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 winner, Belgium, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runner-up, Wales, and the third placed, the Czech Republic, advanced to the second round (play-offs).

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 8 6 2 0 25 6 +19 20 Qualification to 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 —
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).

Belgium 3–1 Wales
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Attendance: 0[7][note 2]
Estonia 2–6 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Referee: (Greece)
Belarus 4–2 Estonia
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Attendance: 3,611[9]
Referee: (Ireland)
Czech Republic 1–1 Belgium
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Attendance: 0[10][note 2]
Belgium 8–0 Belarus
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Attendance: 0[11][note 2]
Referee: (Lithuania)
Wales 1–0 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 0[12][note 2]
Czech Republic 1–0 Belarus
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Attendance: 7,218[13]
Estonia 2–5 Belgium
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Attendance: 6,685[14]
Belarus 2–3 Wales
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Attendance: 0[16][note 3]
Referee: (Georgia)
Belgium 3–0 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 21,416[17]
Belarus 0–1 Belgium
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Attendance: 0[18][note 3]
Wales 0–0 Estonia
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Attendance: 21,624[19]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Czech Republic 2–2 Wales
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Attendance: 16,856[20]
Estonia 2–0 Belarus
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Attendance: 3,597[21]
Belarus 0–2 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 0[22][note 3]
Estonia 0–1 Wales
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Attendance: 5,118[23]
Belgium 3–1 Estonia
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Attendance: 29,865[24]
Referee: (Turkey)
Wales 5–1 Belarus
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Attendance: 27,152[25]
Referee: (Italy)
Czech Republic 2–0 Estonia
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Attendance: 10,076[26]
Wales 1–1 Belgium
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Attendance: 32,343[27]

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 is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[28]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are 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)
 Belarus Artyom Bykov Yellow card vs Wales (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Czech Republic (11 October 2021)		 vs Wales (13 November 2021)
Max Ebong Yellow card vs Czech Republic (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Belgium (8 September 2021)		 vs Estonia (8 October 2021)
 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Yellow card vs Estonia (2 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Czech Republic (5 September 2021)		 vs Belarus (8 September 2021)
Jan Vertonghen Yellow card vs Czech Republic (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Czech Republic (5 September 2021)
 Czech Republic Antonín Barák Yellow card vs Belgium (5 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Wales (8 October 2021)		 vs Belarus (11 October 2021)
Patrik Schick Red card vs Wales (30 March 2021) vs Belarus (2 September 2021)
vs Belgium (5 September 2021)[29]
 Estonia Henri Anier Yellow card vs Belarus (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Belarus (8 October 2021)		 vs Wales (11 October 2021)
Vladislav Kreida Yellow card vs Wales (8 September 2021)
Yellow card vs Belarus (8 October 2021)
Märten Kuusk Yellow card vs Belarus (27 March 2021)
Yellow card vs Wales (11 October 2021)		 vs Belgium (13 November 2021)
Karl Rudolf Õigus Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Belarus (27 March 2021) vs Belgium (2 September 2021)
 Wales Ethan Ampadu Yellow card vs Czech Republic (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Belarus (13 November 2021)		 vs Belgium (16 November 2021)
Kieffer Moore Yellow card vs Czech Republic (8 October 2021)
Yellow card vs Estonia (11 October 2021)		 vs Belarus (13 November 2021)
Connor Roberts Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Czech Republic (30 March 2021) vs Belarus (5 September 2021)
Harry Wilson Red card vs Denmark in UEFA Euro 2020 (26 June 2021)[30]

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. ^ a b c d e Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ a b c The match was played behind closed doors.

References[]

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  3. ^ "UEFA preliminary competition format for the FIFA World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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  19. ^ "Wales vs. Estonia". Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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  24. ^ "Belgium vs. Estonia". Union of European Football Associations. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Wales vs. Belarus". Union of European Football Associations. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Estonia". Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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