2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E 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 E consisted of five teams: Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Wales.[2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]

The group winners, Belgium, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Wales, and the third-placed team, the Czech Republic, advanced to the second round (play-offs).
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 20 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 4 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–6 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — |
Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[4][5][6] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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| Belarus | 4–2 | |
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| Czech Republic | 1–1 | |
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| Belarus | 2–3 | |
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| Belgium | 3–0 | |
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| Estonia | 0–1 | |
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| Wales | 5–1 | |
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| Wales | 1–1 | |
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Goalscorers
There were 69 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Yury Kendysh
Artem Kontsevoy
Pavel Savitski
Pavel Sedko
Michy Batshuayi
Yannick Carrasco
Jérémy Doku
Thomas Foket
Eden Hazard
Alexis Saelemaekers
Axel Witsel
Jakub Brabec
Adam Hložek
Jakub Jankto
Jakub Pešek
Lukáš Provod
Jan Sýkora
Mattias Käit
Rauno Sappinen
Sergei Zenjov
Ben Davies
Connor Roberts
Neco Williams
Harry Wilson
1 own goal
Danny Ward (against Czech Republic)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[28]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Artyom Bykov | vs Wales (13 November 2021) | ||
| Max Ebong | vs Estonia (8 October 2021) | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | vs Belarus (8 September 2021) | ||
| Jan Vertonghen | |||
| Antonín Barák | vs Belarus (11 October 2021) | ||
| Patrik Schick | vs Belarus (2 September 2021) vs Belgium (5 September 2021)[29] | ||
| Henri Anier | vs Wales (11 October 2021) | ||
| Vladislav Kreida | |||
| Märten Kuusk | vs Belgium (13 November 2021) | ||
| Karl Rudolf Õigus | vs Belgium (2 September 2021) | ||
| Ethan Ampadu | vs Belgium (16 November 2021) | ||
| Kieffer Moore | vs Belarus (13 November 2021) | ||
| Connor Roberts | vs Belarus (5 September 2021) | ||
| Harry Wilson |
Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- The match was played behind closed doors.