2022 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 24 November to 2 December 2022.[1] The teams in the group are Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
H1  Portugal 1 UEFA UEFA Second Round Path C winners 29 March 2022 8th 2018 Third place (1966) 8 9
H2  Ghana 4 CAF CAF Third Round winners 29 March 2022 4th 2014 Quarter-finals (2010) 60 61
H3  Uruguay 2 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin third place 24 March 2022 14th 2018 Winners (1930, 1950) 13 14
H4  South Korea 3 AFC AFC Third Round Group A runners-up 1 February 2022 11th 2018 Fourth place (2002) 29 28

Notes

  1. The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group H will play the runners-up of Group G.
  • The runners-up of Group H will play the winners of Group G.

Matches

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

Uruguay vs South Korea

Uruguay 0–0 South Korea
Report
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 41,663
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Uruguay
South Korea
GK 23 Sergio Rochet
RB 22 Martín Cáceres  57'
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
CB 2 José Giménez
LB 16 Mathías Olivera  79'
CM 15 Federico Valverde
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur
CM 5 Matías Vecino  79'
RF 8 Facundo Pellistri  88'
CF 9 Luis Suárez  64'
LF 11 Darwin Núñez
Substitutions:
FW 21 Edinson Cavani  64'
MF 7 Nicolás de la Cruz  79'
DF 17 Matías Viña  79'
DF 13 Guillermo Varela  88'
Manager:
Diego Alonso
GK 1 Kim Seung-gyu
RB 15 Kim Moon-hwan
CB 4 Kim Min-jae
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon
LB 3 Kim Jin-su
CM 6 Hwang In-beom
CM 5 Jung Woo-young
RW 17 Na Sang-ho  74'
AM 10 Lee Jae-sung  74'
LW 7 Son Heung-min (c)
CF 16 Hwang Ui-jo  74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Cho Gue-sung  88'  74'
MF 13 Son Jun-ho  74'
MF 18 Lee Kang-in  74'
Manager:
Paulo Bento  90+8'

Man of the Match:
Federico Valverde (Uruguay)[4]

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Benoît Millot (France)
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)

Portugal vs Ghana

Portugal 3–2 Ghana
Report
Stadium 974, Doha
Attendance: 42,662
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Portugal
Ghana
GK 22 Diogo Costa
RB 20 João Cancelo
CB 4 Rúben Dias
CB 13 Danilo Pereira  90+1'
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
DM 18 Rúben Neves  77'
CM 8 Bruno Fernandes  90+5'
CM 25 Otávio  56'
AM 10 Bernardo Silva  88'
CF 11 João Félix  88'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)  88'
Substitutions:
MF 14 William Carvalho  56'
FW 15 Rafael Leão  77'
MF 6 João Palhinha  88'
FW 26 Gonçalo Ramos  88'
MF 17 João Mário  88'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 1 Lawrence Ati-Zigi
CB 18 Daniel Amartey
CB 23 Alexander Djiku  90+2'
CB 4 Mohammed Salisu
RWB 26 Alidu Seidu  57'  66'
LWB 17 Baba Rahman
CM 5 Thomas Partey
CM 20 Mohammed Kudus  45+1'  77'
CM 21 Salis Abdul Samed  90+2'
CF 10 André Ayew (c)  49'  77'
CF 19 Iñaki Williams  90+1'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Tariq Lamptey  66'
MF 11 Osman Bukari  77'
FW 9 Jordan Ayew  77'
MF 8 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh  90+2'
FW 25 Antoine Semenyo  90+2'
Manager:
Otto Addo

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[5]

Assistant referees:
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth official:
Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)

South Korea vs Ghana

South Korea 2–3 Ghana
  • Cho Gue-sung  58'61'
Report
  • Salisu  24'
  • Kudus  34'68'
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 43,983
South Korea
Ghana
GK 1 Kim Seung-gyu
RB 15 Kim Moon-hwan
CB 4 Kim Min-jae  90+2'
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon  77'
LB 3 Kim Jin-su
CM 6 Hwang In-beom
CM 5 Jung Woo-young  27'  78'
RW 22 Kwon Chang-hoon  57'
AM 25 Jeong Woo-yeong  46'
LW 7 Son Heung-min (c)
CF 9 Cho Gue-sung
Substitutions:
MF 17 Na Sang-ho  46'
MF 18 Lee Kang-in  57'
FW 16 Hwang Ui-jo  78'
DF 20 Kwon Kyung-won  90+2'
Manager:
Paulo Bento  90+12'
GK 1 Lawrence Ati-Zigi
RB 2 Tariq Lamptey  73'  78'
CB 18 Daniel Amartey  21'
CB 4 Mohammed Salisu
LB 14 Gideon Mensah  88'
DM 21 Salis Abdul Samed
CM 5 Thomas Partey
CM 20 Mohammed Kudus  83'
RF 10 André Ayew (c)  78'
CF 19 Iñaki Williams
LF 9 Jordan Ayew  78'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana  78'
MF 8 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh  78'
DF 3 Denis Odoi  78'
DF 23 Alexander Djiku  83'
DF 17 Baba Rahman  88'
Manager:
Otto Addo

Man of the Match:
Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)[6]

Assistant referees:
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

Portugal vs Uruguay

Portugal 2–0 Uruguay
Report
Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,668
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Portugal
Uruguay
GK 22 Diogo Costa
RB 20 João Cancelo
CB 4 Rúben Dias  89'
CB 3 Pepe
LB 19 Nuno Mendes  42'
DM 18 Rúben Neves  38'  69'
CM 10 Bernardo Silva
CM 14 William Carvalho  82'
AM 8 Bruno Fernandes
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)  82'
CF 11 João Félix  77'  82'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Raphaël Guerreiro  42'
FW 15 Rafael Leão  69'
MF 23 Matheus Nunes  82'
FW 26 Gonçalo Ramos  82'
MF 6 João Palhinha  82'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 23 Sergio Rochet
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)  62'
CB 19 Sebastián Coates
DM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur  6'
CM 15 Federico Valverde
CM 5 Matías Vecino  62'
RW 13 Guillermo Varela
LW 16 Mathías Olivera  44'  86'
CF 11 Darwin Núñez  72'
CF 21 Edinson Cavani  72'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Facundo Pellistri  62'
MF 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  62'
FW 18 Maxi Gómez  72'
FW 9 Luis Suárez  72'
DF 17 Matías Viña  86'
Manager:
Diego Alonso

Man of the Match:
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)[7]

Assistant referees:
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Reserve assistant referee:
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ashley Beecham (Australia)

Ghana vs Uruguay

Ghana 0–2 Uruguay
Report
  • De Arrascaeta  26'32'
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 43,443
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Ghana
Uruguay
GK 1 Lawrence Ati-Zigi
RB 26 Alidu Seidu  90+9'
CB 18 Daniel Amartey
CB 4 Mohammed Salisu
LB 17 Baba Rahman
CM 5 Thomas Partey
CM 21 Salis Abdul Samed  72'
RW 20 Mohammed Kudus  90+8'
AM 10 André Ayew (c)  46'
LW 9 Jordan Ayew  46'
CF 19 Iñaki Williams  72'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana  86'  46'
MF 11 Osman Bukari  46'
FW 25 Antoine Semenyo  72'
MF 8 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh  72'
MF 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku  90+8'
Manager:
Otto Addo
GK 23 Sergio Rochet
RB 13 Guillermo Varela
CB 2 José Giménez  90+10'
CB 19 Sebastián Coates  87'
LB 16 Mathías Olivera
RM 8 Facundo Pellistri  66'
CM 15 Federico Valverde
CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur  34'
LM 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  80'
CF 9 Luis Suárez (c)  60'  66'
CF 11 Darwin Núñez  20'  80'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Matías Vecino  34'
FW 21 Edinson Cavani  90+10'  66'
MF 7 Nicolás de la Cruz  66'
FW 18 Maxi Gómez  80'
MF 24 Agustín Canobbio  80'
Manager:
Diego Alonso

Man of the Match:
Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay)[8]

Assistant referees:
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)

South Korea vs Portugal

South Korea 2–1 Portugal
Report
  • Horta  5'
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,097
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
South Korea
Portugal
GK 1 Kim Seung-gyu
RB 15 Kim Moon-hwan
CB 20 Kwon Kyung-won
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon  81'
LB 3 Kim Jin-su
DM 5 Jung Woo-young
CM 6 Hwang In-beom
CM 18 Lee Kang-in  36'  81'
RF 10 Lee Jae-sung  65'
CF 9 Cho Gue-sung  90+3'
LF 7 Son Heung-min (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11 Hwang Hee-chan  90+2'  65'
FW 16 Hwang Ui-jo  81'
MF 13 Son Jun-ho  81'
DF 24 Cho Yu-min  90+3'
Manager:
Sérgio Costa[note 1]
GK 22 Diogo Costa
RB 2 Diogo Dalot
CB 3 Pepe
CB 24 António Silva
LB 20 João Cancelo
DM 18 Rúben Neves  65'
CM 23 Matheus Nunes  65'
CM 16 Vitinha  81'
RF 21 Ricardo Horta
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)  65'
LF 17 João Mário  81'
Substitutions:
MF 6 João Palhinha  65'
FW 15 Rafael Leão  65'
FW 9 André Silva  65'
FW 10 Bernardo Silva  81'
MF 14 William Carvalho  81'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea)[9]

Assistant referees:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Armando Villarreal (United States)
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
           
 Portugal 2 3 −5
 South Korea 1 2 2 −5
 Ghana 4 2 2 −8
 Uruguay 1 2 5 −8

Notes

  1. South Korea manager Paulo Bento was suspended for the match due to his sending off in South Korea's match against Ghana. Assistant manager Sérgio Costa filled in as manager.

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. "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "Woodwork denies Uruguay in Korean stalemate". FIFA. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. "Portugal win thriller as Ronaldo makes World Cup history". FIFA. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "Kudus hits Ghana winner in breathless Korea Republic clash". FIFA. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. "Fernandes strikes twice to confirm Portugal last-16 spot". FIFA. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. "Uruguay out despite Ghana victory". FIFA. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. "Stoppage-time strike sends Korea Republic through". FIFA. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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