| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 6 September – 20 November 2018 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Promoted |  Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Sweden Ukraine |
| Relegated |  Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Slovakia Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2 per match) |
| Attendance | 549,676 (22,903 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Edin Džeko Patrik Schick(3 goals each) |
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The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B was the second division of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.
Format[]
League B consisted of 12 UEFA members ranked from 13–24, split into four groups of three. The winners of each group are promoted to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A, and the third-placed team of each group are relegated to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C.
In addition, League B will be allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from League B which have not already qualified for the European Championship finals will compete in the play-offs for each division, to be played in March 2020. The play-off berths will be first allocated to the group winners, and if any of the group winners have already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the division, etc. If there are fewer than four teams in League B which have not already qualified for the European Championship finals, the play-off berths will be allocated via one of two methods. If League B has a group winner selected for the play-offs, the next best team in the overall ranking from a lower league will be selected. If League B has no group winner available, the best team in the overall ranking will be selected. The play-offs will consist of two "one-off" semi-finals (best-ranked team vs. fourth best-ranked team and second best-ranked team vs. third best-ranked team, played at home of higher-ranked teams) and one "one-off" final between the two semi-final winners (venue drawn in advance between semi-final 1 and 2).
Seeding[]
Teams were allocated to League B according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group stage on 11 October 2017. Teams were split into three pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.
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The group draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn into the same group (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine).
Groups[]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group 1[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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| Ukraine (P)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Promotion to League A |
 Czech Republic
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Slovakia (R)
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Relegation to League C |
| 6 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Czech Republic
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2–1 | Ukraine
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Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště Attendance: 7,974 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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Schick  4'
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Report | Konoplyanka 45+1' Zinchenko 90+3'
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| 9 September 2018 15:00 (16:00 UTC+3) |
Ukraine
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1–0 | Slovakia
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Arena Lviv, Lviv Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
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| Yarmolenko 80' (pen.)
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Report |
| 13 October 2018 15:00 (15:00 UTC+2) |
Slovakia
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1–2 | Czech Republic
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Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava Attendance: 17,251 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
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| Hamšik 62'
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Report | Kremenčik 52' Schick 76'
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| 16 October 2018 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Ukraine
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1–0 | Czech Republic
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Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
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| Malinovskyi 52'
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Report |
| 16 November 2018 20:45 |
Slovakia
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4–1 | Ukraine
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Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava Attendance: 9,764 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
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| Rusnák 6' Kucka 26'Zreľák 52'Mak 61'
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Report | Konoplyanka 47'
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| 19 November 2018 20:45 |
Czech Republic
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1–0 | Slovakia
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Sinobo Stadium, Prague Attendance: 16,623 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
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| Schick 32'
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Group 2[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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| Sweden (P)
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Promotion to League A |
 Russia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
| Turkey (R)
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | Relegation to League C |
| 7 September 2018 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Turkey
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1–2 | Russia
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Şenol Güneş Stadium, Trabzon Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
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| Aziz 41'
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Report | Cheryshev 13' Dzyuba 49'
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| 10 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Sweden
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2–3 | Turkey
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Friends Arena, Solna Attendance: 21,832 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
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| Kiese Thelin 35' Claesson 49'
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Report | Çalhanoğlu 51' Akbaba 88', 90+2'
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| 11 October 2018 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Russia
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0–0 | Sweden
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Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad Attendance: 31,698 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
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| 14 October 2018 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
Russia
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2–0 | Turkey
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Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 38,288 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
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| Neustädter 20' Cheryshev 78'
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Report |
| 17 November 2018 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) |
Turkey
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0–1 | Sweden
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Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya Attendance: 37,425 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
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| Report | Granqvist 71' (pen.)
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| 20 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Sweden
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2–0 | Russia
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Friends Arena, Solna Attendance: 20,223 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
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| Lindelöf 41' Berg 72'
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Group 3[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina (P)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 | Promotion to League A |
 Austria
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
| Northern Ireland (R)
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | Relegation to League C |
| 8 September 2018 15:00 (14:00 UTC+1) |
Northern Ireland
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1–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Windsor Park, Belfast Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
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| Grigg 90+3'
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Report | Duljević 36' Sarić 64'
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| 11 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1–0 | Austria
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Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
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| Džeko 78'
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Report |
| 12 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Austria
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1–0 | Northern Ireland
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 22,300 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
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| Arnautović 71'
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Report |
| 15 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2–0 | Northern Ireland
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Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Attendance: 11,050 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
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| Džeko 27', 73'
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Report |
| 15 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Austria
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0–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 37,200 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland) |
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| Report |
| 18 November 2018 18:00 (17:00 UTC±0) |
Northern Ireland
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1–2 | Austria
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Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,895 Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
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| C. Evans 57'
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Report | Schlager 49' Lazaro 90+3'
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Group 4[]
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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| Denmark (P)
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Promotion to League A |
 Wales
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| Republic of Ireland (R)
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | Relegation to League C |
| 6 September 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Wales
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4–1 | Republic of Ireland
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Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 25,657 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
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| Lawrence 6' Bale 18'Ramsey 37'Roberts 55'
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Report | Williams 66'
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| 9 September 2018 18:00 (18:00 UTC+2) |
Denmark
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2–0 | Wales
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Idrætspark, Aarhus Attendance: 17,506 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
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| Eriksen 32', 63' (pen.)
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Report |
| 13 October 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Republic of Ireland
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0–0 | Denmark
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 41,220 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
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| Report |
| 16 October 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Republic of Ireland
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0–1 | Wales
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 38,321 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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| Report | Wilson 58'
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| 16 November 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) |
Wales
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1–2 | Denmark
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Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 32,354 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
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| Bale 89'
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Report | N. Jørgensen 42' Braithwaite 88'
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| 19 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Denmark
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0–0 | Republic of Ireland
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Idrætspark, Aarhus Attendance: 11,130 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
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| Report |
Goalscorers[]
There were 48 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Marko Arnautović- Valentino Lazaro
- Xaver Schlager
- Haris Duljević
- Elvis Sarić
- Michael Krmenčík
- Martin Braithwaite
- Nicolai Jørgensen
- Corry Evans
- Will Grigg
- Shaun Williams
- Artem Dzyuba
- Roman Neustädter
- Marek Hamšík
- Juraj Kucka
- Róbert Mak
- Albert Rusnák
- Adam Zreľák
- Marcus Berg
- Viktor Claesson
- Andreas Granqvist
- Isaac Kiese Thelin
- Victor Lindelöf
- Serdar Aziz
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- Ruslan Malinovskyi
- Andriy Yarmolenko
- Oleksandr Zinchenko
- Tom Lawrence
- Aaron Ramsey
- Connor Roberts
- Harry Wilson
Overall ranking[]
The 12 League B teams will be ranked 13th to 24th overall in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:
- The teams finishing first in the groups will be ranked 13th to 16th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing second in the groups will be ranked 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing third in the groups will be ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
| Rnk |
Grp |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 13 | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 |
| 14 | B1 | Ukraine
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | B4 | Denmark
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| 16 | B2 | Sweden
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 17 | B2 | Russia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 18 | B3 | Austria
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| 19 | B4 | Wales
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 20 | B1 | Czech Republic
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | B1 | Slovakia
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | B2 | Turkey
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 23 | B4 | Republic of Ireland
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
| 24 | B3 | Northern Ireland
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Prize money[]
The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018. Each team in League B will receive a solidarity fee of €1 million. In addition, the four group winners will receive double this amount with a €1M bonus fee. This means that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees for a team from League B is €2M.
Qualifying play-offs[]
- Main article:UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs#Path B
The four best teams in League B according to the overall ranking that have not qualified for UEFA Euro 2020 through the qualifying group stage will compete in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. If there are fewer than four teams in League B that have not qualified, the remaining slots are allocated to teams from another league, according to the overall ranking.
| Team | Rank |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina
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13 |
| Ukraine
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14 |
| Denmark
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15 |
| Sweden
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16 |
| Russia
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17 |
| Austria
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18 |
| Wales
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19 |
| Czech Republic
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20 |
| Slovakia
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21 |
| Turkey
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22 |
| Republic of Ireland
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23 |
| Northern Ireland
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24 |
| Team status | |
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| Qualified directly for finals | |
| Advanced to play-offs | |
| Assured of a play-off spot, but may still qualify directly | |
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