UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifying

[Famine]

Welp, time to start this all off again, as the draw is taking place right now!

Group A
1. England - P8 - W7 D0 L1 - +37 -6 - +31 - 21pt
2. Czech Republic - P8 - W5 D0 L3 - +13 -11 - +2 - 15pt
3. Kosovo - P8 - W3 D2 L3 - +13 -16 - -3 - 11pt
4. Bulgaria - P8 - W1 D3 L4 - +6 -17 - -11 - 6pt
5. Montenegro - P8 - W0 D3 L5 - +3 -22 - -19 - 3pt

Spoiler

22/03/2019 - Bulgaria 1-1 Montenegro
22/03/2019 - England 5-0 Czech Republic
25/03/2019 - Kosovo 1-1 Bulgaria
25/03/2019 - Montenegro 1-5 England
07/06/2019 - Czech Republic 2-1 Bulgaria
07/06/2019 - Montenegro 1-1 Kosovo
10/06/2019 - Bulgaria 2-3 Kosovo
10/06/2019 - Czech Republic 3-0 Montenegro
07/09/2019 - England 4-0 Bulgaria
07/09/2019 - Kosovo 2-1 Czech Republic
10/09/2019 - England 5-3 Kosovo
10/09/2019 - Montenegro 0-3 Czech Republic
11/10/2019 - Czech Republic 2-1 England
11/10/2019 - Montenegro 0-0 Bulgaria
14/10/2019 - Bulgaria 0-6 England
14/10/2019 - Kosovo 2-0 Montenegro - Montenegro eliminated
14/11/2019 - Czech Republic 2-1 Kosovo - Czech Republic qualify for Finals
14/11/2019 - England 7-0 Montenegro - England qualify for Finals
17/11/2019 - Bulgaria 1-0 Czech Republic
17/11/2019 - Kosovo 0-4 England

Group B
1. Ukraine - P8 - W6 D2 L0 - +17 -4 - +13 - 20pt
2. Portugal - P8 - W5 D2 L1 - +22 -6 - +16 - 17pt
3. Serbia - P8 - W4 D2 L2 - +17 -17 - 0 - 14pt
4. Luxembourg - P8 - W1 D1 L6 - +7 -16 - -9 - 4pt
5. Lithuania - P8 - W0 D1 L7 - +5 -25 - -20 - 1pt

Spoiler

22/03/2019 - Luxembourg 2-1 Lithuania
22/03/2019 - Portugal 0-0 Ukraine
25/03/2019 - Luxembourg 1-2 Ukraine
25/03/2019 - Portugal 1-1 Serbia
07/06/2019 - Lithuania 1-1 Luxembourg
07/06/2019 - Ukraine 5-0 Serbia
10/06/2019 - Serbia 4-1 Lithuania
10/06/2019 - Ukraine 1-0 Luxembourg
07/09/2019 - Lithuania 0-3 Ukraine
07/09/2019 - Serbia 2-4 Portugal
10/09/2019 - Lithuania 1-5 Portugal
10/09/2019 - Luxembourg 1-3 Serbia
11/10/2019 - Portugal 3-0 Luxembourg
11/10/2019 - Ukraine 2-0 Lithuania - Lithuania eliminated
14/10/2019 - Lithuania 1-2 Serbia
14/10/2019 - Ukraine 2-1 Portugal - Ukraine qualify for Finals
14/11/2019 - Portugal 6-0 Lithuania
14/11/2019 - Serbia 3-2 Luxembourg
17/11/2019 - Luxembourg 0-2 Portugal
17/11/2019 - Serbia 2-2 Ukraine - Portugal qualify for Finals

Group C
1. Germany - P8 - W7 D0 L1 - +30 -7 - +23 - 21pt
2. Netherlands - P8 - W6 D1 L1 - +24 -7 - +17 - 19pt
3. Northern Ireland - P8 - W4 D1 L3 - +9 -13 - -4 - 13pt
4. Belarus - P8 - W1 D1 L6 - +4 -16 - -12 - 4pt
5. Estonia - P8 - W0 D1 L7 - +2 -26 - -24 - 1pt

Spoiler

21/03/2019 - Netherlands 4-0 Belarus
21/03/2019 - Northern Ireland 2-0 Estonia
24/03/2019 - Netherlands 2-3 Germany
24/03/2019 - Northern Ireland 2-1 Belarus
08/06/2019 - Belarus 0-2 Germany
08/06/2019 - Estonia 1-2 Northern Ireland
11/06/2019 - Belarus 0-1 Northern Ireland
11/06/2019 - Germany 8-0 Estonia
06/09/2019 - Estonia 1-2 Belarus
06/09/2019 - Germany 2-4 Netherlands
09/09/2019 - Estonia 0-4 Netherlands - Estonia eliminated
09/09/2019 - Northern Ireland 0-2 Germany
10/10/2019 - Belarus 0-0 Estonia
10/10/2019 - Netherlands 3-1 Northern Ireland
13/10/2019 - Belarus 1-2 Netherlands
13/10/2019 - Estonia 0-3 Germany
16/11/2019 - Germany 4-0 Belarus
16/11/2019 - Northern Ireland 0-0 Netherlands - Germany, Netherlands qualify for Finals
19/11/2019 - Germany 6-1 Northern Ireland
19/11/2019 - Netherlands 5-0 Estonia

Group D
1. Switzerland - P8 - W5 D2 L1 - +19 -6 - +13 - 17pt
2. Denmark - P8 - W4 D4 L0 - +23 -6 - +17 - 16pt
3. Republic of Ireland* - P8 - W3 D4 L1 - +7 -5 - +2 - 13pt
4. Georgia - P8 - W2 D2 L4 - +7 -11 - -4 - 8pt
5. Gibraltar - P8 - W0 D0 L8 - +3 -31 - -28 - 0pt

Spoiler

23/03/2019 - Georgia 0-2 Switzerland
23/03/2019 - Gibraltar 0-1 Republic of Ireland
26/03/2019 - Republic of Ireland 1-0 Georgia
26/03/2019 - Switzerland 3-3 Denmark
07/06/2019 - Denmark 1-1 Republic of Ireland
07/06/2019 - Georgia 3-0 Gibraltar
10/06/2019 - Denmark 5-1 Georgia
10/06/2019 - Republic of Ireland 2-0 Gibraltar
06/09/2019 - Gibraltar 0-6 Denmark
06/09/2019 - Republic of Ireland 1-1 Switzerland
09/09/2019 - Georgia 0-0 Denmark
09/09/2019 - Switzerland 4-0 Gibraltar
12/10/2019 - Denmark 1-0 Switzerland - Gibraltar eliminated
12/10/2019 - Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland
15/10/2019 - Gibraltar 2-3 Georgia
15/10/2019 - Switzerland 2-0 Republic of Ireland
15/11/2019 - Denmark 6-0 Gibraltar
15/11/2019 - Switzerland 1-0 Georgia
18/11/2019 - Gibraltar 1-6 Switzerland - Switzerland qualify for Finals
18/11/2019 - Republic of Ireland 1-1 Denmark - Denmark qualify for Finals

Group E
1. Croatia - P8 - W5 D2 L1 - +17 -7 - +10 - 17pt
2. Wales - P8 - W4 D2 L2 - +10 -6 - +4 - 14pt
3. Slovakia - P8 - W4 D1 L3 - +13 -11 - +2 - 13pt
4. Hungary - P8 - W4 D0 L4 - +8 -11 - -3 - 12pt
5. Azerbaijan* - P8 - W0 D1 L7 - +5 -18 - -13 - 1pt

Spoiler

21/03/2019 - Croatia 2-1 Azerbaijan
21/03/2019 - Slovakia 2-0 Hungary
24/03/2019 - Hungary 2-1 Croatia
24/03/2019 - Wales 1-0 Slovakia
08/06/2019 - Azerbaijan 1-3 Hungary
08/06/2019 - Croatia 2-1 Wales
11/06/2019 - Azerbaijan 1-5 Slovakia
11/06/2019 - Hungary 1-0 Wales
06/09/2019 - Slovakia 0-4 Croatia
06/09/2019 - Wales 2-1 Azerbaijan
09/09/2019 - Azerbaijan 1-1 Croatia
09/09/2019 - Hungary 1-2 Slovakia
10/10/2019 - Croatia 3-0 Hungary
10/10/2019 - Slovakia 1-1 Wales
13/10/2019 - Hungary 1-0 Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan eliminated
13/10/2019 - Wales 1-1 Croatia
16/11/2019 - Azerbaijan 0-2 Wales
16/11/2019 - Croatia 3-1 Slovakia - Croatia qualify for Finals
19/11/2019 - Slovakia 2-0 Azerbaijan
19/11/2019 - Wales 2-0 Hungary - Wales qualify for Finals

Group F
1. Spain - P10 - W8 D2 L0 - +30 -4 - +26 - 26pt
2. Sweden - P10 - W6 D3 L1 - +23 -9 - +14 - 21pt
3. Norway - P10 - W4 D5 L1 - +19 -11 - +8 - 17pt
4. Romania - P10 - W4 D2 L4 - +17 -15 - +2 - 14pt
5. Malta - P10 - W1 D0 L9 - +3 -27 - -24 - 3pt
6. Faroe Islands - P10 - W1 D0 L9 - +4 -30 - -26 - 3pt

Spoiler

23/03/2019 - Malta 2-1 Faroe Islands
23/03/2019 - Spain 2-1 Norway
23/03/2019 - Sweden 2-1 Romania
26/03/2019 - Malta 0-2 Spain
26/03/2019 - Norway 3-3 Sweden
26/03/2019 - Romania 4-1 Faroe Islands
07/06/2019 - Faroe Islands 1-4 Spain
07/06/2019 - Norway 2-2 Romania
07/06/2019 - Sweden 3-0 Malta
10/06/2019 - Faroe Islands 0-2 Norway
10/06/2019 - Malta 0-4 Romania
10/06/2019 - Spain 3-0 Sweden
05/09/2019 - Faroe Islands 0-4 Sweden - Faroe Islands eliminated
05/09/2019 - Norway 2-0 Malta
05/09/2019 - Romania 1-2 Spain
09/09/2019 - Romania 1-0 Malta
09/09/2019 - Spain 4-0 Faroe Islands
09/09/2019 - Sweden 1-1 Norway
12/10/2019 - Faroe Islands 0-3 Romania
12/10/2019 - Malta 0-4 Sweden - Malta eliminated
12/10/2019 - Norway 1-1 Spain
15/10/2019 - Faroe Islands 1-0 Malta
15/10/2019 - Romania 1-1 Norway
15/10/2019 - Sweden 1-1 Spain - Spain qualify for Finals
15/11/2019 - Norway 4-0 Faroe Islands
15/11/2019 - Romania 0-2 Sweden - Sweden qualify for Finals
15/11/2019 - Spain 7-0 Malta
18/11/2019 - Malta 1-2 Norway
18/11/2019 - Spain 5-0 Romania
18/11/2019 - Sweden 3-0 Faroe Islands

Group G
1. Poland - P10 - W8 D1 L1 - +18 -5 - +13 - 25pt
2. Austria - P10 - W6 D1 L3 - +19 -9 - +10 - 19pt
3. North Macedonia - P10 - W4 D2 L4 - +12 -13 - -1 - 14pt
4. Slovenia - P10 - W4 D2 L4 - +16 -11 - +5 - 14pt
5. Israel - P10 - W3 D2 L5 - +16 -18 - -2 - 11pt
6. Latvia* - P10 - W1 D0 L9 - +3 -28 - -25 - 3pt

Spoiler

21/03/2019 - Austria 0-1 Poland
21/03/2019 - Israel 1-1 Slovenia
21/03/2019 - North Macedonia 3-1 Latvia
24/03/2019 - Israel 4-2 Austria
24/03/2019 - Poland 2-0 Latvia
24/03/2019 - Slovenia 1-1 North Macedonia
07/06/2019 - Austria 1-0 Slovenia
07/06/2019 - Latvia 0-3 Israel
07/06/2019 - North Macedonia 0-1 Poland
10/06/2019 - Latvia 0-5 Slovenia
10/06/2019 - North Macedonia 1-4 Austria
10/06/2019 - Poland 4-0 Israel
05/09/2019 - Israel 1-1 North Macedonia
06/09/2019 - Austria 6-0 Latvia
06/09/2019 - Slovenia 2-0 Poland
09/09/2019 - Latvia 0-2 North Macedonia - Latvia eliminated
09/09/2019 - Poland 0-0 Austria
09/09/2019 - Slovenia 3-2 Israel
10/10/2019 - Austria 3-1 Israel
10/10/2019 - Latvia 0-3 Poland
10/10/2019 - North Macedonia 2-1 Slovenia
13/10/2019 - Poland 2-0 North Macedonia
13/10/2019 - Slovenia 0-1 Austria
16/11/2019 - Austria 2-1 North Macedonia - Austria qualify for Finals
16/11/2019 - Israel 1-2 Poland - Poland qualify for Finals
16/11/2019 - Slovenia 1-0 Latvia
19/11/2019 - Latvia 1-0 Austria
19/11/2019 - North Macedonia 1-0 Israel
19/11/2019 - Poland 3-2 Slovenia

Group H
1. France - P10 - W8 D1 L1 - +25 -6 - +19 - 25pt
2. Turkey - P10 - W7 D2 L1 - +18 -3 - +15 - 23pt
3. Iceland - P10 - W6 D1 L3 - +14 -11 - +3 - 19pt
4. Albania - P10 - W4 D1 L5 - +16 -14 - +2 - 13pt
5. Andorra - P10 - W1 D1 L8 - +3 -20 - -17 - 4pt
6. Moldova - P10 - W1 D0 L9 - +4 -26 - -22 - 3pt

Spoiler

22/03/2019 - Albania 0-2 Turkey
22/03/2019 - Andorra 0-2 Iceland
22/03/2019 - Moldova 1-3 France
25/03/2019 - Andorra 0-3 Albania
25/03/2019 - France 4-0 Iceland
25/03/2019 - Turkey 4-0 Moldova
08/06/2019 - Iceland 1-0 Albania
08/06/2019 - Moldova 1-0 Andorra
08/06/2019 - Turkey 2-0 France
11/06/2019 - Albania 2-0 Moldova
11/06/2019 - Andorra 0-4 France
11/06/2019 - Iceland 2-1 Turkey
07/09/2019 - France 4-1 Albania
07/09/2019 - Iceland 3-0 Moldova
07/09/2019 - Turkey 1-0 Andorra - Andorra eliminated
10/09/2019 - Albania 4-2 Iceland
10/09/2019 - France 3-0 Andorra
10/09/2019 - Moldova 0-4 Turkey
11/10/2019 - Andorra 1-0 Moldova - Moldova eliminated
11/10/2019 - Iceland 0-1 France
11/10/2019 - Turkey 1-0 Albania
14/10/2019 - France 1-1 Turkey
14/10/2019 - Iceland 2-0 Andorra
14/10/2019 - Moldova 0-4 Albania
14/11/2019 - Albania 2-2 Andorra
14/11/2019 - France 2-1 Moldova
14/11/2019 - Turkey 0-0 Iceland - France, Turkey qualify for Finals
17/11/2019 - Albania 0-2 France
17/11/2019 - Andorra 0-2 Turkey
17/11/2019 - Moldova 1-2 Iceland

Group I
1. Belgium - P10 - W10 D0 L0 - +40 -3 - +37 - 30pt
2. Russia - P10 - W8 D0 L2 - +33 -8 - +25 - 24pt
3. Scotland - P10 - W5 D0 L5 - +16 -19 - -3 - 15pt
4. Cyprus - P10 - W3 D1 L6 - +15 -20 - -5 - 10pt
5. Kazakhstan - P10 - W3 D1 L6 - +13 -17 - -4 - 10pt
6. San Marino - P10 - W0 D0 L10 - +1 -51 - -50 - 0pt

Spoiler

21/03/2019 - Belgium 3-1 Russia
21/03/2019 - Cyprus 5-0 San Marino
21/03/2019 - Kazakhstan 3-0 Scotland
24/03/2019 - Cyprus 0-2 Belgium
24/03/2019 - Kazakhstan 0-4 Russia
24/03/2019 - San Marino 0-2 Scotland
08/06/2019 - Belgium 3-0 Kazakhstan
08/06/2019 - Russia 9-0 San Marino
08/06/2019 - Scotland 2-1 Cyprus
11/06/2019 - Belgium 3-0 Scotland
11/06/2019 - Kazakhstan 4-0 San Marino
11/06/2019 - Russia 1-0 Cyprus
06/09/2019 - Cyprus 1-1 Kazakhstan
06/09/2019 - San Marino 0-4 Belgium - San Marino eliminated
06/09/2019 - Scotland 1-2 Russia
09/09/2019 - Russia 1-0 Kazakhstan
09/09/2019 - San Marino 0-4 Cyprus
09/09/2019 - Scotland 0-4 Belgium
10/10/2019 - Belgium 9-0 San Marino - Belgium qualify for Finals
10/10/2019 - Kazakhstan 1-2 Cyprus
10/10/2019 - Russia 4-0 Scotland - Kazakhstan eliminated
13/10/2019 - Cyprus 0-5 Russia - Russia qualify for Finals
13/10/2019 - Kazakhstan 0-2 Belgium
13/10/2019 - Scotland 6-0 San Marino
16/11/2019 - Cyprus 1-2 Scotland
16/11/2019 - Russia 1-4 Belgium
16/11/2019 - San Marino 1-3 Kazakhstan
19/11/2019 - Belgium 6-1 Cyprus
19/11/2019 - San Marino 0-5 Russia
19/11/2019 - Scotland 3-1 Kazakhstan

Group J
1. Italy - P10 - W10 D0 L0 - +37 -4 - +33 - 30pt
2. Finland - P10 - W6 D0 L4 - +16 -10 - +6 - 18pt
3. Greece - P10 - W4 D2 L4 - +12 -14 - -2 - 14pt
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina - P10 - W4 D1 L5 - +20 -17 - +3 - 13pt
5. Armenia - P10 - W3 D1 L6 - +14 -25 - -11 - 10pt
6. Liechtenstein - P10 - W0 D2 L8 - +2 -31 - -29 - 2pt

Spoiler

23/03/2019 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 Armenia
23/03/2019 - Italy 2-0 Finland
23/03/2019 - Liechtenstein 0-2 Greece
26/03/2019 - Armenia 0-2 Finland
26/03/2019 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-2 Greece
26/03/2019 - Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein
08/06/2019 - Armenia 3-0 Liechtenstein
08/06/2019 - Finland 2-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
08/06/2019 - Greece 0-3 Italy
11/06/2019 - Greece 2-3 Armenia
11/06/2019 - Italy 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
11/06/2019 - Liechtenstein 0-2 Finland
05/09/2019 - Armenia 1-3 Italy
05/09/2019 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 5-0 Liechtenstein
05/09/2019 - Finland 1-0 Greece - Liechtenstein eliminated
08/09/2019 - Armenia 4-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
08/09/2019 - Finland 1-2 Italy
08/09/2019 - Greece 1-1 Liechtenstein
12/10/2019 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1 Finland
12/10/2019 - Italy 2-0 Greece
12/10/2019 - Liechtenstein 1-1 Armenia - Italy qualify for Finals
15/10/2019 - Finland 3-0 Armenia - Greece eliminated
15/10/2019 - Greece 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
15/10/2019 - Liechtenstein 0-5 Italy
15/11/2019 - Armenia 0-1 Greece
15/11/2019 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-3 Italy
15/11/2019 - Finland 3-0 Liechtenstein - Finland qualify for Finals
18/11/2019 - Greece 2-1 Finland
18/11/2019 - Italy 9-1 Armenia
18/11/2019 - Liechtenstein 0-3 Bosnia-Herzegovina

Playoffs
Path A
08/10/2020 - Bulgaria 1-3 Hungary
08/10/2020 - Iceland 2-1 Romania
12/11/2020 - Hungary 2-1 Iceland - Hungary qualify for finals

Path B
08/10/2020 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Northern Ireland; AET, Northern Ireland win 4-3 on penalties
08/10/2020 - Slovakia 0-0 Republic of Ireland; AET, Slovakia win 4-2 on penalties
12/11/2020 - Northern Ireland 1-2 Slovakia; AET - Slovakia qualify for finals

Patch C
08/10/2020 - Norway 1-2 Serbia; AET
08/10/2020 - Scotland 0-0 Israel; AET, Scotland win 5-3 on penalties
12/11/2020 - Serbia 1-1 Scotland; AET, Scotland win 5-4 on penalties - Scotland qualify for finals

Path D
08/10/2020 - Georgia 1-0 Belarus
08/10/2020 - North Macedonia 2-1 Kosovo
12/11/2020 - Georgia 0-1 North Macedonia - North Macedonia qualify for finals



Top Scorers
12 - Harry Kane (England)
11 - Eran Zahavi (Israel)
11 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)


*Team moved due to group draw restrictions
Qualified to playoffs through Nations League results

 

[Famine]

So the way the draw works is that there's seven pots.

* The finalists pot contains the four teams which qualified through to the Nations Cup final - England, Portugal, Switzerland and Netherlands. This is to put them into a group with five teams (A-D) so that they have a matchday free for the Nations Cup final. They go to position one.

The rest of the teams are ranked by their final Nations League rankings.
* Pot 1 contains the six remaining top ten-ranked sides, for groups E-J. They also go into position one.
* Pot 2 contains the next ten, for position two
* Pots 3, 4 and 5 contain the next ten, for positions three, four and five
* Pot 6 contains the bottom five-ranked sides, to be drawn into position six in groups F-J

There are some complicating factors.
* UEFA 2020 will not have a single host. Instead, 12 nations will host the matches. The draw must not place more than two host nations in one group. These nations are: Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Spain.
* For political reasons, the following teams must not be drawn into the same group:
Spain/Gibraltar
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Kosovo
Serbia/Kosovo
Armenia/Azerbaijan
Russia/Ukraine

* There can be a maximum of two "extreme winter" nations in one group. These are: Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Ukraine.

* There can only be one team pairing with "excessive travel distance" in one group. These are:
Azerbaijan with: Gibraltar, Iceland, Portugal
Iceland with: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan with: Andorra, England, Faroe Islands, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Malta, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Wales

This all will doubtless see some group shuffling at some point of the draw!

 

[daan]

There are some complicating factors.

No 🤬 Sherlock!

 

[Famine]

Group C
1. Netherlands
2. Germany
3. Northern Ireland
4. Estonia
5. Belarus


Group D
1. Switzerland
2. Denmark
3. Republic of Ireland*
4. Georgia
5. Gibraltar

Republic of Ireland was drawn out into Group C, but ROI, Netherlands and Germany are all host nations, ROI was moved into Group D and their spot in Group C taken by the next-drawn eligible team... Northern Ireland

Group D
1. Switzerland
2. Denmark
3. Republic of Ireland*
4. Georgia
5. Gibraltar


Group E
1. Croatia
2. Wales
3. Slovakia
4. Hungary
5. Azerbaijan*

The same applies here. Azerbaijan was drawn into Group D, but as they're hosts (b€cau$€ of cour$€ th€y ar€), and ROI and Denmark were already there, they got moved to Group E and the next-drawn eligible team - Gibraltar - took the Group D spot.

Group F
1. Spain
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Romania
5. Faroe Islands
6. Malta


Group G
1. Poland
2. Austria
3. Israel
4. Slovenia
5. Macedonia
6. Latvia*

Extreme winter! Latvia was drawn into Group F, but Norway and Faroe Islands are both extreme winter nations, so Latvia was moved to Group G and the next-drawn eligible nation got the Group F spot. Lovely, warm Malta

 

[daan]

Is this some kind of weird card game?

Latvia attacked Malta with extreme winter. It was successful.

 

[Famine]

Is this some kind of weird card game?

Latvia attacked Malta with extreme winter. It was successful.

You wait until the playoffs...


The Nations League is a very good idea, but it has been implemented and integrated with the European Championships in a profoundly stupid fashion.

 

[PzR Slim]

Just been listening to 5 Live whilst on the way back from picking up some goodies and the presenter was having heated discussion with a caller in regard to how the Nations League and Euro Qualifiers were integrated. Suffice to say I have absolutely no idea how it all works, and seemingly neither di the pair of them

 

[Famine]

Just been listening to 5 Live whilst on the way back from picking up some goodies and the presenter was having heated discussion with a caller in regard to how the Nations League and Euro Qualifiers were integrated. Suffice to say I have absolutely no idea how it all works, and seemingly neither di the pair of them

I can explain it, but you won't want me to. Nonetheless:

Nations League:
* 4 Leagues (top league = top 12 teams; bottom league = bottom 16 teams), 4 Groups in each League
* 4 Group Winners from top League go to Nations League Final event. This isn't directly related to qualifying in any way.
* All Group Winners (16) get guaranteed Euro 2020 Playoff spot.
* Nations ranked by Nations League finishing position for Euro 2020 qualifying draw (top league = teams 1-12; bottom league = teams 40-55)

Euro 2020 Qualifying
* 10 Groups, drawn in seven pots
* Nations League top League winners (4) in one pot, next 6 top league teams in pot 1; next 10 teams in each subsequent pot. Five teams in bottom pot.
* Qualifying happens as normal. Yay!
* Top 2 teams in each Group qualify for finals (20 teams).
* Any remaining Nations League Group winner advance to Playoffs (as noted above).
* Any Nations League Group winner that qualifies directly surrenders playoff place to the next lowest non-qualifying team in their Nations League League (not Group). If none are available, place goes to next lowest non-qualifying team in the next League down.
* Playoffs seeded, drawn and played for last 8 places.

 

[PzR Slim]

I can explain it, but you won't want me to. Nonetheless:

Nations League:
* 4 Leagues (top league = top 12 teams; bottom league = bottom 16 teams), 4 Groups in each League
* 4 Group Winners from top League go to Nations League Final event. This isn't directly related to qualifying in any way.
* All Group Winners (16) get guaranteed Euro 2020 Playoff spot.
* Nations ranked by Nations League finishing position for Euro 2020 qualifying draw (top league = teams 1-12; bottom league = teams 40-55)

Euro 2020 Qualifying
* 10 Groups, drawn in seven pots
* Nations League top League winners (4) in one pot, next 6 top league teams in pot 1; next 10 teams in each subsequent pot. Five teams in bottom pot.
* Qualifying happens as normal. Yay!
* Top 2 teams in each Group qualify for finals (20 teams).
* Any remaining Nations League Group winner advance to Playoffs (as noted above).
* Any Nations League Group winner that qualifies directly surrenders playoff place to the next lowest non-qualifying team in their Nations League League (not Group). If none are available, place goes to next lowest non-qualifying team in the next League down.
* Playoffs seeded, drawn and played for last 8 places.

Clear as mud then! The caller was arguing that the winner of the Nations League automatically gets a spot at Euro 2020!

 

[Famine]

Clear as mud then! The caller was arguing that the winner of the Nations League automatically gets a spot at Euro 2020!

Nope. No automatic spots now - the defending champions don't get one, and nor do the hosts. Mind you, there's 12 hosts... or none.

The 2020-2021 Nations League may function as a pre-qualifier for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a similar way..

 

[Liquid]

Wales draw Slovakia and Hungary.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Qualifiers start this week.

 

[Famine]

Qualifiers start this week.

Yes, and after nine minutes Scotland are already 2-0 down in Kazakhstan...

 

[Touring Mars]

Hopefully Scotland will bring on their rugby team at half-time...

 

[Famine]

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Scotland lost 3-0, nightmare start for them!

 

[Famine]

What a match for Wednesday's Liam Palmer to make his debut in (aged 27). Poor sod must have thought it was the Jos Luhukay era all over again.

 

[Liquid]

Great success.

 

[Touring Mars]

It's a pity Kazakhstan is not in the EU, otherwise the Scotland squad could have just stayed there...

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Netherlands beat Belarus 4-0 and Belgium beat Russia 3-1, Northern Ireland also beat Estonia 2-0.

 

[Jimlaad43]

A Raheem Sterling hat trick in an England shirt?

Guardiola is a genius

 

[Blitz24]

Nitpicking but is the team still called Macedonia? I thought they changed their name to North Macedonia at the request of Greece.

 

[Touring Mars]

A Raheem Sterling hat trick in an England shirt?

The Financial Times clearly got it wrong when they said the value of Sterling was going to plummet.

 

[andrea]

 

[Famine]

Nitpicking but is the team still called Macedonia? I thought they changed their name to North Macedonia at the request of Greece.

The country may have changed names, but the team is still Macedonia. In fact I think its entry name is Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (or FYR Macedonia), but balls to that.

 

[Touring Mars]

Scotland

Sorry to nitpick here too, but our proper name is the Former Qualifying Nation of Scotland (of FQN Scotland)

 

[Jimlaad43]

Just to point out, but a group containing Portugal, Ukraine and Serbia is currently being led by Luxembourg...

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Impressive by England and by Sterling, who is becoming a fantastic player. Ireland's young player of the year Declan Rice made his debut for England.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Wales 1-0 Slovakia, Wales get their qualifying campaign off to a winning start thanks to a Daniel James goal just 5 minutes into his debut. 👍

Scotland have a must win game away in San Marino up next and then Northern Ireland v Belarus on tonight plus Netherlands v Germany.

 

[Touring Mars]

Scotland have a must win game away in San Marino up next

This has to be a contender for Understatement of the Year already.

If Scotland don't beat San Marino tonight, there will be 30 or so Scotsmen applying for asylum in European this evening.