European Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022- Match Day 4, 5 & 6 : all the fixtures and results

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:00am

The European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup resumed on 1 September. Newly-crowned UEFA EURO 2020 champions Italy continued their unbeaten campaign despite being held at home, while England and Denmark maintained perfect starts.

The European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup run from 24 March to 16 November 2021.

The ten group winners qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The ten group runners-up will be joined by the two best group winners from the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking that have neither qualified directly for the final tournament as European Qualifiers group winners, nor entered the play-offs already as European Qualifiers group runners-up. The 12 teams will be drawn into three play-off paths for one-off semi-finals and a final. The three path winners qualify for the World Cup.

In this thread, we shall be covering all European Qualifying Matches from Matchday 4 to Matchday 6 (Wednesday 1st Sep to Wednesday 8th Sep)
Matchday 4 : 1–2 September 2021
Matchday 5 : 4–5 September 2021
Matchday 6 : 7–8 September 2021

Join us in the Discussion and share your views on the various Matches and anything in between.

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:01am

How qualifying works

The ten group winners qualify for the 2022 World Cup which runs from 21 November to 18 December in Qatar.

For the play-offs from 24 to 29 March 2022, the ten group runners-up will be joined by the two best group winners from the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking that have neither qualified directly for the final tournament as European Qualifiers group winners, nor entered the play-offs already as European Qualifiers group runners-up. These 12 teams will be drawn into three play-off paths for one-off semi-finals and a final. The three path winners qualify for the World Cup.

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:03am

MATCHDAY 4

Wednesday 1 September

Group A: Luxembourg 2-1 Azerbaijan, Portugal 2-1 Republic of Ireland

Group D: Kazakhstan 2-2 Ukraine, France 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group F: Denmark 2-0 Scotland, Faroe Islands 0-4 Israel, Moldova 0-2 Austria

Group G: Latvia 3-1 Gibraltar, Norway 1-1 Netherlands, Turkey 2-2 Montenegro

Group H: Malta 3-0 Cyprus, Russia 0-0 Croatia, Slovenia 1-1 Slovakia

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:04am

Thursday 2 September

Group B: Georgia 0-1 Kosovo, Sweden 2-1 Spain

Group C: Italy 1-1 Bulgaria, Lithuania 1-4 Northern Ireland

Group E: Czech Republic 1-0 Belarus, Estonia 2-5 Belgium

Group I: Andorra 2-0 San Marino, Hungary 0-4 England, Poland 4-1 Albania

Group J: Iceland 0-2 Romania, Liechtenstein 0-2 Germany, North Macedonia 0-0 Armenia

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:06am

MATCHDAY 5

Saturday 4 September

Group A: Republic of Ireland vs Azerbaijan (18:00), Serbia vs Luxembourg (18:00)

Group D: Finland vs Kazakhstan (18:00), Ukraine vs France

Group F: Faroe Islands vs Denmark, Israel vs Austria, Scotland vs Moldova

Group G: Latvia vs Norway (18:00), Gibraltar vs Turkey, Netherlands vs Montenegro

Group H: Cyprus vs Russia (15:00), Slovenia vs Malta (18:00), Slovakia vs Croatia

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:06am

Sunday 5 September

Group B: Kosovo vs Greece, Spain vs Georgia

Group C: Bulgaria vs Lithuania (18:00), Switzerland vs Italy

Group E: Belarus vs Wales (15:00), Belgium vs Czech Republic

Group I: Albania vs Hungary (18:00), England vs Andorra (18:00), San Marino vs Poland

Group J: Iceland vs North Macedonia (18:00), Germany vs Armenia, Romania vs Liechtenstein

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:08am

MATCHDAY 6

Tuesday 7 September

Group A: Azerbaijan vs Portugal (18:00), Republic of Ireland vs Serbia

Group D: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Kazakhstan, France vs Finland

Group F: Austria vs Scotland, Denmark vs Israel, Faroe Islands vs Moldova

Group G: Montenegro vs Latvia, Netherlands vs Turkey, Norway vs Gibraltar

Group H: Croatia vs Slovenia, Russia vs Malta, Slovakia vs Cyprus

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 8:08am

Wednesday 8 September

Group B: Greece vs Sweden, Kosovo vs Spain

Group C: Italy vs Lithuania, Northern Ireland vs Switzerland

Group E: Belarus vs Belgium, Wales vs Estonia

Group I: Albania vs San Marino, Hungary vs Andorra, Poland vs England

Group J: Armenia vs Liechtenstein (18:00), Iceland vs Germany, North Macedonia vs Romania

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 9:05am

FT: Finland 0-0 Wales

Harry Wilson (PEN)

Robert Page’s side prepare for Belarus with a stalemate.

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 9:06am

FT: France 1-1 Bosnia

Edin Dzeko
Antoine Griezmann
Jules Kounde

Les Blues hang on for the draw with ten men.

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 9:07am

FT: Portugal 2-1 Republic of Ireland

Cristiano Ronaldo (PEN)
John Egan
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo

The leading goalscoring in men’s international football steals the show.

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 9:08am

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃

Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored more goals than any other player in men’s international football history.

Yusuf · September 3, 2021, 9:08am

Cristiano Ronaldo now holds the record for:

◉ Most international goals (111)
◉ Most Champions League goals (134)
◉ Most goals scored all-time for Real Madrid (451)
◉ Most European Championship goals (14)

And plenty more.

Record breaker.