2022 FIFA World Cup Group C
Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 22 to 30 November 2022.[1] The group consists of Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. The top two teams will advance 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 | |
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| March 2022[nb 1] | October 2022 | |||||||||
| C1 |  Argentina |
1 | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up | 16 November 2021 | 18th | 2018 | Winners (1978, 1986) | 4 | |
| C2 |  Saudi Arabia |
4 | AFC | AFC Third Round Group B winners | 24 March 2022 | 6th | 2018 | Round of 16 (1994) | 49 | |
| C3 |  Mexico |
2 | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Third Round runners-up | 30 March 2022 | 17th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) | 9 | |
| C4 |  Poland |
3 | UEFA | UEFA Second Round Path B winners | 29 March 2022 | 9th | 2018 | Third place (1974, 1982) | 26 | |
Notes
- ^ 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 |
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| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group C will advance to play the runners-up of Group D.
- The runners-up of Group C will advance to play the winners of Group D.
Matches
All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia
The two teams have faced each other four times, most recently in 2012, a 0–0 draw in a friendly game.
Mexico vs Poland
The teams have met eight times including once in the World Cup, in Poland's 3–1 first group stage victory in 1978.
Poland vs Saudi Arabia
The two teams have faced each other four times, most recently in 2006, a 2–1 win for Poland in a friendly game.
| Poland | Match 22 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Report |
Argentina vs Mexico
The teams have met thrice in the World Cup, in Argentina's 6–3 group stage victory in 1930, 2–1 round of 16 win in 2006, and another round of 16 victory by 3–1 in 2010.
Poland vs Argentina
The teams have met eleven times including twice in the World Cup, in Poland's 3–2 first group stage victory in 1974 and Argentina's 2–0 second group stage win in 1978.
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico
The two teams have faced each other five times, most recently in 1999, a 5–1 win for Mexico at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.
| Saudi Arabia | Match 40 | Mexico |
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| Report |
Discipline
Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams are tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[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;
Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player in a single match.
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References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.