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Tournament details
Dates21 March 2019 – 12 November 2020
Teams55
Tournament statistics
Matches played262
Goals scored826 (3.15 per match)
Attendance5,225,403 (19,944 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Harry Kane
(12 goals)
2016
2024

The 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. The competition was 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 automatically qualified for the UEFA European Championship as the host country.

55 national teams are participating in the qualifying process, with Kosovo taking part for the first time. The draw took place at the Convention Centre Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 2 December 2018.

Qualified teams[]

UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifiers Map

  Team has qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
  Team did not qualify

TeamA Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentB
Belgium Belgium Group I winner 10 October 2019 5 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016)
Flag of Italy Italy Group J winner 12 October 2019 9 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Russia Good One RussiaC Group I runner-up 13 October 2019 11 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Poland Poland Group G winner 13 October 2019 3 (2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Group B winner 14 October 2019 2 (2012, 2016)
Flag of Spain Spain Group F winner 15 October 2019 10 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of France France Group H winner 14 November 2019 9 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Group H runner-up 14 November 2019 4 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016)
England England Group A winner 14 November 2019 9 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Czech Czech RepublicD Group A runner-up 14 November 2019 9 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Finland Finland Group J runner-up 15 November 2019 0 (debut)
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden Group F runner-up 15 November 2019 6 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Croatia Croatia Group E winner 16 November 2019 5 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Austria Austria Group G runner-up 16 November 2019 2 (2008, 2016)
Netherlands Netherlands Group C runner-up 16 November 2019 9 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Germany GermanyE Group C winner 16 November 2019 12 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Portugal Portugal Group B runner-up 17 November 2019 7 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Switzerland Switzerland Group D winner 18 November 2019 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2016)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Group D runner-up 18 November 2019 8 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
Flag of Wales Wales Group E runner-up 19 November 2019 1 (2016)
Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Play-off Path D winner 12 November 2020 0 (debut)
Flag of Hungary Hungary Play-off Path A winner 12 November 2020 3 (1964, 1972, 2016)
Slovakia SlovakiaD Play-off Path B winner 12 November 2020 1 (2016)
Scotland Scotland Play-off Path C winner 12 November 2020 2 (1992, 1996)
A Italic indicates team from one of the twelve host associations.
B Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates the host for that year.
C From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
D From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.
E From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Format[]

There was no automatic qualifying berth, and all 55 UEFA national teams, including the 12 national teams whose countries would stage matches, had to compete in the qualifiers for the 24 places at the finals tournament. As the host cities were appointed by UEFA in September 2014, before the qualifiers of UEFA Euro 2020, the national teams from the host cities could fail to qualify for the finals tournament.

With the creation of the UEFA Nations League starting in 2018, the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was linked with UEFA Euro qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020. 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).

Group stage[]

The main qualifying process began in March 2019, instead of late 2018 immediately following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and will ended in November 2019. The qualifiers were played on double matchdays in March, June, September, October and November 2019. 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 10 groups after the completion of the League phase of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, and the draw seeding would be based on the overall rankings of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. 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 complete their Nations League Finals in June 2019). The top two teams in each of the 10 groups qualified for Euro 2020.

Tiebreakers[]

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;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;
  4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the matches played among the teams in question;
  5. 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. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
  6. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  10. Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  11. 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);
  12. Position in the UEFA Nations League overall ranking.

Play-offs[]

Following the qualifying group stage, the qualifying play-offs took place to determine the remaining 4 teams for the finals tournament. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage. Instead, 16 teams were selected based on their performance in the 2018–19 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 have 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 would go to the next best team in the overall ranking. However, group winners could not face teams from a higher league.

Each play-off path featured two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. The best-ranked team hosted the fourth-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 20 teams which have already qualified for UEFA Euro 2020. 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.

Criteria for overall ranking[]

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;
  2. Higher number of points;
  3. Superior goal difference;
  4. Higher number of goals scored;
  5. Higher number of goals scored away from home;
  6. Higher number of wins;
  7. Higher number of wins away from home;
  8. 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);
  9. Position in the UEFA Nations League overall ranking.

Schedule[]

Below is the schedule of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

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. Afterwards, UEFA tentatively scheduled for the matches to take place on 4 and 9 June 2020. However, the play-offs were later postponed indefinitely by UEFA on 1 April 2020. The scheduling of the play-offs was reviewed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 17 June 2020. At the meeting, UEFA decided to stage the play-off semi-finals on 8 October 2020, and the finals on 12 November 2020. 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 2020–21 UEFA Nations League as scheduled. The changes to the International Match Calendar for October and November 2020 were approved by the FIFA Council on 25 June 2020.

Stage Matchday Dates
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 8 October 2020
Finals 12 November 2020
Notes
  • Play-off semi-finals were originally scheduled for 26 March 2020, and later for 4 June 2020.
  • Play-off finals were originally scheduled for 31 March 2020, and later for 9 June 2020.

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 2 December 2018 following the draw.

Draw[]

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. 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).

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. The following restrictions were also applied by computer assistance:

  • 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.
  • Political clashes: The following pairs of teams could not be drawn into the same group due to political clashes: Gibraltar / Spain, Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo / Serbia. (Armenia / Azerbaijan and Russia / Ukraine were also identified as political 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) 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[]

The teams were seeded based on the November 2018 UEFA Nations League overall rankings. Teams in italics are final tournament hosts. Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.

UNL Pot
Team Rank
Switzerland Switzerland 1
Flag of Portugal Portugal 2
Netherlands Netherlands 3
England England 4
Pot 1
Team Rank
Belgium Belgium 5
Flag of France France 6
Flag of Spain Spain 7
Flag of Italy Italy 8
Croatia Croatia 9
Flag of Poland Poland 10
Pot 2
Team Rank
Germany Germany 11
Flag of Iceland Iceland 12
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 13
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 14
Flag of Denmark Denmark 15
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 16
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 17
Flag of Austria Austria 18
Flag of Wales Wales 19
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 20
Pot 3
Team Rank
Slovakia Slovakia 21
Flag of Turkey Turkey 22
Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland 23
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 24
Scotland Scotland 25
Flag of Norway Norway 26
Flag of Serbia Serbia 27
Flag of Finland Finland 28
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 29
Flag of Israel Israel 30
Pot 4
Team Rank
Flag of Hungary Hungary 31
Romania Romania 32
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 33
Flag of Albania Albania 34
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 35
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 36
Flag of Estonia Estonia 37
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 38
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 39
Flag of Georgia Georgia 40
Pot 5
Team Rank
Flag of Macedonia Macedonia 41
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 42
Belarus Flag Belarus 43
Luxembourg Luxembourg 44
Flag of Armenia Armenia 45
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 46
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 47
Flag of Moldova Moldova 48
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 49
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 50
Pot 6
Team Rank
Latvia Latvia 51
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 52
Flag of Andorra Andorra 53
Malta Malta 54
San Marino San Marino 55

Summary[]

  Group winners and runners-up qualified directly for UEFA Euro 2020
  Teams advanced to the play-offs, selected based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League
  Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J
England
England
Flag of Czech
Czech Republic
Flag of Ukraine
Ukraine
Flag of Portugal
Portugal
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Switzerland
Switzerland
Flag of Denmark
Denmark
Croatia
Croatia
Flag of Wales
Wales
Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of Sweden Good one
Sweden
Flag of Poland
Poland
Flag of Austria
Austria
Flag of France
France
Flag of Turkey
Turkey
Belgium
Belgium
Flag of Russia Good One
Russia
Flag of Italy
Italy
Flag of Finland
Finland
Flag of Kosovo
Kosovo
Flag of Serbia
Serbia
Flag of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Flag of Republic Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Slovakia
Slovakia
Flag of Norway
Norway
Flag of Macedonia
North Macedonia
Flag of Iceland
Iceland
Scotland
Scotland
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Belarus Flag
Belarus
Flag of Georgia
Georgia
Flag of Hungary
Hungary
Romania
Romania
Flag of Slovenia
Slovenia
Flag of Albania
Albania
Flag of Cyprus
Cyprus
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Montenegro
Montenegro
Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
Flag of Estonia
Estonia
Flag of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Flag of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Flag of Israel
Israel
Flag of Andorra
Andorra
Flag of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Flag of Armenia
Armenia
Malta
Malta
Latvia
Latvia
Flag of Moldova
Moldova
San Marino
San Marino
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein

Groups[]

Matches took place from 21 March to 19 November 2019.

Group A[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
England England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 8 3 2 3 13 16 −3 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 −11 6
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 8 0 3 5 3 22 −19 3


Group B[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 8 6 2 0 17 4 +13 20 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Portugal Portugal 8 5 2 1 22 6 +16 17
Flag of Serbia Serbia 8 4 2 2 17 17 0 14 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Luxembourg Luxembourg 8 1 1 6 7 16 −9 4
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 8 0 1 7 5 25 −20 1


Group C[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group C
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Germany Germany 8 7 0 1 30 7 +23 21 Qualify for final tournament
Netherlands Netherlands 8 6 1 1 24 7 +17 19
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 9 13 −4 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Belarus Flag Belarus 8 1 1 6 4 16 −12 4
Flag of Estonia Estonia 8 0 1 7 2 26 −24 1

Group D[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group D
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Switzerland Switzerland 8 5 2 1 19 6 +13 17 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Denmark Denmark 8 4 4 0 23 6 +17 16
Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland 8 3 4 1 7 5 +2 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Georgia Georgia 8 2 2 4 7 11 −4 8
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 8 0 0 8 3 31 −28 0

Group E[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Croatia Croatia 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Wales Wales 8 4 2 2 10 6 +4 14
Slovakia Slovakia 8 4 1 3 13 11 +2 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Hungary Hungary 8 4 0 4 8 11 −3 12
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8 0 1 7 5 18 −13 1

Group F[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group F
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Spain Spain 10 8 2 0 31 5 +26 26 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 10 6 3 1 23 9 +14 21
Flag of Norway Norway 10 4 5 1 19 11 +8 17 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Romania Romania 10 4 2 4 17 15 +2 14
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 10 1 0 9 4 30 −26 3
Malta Malta 10 1 0 9 3 27 −24 3


Group G[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Poland Poland 10 8 1 1 18 5 +13 25 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Austria Austria 10 6 1 3 19 9 +10 19
Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia 10 4 2 4 12 13 −1 14 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 10 4 2 4 16 11 +5 14
Flag of Israel Israel 10 3 2 5 16 18 −2 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Latvia Latvia 10 1 0 9 3 28 −25 3


Group H[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group H
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of France France 10 8 1 1 25 6 +19 25 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Turkey Turkey 10 7 2 1 18 3 +15 23
Flag of Iceland Iceland 10 6 1 3 14 11 +3 19 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Albania Albania 10 4 1 5 16 14 +2 13
Flag of Andorra Andorra 10 1 1 8 3 20 −17 4
Flag of Moldova Moldova 10 1 0 9 4 26 −22 3

Group I[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Belgium Belgium 10 10 0 0 40 3 +37 30 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 10 8 0 2 33 8 +25 24
Scotland Scotland 10 5 0 5 16 19 −3 15 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 10 3 1 6 15 20 −5 10
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 10 3 1 6 13 17 −4 10
San Marino San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 51 −50 0


Group J[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group J
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Italy Italy 10 10 0 0 37 4 +33 30 Qualify for final tournament
Flag of Finland Finland 10 6 0 4 16 10 +6 18
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 10 4 2 4 12 14 −2 14
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 4 1 5 20 17 +3 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League
Flag of Armenia Armenia 10 3 1 6 14 25 −11 10
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 2 31 −29 2


Play-offs[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

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[]

The team selection process determined the 16 teams that competed in the play-offs based on a set of criteria.Teams in bold advanced to the play-offs.

League A
Rank Team
GW Flag of Portugal Portugal
GW Netherlands Netherlands[H]
GW England England[H]
GW Switzerland Switzerland
5 Belgium Belgium
6 Flag of France France
7 Flag of Spain Spain[H]
8 Flag of Italy Italy[H]
9 Croatia Croatia
10 Flag of Poland Poland
11 Germany Germany[H]
12 Flag of Iceland Iceland
League B
Rank Team
13 GW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 GW Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
15 GW Flag of Denmark Denmark[H]
16 GW Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden
17 Flag of Russia Good One Russia[H]
18 Flag of Austria Austria
19 Flag of Wales Wales
20 Flag of Czech Czech Republic
21 Slovakia Slovakia
22 Flag of Turkey Turkey
23 Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland[H]
24 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
League C
Rank Team
25 GW Scotland Scotland[H]
26 GW Flag of Norway Norway
27 GW Flag of Serbia Serbia
28 GW Flag of Finland Finland
29 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
30 Flag of Israel Israel
31 Flag of Hungary Hungary[H]
32 Romania Romania[H]
33 Flag of Greece.svg Greece
34 Flag of Albania Albania
35 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
36 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
37 Flag of Estonia Estonia
38 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
39 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
League D
Rank Team
40 GW Flag of Georgia Georgia
41 GW Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia
42 GW Flag of Kosovo Kosovo
43 GW Belarus Flag Belarus
44 Luxembourg Luxembourg
45 Flag of Armenia Armenia
46 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan[H]
47 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
48 Flag of Moldova Moldova
49 Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar
50 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
51 Latvia Latvia
52 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
53 Flag of Andorra Andorra
54 Malta Malta
55 San Marino San Marino

Key

  1. GW Nations League group winner
  2. H UEFA Euro 2020 host
  3.      Team advanced to play-offs
  4.      Team qualified directly to final tournament

Draw[]

The qualifying play-off draw took place on 22 November 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw followed the path formation rules to determine the play-off paths that the non-group winners would participate in. 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).

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:

  1. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
  2. Flag of Israel Israel
  3. Flag of Hungary Hungary[H]
  4. Romania Romania[H]

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:

Path A
Rank Team
1 Flag of Iceland Iceland
2 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
3 Flag of Hungary Hungary[H]
4 Romania Romania[H]
Path B
Rank Team
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Slovakia Slovakia
3 Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland[H]
4 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Path C
Rank Team
1 Scotland Scotland[H]
2 Flag of Norway Norway
3 Flag of Serbia Serbia
4 Flag of Israel Israel
Path D
Rank Team
1 Flag of Georgia Georgia
2 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia
3 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo
4 Belarus Flag Belarus

Key

  1. H UEFA Euro 2020 host

The 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[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
Iceland Flag of Iceland 2–1 Romania Romania
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 1–3 Flag of Hungary Hungary
Final
Hungary Flag of Hungary 2–1 Flag of Iceland Iceland

Path B[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Slovakia Slovakia 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland
Final
Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland 1–2 (a.e.t.) Slovakia Slovakia

Path C[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
Scotland Scotland 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Flag of Israel Israel
Norway Flag of Norway 1–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Serbia Serbia
Final
Serbia Flag of Serbia 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Scotland Scotland

Path D[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
Georgia Flag of Georgia 1–0 Belarus Flag Belarus
North Macedonia Flag of Macedonia 2–1 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo
Final
Georgia Flag of Georgia 0–1 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia

Overall ranking[]

The overall rankings will be used for seeding in the UEFA Euro 2020 final tournament draw.

Rnk
Grp
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts Qualification
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Team of the European Qualifiers[]

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.

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Ukraine Andriy Pyatov Iceland Ragnar Sigurðsson
Spain Sergio Ramos
Turkey Merih Demiral
Cyprus Ioannis Kousoulos
Israel Eran Zahavi
Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum
Portugal Bernardo Silva
England Harry Kane
England Raheem Sterling
Netherlands Memphis Depay

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