The2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was one of the tenUEFA groups in theWorld Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Qatar.[1] Group H consisted of six teams:Croatia,Cyprus,Malta,Russia,Slovakia andSlovenia.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in around-robin format.[3]
The group winners, Croatia, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Russia, advanced to thesecond round (play-offs), but they were later suspended due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 23 | Qualification for2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 22 | Advance toplay-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 5 | 1–7 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — |
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[5][6][7] Times areCET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Russia | 2–1 | |
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| Cyprus | 2–2 | |
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| Slovenia | 2–1 | |
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There were 83 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[38]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borna Barišić | vs Malta (11 November 2021) | ||
| Mateo Kovačić | vs Slovakia (11 October 2021) | ||
| Marko Rog | vs Slovenia (24 March 2021)[39] | ||
| Domagoj Vida | vs Russia (1 September 2021) | ||
| Kostakis Artymatas | vs Malta (11 October 2021) | ||
| Andreas Avraam | |||
| Constantinos Soteriou | vs Russia (4 September 2021) | ||
| Ryan Camenzuli | vs Slovenia (8 October 2021) | ||
| Joseph Mbong | vs Cyprus (11 October 2021) | ||
| Enrico Pepe | vs Slovakia (14 November 2021) | ||
| Alexander Satariano | vs Cyprus (11 October 2021) | ||
| Aleksei Miranchuk | vs Slovakia (8 October 2021) | ||
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov | vs Croatia (1 September 2021) | ||
| Dávid Hancko | vs Slovenia (11 November 2021) | ||
| Juraj Kucka | |||
| Peter Pekarík | vs Malta (14 November 2021) | ||
| Ivan Schranz | vs Slovenia (11 November 2021) | ||
| Jaka Bijol | vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | ||
| Miha Blažič | vs Cyprus (14 November 2021) | ||
| Adam Gnezda Čerin | vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | ||
| Josip Iličić | vs Malta (4 September 2021) | ||
| Jasmin Kurtić | vs Slovakia (1 September 2021) | ||
| vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | |||
| Miha Mevlja | vs Cyprus (30 March 2021) |