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]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers UEFA Group E

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 8 6 2 0 25 6 +19 20 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup 3–1 3–0 3–1 8–0
2  Wales 8 4 3 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to play-offs 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–1
3  Czech Republic 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5 14 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
4  Estonia 8 1 1 6 9 21 12 4 2–5 0–1 2–6 2–0
5  Belarus 8 1 0 7 7 24 17 3 0–1 2–3 0–2 4–2
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Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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).

More information Belgium, 3–1 ...
Belgium 3–1 Wales
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More information Estonia, 2–6 ...
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Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

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Attendance: 3,611[9]
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Ireland)
More information Czech Republic, 1–1 ...
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More information Belgium, 8–0 ...
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More information Wales, 1–0 ...
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More information Estonia, 2–5 ...
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More information Belarus, 2–3 ...
Belarus 2–3 Wales
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Attendance: 0[16][note 3]
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
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More information Belarus, 0–1 ...
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More information Wales, 0–0 ...
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More information Czech Republic, 2–2 ...
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Attendance: 16,856[20]
More information Estonia, 2–0 ...
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More information Belarus, 0–2 ...
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More information Estonia, 0–1 ...
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More information Belgium, 3–1 ...
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More information Wales, 5–1 ...
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Attendance: 10,076[26]
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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

1 own goal

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:

More information Team, Player ...
Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 BelarusArtyom BykovYellow card vs Wales (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Czech Republic (11 October 2021)
vs Wales (13 November 2021)
Max EbongYellow card vs Czech Republic (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Belgium (8 September 2021)
vs Estonia (8 October 2021)
 BelgiumRomelu LukakuYellow card vs Estonia (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Czech Republic (5 September 2021)
vs Belarus (8 September 2021)
Jan VertonghenYellow card vs Czech Republic (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Czech Republic (5 September 2021)
 Czech RepublicAntonín BarákYellow card vs Belgium (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Wales (8 October 2021)
vs Belarus (11 October 2021)
Patrik SchickRed card vs Wales (30 March 2021)vs Belarus (2 September 2021)
vs Belgium (5 September 2021)[29]
 EstoniaHenri AnierYellow card vs Belarus (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Belarus (8 October 2021)
vs Wales (11 October 2021)
Vladislav KreidaYellow card vs Wales (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Belarus (8 October 2021)
Märten KuuskYellow card vs Belarus (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Wales (11 October 2021)
vs Belgium (13 November 2021)
Karl Rudolf ÕigusYellow card Yellow-red card vs Belarus (27 March 2021)vs Belgium (2 September 2021)
 WalesEthan AmpaduYellow card vs Czech Republic (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Belarus (13 November 2021)
vs Belgium (16 November 2021)
Kieffer MooreYellow card vs Czech Republic (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Estonia (11 October 2021)
vs Belarus (13 November 2021)
Connor RobertsYellow card Yellow-red card vs Czech Republic (30 March 2021)vs Belarus (5 September 2021)
Harry WilsonRed card vs Denmark in UEFA Euro 2020 (26 June 2021)[30]
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Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for matches until 27 March and from 31 October (matchday 1–2 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 28 March to 30 October 2021 (matchday 3–8).
  2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. The match was played behind closed doors.

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