[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/uefa-euro-2020-qualifying-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/uefa-euro-2020-qualifying-wikipedia\/","headline":"UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Wikipedia","name":"UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Wikipedia","description":"Qualifier for UEFA Euro 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Dates 21 March 2019 \u2013 12 November 2020 Teams 55 Matches\u00a0played","datePublished":"2020-03-18","dateModified":"2020-03-18","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/be\/Flag_of_England.svg\/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/be\/Flag_of_England.svg\/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png","height":"14","width":"23"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/uefa-euro-2020-qualifying-wikipedia\/","wordCount":8039,"articleBody":"Qualifier for UEFA Euro 2020UEFA Euro 2020 qualifyingDates21 March 2019 \u2013 12 November 2020Teams55Matches\u00a0played262Goals scored826\u00a0(3.15 per match)Attendance5,225,403\u00a0(19,944 per match)Top scorer(s) Harry Kane (12 goals)International football competitionThe UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from March 2019 to November 2020 to determine the 24 UEFA member men’s national teams that advanced to the UEFA Euro 2020 final tournament, played across Europe in June and July 2021.[1][2][3] The competition was linked with the 2018\u201319 UEFA Nations League, giving countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament. For the first time since 1976, no team automatically qualified for the UEFA European Championship as the host country.[4]The national teams of all 55 UEFA member associations 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]  \u00a0\u00a0Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020\u00a0\u00a0Team failed to qualifyTeam[A]Qualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament[B]\u00a0BelgiumGroup I winner10 October 20195 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016)\u00a0ItalyGroup J winner12 October 20199 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0Russia[C]Group I runner-up13 October 201911 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0PolandGroup G winner13 October 20193 (2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0UkraineGroup B winner14 October 20192 (2012, 2016)\u00a0SpainGroup F winner15 October 201910 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0FranceGroup H winner14 November 20199 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0TurkeyGroup H runner-up14 November 20194 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016)\u00a0EnglandGroup A winner14 November 20199 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)\u00a0Czech Republic[D]Group A runner-up14 November 20199 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0FinlandGroup J runner-up15 November 20190 (debut)\u00a0SwedenGroup F runner-up15 November 20196 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0CroatiaGroup E winner16 November 20195 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0AustriaGroup G runner-up16 November 20192 (2008, 2016)\u00a0NetherlandsGroup C runner-up16 November 20199 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)\u00a0Germany[E]Group C winner16 November 201912 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0PortugalGroup B runner-up17 November 20197 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)\u00a0SwitzerlandGroup D winner18 November 20194 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2016)\u00a0DenmarkGroup D runner-up18 November 20198 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)\u00a0WalesGroup E runner-up19 November 20191 (2016)\u00a0North MacedoniaPlay-off Path D winner12 November 20200 (debut)\u00a0HungaryPlay-off Path A winner12 November 20203 (1964, 1972, 2016)\u00a0Slovakia[F]Play-off Path B winner12 November 20204 (1960, 1976, 1980, 2016)\u00a0ScotlandPlay-off Path C winner12 November 20202 (1992, 1996)There was no automatic qualifying berth, and all 55 UEFA national teams, including the twelve national teams whose countries were selected to stage matches, had to 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 was 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\u201319 UEFA Nations League was linked with UEFA Euro qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for the tournament.[7][8] The qualifying process guaranteed that at least one team from each division of the previous Nations League season would 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 ended in November 2019. The qualifiers were played on double matchdays in March, June, September, October, and November 2019.[9] As with the 2016 qualifying tournament, the group stage decided 20 of the 24 teams that advanced to the final tournament. Following the admission of Kosovo to UEFA in May 2016, it was announced that the 55 teams would be drawn into ten groups after the completion of the league phase of the 2018\u201319 UEFA Nations League, and the draw seeding would be based on the overall rankings of the 2018\u201319 UEFA Nations League.[11] There were 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 could compete in the Nations League Finals in June 2019). The top two teams in each of the ten groups qualified for the final tournament.[12][13]Following the qualifying group stage, the qualifying play-offs took place to determine the remaining four teams for the final tournament. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage. Instead, sixteen teams were selected based on their performance in the 2018\u201319 UEFA Nations League. These teams were divided into four paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament. Each league had its own play-off path if at least four teams had not already qualified in the conventional qualifying group stage. The Nations League group winners automatically qualified for the play-off path of their league. If a group winner had already qualified through the qualifying group stage, they were replaced by the next best-ranked team in the same league. However, if there were not enough non-qualified teams in the same league, then the spot went to the next best team in the overall ranking. However, group winners could not face teams from a higher league.[1]Each play-off path featured two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. In the semi-finals, the best-ranked team hosted the lowest-ranked team, and the second-ranked team hosted the third-ranked team. The host of the final was drawn between the winners of the semi-final pairings. The four play-off path winners joined the twenty teams that had 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 was used in the qualifying competition.[14]Tiebreakers for group ranking[edit]If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were 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 had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.[a] If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 applied;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 were two or more teams tied in points, criteria 1 to 4 were applied. After these criteria were applied, they may have defined 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 were discarded and the following criteria were 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 was the schedule of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.[11]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the qualifying play-offs, originally scheduled for 26 and 31 March 2020, were postponed by UEFA on 17 March 2020.[15][16] Afterwards, UEFA tentatively scheduled for the matches to take place on 4 and 9 June 2020.[17] However, the play-offs were later postponed indefinitely by UEFA on 1 April 2020.[18] The scheduling of the play-offs was reviewed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 17 June 2020.[19] At the meeting, UEFA decided to stage the play-off semi-finals on 8 October 2020, and the finals on 12 November 2020.[20] To facilitate this, an additional matchday was added to both international windows, allowing for triple-headers to be played in order to complete the league phase of the 2020\u201321 UEFA Nations League as scheduled.[21] The changes to the International Match Calendar for October and November 2020 were approved by the FIFA Council on 25 June 2020.[22]StageMatchdayDatesQualifying group stageMatchday 121\u201323 March 2019Matchday 224\u201326 March 2019Matchday 37\u20138 June 2019Matchday 410\u201311 June 2019Matchday 55\u20137 September 2019Matchday 68\u201310 September 2019Matchday 710\u201312 October 2019Matchday 813\u201315 October 2019Matchday 914\u201316 November 2019Matchday 1017\u201319 November 2019Play-offsSemi-finals8 October 2020[A]Finals12 November 2020[B]^ Originally scheduled for 26 March 2020, and later for 4 June 2020^ Originally scheduled for 31 March 2020, and later for 9 June 2020The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 2 December 2018 following the draw.[23][24]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][25][26] The 55 teams were drawn into 10 groups: five groups of five teams (Groups A\u2013E) and five groups of six teams (Groups F\u2013J).[27][28][29]The teams were seeded based on the 2018\u201319 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\u2013D which only had five teams so that they only had 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:[30]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 were 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 whose venues were identified as having 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 could not host games in March or November; the others played 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 were in the same pot 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 were in the same pot for the draw.)Seeding[edit]The teams were seeded based on the November 2018 UEFA Nations League overall rankings.[31][32] Teams in italics are final tournament hosts. Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.Summary[edit]\u00a0\u00a0Group winners and runners-up qualified directly for UEFA Euro 2020\u00a0\u00a0Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stageMatches took place from 21 March to 19 November 2019.Group A[edit]Group B[edit]Group C[edit]Group D[edit]Group E[edit]Group F[edit]^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Faroe Islands 1, Malta 0.Group G[edit]^ a b Head-to-head points: North Macedonia 4, Slovenia 1.Group H[edit]Group I[edit]^ a b Head-to-head points: Cyprus 4, Kazakhstan 1.Group J[edit]Play-offs[edit]Teams that failed in the qualifying group stage could still qualify for the final tournament through the play-offs. Each league in the UEFA Nations League was allocated one of the four remaining final tournament spots. Four teams from each league that had not already qualified for the European Championship finals competed in the play-offs of their league. 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 competed in the play-offs based on a set of criteria.[33] Teams in blue advanced to the play-offs.KeyGW Nations League group winnerH UEFA Euro 2020 host at the time of the draw\u00a0 Team advanced to play-offs\u00a0 Team qualified directly to final tournamentDraw[edit]The qualifying play-off draw took place on 22 November 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[34] The draw followed the path formation rules to determine the play-off paths that the non-group winners would participate in.[35][36] 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 that 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:[37]\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0Israel\u00a0Hungary[H]\u00a0Romania[H]The team drawn into Path C occupied position C4, while the three teams drawn into Path A occupied positions A2, A3 and A4, following their Nations League ranking.The following was the composition of the play-off paths:KeyH UEFA Euro 2020 host at the time of the drawThe following semi-final winners were drawn to host the play-off final: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]Path B[edit]Path C[edit]Path D[edit]Goalscorers[edit]There were 826 goals scored in 262 matches, for an average of 3.15 goals per match.12 goals11 goals10 goals9 goals8 goals7 goals6 goals5 goals4 goals3 goals2 goals1 goal1 own goalOverall ranking[edit]The overall rankings were used for seeding in the final tournament draw.[38] Results against sixth-placed teams were not considered in the ranking.[1]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 that played only eight matches.[39]References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/uefa-euro-2020-qualifying-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Wikipedia"}}]}]