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  England 1 UEFA UEFA Group I winners 15 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (1966) 5 5
B2  Iran 3 AFC AFC Third Round Group A winners 27 January 2022 6th 2018 Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018) 21 20
B3  United States 2 CONCACAF CONCACAF Third Round third place 30 March 2022 11th 2014 Third place (1930) 15 16
B4  Wales 4[nb 2] UEFA UEFA Second Round Path A winners 5 June 2022 2nd 1958 Quarter-finals (1958) 18[nb 2] 19

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 12 Kieran Trippier
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire  70'
LB 3 Luke Shaw
CM 22 Jude Bellingham
CM 4 Declan Rice
RW 17 Bukayo Saka  70'
AM 19 Mason Mount  70'
LW 10 Raheem Sterling  70'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)  75'
Substitutions:[note 1]
DF 15 Eric Dier  70'
FW 11 Marcus Rashford  70'
MF 20 Phil Foden  70'
FW 7 Jack Grealish  70'
FW 24 Callum Wilson  75'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand  20'
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji  48'
CB 15 Rouzbeh Cheshmi  46'
CB 19 Majid Hosseini
RWB 2 Sadegh Moharrami
LWB 5 Milad Mohammadi  63'
RM 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh  25'  46'
CM 21 Ahmad Nourollahi  77'
CM 18 Ali Karimi  46'
LM 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)
CF 9 Mehdi Taremi
Substitutions:[note 1]
GK 24 Hossein Hosseini  20'
MF 6 Saeid Ezatolahi  46'
DF 13 Hossein Kanaanizadegan  46'
MF 17 Ali Gholizadeh  46'
MF 16 Mehdi Torabi  63'
FW 20 Sardar Azmoun  77'
Manager:
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  36'
 Report
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 43,418
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
United States
Wales
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 2 Sergiño Dest  11'  74'
CB 3 Walker Zimmerman
CB 13 Tim Ream  51'
LB 5 Antonee Robinson
DM 4 Tyler Adams (c)
CM 8 Weston McKennie  13'  66'
CM 6 Yunus Musah  75'
RF 21 Timothy Weah  88'
CF 24 Josh Sargent  74'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic
Substitutions:
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson  66'
FW 19 Haji Wright  74'
DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin  74'
MF 23 Kellyn Acosta  90+10'  75'
FW 16 Jordan Morris  88'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter
GK 1 Wayne Hennessey
CB 5 Chris Mepham  45+2'
CB 6 Joe Rodon
CB 4 Ben Davies
DM 15 Ethan Ampadu  90+5'
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey
CM 8 Harry Wilson  90+3'
RW 14 Connor Roberts
LW 3 Neco Williams  79'
CF 11 Gareth Bale (c)  40'
CF 20 Daniel James  46'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Kieffer Moore  46'
FW 9 Brennan Johnson  79'
MF 22 Sorba Thomas  90+3'
MF 16 Joe Morrell  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  90+8'
  • Rezaeian  90+11'
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Wales
Iran
GK 1 Wayne Hennessey  86'
CB 5 Chris Mepham
CB 6 Joe Rodon  45+3'
CB 4 Ben Davies
DM 15 Ethan Ampadu  77'
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey  87'
CM 8 Harry Wilson  57'
RW 14 Connor Roberts  57'
LW 3 Neco Williams
CF 11 Gareth Bale (c)
CF 13 Kieffer Moore
Substitutions:
FW 9 Brennan Johnson  57'
FW 20 Daniel James  57'
MF 7 Joe Allen  77'
GK 12 Danny Ward  87'
Manager:
Rob Page
GK 24 Hossein Hosseini
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian  90+5'
CB 19 Majid Hosseini
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
LB 5 Milad Mohammadi
RM 17 Ali Gholizadeh  77'
CM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi  83'
CM 21 Ahmad Nourollahi  77'
LM 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)  77'
SS 9 Mehdi Taremi
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun  68'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Karim Ansarifard  68'
MF 16 Mehdi Torabi  77'
MF 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh  90+5'  77'
DF 15 Rouzbeh Cheshmi  77'
MF 18 Ali Karimi  83'
Manager:
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
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 12 Kieran Trippier
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 3 Luke Shaw
CM 22 Jude Bellingham  68'
CM 4 Declan Rice
RW 17 Bukayo Saka  77'
AM 19 Mason Mount
LW 10 Raheem Sterling  68'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
Substitutions:
FW 7 Jack Grealish  68'
MF 8 Jordan Henderson  68'
FW 11 Marcus Rashford  77'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 2 Sergiño Dest  77'
CB 3 Walker Zimmerman
CB 13 Tim Ream
LB 5 Antonee Robinson
RM 8 Weston McKennie  77'
CM 4 Tyler Adams (c)
CM 6 Yunus Musah
LM 10 Christian Pulisic
CF 21 Timothy Weah  83'
CF 19 Haji Wright  83'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson  77'
DF 18 Shaq Moore  77'
FW 7 Giovanni Reyna  83'
FW 24 Josh Sargent  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
GK 12 Danny Ward
RB 3 Neco Williams  36'
CB 5 Chris Mepham
CB 6 Joe Rodon
LB 4 Ben Davies  57'
DM 15 Ethan Ampadu
CM 10 Aaron Ramsey  61'
CM 7 Joe Allen  81'
RF 11 Gareth Bale (c)  46'
CF 13 Kieffer Moore
LF 20 Daniel James  29'  77'
Substitutions:
DF 14 Connor Roberts  36'
FW 9 Brennan Johnson  46'
MF 16 Joe Morrell  57'
MF 8 Harry Wilson  77'
MF 25 Rubin Colwill  81'
Manager:
Rob Page
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker  57'
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 3 Luke Shaw  65'
DM 4 Declan Rice  57'
CM 8 Jordan Henderson
CM 22 Jude Bellingham
RF 20 Phil Foden
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)  57'
LF 11 Marcus Rashford  75'
Substitutions:
DF 18 Trent Alexander-Arnold  57'
FW 24 Callum Wilson  57'
MF 14 Kalvin Phillips  57'
DF 12 Kieran Trippier  65'
FW 7 Jack Grealish  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
GK 1 Alireza Beiranvand
RB 23 Ramin Rezaeian
CB 19 Majid Hosseini  77'
CB 8 Morteza Pouraliganji
LB 5 Milad Mohammadi  45+2'
RM 17 Ali Gholizadeh  77'
CM 6 Saeid Ezatolahi
CM 21 Ahmad Nourollahi  71'
LM 3 Ehsan Hajsafi (c)  71'
SS 9 Mehdi Taremi
CF 20 Sardar Azmoun  46'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Ali Karimi  45+2'
MF 14 Saman Ghoddos  46'
MF 16 Mehdi Torabi  71'
DF 25 Abolfazl Jalali  90+6'  71'
FW 10 Karim Ansarifard  77'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF 13 Hossein Kanaanizadegan  83'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 2 Sergiño Dest  82'
CB 20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB 13 Tim Ream
LB 5 Antonee Robinson
DM 4 Tyler Adams (c)  43'
CM 6 Yunus Musah
CM 8 Weston McKennie  65'
RF 21 Timothy Weah  82'
CF 24 Josh Sargent  77'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic  46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson  46'
MF 23 Kellyn Acosta  65'
FW 19 Haji Wright  77'
DF 18 Shaq Moore  82'
DF 3 Walker Zimmerman  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
           
 England 0
 United States 4 1 −5
 Iran 2 2 3 −7
 Wales 2 1 1 2 −9

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Due to the concussion protocol, both teams were allowed up to six substitutions (rather than five) during the match.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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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