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2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
3 September – 17 November 2020
Nations League Finals:
2–6 June 2021
Teams16
RelegatedFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored129 (2.74 per match)
Attendance62,370 (1,327 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Romelu Lukaku (5 goals)

The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A is the top division of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in June 2021 to determine the champions of the competition.

Portugal were the defending champions, but they failed to qualify for the 2021 finals after finishing second in their group behind France.

Format[]

Following a format change from the first season, League A was expanded from 12 to 16 teams. The league consists of the top ranked UEFA members from 1–16 in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League overall ranking, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October and November 2020. The winners of each group advanced to the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals, and the fourth-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.

The Nations League Finals will take place in June 2021 and be played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, are determined by means of a draw. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

The four group winners will be drawn into groups of five teams for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals).

Teams[]

Team changes[]

The following are the team changes of League A from the 2018–19 season:

Incoming
Promoted from
Nations League B

The following team changes were initially set to occur in League A, but did not after no teams were relegated due to the format change by UEFA:

Outgoing
Initially relegated to
Nations League B

Seeding[]

In the 2020–21 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2018–19 Nations League overall ranking, with a slight modification: teams which were originally relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below teams promoted prior to the format change. The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed 4 December 2019, and were based on the access list ranking.

Pot 1
Team Rank
Flag of Portugal Portugal (title holders) 1
Netherlands Netherlands 2
England England 3
Switzerland Switzerland 4
Pot 2
Team Rank
Belgium Belgium 5
Flag of France France 6
Flag of Spain Spain 7
Flag of Italy Italy 8
Pot 3
Team Rank
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 9
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 10
Flag of Denmark Denmark 11
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 12
Pot 4
Team Rank
Croatia Croatia 13
Flag of Poland Poland 14
Germany Germany 15
Flag of Iceland Iceland 16

The draw for the league phase took place on 3 March 2020, 18:00 CET, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Each group contained one team from each pot.

Groups[]

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Italy Italy 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Netherlands Netherlands 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
Flag of Poland Poland 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (R) 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 Relegation to League B
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04)
20:45
Italy Flag of Italy 1–1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Sensi Goal 67' Report Džeko Goal 57'
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04)
20:45
Netherlands Netherlands 1–0 Flag of Poland Poland Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Bergwijn Goal 61' Report

7 September 2020 (2020-09-07)
20:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Flag of Poland Poland Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Hajradinović Goal 24' (pen.) Report Glik Goal 45'
Grosicki Goal 67'
7 September 2020 (2020-09-07)
20:45
Netherlands Netherlands 0–1 Flag of Italy Italy Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Report Barella Goal 45+1'

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
18:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Netherlands Netherlands Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Report
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
20:45
Poland Flag of Poland 0–0 Flag of Italy Italy Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Report

14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)
20:45
Italy Flag of Italy 1–1 Netherlands Netherlands Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
Attendance: 623
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Pellegrini Goal 16' Report Van de Beek Goal 25'
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)
20:45
Poland Flag of Poland 3–0 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Lewandowski Goal 40'52'
Linetty Goal 45+1'
Report Ahmedhodžić Red card 15'

15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
18:00
Netherlands Netherlands 3–1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Wijnaldum Goal 6'14'
Depay Goal 55'
Report Prevljak Goal 63'
15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
20:45
Italy Flag of Italy 2–0 Flag of Poland Poland Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Jorginho Goal 27' (pen.)
Berardi Goal 84'
Report Góralski Yellow cardRed card 77'

18 November 2020 (2020-11-18)
20:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Flag of Italy Italy Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Report Belotti Goal 22'
Berardi Goal 68'
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18)
20:45
Poland Flag of Poland 1–2 Netherlands Netherlands Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Jóźwiak Goal 6' Report Depay Goal 77' (pen.)
Wijnaldum Goal 84'

Group 2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Belgium Belgium 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Flag of Denmark Denmark 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
England England 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10
Flag of Iceland Iceland (R) 6 0 0 6 3 17 −14 0 Relegation to League B
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)
18:00 (16:00 UTC±0)
Iceland Flag of Iceland 0–1 England England Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 0
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Ingason BookedRed card 89' Report Walker BookedRed card 70'
Sterling Goal 90+1' (Pen)
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)
20:45
Denmark Flag of Denmark 0–2 Belgium Belgium Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Report Denayer Goal 10'
Mertens Goal 77'

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)
20:45
Belgium Belgium 5–1 Flag of Iceland Iceland King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Report H. Friðjónsson Goal 11'
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)
20:45
Denmark Flag of Denmark 0–0 England England Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Report

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
England England 2–1 Belgium Belgium Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Rashford Goal 39' (pen.)
Mount Goal 65'
Report Lukaku Goal 16' (pen.)
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0)
Iceland Flag of Iceland 0–3 Flag of Denmark Denmark Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 60
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Report Sigurjónsson Goal 45' (o.g.)
Eriksen Goal 46'
Skov Goal 61'

14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
England England 0–1 Flag of Denmark Denmark Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Maguire Yellow cardRed card 32'
James Red card 90+4'
Report Eriksen Goal 35' (pen.)
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0)
Iceland Flag of Iceland 1–2 Belgium Belgium Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 60
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Sævarsson Goal 17' Report Lukaku Goal 9'38' (pen.)

15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
20:45
Belgium Belgium 2–0 England England Den Dreef, Leuven
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Tielemans Goal 10'
Mertens Goal 24'
Report
15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
20:45
Denmark Flag of Denmark 2–1 Flag of Iceland Iceland Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 141
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Eriksen Goal 12' (pen.)90+2' (pen.) Report Kjartansson Goal 85'

18 November 2020 (2020-11-18)
20:45
Belgium Belgium 4–2 Flag of Denmark Denmark Den Dreef, Leuven
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Tielemans Goal 3'
Lukaku Goal 56'69'
De Bruyne Goal 87'
Report Wind Goal 17'
Chadli Goal 86' (o.g.)
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18)
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)
England England 4–0 Flag of Iceland Iceland Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Rice Goal 20'
Mount Goal 24'
Foden Goal 80'84'
Report Sævarsson Yellow cardRed card 54'

Group 3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of France France 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 16 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Flag of Portugal Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
Croatia Croatia 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 Relegation to League B
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal Flag of Portugal 4–1 Croatia Croatia Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Cancelo Goal 42'
Jota Goal 59'
Félix Goal 71'
A. Silva Goal 90+6'
Report Petković Goal 90+2'
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)
20:45
Sweden Flag of Sweden Good one 0–1 Flag of France France Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Report Mbappé Goal 42'

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)
20:45
France Flag of France 4–2 Croatia Croatia Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Griezmann Goal 43'
Livaković Goal 45+1' (o.g.)
Upamecano Goal 65'
Giroud Goal 77' (pen.)
Report Lovren Goal 17'
Brekalo Goal 55'
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)
20:45
Sweden Flag of Sweden Good one 0–2 Flag of Portugal Portugal Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Svensson Yellow cardRed card 44' Report Ronaldo Goal 45+1'72'

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
18:00
Croatia Croatia 2–1 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,020
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Vlašić Goal 32'
Kramarić Goal 84'
Report Berg Goal 66'
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
20:45
France Flag of France 0–0 Flag of Portugal Portugal Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Report

14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)
20:45
Croatia Croatia 1–2 Flag of France France Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Vlašić Goal 64' Report Griezmann Goal 8'
Mbappé Goal 79'
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal Flag of Portugal 3–0 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
B. Silva Goal 21'
Jota Goal 44'72'
Report

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)
Portugal Flag of Portugal 0–1 Flag of France France Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Report Kanté Goal 54'
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
20:45
Sweden Flag of Sweden Good one 2–1 Croatia Croatia Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Kulusevski Goal 36'
Danielson Goal 45+2'
Report Danielson Goal 82' (o.g.)

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)
20:45
Croatia Croatia 2–3 Flag of Portugal Portugal Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Kovačić Goal 29'65'
Rog Yellow cardRed card 51'
Report Dias Goal 52'90'
Félix Goal 60'
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)
20:45
France Flag of France 4–2 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Giroud Goal 16'59'
Pavard Goal 36'
Coman Goal 90+5'
Report Claesson Goal 4'
Quaison Goal 88'

Group 4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Spain Spain (A) 6 3 2 1 13 3 +10 11 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Germany Germany 6 2 3 1 10 13 −3 9
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 5 2 0 3 5 10 −5 6
Switzerland Switzerland 5 0 3 2 6 8 −2 3 Relegation to League B
3 September 2020 (2020-09-03)
20:45
Germany Germany 1–1 Flag of Spain Spain Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Werner Goal 51' Report Gayà Goal 90+6'
3 September 2020 (2020-09-03)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 2–1 Switzerland Switzerland Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Yarmolenko Goal 14'
Zinchenko Goal 68'
Report Seferović Goal 41'

6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)
20:45
Spain Flag of Spain 4–0 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Ramos Goal 3' (pen.)29'
Fati Goal 32'
F. Torres Goal 84'
Report
6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)
20:45
Switzerland Switzerland 1–1 Germany Germany St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Widmer Goal 58' Report Gündoğan Goal 14'

10 October 2020 (2020-10-10)
20:45
Spain Flag of Spain 1–0 Switzerland Switzerland Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Oyarzabal Goal 14' Report
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 1–2 Germany Germany NSC Olimpiskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 17,573
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Malinovskyi Goal 77' (pen.) Report Ginter Goal 20'
Goretzka Goal 49'

13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)
20:45
Germany Germany 3–3 Switzerland Switzerland RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Werner Goal 28'
Havertz Goal 55'
Gnabry Goal 60'
Report Gavranović Goal 5'57'
Freuler Goal 26'
Schär Yellow cardRed card 90+4'
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 1–0 Flag of Spain Spain NSC Olimpiskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 10,495
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Tsyhankov Goal 76' Report

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
20:45
Germany Germany 3–1 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Sané Goal 23'
Werner Goal 33'64'
Report Yaremchuk Goal 12'
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
20:45
Switzerland Switzerland 1–1 Flag of Spain Spain St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Freuler Goal 26'
Elvedi Yellow cardRed card 79'
Report Gerard Goal 89'

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)
20:45
Spain Flag of Spain 6–0 Germany Germany La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Morata Goal 17'
F. Torres Goal 33'55'71'
Rodri Goal 38'
Oyarzabal Goal 89'
Report
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)
20:45
Switzerland Switzerland Cancelled Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Swissporarena, Lucerne
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Report

Nations League Finals[]

Main article: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

The host of the Nations League Finals, Italy, was selected from the four qualified teams. The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 3 December 2020, 17:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Qualified teams

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

Bracket[]

Semi-finals Final
6 October – Milan
 Flag of Italy Italy  1  
 Flag of Spain Spain  2  
 
10 October – Milan
     Flag of Spain Spain  
   Winners Match 2  
Third place
7 October – Turin 10 October – Turin
 Belgium Belgium    Flag of Italy Italy  
 Flag of France France      Losers Match 2  

Semi-finals[]

Italy vs Spain[]

6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)
20:45
Italy Flag of Italy 1-2 Flag of Spain Spain San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 33,524
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Pellegrini Goal 83' Report F. Torres Goal 17'45+2'
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GK 21 Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 30', 42'
CB 23 Alessandro Bastoni
LB 13 Emerson
CM 18 Nicolò Barella Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 8 Jorginho Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
CM 6 Marco Verratti Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
RF 14 Federico Chiesa
CF 20 Federico Bernardeschi Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
LF 10 Lorenzo Insigne Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Giorgio Chiellini Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 17 Moise Kean Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 5 Manuel Locatelli Booked in the 82nd minute 82' Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 7 Lorenzo Pellegrini Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
DF 4 Davide Calabria Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 2 César Azpilicueta Booked in the 45th minute 45'
CB 19 Aymeric Laporte
CB 3 Pau Torres
LB 17 Marcos Alonso
CM 8 Koke Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 9 Gavi Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
RF 22 Pablo Sarabia Booked in the 65th minute 65' Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CF 11 Ferran Torres Substituted off in the 49th minute 49'
LF 21 Mikel Oyarzabal Booked in the 89th minute 89'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Yeremi Pino Booked in the 71st minute 71' Substituted on in the 49th minute 49'
MF 20 Mikel Merino Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 6 Bryan Gil Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 10 Sergi Roberto Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Ferran Torres (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Igor Demeshko (Russia)
Maksim Gavrilin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)

Belgium v France[]

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
20:45
Belgium Belgium 2–3 Flag of France France Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Carrasco Goal 37'
Lukaku Goal 40'
Report Benzema Goal 62'
Mbappé Goal 69' (pen.)
T. Hernandez Goal 90'
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GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 3 Jason Denayer
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen Booked in the 67th minute 67'
RM 21 Timothy Castagne Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 8 Youri Tielemans Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
LM 11 Yannick Carrasco
RF 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
LF 10 Eden Hazard (c) Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Hans Vanaken Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
FW 20 Leandro Trossard Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 23 Michy Batshuayi Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Manager:
Flag of Spain Roberto Martínez
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
CB 5 Jules Koundé
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 21 Lucas Hernandez
RM 2 Benjamin Pavard Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
LM 22 Theo Hernandez
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
CF 19 Karim Benzema Substituted off in the 90+7th minute 90+7'
CF 10 Kylian Mbappé
Substitutions:
MF 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
DF 12 Léo Dubois Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
MF 17 Jordan Veretout Substituted on in the 90+7th minute 90+7'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)

Assistant referees:
Jan Seidel (Germany)
Eduard Beitinger (Germany)
Fourth official:
Harm Osmers (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Third place play-off[]

10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
15:00
Italy Flag of Italy Match 3 Belgium Belgium Juventus Stadium, Turin
Report

Assistant referees:
Uroš Stojković (Serbia)
Milan Mihajlović (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Novak Simović (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Lee Betts (England)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Final[]

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10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
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Assistant referees:
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
Craig Pawson (England)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (England)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Lee Betts (England)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Goalscorers[]

There were 72 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
2 goals
1 own goal

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