# 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The group winners, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best eight runners-up.

## Standings

* 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
* In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
* Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
* Overall goal difference
* Overall goals scored
* Points in matches between tied teams
* Goal difference in matches between tied teams
* Goals scored in matches between tied teams
* Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
* Fair play points
* first yellow card: minus 1 point
* indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
* direct red card: minus 4 points
* yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
* Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Poland | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 25 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Denmark | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to second round | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 16 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Romania | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Armenia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | | 1–6 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

## Matches

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 26 July 2015, the day following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

## Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
16 goals
* Robert Lewandowski
8 goals
* Christian Eriksen
7 goals
* Stevan Jovetić
4 goals
* Thomas Delaney
* Fatos Bećiraj
3 goals
* Kamil Grosicki
2 goals
* Ruslan Koryan
* Henrikh Mkhitaryan
* Andreas Cornelius
* Nicolai Jørgensen
* Sergei Khizhnichenko
* Bauyrzhan Turysbek
* Stefan Mugoša
* Žarko Tomašević
* Constantin Budescu
* Adrian Popa
* Bogdan Stancu
1 goal
* Gevorg Ghazaryan
* Artak Grigoryan
* Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
* Varazdat Haroyan
* Aras Özbiliz
* Marcos Pizzelli
* Peter Ankersen
* Kasper Dolberg
* Yussuf Poulsen
* Islambek Kuat
* Gafurzhan Suyumbayev
* Damir Kojašević
* Stefan Savić
* Marko Simić
* Marko Vešović
* Nikola Vukčević
* Jakub Błaszczykowski
* Kamil Glik
* Bartosz Kapustka
* Krzysztof Mączyński
* Arkadiusz Milik
* Łukasz Piszczek
* Rafał Wolski
* Alexandru Chipciu
* Ciprian Deac
* Claudiu Keșerü
* Răzvan Marin
* Alexandru Maxim
* Nicolae Stanciu
1 own goal
* Hrayr Mkoyan (against Poland)
* Filip Stojković (against Poland)
* Kamil Glik (against Denmark)

## Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
* 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:
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
| Gor Malakyan | Armenia | vs Romania (8 October 2016) | vs Poland (11 October 2016) |
| Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Kazakhstan | vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (8 October 2016) | vs Romania (11 October 2016) |
| Gaël Andonian | Armenia | vs Poland (11 October 2016) | vs Montenegro (11 November 2016) |
| Islambek Kuat | Kazakhstan | vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Romania (11 October 2016) | vs Denmark (11 November 2016) |
| Thiago Cionek | Poland | vs Denmark (8 October 2016) vs Armenia (11 October 2016) | vs Romania (11 November 2016) |
| Yeldos Akhmetov | Kazakhstan | vs Poland (4 September 2016) vs Denmark (11 November 2016) | vs Armenia (26 March 2017) |
| Florin Andone | Romania | vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Poland (11 November 2016) | vs Denmark (26 March 2017) |
| Varazdat Haroyan | Armenia | vs Montenegro (11 November 2016) vs Kazakhstan (26 March 2017) | vs Montenegro (10 June 2017) |
| Andreas Cornelius | Denmark | vs Kazakhstan (11 November 2016) vs Romania (26 March 2017) | vs Kazakhstan (10 June 2017) |
| Serhiy Malyi | Kazakhstan | vs Armenia (26 March 2017) | vs Denmark (10 June 2017) |
| Marko Vešović | Montenegro | vs Denmark (11 October 2016) vs Poland (26 March 2017) | vs Armenia (10 June 2017) |
| Kamil Glik | Poland | vs Kazakhstan (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (26 March 2017) | vs Romania (10 June 2017) |
| Artak Grigoryan | Armenia | vs Romania (8 October 2016) vs Montenegro (10 June 2017) | vs Romania (1 September 2017) |
| Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Kazakhstan | vs Denmark (10 June 2017) | vs Montenegro (1 September 2017) vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017) |
| Cristian Săpunaru | Romania | vs Poland (11 November 2016) vs Poland (10 June 2017) | vs Armenia (1 September 2017) |
| Taron Voskanyan | Armenia | vs Romania (1 September 2017) | vs Denmark (4 September 2017) |
| Marko Simić | Montenegro | vs Romania (4 September 2016) vs Kazakhstan (1 September 2017) | vs Romania (4 September 2017) |
| Mihai Pintilii | Romania | vs Denmark (26 March 2017) vs Armenia (1 September 2017) | vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) |
| Gaël Andonian | Armenia | vs Poland (11 October 2016) vs Denmark (4 September 2017) | vs Poland (5 October 2017) |
| Varazdat Haroyan | Armenia | vs Romania (1 September 2017) vs Denmark (4 September 2017) | vs Poland (5 October 2017) |
| Yuriy Logvinenko | Kazakhstan | vs Denmark (10 June 2017) vs Poland (4 September 2017) | vs Romania (5 October 2017) |
| Fatos Bećiraj | Montenegro | vs Kazakhstan (8 October 2016) vs Romania (4 September 2017) | vs Denmark (5 October 2017) |
| Cosmin Moți | Romania | vs Montenegro (4 September 2016) vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) | vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017) |
| Islambek Kuat | Kazakhstan | vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017) | vs Armenia (8 October 2017) |
| Serhiy Malyi | Kazakhstan | vs Armenia (26 March 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017) | vs Armenia (8 October 2017) |
| Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | Kazakhstan | vs Poland (4 September 2017) vs Romania (5 October 2017) | vs Armenia (8 October 2017) |
| Stefan Savić | Montenegro | vs Poland (26 March 2017) vs Denmark (5 October 2017) | vs Poland (8 October 2017) |
| Marko Vešović | Montenegro | vs Romania (4 September 2017) vs Denmark (5 October 2017) | vs Poland (8 October 2017) |
| Romario Benzar | Romania | vs Poland (11 November 2016) vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017) | vs Denmark (8 October 2017) |
| Alexandru Chipciu | Romania | vs Montenegro (4 September 2017) vs Kazakhstan (5 October 2017) | vs Denmark (8 October 2017) |