The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C 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.[1] Group C consisted of five teams: Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Northern Ireland and Switzerland.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winners, Switzerland, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Italy, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[4] [5] [6] Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[7]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs Northern Ireland (31 March 2021) vs Lithuania (9 October 2021) | vs Northern Ireland (12 October 2021) | ||
| vs Northern Ireland (31 March 2021) vs Lithuania (5 September 2021) | vs Lithuania (9 October 2021) | ||
| vs Lithuania (5 September 2021) | |||
| vs Italy (2 September 2021) vs Lithuania (9 October 2021) | vs Northern Ireland (12 October 2021) | ||
| vs Bulgaria (28 March 2021) vs Lithuania (31 March 2021) | vs Bulgaria (2 September 2021) | ||
| vs Switzerland (28 March 2021) vs Bulgaria (5 September 2021) | vs Italy (8 September 2021) | ||
| vs Italy (31 March 2021) vs Bulgaria (5 September 2021) | |||
| vs Italy (31 March 2021) vs Bulgaria (9 October 2021) | vs Switzerland (12 October 2021) | ||
| vs Switzerland (9 October 2021) | vs Bulgaria (12 October 2021) | ||
| vs Bulgaria (31 March 2021) vs Lithuania (2 September 2021) | vs Switzerland (8 September 2021) | ||
| vs Italy (25 March 2021) vs Bulgaria (31 March 2021) | vs Lithuania (2 September 2021) | ||
| vs Bulgaria (25 March 2021) vs Italy (12 November 2021) | vs Bulgaria (15 November 2021) | ||
| vs Italy (5 September 2021) vs Northern Ireland (8 September 2021) | vs Northern Ireland (9 October 2021) | ||
| vs Spain in UEFA Euro 2020 (2 July 2021) | vs Italy (5 September 2021)[8] | ||
| vs Northern Ireland (8 September 2021) vs Northern Ireland (9 October 2021) | vs Lithuania (12 October 2021) |