted in 57'
DF12Kieran TrippierSubstituted in 65'
FW7Jack GrealishSubstituted in 75'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Marcus Rashford (England)[11]

Assistant referees:
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)

Iran vs United States

Iran 0–1 United States
Report
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 42,127
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Iran
United States
GK1Alireza Beiranvand
RB23Ramin Rezaeian
CB19Majid HosseiniYellow card 77'
CB8Morteza Pouraliganji
LB5Milad MohammadiSubstituted off 45+2'
RM17Ali GholizadehSubstituted off 77'
CM6Saeid Ezatolahi
CM21Ahmad NourollahiSubstituted off 71'
LM3Ehsan Hajsafi (c)Substituted off 71'
SS9Mehdi Taremi
CF20Sardar AzmounSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
MF18Ali KarimiSubstituted in 45+2'
MF14Saman GhoddosSubstituted in 46'
MF16Mehdi TorabiSubstituted in 71'
DF25Abolfazl JalaliYellow card 90+6'Substituted in 71'
FW10Karim AnsarifardSubstituted in 77'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF13Hossein KanaanizadeganYellow card 83'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Queiroz
GK1Matt Turner
RB2Sergiño DestSubstituted off 82'
CB20Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB13Tim Ream
LB5Antonee Robinson
DM4Tyler Adams (c)Yellow card 43'
CM6Yunus Musah
CM8Weston McKennieSubstituted off 65'
RF21Timothy WeahSubstituted off 82'
CF24Josh SargentSubstituted off 77'
LF10Christian PulisicSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW11Brenden AaronsonSubstituted in 46'
MF23Kellyn AcostaSubstituted in 65'
FW19Haji WrightSubstituted in 77'
DF18Shaq MooreSubstituted in 82'
DF3Walker ZimmermanSubstituted in 82'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter

Man of the Match:
Christian Pulisic (United States)[12]

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jesús Sánchez (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)

Discipline

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
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 England 0
 United States 4 1 −5
 Iran 2 2 3 −7
 Wales 2 11 2 −9

Notes

  1. 1 2 Due to the concussion protocol, both teams were allowed up to six substitutions (rather than five) during the match.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Cup 2022 Group B: Match schedule, fixtures, times and dates for England, USA, Iran, Wales in Qatar". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 released". FIFA. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "What is FIFA concussion protocol for World Cup 2022?". USA TODAY.
  7. ↑ "England lay down gauntlet by thrashing IR Iran in World Cup opener". FIFA. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bale makes Wales point in gripping USA clash". FIFA. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stoppage-time strikes seal famous Iran win". FIFA. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "USA and England share World Cup draw". FIFA. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Rashford unstoppable as England fly into last 16". FIFA. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Pulisic strike sends USA into Netherlands last-16 tie". FIFA. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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