International football in Europe has been complicated somewhat by the inception of the Nations League, but the top prize in the continent remains the European Championship.
Euro 2020 , the 16th edition of the UEFA competition, is being styled as a celebration, with games being held across Europe to mark the 60th birthday of the first ever tournament.
UEFA’s 55 member associations will be desperate to take their place on the stage for such a historic venture, but there is only room for an exclusive group to compete at the finals.
The qualification stage is under way and Goal brings you everything you need to know.
Euro 2020 qualification groups, fixtures & results
Note: Teams marked with an asterisk are assured of a place in the play-offs thanks to their Nations League performance.
Group A
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
England *
5
4
0
1
+14
12
2
Czech Republic
6
4
0
2
+2
12
3
Kosovo*
5
2
2
1
0
8
4
Montenegro
6
0
3
3
-10
3
5
Bulgaria
6
0
3
3
-6
3
Group A fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 22
Bulgaria 1-1 Montenegro
7:45pm
Mar 22
England 5-0 Czech Republic
7:45pm
Mar 25
Kosovo 1-1 Bulgaria
7:45pm
Mar 25
Montenegro 1-5 England
7:45pm
Jun 7
Czech Republic 2-1 Bulgaria
7:45pm
Jun 7
Montenegro 1-1 Kosovo
7:45pm
Jun 10
Bulgaria 2-3 Kosovo
7:45pm
Jun 10
Czech Republic 3-0 Montenegro
7:45pm
Sep 7
Kosovo 2-1 Czech Republic
2pm
Sep 7
England 4-0 Bulgaria
5pm
Sep 10
England 5-3 Kosovo
7:45pm
Sep 10
Montenegro 0-3 Czech Republic
7:45pm
Oct 11
Czech Republic 2-1 England
7:45pm
Oct 11
Montenegro 0-0 Bulgaria
7:45pm
Oct 14
Bulgaria vs England
7:45pm
Oct 14
Kosovo vs Montenegro
7:45pm
Nov 14
Czech Republic vs Kosovo
7:45pm
Nov 14
England vs Montenegro
7:45pm
Nov 17
Bulgaria vs Czech Republic
7:45pm
Nov 17
Kosovo vs England
7:45pm
Group B
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Ukraine *
6
5
1
0
+12
16
2
Portugal *
5
3
2
0
+9
11
3
Serbia *
5
2
1
2
-2
7
4
Luxembourg
6
1
1
4
-6
4
5
Lithuania
6
0
1
5
-13
1
Group B fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 22
Luxembourg 2-1 Lithuania
7:45pm
Mar 22
Portugal 0-0 Ukraine
7:45pm
Mar 25
Luxembourg 1-2 Ukraine
7:45pm
Mar 25
Portugal 1-1 Serbia
7:45pm
Jun 7
Lithuania 1-1 Luxembourg
7:45pm
Jun 7
Ukraine 5-0 Serbia
7:45pm
Jun 10
Serbia 4-1 Lithuania
7:45pm
Jun 10
Ukraine 1-0 Luxembourg
7:45pm
Sep 7
Lithuania 0-3 Ukraine
5pm
Sep 7
Serbia 2-4 Portugal
7:45pm
Sep 10
Lithuania 1-5 Portugal
7:45pm
Sep 10
Luxembourg 1-3 Serbia
7:45pm
Oct 11
Portugal 3-0 Luxembourg
7:45pm
Oct 11
Ukraine 2-0 Lithuania
7:45pm
Oct 14
Lithuania vs Serbia
7:45pm
Oct 14
Ukraine vs Portugal
7:45pm
Nov 14
Portugal vs Lithuania
7:45pm
Nov 14
Serbia vs Luxembourg
7:45pm
Nov 17
Luxembourg vs Portugal
2pm
Nov 17
Serbia vs Ukraine
2pm
Group C
Group C fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 21
Netherlands 4-0 Belarus
7:45pm
Mar 21
Northern Ireland 2-0 Estonia
7:45pm
Mar 24
Netherlands 2-3 Germany
7:45pm
Mar 24
Northern Ireland 2-1 Belarus
7:45pm
Jun 8
Estonia 1-2 Northern Ireland
5pm
Jun 8
Belarus 0-2 Germany
7:45pm
Jun 11
Belarus 0-1 Northern Ireland
7:45pm
Jun 11
Germany 8-0 Estonia
7:45pm
Sep 6
Estonia 1-2 Belarus
7:45pm
Sep 6
Germany 2-4 Netherlands
7:45pm
Sep 9
Estonia 0-4 Netherlands
7:45pm
Sep 9
Northern Ireland 0-2 Germany
7:45pm
Oct 10
Belarus 0-0 Estonia
7:45pm
Oct 10
Netherlands 3-1 Northern Ireland
7:45pm
Oct 13
Belarus vs Netherlands
5pm
Oct 13
Estonia vs Germany
7:45pm
Nov 16
Germany vs Belarus
7:45pm
Nov 16
Northern Ireland vs Netherlands
7:45pm
Nov 19
Germany vs Northern Ireland
7:45pm
Nov 19
Netherlands vs Estonia
7:45pm
Group D
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Ireland
6
3
3
0
+4
12
2
Denmark *
6
3
3
0
+11
12
3
Switzerland *
5
2
2
1
+5
8
4
Georgia*
6
1
2
3
-4
5
5
Gibraltar
5
0
0
5
-16
0
Group D fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 23
Georgia 0-2 Switzerland
2pm
Mar 23
Gibraltar 0-1 Republic of Ireland
5pm
Mar 26
Republic of Ireland 1-0 Georgia
7:45pm
Mar 26
Switzerland 3-3 Denmark
7:45pm
Jun 7
Georgia 3-0 Gibraltar
5pm
Jun 7
Denmark 1-1 Republic of Ireland
7:45pm
Jun 10
Denmark 5-1 Georgia
7:45pm
Jun 10
Republic of Ireland 2-0 Gibraltar
7:45pm
Sep 5
Gibraltar 0-6 Denmark
7:45pm
Sep 5
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Switzerland
7:45pm
Sep 8
Georgia 0-0 Denmark
5pm
Sep 8
Switzerland 4-0 Gibraltar
5pm
Oct 12
Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland
2pm
Oct 12
Denmark 1-0 Switzerland
5pm
Oct 15
Gibraltar vs Georgia
7:45pm
Oct 15
Switzerland vs Republic of Ireland
7:45pm
Nov 15
Denmark vs Gibraltar
7:45pm
Nov 15
Switzerland vs Georgia
7:45pm
Nov 18
Gibraltar vs Switzerland
7:45pm
Nov 18
Republic of Ireland vs Denmark
7:45pm
Group E
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Croatia
6
4
1
1
+8
13
2
Slovakia
6
3
1
2
+2
10
3
Hungary
6
3
0
3
-2
9
4
Wales
5
2
1
2
0
7
5
Azerbaijan
5
0
1
4
-8
1
Group E fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 21
Croatia 2-1 Azerbaijan
7:45pm
Mar 21
Slovakia 2-0 Hungary
7:45pm
Mar 24
Wales 1-0 Slovakia
2pm
Mar 24
Hungary 2-1 Croatia
5pm
Jun 8
Croatia 2-1 Wales
2pm
Jun 8
Azerbaijan 1-3 Hungary
5pm
Jun 11
Azerbaijan 1-5 Slovakia
5pm
Jun 11
Hungary 1-0 Wales
7:45pm
Sep 6
Slovakia 0-4 Croatia
7:45pm
Sep 6
Wales 2-1 Azerbaijan
7:45pm
Sep 9
Azerbaijan 1-1 Croatia
5pm
Sep 9
Hungary 1-2 Slovakia
7:45pm
Oct 10
Croatia 3-0 Hungary
7:45pm
Oct 10
Slovakia 1-1 Wales
7:45pm
Oct 13
Hungary vs Azerbaijan
5pm
Oct 13
Wales vs Croatia
7:45pm
Nov 16
Azerbaijan vs Wales
5pm
Nov 16
Croatia vs Slovakia
7:45pm
Nov 19
Slovakia vs Azerbaijan
7:45pm
Nov 19
Wales vs Hungary
7:45pm
Group F
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Spain
7
6
1
1
+14
19
2
Sweden *
7
4
2
1
+9
14
3
Romania
7
4
1
2
+9
13
4
Norway*
7
2
4
1
+3
10
5
Malta
7
1
0
6
-15
3
6
Faroe Islands
7
0
0
7
-20
0
Group F fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 23
Malta 2-1 Faroe Islands
5pm
Mar 23
Sweden 2-1 Romania
5pm
Mar 23
Spain 2-1 Norway
7:45pm
Mar 26
Malta 0-2 Spain
7:45pm
Mar 26
Sweden 3-3 Norway
7:45pm
Mar 26
Romania 4-1 Faroe Islands
7:45pm
Jun 7
Faroe Islands 1-4 Spain
7:45pm
Jun 7
Norway 2-2 Romania
7:45pm
Jun 7
Sweden 3-0 Malta
7:45pm
Jun 10
Faroe Islands 0-2 Norway
7:45pm
Jun 10
Malta 0-4 Romania
7:45pm
Jun 10
Spain 3-0 Sweden
7:45pm
Sep 5
Faroe Islands 0-4 Sweden
7:45pm
Sep 5
Norway 2-0 Malta
7:45pm
Sep 5
Romania 1-2 Spain
7:45pm
Sep 8
Spain 4-0 Faroe Islands
2pm
Sep 8
Romania 1-0 Malta
5pm
Sep 8
Sweden 1-1 Norway
7:45pm
Oct 12
Faroe Islands 0-3 Romania
5pm
Oct 12
Malta 0-4 Sweden
7:45pm
Oct 12
Norway 1-1 Spain
7:45pm
Oct 15
Faroe Islands vs Malta
7:45pm
Oct 15
Romania vs Norway
7:45pm
Oct 15
Sweden vs Spain
7:45pm
Nov 15
Norway vs Faroe Islands
7:45pm
Nov 15
Romania vs Sweden
7:45pm
Nov 15
Spain vs Malta
7:45pm
Nov 18
Malta vs Norway
7:45pm
Nov 18
Spain vs Romania
7:45pm
Nov 18
Sweden vs Faroe Islands
7:45pm
Group G
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Poland
7
5
1
1
+9
16
2
Austria
7
4
1
2
+9
13
3
North Macedonia*
7
3
2
2
+1
11
4
Slovenia
7
3
2
2
+6
11
5
Israel
7
2
2
3
-2
8
6
Latvia
7
0
0
7
-23
0
Group G fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 21
Austria 0-1 Poland
7:45pm
Mar 21
Macedonia 3-1 Latvia
7:45pm
Mar 21
Israel 1-1 Slovenia
7:45pm
Mar 24
Israel 4-2 Austria
5pm
Mar 24
Poland 2-0 Latvia
7:45pm
Mar 24
Slovenia 1-1 Macedonia
7:45pm
Jun 7
Austria 1-0 Slovenia
7:45pm
Jun 7
Macedonia 0-1 Poland
7:45pm
Jun 7
Latvia 0-3 Israel
7:45pm
Jun 10
Macedonia 1-4 Austria
7:45pm
Jun 10
Latvia 0-5 Slovenia
7:45pm
Jun 10
Poland 4-0 Israel
7:45pm
Sep 5
Israel 1-1 Macedonia
7:45pm
Sep 6
Austria 6-0 Latvia
7:45pm
Sep 6
Slovenia 2-0 Poland
7:45pm
Sep 9
Latvia 0-2 Macedonia
7:45pm
Sep 9
Poland 0-0 Austria
7:45pm
Sep 9
Slovenia 3-2 Israel
7:45pm
Oct 10
Austria 3-1 Israel
7:45pm
Oct 10
Macedonia 2-1 Slovenia
7:45pm
Oct 10
Latvia 0-3 Poland
7:45pm
Oct 13
Poland vs Macedonia
7:45pm
Oct 13
Slovenia vs Austria
7:45pm
Oct 15
Israel vs Latvia
7:45pm
Nov 16
Slovenia vs Latvia
5pm
Nov 16
Austria vs Macedonia
7:45pm
Nov 16
Israel vs Poland
7:45pm
Nov 19
Macedonia vs Israel
7:45pm
Nov 19
Latvia vs Austria
7:45pm
Nov 19
Poland vs Slovenia
7:45pm
Group H
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Turkey
7
6
0
1
+13
18
2
France
7
6
0
1
+16
18
3
Iceland
7
4
0
3
0
12
4
Albania
7
3
0
4
0
9
5
Andorra
7
1
0
6
-13
3
6
Moldova
7
1
0
6
-16
3
Group H fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 22
Albania 0-2 Turkey
7:45pm
Mar 22
Andorra 0-2 Iceland
7:45pm
Mar 22
Moldova 1-4 France
7:45pm
Mar 25
Turkey 4-0 Moldova
5pm
Mar 25
Andorria 0-3 Albania
7:45pm
Mar 25
France 4-0 Iceland
7:45pm
Jun 8
Iceland 1-0 Albania
2pm
Jun 8
Moldova 1-0 Andorra
5pm
Jun 8
Turkey 2-0 France
7:45pm
Jun 11
Albania 2-0 Moldova
7:45pm
Jun 11
Andorra 0-4 France
7:45pm
Jun 11
Iceland 2-1 Turkey
7:45pm
Sep 7
Iceland 3-0 Moldova
5pm
Sep 7
France 4-1 Albania
7:45pm
Sep 7
Turkey 1-0 Andorra
7:45pm
Sep 10
Albania 4-2 Iceland
7:45pm
Sep 10
France 3-0 Andorra
7:45pm
Sep 10
Moldova 0-4 Turkey
7:45pm
Oct 11
Andorra 1-0 Moldova
7:45pm
Oct 11
Iceland 0-1 France
7:45pm
Oct 11
Turkey 1-0 Albania
7:45pm
Oct 14
France vs Turkey
7:45pm
Oct 14
Iceland vs Andorra
7:45pm
Oct 14
Moldova vs Albania
7:45pm
Nov 14
Turkey vs Iceland
5pm
Nov 14
Albania vs Andorra
7:45pm
Nov 14
France vs Moldova
7:45pm
Nov 17
Albania vs France
7:45pm
Nov 17
Andorra vs Turkey
7:45pm
Nov 17
Moldova vs Iceland
7:45pm
Group I
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Belgium (Q)
8
8
0
0
+29
24
2
Russia
7
6
0
1
+18
18
3
Cyprus
7
3
1
3
+6
10
4
Kazakhstan
8
2
1
5
-4
7
5
Scotland *
7
2
0
5
-12
6
6
San Marino
7
0
0
7
-37
0
Group I fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 21
Kazakhstan 3-0 Scotland
3pm
Mar 21
Belgium 3-1 Russia
7:45pm
Mar 21
Cyprus 5-0 San Marino
7:45pm
Mar 24
Kazakhstan 0-4 Russia
2pm
Mar 24
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
5pm
Mar 24
Cyprus 0-2 Belgium
7:45pm
Jun 8
Russia 9-0 San Marino
5pm
Jun 8
Belgium 3-0 Kazakhstan
7:45pm
Jun 8
Scotland 2-1 Cyprus
7:45pm
Jun 11
Kazakhstan 4-0 San Marino
3pm
Jun 11
Belgium 3-0 Scotland
7:45pm
Jun 11
Russia 1-0 Cyprus
7:45pm
Sep 6
Cyprus 1-1 Kazakhstan
7:45pm
Sep 6
San Marino 0-4 Belgium
7:45pm
Sep 6
Scotland 1-2 Russia
7:45pm
Sep 9
Russia 1-0 Kazakhstan
7:45pm
Sep 9
San Marino 0-4 Cyprus
7:45pm
Sep 9
Scotland 0-4 Belgium
7:45pm
Oct 10
Kazakhstan 1-2 Cyprus
3pm
Oct 10
Belgium 9-0 San Marino
7:45pm
Oct 10
Russia 4-0 Scotland
7:45pm
Oct 13
Kazakhstan 0-2 Belgium
2pm
Oct 13
Cyprus vs Russia
5pm
Oct 13
Scotland vs San Marino
5pm
Nov 16
Cyprus vs Scotland
2pm
Nov 16
Russia vs Belgium
5pm
Nov 16
San Marino vs Kazakhstan
5pm
Nov 19
Belgium vs Cyprus
7:45pm
Nov 19
San Marino vs Russia
7:45pm
Nov 19
Scotland vs Kazakhstan
7:45pm
Group J
Pos
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Italy (Q)
7
7
0
0
+17
21
2
Finland*
7
4
0
3
+1
12
3
Armenia
7
3
1
3
+1
10
4
Bosnia and Herzegovina*
7
3
1
3
+4
10
5
Greece
7
1
2
4
-5
5
6
Liechtenstein
7
0
2
5
-18
2
Group J fixtures
Date
Match
Time (UK)
Mar 23
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 Armenia
7:45pm
Mar 23
Italy 2-0 Finland
7:45pm
Mar 23
Liechtenstein 0-2 Greece
7:45pm
Mar 26
Armenia 0-2 Finland
5pm
Mar 26
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-2 Greece
7:45pm
Mar 26
Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein
7:45pm
Jun 8
Armenia 3-0 Liechtenstein
5pm
Jun 8
Finland 2-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
5pm
Jun 8
Greece 0-3 italy
7:45pm
Jun 11
Greece 2-3 Armenia
7:45pm
Jun 11
Italy 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
7:45pm
Jun 11
Liechtenstein 0-2 Finland
7:45pm
Sep 5
Armenia 1-3 Italy
5pm
Sep 5
Bosnia-Herzegovina 5-0 Liechtenstein
7:45pm
Sep 5
Finland 1-0 Greece
7:45pm
Sep 8
Armenia 4-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
5pm
Sep 8
Finland 1-2 Italy
7:45pm
Sep 8
Greece 1-1 Liechtenstein
7:45pm
Oct 12
Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1 Finland
5pm
Oct 12
Italy 2-0 Greece
7:45pm
Oct 12
Liechtenstein 1-1 Armenia
7:45pm
Oct 15
Finland vs Armenia
7:45pm
Oct 15
Greece vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
7:45pm
Oct 15
Liechtenstein vs Italy
7:45pm
Nov 15
Armenia vs Greece
5pm
Nov 15
Finland vs Liechtenstein
5pm
Nov 15
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Italy
7:45pm
Nov 18
Greece vs Finland
7:45pm
Nov 18
Italy vs Armenia
7:45pm
Nov 18
Liechtenstein vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
7:45pm
How to watch the Euro 2020 qualifying
In the United Kingdom, Euro 2020 qualifiers will be available to watch on a number of different channels.
ITV will broadcast England qualifiers, while Sky Sports will broadcast the games of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. S4C will cover Wales games live in Welsh.
In the United States, ESPN and Univision have the rights to Euro 2020 qualifiers.
How many teams qualify for Euro 2020?
Euro 2020 will see 24 teams compete for the right to be crowned the best team in Europe.
As you can see above, there are 10 qualifying groups: five groups of five teams (A-E) and five groups of six (F-J). The top two teams in each group will qualify automatically for the European Championship.
The remaining four places at the tournament will be decided via play-offs, with 16 teams already guaranteed a place in that stage through their performance in the Nations League.
Those 16 teams are the winners of each Nations League group, but they may potentially qualify directly through their qualification group, in which case the next best ranked team of their Nations League section is allocated the play-off place.
None of the host nations will qualify automatically but, in order to give them a better chance of qualifying, a maximum of two host nations can be drawn in the same group.
When & where will Euro 2020 take place?
The 16th edition of the European Championship will kick off on June 12, 2020 and it will conclude on July 12, 2020.
It will be held across 12 different cities in Europe, with UEFA celebrating the 60th birthday of the first European Championship (then called the European Nations Cup), which was held in France in 1960.
The final and semi-finals will be contested in London at Wembley Stadium.
Euro 2020 host cities
City
Stadium
Capacity
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Johan Cruyff Arena
56,000
Baku, Azerbaijan
Olympic Stadium
68,700
Bilbao, Spain
San Mames
53,332
Bucharest, Romania
Arena Nationala
55,600
Budapest, Hungary
Ferenc Puskas Stadium
67,889
Copenhagen, Denmark
Parken Stadium
38,065
Dublin, Ireland
Aviva Stadium
51,700
Glasgow, Scotland
Hampden Park
52,063
London, England
Wembley Stadium
90,000
Munich, Germany
Allianz Arena
75,000
Rome, Italy
Stadio Olimpico
72,698
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Krestovsky Stadium
68,134
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