The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group A was one of the ten UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Qatar. Group A consisted of five teams: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Serbia. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.
The group winners, Serbia, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Portugal, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Qatar were partnered with the five-team Group A, which enabled the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts to play centralised friendlies against these countries on their "spare" match dates. However, these friendlies did not count in the qualifying group standings. Qatar played their "home" matches in Europe in order to allow short travel times for their opponents.
Standings[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 | Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup |
 Portugal
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | Advance to second round |
 Republic of Ireland
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | |
 Luxembourg
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 9 | |
 Azerbaijan
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 |
Matches[]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 24 March 2021 20:45 |
Portugal
|
1–0 | Azerbaijan
|
Juventus Stadium, Turin (Italy) Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medvedev  36' (o.g.)
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 24 March 2021 20:45 |
Serbia
|
3–2 | Republic of Ireland
|
Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlahović 40' A. Mitrović 69', 75'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Browne 18' Collins 86'
|
| 27 March 2021 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) |
Republic of Ireland
|
0–1 | Luxembourg
|
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 0 Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Rodrigues 85'
|
| 27 March 2021 20:45 |
Serbia
|
2–2 | Portugal
|
Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mitrović 46' Kostić 60'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Jota 11', 36'
|
| 30 March 2021 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Azerbaijan
|
1–2 | Serbia
|
Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku Attendance: 0 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudov 59' (pen.)
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
A. Mitrović 16', 81'
|
| 30 March 2021 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
1–3 | Portugal
|
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues 30'
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Jota 45+2' Ronaldo 51'Palhinha 80'
|
| 1 September 2021 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
2–1 | Azerbaijan
|
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinto 8' Rodrigues 28' (pen.)
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Mahmudov 67'
|
| 1 September 2021 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Portugal
|
2–1 | Republic of Ireland
|
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé Attendance: 7,831 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 89', 90+6'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Egan 45'
|
| 4 September 2021 18:00 (17:00 UTC+1) |
Republic of Ireland
|
1–1 | Azerbaijan
|
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 21,287 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy 87'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Mahmudov 45+1'
|
| 4 September 2021 18:00 |
Serbia
|
4–1 | Luxembourg
|
Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 10,078 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mitrović 22', 35' Chanot 82' (o.g.)Milenković 90+6'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
O. Thill 77'
|
| 7 September 2021 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Azerbaijan
|
0–3 | Portugal
|
Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku Attendance: 20,574 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
B. Silva 26' A. Silva 31'Jota 75'
|
| 7 September 2021 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Republic of Ireland
|
1–1 | Serbia
|
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 25,415 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milenković 87' (o.g.)
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Milinković-Savić 20'
|
| 9 October 2021 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) |
Azerbaijan
|
0–3 | Republic of Ireland
|
Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku Attendance: 6,852 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Robinson 7', 39' Ogbene 90'
|
| 9 October 2021 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
0–1 | Serbia
|
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 2,000 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Vlahović 68'
|
| 12 October 2021 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Portugal
|
5–0 | Luxembourg
|
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé Attendance: 18,553 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 8' (pen.), 13' (pen.), 87' Fernandes 18'Palhinha 69'
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 12 October 2021 20:45 |
Serbia
|
3–1 | Azerbaijan
|
Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 5,890 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlahović 30' (pen.), 53' Tadić 83' (pen.)
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Mahmudov 45+2'
|
| 11 November 2021 18:00 (21:00 UTC+4) |
Azerbaijan
|
1–3 | Luxembourg
|
Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salahli 82'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Rodrigues 67', 90+1' S. Thill 78'
|
| 11 November 2021 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) |
Republic of Ireland
|
0–0 | Portugal
|
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 50,373 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 14 November 2021 20:45 |
Luxembourg
|
0–3 | Republic of Ireland
|
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 9,268 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy 67' Ogbene 75'Robinson 88'
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| 14 November 2021 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) |
Portugal
|
1–2 | Serbia
|
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 58,873 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanches 2'
|
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Tadić 33' A. Mitrović 90'
|
Discipline[]
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan |
Hojjat Haghverdi |  vs Portugal (7 September 2021) vs Serbia (12 October 2021) |
vs Luxembourg (11 November 2021) |
| Anton Krivotsyuk | vs Luxembourg (1 September 2021) vs Republic of Ireland (4 September 2021) |
vs Portugal (7 September 2021) | |
| Luxembourg |
Dirk Carlson | vs Serbia (9 October 2021) vs Azerbaijan (11 November 2021) |
vs Republic of Ireland (14 November 2021) |
| Maxime Chanot |  vs Portugal (30 March 2021) |
vs Azerbaijan (1 September 2021) | |
| Christopher Martins | vs Azerbaijan (1 September 2021) vs Serbia (4 September 2021) |
vs Serbia (9 October 2021) | |
| Gerson Rodrigues | vs Serbia (4 September 2021)
| ||
| Portugal |
Bruno Fernandes | vs Azerbaijan (24 March 2021) vs Serbia (27 March 2021) |
vs Luxembourg (30 March 2021) |
| Nuno Mendes | vs Azerbaijan (7 September 2021) vs Luxembourg (12 October 2021) |
vs Republic of Ireland (11 November 2021) | |
| Pepe | vs Republic of Ireland (11 November 2021) |
vs Serbia (14 November 2021) | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Serbia (27 March 2021) vs Republic of Ireland (1 September 2021) |
vs Azerbaijan (7 September 2021) | |
| Serbia |
Filip Đuričić | vs Republic of Ireland (7 September 2021) vs Luxembourg (9 October 2021) |
vs Azerbaijan (12 October 2021) |
| Nikola Milenković | vs Portugal (27 March 2021) |
vs Azerbaijan (30 March 2021) | |
| Strahinja Pavlović | vs Republic of Ireland (24 March 2021) vs Luxembourg (9 October 2021) |
vs Azerbaijan (12 October 2021) | |
| Republic of Ireland |
Alan Browne | vs Azerbaijan (4 September 2021) vs Serbia (7 September 2021) |
vs Azerbaijan (9 October 2021) |
| Jayson Molumby |
External links[]
- Official website
- Qualifiers – Europe, FIFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com