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).
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw.[4] [5] [6] 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:[7]
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs Wales (5 September 2021) vs Czech Republic (11 October 2021) | vs Wales (13 November 2021) | ||
| vs Czech Republic (2 September 2021) vs Belgium (8 September 2021) | vs Estonia (8 October 2021) | ||
| vs Estonia (2 September 2021) vs Czech Republic (5 September 2021) | vs Belarus (8 September 2021) | ||
| vs Czech Republic (27 March 2021) vs Czech Republic (5 September 2021) | |||
| vs Belgium (5 September 2021) vs Wales (8 October 2021) | vs Belarus (11 October 2021) | ||
| vs Wales (30 March 2021) | vs Belarus (2 September 2021) vs Belgium (5 September 2021)[8] | ||
| vs Belarus (27 March 2021) vs Belarus (8 October 2021) | vs Wales (11 October 2021) | ||
| vs Wales (8 September 2021) vs Belarus (8 October 2021) | |||
| vs Belarus (27 March 2021) vs Wales (11 October 2021) | vs Belgium (13 November 2021) | ||
| vs Belarus (27 March 2021) | vs Belgium (2 September 2021) | ||
| vs Czech Republic (8 October 2021) vs Belarus (13 November 2021) | vs Belgium (16 November 2021) | ||
| vs Czech Republic (8 October 2021) vs Estonia (11 October 2021) | vs Belarus (13 November 2021) | ||
| vs Czech Republic (30 March 2021) | vs Belarus (5 September 2021) | ||
| vs Denmark in UEFA Euro 2020 (26 June 2021)[9] |