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]
Draw position	Team^[3]	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	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

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

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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

21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) 16:00	England	6–2	Iran	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
	Bellingham 35' Saka 43', 62' Sterling 45+1' Rashford 71' Grealish 90'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235458	Taremi 65', 90+13' (pen.)	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

21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) 22:00	United States	1–1	Wales	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 43,418 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
	Weah 36'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235455	Bale 82' (pen.)

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

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) 13:00	Wales	0–2	Iran	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235453	Cheshmi 90+8' Rezaeian 90+11'

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

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) 22:00	England	0–0	United States	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor Attendance: 68,463 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235457

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

29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) 22:00	Wales	0–3	England	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 44,297 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235454	Rashford 50', 68' Foden 51'

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

29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) 22:00	Iran	0–1	United States	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha Attendance: 42,127 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235456	Pulisic 38'

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
Team					Points
England					0
United States	4			1	−5
Iran	2	2		3	−7
Wales	2	1	1	2	−9

2022 FIFA World Cup Group B Media

Harry Kane in England's first match, wearing a FIFA "No discrimination" armband
During the match between Wales and Iran

Notes

↑ ^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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule. FIFA.com (1 April 2022)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. FIFA.com (15 December 2021)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
↑ World Cup 2022 Group B: Match schedule, fixtures, times and dates for England, USA, Iran, Wales in Qatar (in en). sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
↑ Men's RankingFIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
↑ Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 released (22 March 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
↑ What is FIFA concussion protocol for World Cup 2022?. USA TODAY.
↑ England lay down gauntlet by thrashing IR Iran in World Cup opener (21 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
↑ Bale makes Wales point in gripping USA clash (21 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
↑ Stoppage-time strikes seal famous Iran win (25 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
↑ USA and England share World Cup draw (25 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
↑ Rashford unstoppable as England fly into last 16 (29 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
↑ Pulisic strike sends USA into Netherlands last-16 tie (29 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

Other websites

Official website

[5] The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[Placeholder-7] 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]

[concussions-8] 1.0 ^1.1 Due to the concussion protocol, both teams were allowed up to six substitutions (rather than five) during the match.^[6]

[match_schedule-1] 1.0 ^1.1 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule. FIFA.com (1 April 2022)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[regulations-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. FIFA.com (15 December 2021)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[3] World Cup 2022 Group B: Match schedule, fixtures, times and dates for England, USA, Iran, Wales in Qatar (in en). sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

[4] Men's RankingFIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[6] Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 released (22 March 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[9] What is FIFA concussion protocol for World Cup 2022?. USA TODAY.

[10] England lay down gauntlet by thrashing IR Iran in World Cup opener (21 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[11] Bale makes Wales point in gripping USA clash (21 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[12] Stoppage-time strikes seal famous Iran win (25 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[13] USA and England share World Cup draw (25 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[14] Rashford unstoppable as England fly into last 16 (29 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[15] Pulisic strike sends USA into Netherlands last-16 tie (29 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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