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'''Group E of [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]]''' was one of the ten groups to decide which teams will qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] finals tournament. Group E consists of five teams: [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]], where they will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.

The top two teams will qualify directly for the finals. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs|play-offs]] will not be decided based on results from the qualifying group stage, but instead based on their performance in the [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League]].

==Standings==
{{UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group table E}}

==Matches==
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 2 December 2018 in Dublin. Times are [[Central European Time|CET]]/[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]], as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2019|3|21|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026019/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=[[Borna Barišić|Barišić]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Andrej Kramarić|Kramarić]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2=[[Ramil Sheydayev|Sheydayev]] {{goal|19}}
|stadium=[[Stadion Maksimir]], Zagreb
|attendance=23,146
|referee=[[Georgi Kabakov]] ([[Bulgarian Football Union|Bulgaria]])
}}
{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2019|3|21|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026020/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
|goals1=[[Ondrej Duda|Duda]] {{goal|42}}<br>[[Albert Rusnák (born 1994)|Rusnák]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Anton Malatinský Stadium]], Trnava
|attendance=14,235
|referee=[[Vladislav Bezborodov]] ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]])
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Wales v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2019|3|24|df=y}}
|time=15:00 ({{UTZ|14:00|0}})
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026041/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=[[Daniel James|James]] {{goal|5}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Cardiff City Stadium]], Cardiff
|attendance=31,617
|referee=[[Felix Zwayer]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
}}
{{Football box
|id=Hungary v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2019|3|24|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026043/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=[[Ádám Szalai|Szalai]] {{goal|34}}<br>[[Máté Pátkai|Pátkai]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2=[[Ante Rebić|Rebić]] {{goal|13}}
|stadium=[[Groupama Arena]], Budapest
|attendance=19,400
|referee=[[Willie Collum]] ([[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]])
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Wales
|date={{Start date|2019|6|8|df=y}}
|time=15:00
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026072/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=[[James Lawrence|J. Lawrence]] {{goal|17|o.g.}}<br>[[Ivan Perišić|Perišić]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2=[[David Brooks|Brooks]] {{goal|77}}
|stadium=[[Stadion Gradski vrt]], Osijek
|attendance=
|referee=[[István Kovács (referee)|István Kovács]] ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
}}
{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2019|6|8|df=y}}
|time=18:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|4}})
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=1–3
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026079/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
|goals1=[[Mahir Emreli|Emreli]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2=[[Willi Orban|Orban]] {{goal|18||53}}<br>[[Dávid Holman|Holman]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium=[[Bakcell Arena]], Baku
|attendance=
|referee=[[Kevin Blom]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|4}})
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=1–5
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026154/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=[[Ramil Sheydayev|Sheydayev]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2=[[Stanislav Lobotka|Lobotka]] {{goal|8}}<br>[[Juraj Kucka|Kucka]] {{goal|27}}<br>[[Marek Hamšík|Hamšík]] {{goal|30||57}}<br>[[Dávid Hancko|Hancko]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium=[[Bakcell Arena]], Baku
|attendance=
|referee=[[John Beaton]] ([[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]])
}}
{{Football box
|id=Hungary v Wales
|date={{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026157/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=[[Máté Pátkai|Pátkai]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Groupama Arena]], Budapest
|attendance=
|referee=[[Matej Jug]] ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2019|9|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026180/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
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|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|id=Wales v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2019|9|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45 ({{UTZ|19:45|1}})
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026183/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Cardiff City Stadium]], Cardiff
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2019|9|9|df=y}}
|time=18:00 ({{UTZ|20:00|4}})
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026199/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
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|stadium=[[Baku Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], Baku
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|id=Hungary v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2019|9|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026202/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=
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|referee=
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2019|10|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026219/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
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{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Wales
|date={{Start date|2019|10|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026220/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
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{{Football box
|id=Hungary v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2019|10|13|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026118/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=
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|stadium=[[Groupama Arena]], Budapest
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|id=Wales v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2019|10|13|df=y}}
|time=20:45 ({{UTZ|19:45|1}})
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026122/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
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|stadium=[[Cardiff City Stadium]], Cardiff
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Wales
|date={{Start date|2019|11|16|df=y}}
|time=18:00 ({{UTZ|21:00|4}})
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026107/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Baku Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], Baku
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2019|11|16|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026113/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=
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}}
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{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2019|11|19|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026010/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=
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|stadium=
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{{Football box
|id=Wales v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2019|11|19|df=y}}
|time=20:45 ({{UTZ|19:45|0}})
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026011/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Cardiff City Stadium]], Cardiff
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|AZE}} [[Ramil Sheydayev]]
|rowspan="9"|1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|CRO}} [[Borna Barišić]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|CRO}} [[Andrej Kramarić]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|CRO}} [[Ante Rebić]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|HUN}} [[Máté Pátkai]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|HUN}} [[Ádám Szalai]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|SVK}} [[Ondrej Duda]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|SVK}} [[Albert Rusnák (born 1994)|Albert Rusnák]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbicon|WAL}} [[Daniel James]]
|-
|}

==Discipline==
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may 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 are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! Team
! Player
! Offence(s)
! Suspended for match(es)
|-
| {{fb|CRO}}
| [[Dejan Lovren]]
| Insulting behaviour vs Spain in [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League]] (15 November 2018)
| vs Azerbaijan (21 March 2019)
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/ UEFA Euro 2020], UEFA.com
*[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/ European Qualifiers], UEFA.com 

{{UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying}}

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