2022 FIFA World Cup Group D Schedule, Teams, Matches, Standings

By Anirudh Mathur November 18, 2022 FIFA World Cup 0 Comments

Group D Schedule World Cup 2022: The 2022 FIFA World Cup is the 22nd edition of the tournament. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022 whereas Group D matches will begin from 22 November to 30 November. There are 32 teams of nations participating, divided into 8 groups i.e Group A to Group H.

Table of Contents

A total of 64 matches have been scheduled to play in this world cup.
The 48 of 64 matches will be played in the group stage round.
Group D [Wikipedia] will witness 6 of 64 matches in the world cup 2022.

The teams that Group D consists of are France, Australia, Denmark, and Tunisia. The top two teams from this Group D will qualify for the Round of 16. Meanwhile, you will find the Group D fixtures, schedule, matches, teams, and their points table standings in the below article.

Teams of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D

1. France

France is the 1st team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D. Their draw position and pot number have been decided as D1 and 1, correspondingly. The method of qualification for this Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) team has been decided on the basis of the UEFA Group D winners, achieving the winners’ place here. 13 November 2021 is the date of qualification for the team France in FIFA WC 2022. The team has qualified for the 16th time in FIFA World Cup editions. The last appearance was in the year 2018 and the Previous Best Performance was Winners (1998, 2018). The France team ranked in 4th Position on the basis of the October 2022 FIFA Rankings.

2. Australia

Australia is the 2nd team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D. Their draw position and pot number have been decided as D2 and 4, correspondingly. The method of qualification for this Asian Football Confederation, the team has been decided on the basis of the AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners, achieving the winner’s place here. 13 June 2022 is the date of qualification for the team Australia in FIFA WC 2022. The team has qualified 6th time FIFA World Cup editions. The last appearance was in the year 2018 and the Previous Best Performance was as of Winners in Round of 16 (2006). The Saudi Arabia team ranked at 38th Position on the basis of the October 2022 FIFA Rankings.

3. Denmark

Denmark is the 3rd team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D. Their draw position and pot number have been decided as D3 and 2, correspondingly. The method of qualification for this Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) team has been decided on the basis of the UEFA Group F, achieving winners place here. 12 October 2021 is the date of qualification for the team Denmark in FIFA WC 2022. The team has qualified for the 11th time in FIFA World Cup editions. The last appearance was in the year 2018 and the Previous Best Performance was in Quarter-finals (1998). The Denmark team ranked at 10th Position on the basis of the October 2022 FIFA Rankings.

4. Tunisia

Tunisia is the 4th team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D. Their draw position and pot number have been decided as D4 and 3 correspondingly. The method of qualification for this Confederation of African Football (CAF) team has been decided on the basis of the CAF Third Round winner’s place here. 29 March 2022 is the date of qualification for the team Tunisia in FIFA WC 2022. The team has qualified for the 6th time in FIFA World Cup editions. The last appearance was in the year 2018 and the Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018). The Tunisia team ranked at 30th Position on the basis of the October 2022 FIFA Rankings.

Matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D

There is a total of 6 matches have been scheduled to play in Group D. Below, you can find the all game information along with the Date, Timings, Teams, Match Numbers, and Venue details.

AST = Arabia Standard Time
UTC = Coordinated Universal Time
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time

Day and Time	Teams	Match Number	Venue / Stadium
22 November 2022, Tuesday 16:00 AST	Denmark vs Tunisia	Match 6	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
22 November 2022, Tuesday 22:00 AST	France vs Australia	Match 5	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
26 November 2022, Saturday 13:00 AST	Tunisia vs Australia	Match 21	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
26 November 2022, Saturday 19:00 AST	France vs Denmark	Match 23	Stadium 974, Doha
30 November 2022, Wednesday 18:00 AST	Australia vs Denmark	Match 37	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
30 November 2022, Wednesday 18:00 AST	Tunisia vs France	Match 38	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Group D Teams Standings and Points Table

Following are the points table and team standings of Group D in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The first match(es) will be played on 20 November 2022. Source: FIFA

In the round of 16:

The winners of Group D will advance to play the runners-up of Group C.
The runners-up of Group D will advance to play the winners of Group C.

Discipline, Fair Play Points, Tie Breakers for the Group D Matches

According to Wikipedia, 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:

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.