Group E of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals tournament.[1] Group E consisted of five teams: Azerbaijan, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia and Wales,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Croatia and Wales, qualified directly for the finals. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage, but instead based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Croatia
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Wales
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Slovakia
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Hungary
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 12 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | — |
Matches edit
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 2 December 2018 in Dublin.[4][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Croatia | 2–1 | Azerbaijan |
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| Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Hungary |
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| Azerbaijan | 1–5 | Slovakia |
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| Wales | 2–1 | Azerbaijan |
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| Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Croatia |
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| Hungary | 1–2 | Slovakia |
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| Hungary | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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| Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Wales |
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| Slovakia | 2–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 53 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Pavel Pashayev (against Wales)
James Lawrence (against Croatia)
Discipline edit
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (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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| Azerbaijan
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Anton Krivotsyuk |  vs Slovakia (11 June 2019) vs Wales (6 September 2019) vs Croatia (9 September 2019)
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vs Hungary (13 October 2019) |
| Maksim Medvedev | vs Croatia (21 March 2019) vs Hungary (8 June 2019) vs Croatia (9 September 2019)
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| Dimitrij Nazarov | vs Hungary (8 June 2019) vs Wales (6 September 2019) vs Croatia (9 September 2019)
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| Croatia
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Marcelo Brozović | vs Wales (8 June 2019) vs Azerbaijan (9 September 2019) vs Hungary (10 October 2019)
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vs Wales (13 October 2019) |
| Dejan Lovren | Insulting behaviour vs Spain in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League (15 November 2018)[7] | vs Azerbaijan (21 March 2019)[8] | |
| vs Hungary (24 March 2019) vs Wales (8 June 2019) vs Wales (13 October 2019)
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vs Slovakia (16 November 2019) | ||
| Domagoj Vida | vs Wales (8 June 2019) vs Hungary (10 October 2019) vs Wales (13 October 2019)
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| Hungary
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Botond Baráth |  vs Slovakia (9 September 2019)
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vs Croatia (10 October 2019) |
| László Kleinheisler | vs Croatia (10 October 2019)
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vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2019) | |
| Mihály Korhut | vs Slovakia (21 March 2019) vs Wales (11 June 2019) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2019)
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vs Wales (19 November 2019) | |
| Ádám Nagy | vs Slovakia (21 March 2019) vs Wales (11 June 2019) vs Slovakia (9 September 2019)
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vs Croatia (10 October 2019) | |
| Slovakia
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Norbert Gyömbér | vs Wales (10 October 2019)
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vs Croatia (16 November 2019) |
| Róbert Mak | vs Croatia (16 November 2019)
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vs Azerbaijan (19 November 2019) | |
| Denis Vavro | vs Hungary (21 March 2019) vs Wales (24 March 2019) vs Hungary (9 September 2019)
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vs Wales (10 October 2019) | |
| Wales
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Joe Allen | vs Slovakia (24 March 2019) vs Azerbaijan (6 September 2019) vs Croatia (13 October 2019)
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vs Azerbaijan (16 November 2019) |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2020: Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "European Qualifiers 2018–20: Group stage fixture list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Summary UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Disciplinary updates". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 1" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links edit
- UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com