The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H 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 H consisted of six teams: Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The group winners, Croatia, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Russia, advanced to the second round (play-offs), but they were later suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[5] [6] [7] 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:[8]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs Slovenia (24 March 2021) vs Slovakia (11 October 2021) | vs Malta (11 November 2021) | ||
| vs Cyprus (27 March 2021) vs Cyprus (8 October 2021) | vs Slovakia (11 October 2021) | ||
| vs Portugal in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (17 November 2020) | vs Slovenia (24 March 2021)[9] | ||
| vs Slovenia (24 March 2021) vs Malta (30 March 2021) | vs Russia (1 September 2021) | ||
| vs Russia (4 September 2021) vs Croatia (8 October 2021) | vs Malta (11 October 2021) | ||
| vs Slovakia (7 September 2021) vs Croatia (8 October 2021) | |||
| vs Malta (1 September 2021) | vs Russia (4 September 2021) | ||
| vs Slovakia (27 March 2021) vs Russia (7 September 2021) | vs Slovenia (8 October 2021) | ||
| vs Cyprus (1 September 2021) vs Slovenia (8 October 2021) | vs Cyprus (11 October 2021) | ||
| vs Slovenia (4 September 2021) vs Croatia (11 November 2021) | vs Slovakia (14 November 2021) | ||
| vs Slovenia (4 September 2021) vs Slovenia (8 October 2021) | vs Cyprus (11 October 2021) | ||
| vs Slovenia (27 March 2021) vs Malta (7 September 2021) | vs Slovakia (8 October 2021) | ||
| vs Malta (24 March 2021) vs Slovakia (30 March 2021) | vs Croatia (1 September 2021) | ||
| vs Cyprus (7 September 2021) vs Croatia (11 October 2021) | vs Slovenia (11 November 2021) | ||
| vs Russia (8 October 2021) vs Croatia (11 October 2021) | |||
| vs Croatia (4 September 2021) vs Slovenia (11 November 2021) | vs Malta (14 November 2021) | ||
| vs Slovenia (1 September 2021) vs Croatia (11 October 2021) | vs Slovenia (11 November 2021) | ||
| vs Croatia (7 September 2021) vs Russia (11 October 2021) | vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | ||
| vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | vs Cyprus (14 November 2021) | ||
| vs Slovakia (1 September 2021) vs Russia (11 October 2021) | vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | ||
| vs Cyprus (30 March 2021) vs Slovakia (1 September 2021) | vs Malta (4 September 2021) | ||
| vs Croatia (24 March 2021) vs Cyprus (30 March 2021) | vs Slovakia (1 September 2021) | ||
| vs Malta (4 September 2021) vs Russia (11 October 2021) | vs Slovakia (11 November 2021) | ||
| vs Croatia (24 March 2021) vs Russia (27 March 2021) | vs Cyprus (30 March 2021) |