UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 21 March 2019 – TBD June 2020 |
| Teams | 55 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 250 |
| Goals scored | 801 (3.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,220,354 (20,881 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying tournament is a football competition that is being played from March 2019 to June 2020 to determine the 24 UEFA member men's national teams that will advance to the UEFA Euro 2020 final tournament.[1][2][3] The competition is linked with the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, giving countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament. For the first time since 1976, no team will automatically qualify for the UEFA European Championship as the host country.[4]
There were 55 national teams which entered the qualifying process, with Kosovo taking part for the first time. The group stage draw took place at the Convention Centre Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 2 December 2018.[5]
Qualified teams[edit]
| Team[A] | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[B] |
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| Group I winner | 10 October 2019 | 5 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016) | |
| Group J winner | 12 October 2019 | 9 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group I runner-up | 13 October 2019 | 11 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group G winner | 13 October 2019 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group B winner | 14 October 2019 | 2 (2012, 2016) | |
| Group F winner | 15 October 2019 | 10 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group H winner | 14 November 2019 | 9 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group H runner-up | 14 November 2019 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016) | |
| Group A winner | 14 November 2019 | 9 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group A runner-up | 14 November 2019 | 9 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group J runner-up | 15 November 2019 | 0 (debut) | |
| Group F runner-up | 15 November 2019 | 6 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group E winner | 16 November 2019 | 5 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group G runner-up | 16 November 2019 | 2 (2008, 2016) | |
| Group C runner-up | 16 November 2019 | 9 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | |
| Group C winner | 16 November 2019 | 12 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group B runner-up | 17 November 2019 | 7 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
| Group D winner | 18 November 2019 | 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2016) | |
| Group D runner-up | 18 November 2019 | 8 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012) | |
| Group E runner-up | 19 November 2019 | 1 (2016) |
- ^ Italic indicates team from one of the twelve host associations.
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
- ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
- ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
Format[edit]
There will be no automatic qualifying berth, and all 55 UEFA national teams, including the 12 national teams whose countries will stage matches, must compete in the qualifiers for the 24 places at the finals tournament.[2][3] As the host cities were appointed by UEFA in September 2014, before qualifying, it is possible for the national teams from the host cities to fail to qualify for the finals tournament.[6][7]
With the creation of the UEFA Nations League starting in 2018, the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League will be linked with UEFA Euro qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for the tournament.[7][8] The qualifying process will guarantee that at least one team from each division of the previous Nations League season will qualify for the final tournament (either directly or through the play-offs).[9][10]
The main qualifying process began with the qualifying group stage in March 2019, instead of late 2018 immediately following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and will end in November 2019. The qualifiers will be played on double matchdays in March, June, September, October and November 2019.[9] The format will remain largely the same, with 20 of the 24 teams for the finals tournament to be decided by the group stage. Following the admission of Kosovo to UEFA in May 2016, it was announced that the 55 teams will be drawn into 10 groups after the completion of the League phase of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, and the draw seeding will be based on the overall rankings of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.[11] There will be five groups of five teams, and five groups of six teams, with the four UEFA Nations League Finals participants guaranteed to be drawn into groups of five teams (so they can compete in the Nations League Finals in June 2019). The top two teams in each of the 10 groups qualify for the final tournament.[12][13]
Following the qualifying group stage, the qualifying play-offs will take place to determine the remaining 4 teams for the finals tournament. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs will not be decided based on results from the qualifying group stage. Instead, 16 teams will be selected based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. These teams will be divided into four paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament. Each league will have its own play-off path if at least four teams have not already qualified in the conventional qualifying group stage. The Nations League group winners will automatically qualify for the play-off path of their league. If a group winner has already qualified through the qualifying group stage, they will be replaced by the next best-ranked team in the same league. However, if there are not enough non-qualified teams in the same league, then the spot will go to the next best team in the overall ranking. However, group winners cannot face teams from a higher league.[1]
Each play-off path will feature two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. The best-ranked team will host the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will host the third-ranked team. The host of the final will be decided by a draw, with semi-final winner 1 or 2 hosting the final. The four play-off path winners will join the 20 teams which have already qualified for the final tournament.[10] The UEFA Executive Committee approved the use of the video assistant referee system for the play-offs during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland on 4 December 2019, the first time the technology will be used in the qualifying competition.[14]
Tiebreakers for group ranking[edit]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[1]
- Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored away from home in the matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.[a] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- Higher number of wins in all group matches;
- Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
- Fair play conduct in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Position in the UEFA Nations League overall ranking.
Notes
- ^ When there are two or more teams tied in points, criteria 1 to 4 are applied. After these criteria are applied, they may define the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first four criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that are still tied.
Criteria for overall ranking[edit]
To determine the overall rankings of the European Qualifiers, results against teams in sixth place are discarded and the following criteria are applied:[1]
- Position in the group;
- Higher number of points;
- Superior goal difference;
- Higher number of goals scored;
- Higher number of goals scored away from home;
- Higher number of wins;
- Higher number of wins away from home;
- Fair play conduct (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Position in the UEFA Nations League overall ranking.
Schedule[edit]
Below is the schedule of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.[11]
Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe, the qualifying play-offs were postponed from March to June 2020, subject to a review of the situation.[15][16]
| Stage | Matchday | Dates |
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| Qualifying group stage | Matchday 1 | 21–23 March 2019 |
| Matchday 2 | 24–26 March 2019 | |
| Matchday 3 | 7–8 June 2019 | |
| Matchday 4 | 10–11 June 2019 | |
| Matchday 5 | 5–7 September 2019 | |
| Matchday 6 | 8–10 September 2019 | |
| Matchday 7 | 10–12 October 2019 | |
| Matchday 8 | 13–15 October 2019 | |
| Matchday 9 | 14–16 November 2019 | |
| Matchday 10 | 17–19 November 2019 | |
| Play-offs | Semi-finals | TBD June 2020 (originally 26 March 2020) |
| Finals | TBD June 2020 (originally 31 March 2020) |
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 2 December 2018 following the draw.[17][18]
Draw[edit]
The qualifying group stage draw was held on 2 December 2018, 12:00 CET (11:00 local time), at the Convention Centre Dublin in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.[5][19][20] The 55 teams were drawn into 10 groups: five groups of five teams (Groups A–E) and five groups of six teams (Groups F–J).[21][22][23]
The teams were seeded based on the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. The four participants of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals in June 2019 were placed in a separate pot and drawn into Groups A–D which only have five teams so that they only have to play eight qualifying matches, leaving two free matchdays to play in Nations League Finals.[1] The following restrictions were also applied with computer assistance:[24]
- Host teams: In order to allow all 12 teams from the host associations to have a chance to qualify as group winners and runners-up, a maximum of two were placed in each group: Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Spain.
- Prohibited clashes: For political reasons, matches between following pairs of teams are considered prohibited clashes, unable to be drawn into the same group: Gibraltar / Spain, Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo / Serbia. (Armenia / Azerbaijan and Russia / Ukraine were also identified as prohibited clashes, but the teams in these pairs were in the same pots for the draw.)
- Winter venues: A maximum of two teams identified as venues with high or medium risk of severe winter conditions were placed in each group: Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Ukraine.
- The three "hard winter venues" (Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland) generally cannot host games in March or November; the others shall play as few home matches as possible in March and November.
- Excessive travel: A maximum of one pair of teams identified with excessive travel distance in relation to other countries were placed in each group:
- Azerbaijan: with Iceland, Portugal. (Gibraltar was also identified with Azerbaijan for excessive travel distance, but the teams are in the same pots for the draw.)
- Iceland: with Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel.
- Kazakhstan: with Andorra, England, France, Iceland, Malta, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Wales. (Faroe Islands and Gibraltar were also identified with Kazakhstan for excessive travel distance, but the teams are in the same pots for the draw.)
Seeding[edit]
The teams were seeded based on the November 2018 UEFA Nations League overall rankings.[25][26] Teams in italics are final tournament hosts. Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
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Summary[edit]
Groups[edit]
Matches took place from 21 March to 19 November 2019.
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 5–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 17 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2–2 | 2–4 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 19 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 16 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | 1–6 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — |
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 12 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | — |
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | +26 | 26 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 21 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 17 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 14 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 3[a] | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 3[a] | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
Notes:
Group G[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 25 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14[a] | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14[a] | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 11 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | — |
Notes:
Group H[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 25 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 23 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 19 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — |
Group I[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | +37 | 30 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 24 | 1–4 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 15 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 10[a] | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 10[a] | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 51 | −50 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — |
Notes:
Group J[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 30 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 18 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 14 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 13 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 10 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Play-offs[edit]
Teams that failed in the qualifying group stage may still qualify for the final tournament through the play-offs. Each league in the UEFA Nations League will be allocated one of the four remaining final tournament spots. Four teams from each league which have not already qualified for the European Championship finals will compete in the play-offs of their league, to be played in June 2020. The play-off berths were first allocated to each Nations League group winner, and if any of the group winners had already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the league, etc.
Team selection[edit]
The team selection process determined the 16 teams that will compete in the play-offs based on a set of criteria.[27][28] Teams in bold have advanced to the play-offs.
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Key
- GW Nations League group winner
- H UEFA Euro 2020 host
- Team advanced to play-offs
- Team qualified directly to final tournament
Draw[edit]
The qualifying play-off draw took place on 22 November 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[29] The draw followed the path formation rules to determine the play-off paths which the non-group winners would participate in.[30][31] Four separate draws determining the host of the play-off final of each path also took place between the winners of the semi-final pairings (identified as semi-final 1 for 1 v 4, and semi-final 2 for 2 v 3).[4]
Based on the 16 teams which advanced to the play-offs, the four play-off paths were formed following the path formation rules, starting with League D and working up to League A:
- As there were four teams from League D (all group winners), they were all placed in Path D.
- As there were seven teams from League C (three group winners and four non-group winners), the three group winners were placed in Path C, while a draw decided which of the four non-group winners was also placed in Path C.
- As there were four teams from League B (one group winner and three non-group winners), they were all placed in Path B.
- As there was one team from League A (non-group winner), it was placed in Path A. The three non-group winners from League C not drawn to Path C were then placed in Path A.
The following four non-group winners from League C (ordered by Nations League ranking) took part in the draw, with one being drawn into Path C, while the remaining three were allocated to Path A:[32]
The team drawn into Path C occupies position C4, while the three teams drawn into Path A occupy positions A2, A3 and A4, following their Nations League ranking.
The following is the composition of the play-off paths:
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- H UEFA Euro 2020 host
The following semi-final winners were drawn to host the play-off final:
- Path A: Winner semi-final 2 (Bulgaria v Hungary)
- Path B: Winner semi-final 1 (Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland)
- Path C: Winner semi-final 2 (Norway v Serbia)
- Path D: Winner semi-final 1 (Georgia v Belarus)
With host Scotland in Path C, and two other hosts Hungary and Romania to be drawn into Path A or C, it was not possible to prevent one of these paths from containing two host teams. Therefore, the winner of the path with two hosts had to be assigned to two final tournament groups.
Path A[edit]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Semi-finals | ||
| Iceland |
TBD Jun (SF1) | |
| Bulgaria |
TBD Jun (SF2) | |
| Final | ||
| Winner semi-final 2 | TBD Jun | Winner semi-final 1 |
Path B[edit]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Semi-finals | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
TBD Jun (SF1) | |
| Slovakia |
TBD Jun (SF2) | |
| Final | ||
| Winner semi-final 1 | TBD Jun | Winner semi-final 2 |
Path C[edit]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Semi-finals | ||
| Scotland |
TBD Jun (SF1) | |
| Norway |
TBD Jun (SF2) | |
| Final | ||
| Winner semi-final 2 | TBD Jun | Winner semi-final 1 |
Path D[edit]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Semi-finals | ||
| Georgia |
TBD Jun (SF1) | |
| North Macedonia |
TBD Jun (SF2) | |
| Final | ||
| Winner semi-final 1 | TBD Jun | Winner semi-final 2 |
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 801 goals scored in 250 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of 19 November 2019).
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Sokol Cikalleshi
Michy Batshuayi
Kevin De Bruyne
Amer Gojak
Bruno Petković
Ioannis Kousoulos
Pieros Sotiriou
Patrik Schick
Christian Gytkjær
Ross Barkley
Leon Goretzka
Moanes Dabour
Andrea Belotti
Vedat Muriqi
Elif Elmas
Alexander Sørloth
Krzysztof Piątek
Josip Iličić
Álvaro Morata
Sergio Ramos
Rodrigo
Roman Yaremchuk
3 goals
Tigran Barseghyan
Aleksandre Karapetian
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Christian Benteke
Edin Džeko
Armin Hodžić
Miralem Pjanić
Ivan Perišić
Nikola Vlašić
Martin Braithwaite
Robert Skov
Marcus Rashford
Kingsley Coman
Antoine Griezmann
Kylian Mbappé
İlkay Gündoğan
Toni Kroos
Marco Reus
Leroy Sané
Kostas Fortounis
Birkir Bjarnason
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Nicolò Barella
Ciro Immobile
Lorenzo Insigne
Jorginho
Baktiyar Zaynutdinov
Gerson Rodrigues
David Turpel
Josh Magennis
Bjørn Maars Johnsen
Bernardo Silva
Róbert Boženík
Marek Hamšík
Paco Alcácer
Gerard
Viktor Claesson
Alexander Isak
Cedric Itten
Kaan Ayhan
Ruslan Malinovskyi
Viktor Tsyhankov
2 goals
Bekim Balaj
Rey Manaj
Cristian Martínez
Gevorg Ghazaryan
Valentino Lazaro
Marcel Sabitzer
Mahir Emreli
Ramil Sheydayev
Toby Alderweireld
Timothy Castagne
Nacer Chadli
Dries Mertens
Youri Tielemans
Edin Višća
Vasil Bozhikov
Luka Modrić
Georgios Efrem
Nicholas Ioannou
Kasper Dolberg
Yussuf Poulsen
Jadon Sancho
Fredrik Jensen
Wissam Ben Yedder
Raphaël Varane
Timo Werner
Willi Orban
Máté Pátkai
Gylfi Sigurðsson
Ragnar Sigurðsson
Federico Bernardeschi
Moise Kean
Fabio Quagliarella
Alessio Romagnoli
Marco Verratti
Nicolò Zaniolo
Aleksey Shchotkin
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev
Valon Berisha
Milot Rashica
Arvydas Novikovas
Stefan Mugoša
Ryan Babel
Enis Bardhi
William Carvalho
Gonçalo Guedes
Alexandru Mitriță
Aleksandr Golovin
Aleksei Ionov
Magomed Ozdoyev
Fyodor Smolov
Nemanja Radonjić
Dušan Tadić
Juraj Kucka
Domen Črnigoj
Andraž Šporar
Benjamin Verbič
Miha Zajc
Jesús Navas
Mikel Oyarzabal
Marcus Berg
Sebastian Larsson
Granit Xhaka
Denis Zakaria
Enes Ünal
Yevhen Konoplyanka
Gareth Bale
Kieffer Moore
Aaron Ramsey
1 goal
Amir Abrashi
Keidi Bare
Kastriot Dermaku
Elseid Hysaj
Ylber Ramadani
Odise Roshi
Armando Sadiku
Lorenc Trashi
Marc Vales
Edgar Babayan
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
David Alaba
Guido Burgstaller
Michael Gregoritsch
Martin Hinteregger
Konrad Laimer
Stefan Lainer
Stefan Posch
Tamkin Khalilzade
Stanislaw Drahun
Nikita Naumov
Maksim Skavysh
Ihar Stasevich
Yannick Carrasco
Thorgan Hazard
Thomas Meunier
Thomas Vermaelen
Yari Verschaeren
Eldar Ćivić
Izet Hajrović
Rade Krunić
Deni Milošević
Kristian Dimitrov
Ismail Isa
Todor Nedelev
Ivelin Popov
Borna Barišić
Andrej Kramarić
Dejan Lovren
Ante Rebić
Kostakis Artymatas
Konstantinos Laifis
Fotios Papoulis
Jakub Brabec
Ondřej Čelůstka
Vladimír Darida
Jakub Jankto
Alex Král
Lukáš Masopust
Zdeněk Ondrášek
Tomáš Souček
Henrik Dalsgaard
Thomas Delaney
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Mathias Jørgensen
Tammy Abraham
Michael Keane
Mason Mount
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Harry Winks
Erik Sorga
Konstantin Vassiljev
Rógvi Baldvinsson
Viljormur Davidsen
Klæmint Olsen
Jákup Thomsen
Benjamin Källman
Joel Pohjanpalo
Pyry Soiri
Jasse Tuominen
Jonathan Ikoné
Clément Lenglet
Florian Thauvin
Corentin Tolisso
Samuel Umtiti
Kurt Zouma
Vato Arveladze
Valerian Gvilia
Jaba Kankava
Giorgi Kharaishvili
Giorgi Kvilitaia
Saba Lobzhanidze
Giorgi Papunashvili
Julian Brandt
Matthias Ginter
Marcel Halstenberg
Nico Schulz
Lee Casciaro
Roy Chipolina
Reece Styche
Anastasios Donis
Konstantinos Galanopoulos
Dimitris Kolovos
Dimitris Limnios
Petros Mantalos
Giorgos Masouras
Vangelis Pavlidis
Zeca
Dávid Holman
Mihály Korhut
Ádám Szalai
Dominik Szoboszlai
Jón Daði Böðvarsson
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
Viðar Örn Kjartansson
Arnór Sigurðsson
Bibras Natkho
Francesco Acerbi
Leonardo Bonucci
Federico Chiesa
Stephan El Shaarawy
Riccardo Orsolini
Leonardo Pavoletti
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Stefano Sensi
Maxim Fedin
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
Islambek Kuat
Yuriy Pertsukh
Yan Vorogovskiy
Temirlan Yerlanov
Atdhe Nuhiu
Elba Rashani
Amir Rrahmani
Mërgim Vojvoda
Arbër Zeneli
Vladimirs Kamešs
Mārcis Ošs
Yanik Frick
Dennis Salanović
Vytautas Andriuškevičius
Fedor Černych
Donatas Kazlauskas
Leandro Barreiro
Steve Borg
Paul Fenech
Kyrian Nwoko
Vladimir Ambros
Igor Armaș
Nicolae Milinceanu
Vadim Rață
Marko Vešović
Nathan Aké
Myron Boadu
Virgil van Dijk
Frenkie de Jong
Luuk de Jong
Matthijs de Ligt
Donyell Malen
Arijan Ademi
Ezgjan Alioski
Boban Nikolov
Goran Pandev
Vlatko Stojanovski
Steven Davis
Jonny Evans
Niall McGinn
Paddy McNair
Michael Smith
Conor Washington
Sander Berge
Tarik Elyounoussi
Iver Fossum
Stefan Johansen
Ola Kamara
Martin Ødegaard
Tore Reginiussen
Przemysław Frankowski
Kamil Glik
Jacek Góralski
Kamil Grosicki
Damian Kądzior
Grzegorz Krychowiak
Arkadiusz Milik
Sebastian Szymański
Danilo Pereira
Bruno Fernandes
Gonçalo Paciência
Pizzi
Robbie Brady
Matt Doherty
Shane Duffy
Jeff Hendrick
Conor Hourihane
David McGoldrick
Florin Andone
Alexandru Chipciu
Ciprian Deac
Dennis Man
Georgi Dzhikiya
Mário Fernandes
Nikolay Komlichenko
Fyodor Kudryashov
Daler Kuzyayev
Aleksei Miranchuk
Anton Miranchuk
Sergei Petrov
Filippo Berardi
Stuart Armstrong
Oliver Burke
Ryan Christie
Stuart Findlay
Kenny McLean
Steven Naismith
Andrew Robertson
Johnny Russell
Lawrence Shankland
Luka Jović
Adem Ljajić
Nikola Milenković
Ondrej Duda
Dávid Hancko
Stanislav Lobotka
Róbert Mak
Albert Rusnák
Roman Bezjak
Tim Matavž
Aljaž Struna
Santi Cazorla
Fabián
José Luis Gayà
Dani Olmo
Pablo Sarabia
Saúl
Pau Torres
Sebastian Andersson
Marcus Danielson
Emil Forsberg
John Guidetti
Victor Lindelöf
Mattias Svanberg
Loris Benito
Breel Embolo
Christian Fassnacht
Edimilson Fernandes
Remo Freuler
Mario Gavranović
Admir Mehmedi
Ricardo Rodríguez
Fabian Schär
Haris Seferović
Ruben Vargas
Steven Zuber
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Hasan Ali Kaldırım
Dorukhan Toköz
Ozan Tufan
Deniz Türüç
Cengiz Ünder
Yusuf Yazıcı
Burak Yılmaz
Artem Besyedin
Marlos
Andriy Yarmolenko
Oleksandr Zinchenko
David Brooks
Daniel James
Harry Wilson
1 own goal
Aram Ayrapetyan (against Italy)
Martin Hinteregger (against North Macedonia)
Pavel Pashayev (against Wales)
Adnan Kovačević (against Greece)
Stjepan Lončar (against Armenia)
Kypros Christoforou (against Belgium)
Tomáš Kalas (against England)
Teitur Gestsson (against Spain)
Jonathan Tah (against Netherlands)
Joseph Chipolina (against Republic of Ireland)
Abzal Beisebekov (against Russia)
Mërgim Vojvoda (against England)
Pāvels Šteinbors (against Austria)
Igors Tarasovs (against Slovenia)
Andreas Malin (against Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Gerson Rodrigues (against Ukraine)
Andrei Agius (against Sweden)
Boris Kopitović (against Czech Republic)
Aleksandar Šofranac (against England)
Egzon Bejtulai (against Austria)
Darko Velkovski (against Latvia)
Håvard Nordtveit (against Sweden)
Adrian Rus (against Spain)
Cristian Brolli (against Belgium)
Michele Cevoli (against Russia)
Stephen O'Donnell (against Russia)
James Lawrence (against Croatia)
Overall ranking[edit]
The overall rankings were used for seeding in the final tournament draw.[33] Results against sixth-placed teams were not considered in the ranking.[1]
| Rnk | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 24 | |
| 2 | J | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 24 | |
| 3 | A | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 21 | |
| 4 | C | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 21 | |
| 5 | F | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 20 | |
| 6 | B | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 20 | |
| 7 | H | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 19 | |
| 8 | G | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 19 | |
| 9 | D | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 17 | |
| 10 | E | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | |
| 11 | C | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 19 | |
| 12 | I | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 18 | |
| 13 | B | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 17 | |
| 14 | H | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 17 | |
| 15 | D | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 16 | |
| 16 | G | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | |
| 17 | F | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 15 | |
| 18 | A | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | |
| 19 | E | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | |
| 20 | J | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | |
| 21 | B | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | |
| 22 | E | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | |
| 23 | D | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 | |
| 24 | H | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | |
| 25 | C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | |
| 26 | F | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 11 | |
| 27 | A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | |
| 28 | J | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 | |
| 29 | I | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 9 | |
| 30 | G | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
| 31 | E | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 12 | |
| 32 | G | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 33 | F | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 8 | |
| 34 | D | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
| 35 | H | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
| 36 | J | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 7 | |
| 37 | A | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | |
| 38 | B | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | |
| 39 | C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | |
| 40 | I | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 | |
| 41 | J | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 6 | |
| 42 | G | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 5 | |
| 43 | I | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 | |
| 44 | A | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | |
| 45 | E | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | |
| 46 | H | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | |
| 47 | B | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 1 | |
| 48 | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 1 | |
| 49 | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 0 | |
| 50 | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | |
| 51 | H | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 | |
| 52 | F | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 3 | |
| 53 | G | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 3 | |
| 54 | J | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 2 | |
| 55 | I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 51 | −50 | 0 |
Team of the European Qualifiers[edit]
Following the completion of the qualifying group stage, UEFA released a "Team of the European Qualifiers" on 29 November 2019. The team featured 11 players based on accumulated scores from the FedEx Performance Zone player rankings, which was based on form from qualifying. Additional weighting was given for teams which played only eight matches.[34]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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External links[edit]
- UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com
- UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
- UEFA Euro 2020
- UEFA European Championship qualifying
- 2018–19 in UEFA football
- 2019–20 in UEFA football
- March 2019 sports events in Europe
- June 2019 sports events in Europe
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- November 2019 sports events in Europe
- June 2021 sports events in Europe