Euro 2020 qualifying is over. Find out the groups, how many teams qualify and how the playoffs worked out.
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How do nations qualify for Euro 2020?
There will be 24 nations at Euro 2020. As the finals are being played across Europe, there is no host nation.
The top two teams in each group qualified automatically, meaning there were 20 places up for grabs from the 10 groups.
There were then four places via playoffs. There were 16 participating teams, allocated based on UEFA Nations League group positions and performance available to those that have not qualified directly.
What were the qualifying groups?
GROUP A: England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo
GROUP B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg
GROUP C: Netherlands, Germany, Northern Ireland, Estonia, Belarus
GROUP D: Switzerland, Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar
GROUP E: Croatia, Wales, Slovakia, Hungary, Azerbaijan
GROUP F: Spain, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Faroe Islands, Malta
GROUP G: Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovenia, Macedonia, Latvia
GROUP H: France, Iceland, Turkey, Albania, Moldova, Andorra
GROUP I: Belgium, Russia, Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, San Marino
GROUP J: Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia, Liechtenstein
Who has qualified for Euro 2020?
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales have secured their places.
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What was the format of the playoffs?
Sixteen nations took part in the playoffs.
There were four playoff routes, each with four nations taking part.
Each route had two semifinals and a final. All games were one-off matches, and not two-legged.
In the semifinals, the best-ranked team from the Nations League path was at home to the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team hosted the third-best team. A draw was held for the home team in the final.
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How did the Euro 2020 playoffs work?
Check out this handy video UEFA has created to explain the playoffs.
In its purest form, the winners of each of the 16 groups across the four UEFA Nations League paths (A, B, C and D) would go to the playoffs. However, six Nations League group winners qualified for Euro 2020 automatically, so who took their place in the playoff route? It goes to the next-best-ranked team at that League level.
This is the ranked order in which nations would have been granted a playoff, should they have needed it:
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League A: England, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Germany, Iceland
League B: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Austria, Wales, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
League C: Scotland, Norway, Serbia, Finland, Bulgaria, Israel, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Cyprus, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania
League D: Georgia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Belarus, Luxembourg, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta, San Marino
So the 20 automatic qualifiers will be removed from this list, and the top four remaining teams in each path will make up the playoffs.
Which nations took part in the Euro 2020 playoffs?
The playoffs were formed from the best-performing teams in the UEFA Nations League who did not qualify for Euro 2020 automatically.
The only nation from League A to require a playoff was Iceland, so the League A playoff was filled up with teams from League C. Only four teams in League B failed to qualify automatically.
League A: Iceland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary
League B: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
League C: Scotland, Norway, Serbia, Israel
League D: Georgia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Belarus
What were the playoff results?
The best-ranked nations will faced worst-ranked at home in the semifinals. The host in the finals was decided by a draw.
League A
Iceland 2-1 Romania
Bulgaria 1-3 Hungary
FINAL: Hungary 2-1 Iceland
League B
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 Northern Ireland (3-4 on pens)
Slovakia 0-0 Republic of Ireland (4-2 on pens)
FINAL: Northern Ireland 1-2 Slovakia
League C
Scotland 0-0 Israel (5-3 on pens)
Norway 1-2 Serbia
FINAL: Serbia 1-1 Scotland (4-5 on pens)
League D
Georgia 1-0 Belarus
North Macedonia 2-1 Kosovo
FINAL: Georgia 0-1 North Macedonia
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What are the Euro 2020 finals fixtures?
The fixtures were decided by the Euro 2020 finals draw.
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Where is Euro 2020 being played?
The finals will be hosted across Europe for this edition of the European Championship, running June 12 to July 12.
Group A: Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Italy) and Olympic Stadium, Baku (Azerbaijan)
Group B: Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Group C: Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Arena Naționala, Bucharest (Romania)
Group D: Wembley Stadium, London (England) and Hampden Park, Glasgow (Scotland)
Group E: San Mames, Bilbao (Spain) and Aviva Stadium, Dublin (Republic of Ireland)
Group F: Allianz Arena, Munich (Germany) and Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest (Hungary)
Round of 16: Wembley Stadium, London (England), Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (Denmark), Arena Naționala, Bucharest (Romania), Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Aviva Stadium, Dublin (Republic of Ireland), San Mames, Bilbao (Spain), Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest (Hungary), Hampden Park, Glasgow (Scotland)
Quarterfinals: Allianz Arena, Munich (Germany), Olympic Stadium, Baku (Azerbaijan), Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg (Russia), Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Italy)
Semifinals and final: Wembley Stadium, London (England)