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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Team facts 10 Legend 13
1 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast
Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Šesták 15, Hološko 09/09/2009 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Slovakia 0-2 Belfast 67 Škrtel 46, Hamšík 70; 06/09/2008 QR (GS) Slovakia - Northern Ireland 2-1 Bratislava Ďurica 81 (og)
FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Northern Ireland - 2-1 McParland 45, 99 ET; 17/06/1958 GS-FT Malmo Czechoslovakia (aet) Zikán 20 Northern Ireland - 08/06/1958 GS-FT 1-0 Halmstad Cush 21 Czechoslovakia
Final Qualifying Total tournament
Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Northern Ireland ------Slovakia ------FIFA* Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 2 4 5 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 5 4 Friendlies Northern Ireland ------2 1 1 0 1 0 Slovakia ------2 0 1 1 0 1 Total Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 2 5 5 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2 1 3 5 5 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup
2 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Squad list
Northern Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 36 Norwich - 0 0 0 0 31 - - Bailey Peacock-Farrell 29/10/1996 24 Burnley - 9 0 0 0 12 - - Conor Hazard 05/03/1998 22 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Jonny Evans 03/01/1988 32 Leicester - 8 1 0 0 81 4 - Craig Cathcart 06/02/1989 31 Watford - 9 0 0 0 48 2 - Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 29 Sunderland - 2 0 0 0 37 1 - Michael Smith 04/09/1988 32 Hearts - 5 1 0 0 8 1 - Paddy McNair 27/04/1995 25 Middlesbrough - 9 1 0 0 32 3 - Jamal Lewis 25/01/1998 22 Newcastle - 7 0 0 0 10 - - Tom Flanagan 21/10/1991 29 Sunderland - 2 0 0 0 5 - - Daniel Ballard 22/09/1999 21 Blackpool - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Steven Davis 01/01/1985 35 Rangers - 9 1 0 0 114 12 - Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 30 Hull - 9 3 0 0 49 7 - Stuart Dallas 19/04/1991 29 Leeds - 8 0 0 0 41 3 - Shane Ferguson 12/07/1991 29 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 41 1 - George Saville 01/06/1993 27 Middlesbrough - 9 0 0 0 18 - - Jordan Thompson 03/01/1997 23 Stoke - 4 0 0 0 8 - - Alistair Mccann 04/12/1999 20 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 33 Reggina - 5 0 0 0 74 20 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 33 Aberdeen - 5 2 0 0 59 5 - Liam Boyce 08/04/1991 29 Hearts - 4 0 0 0 19 1 - Gavin Whyte 31/01/1996 24 Cardiff - 4 0 0 0 8 1 - Conor Washington 18/05/1992 28 Charlton - 4 1 0 0 22 4 Coach - Ian Baraclough 04/12/1970 49 - 1 0 0 0 1 -
3 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast
Slovakia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Adam Jakubech 02/01/1997 23 Kortrijk - 0 0 0 0 - - - Marek Rodák 13/12/1996 23 Fulham - 1 0 0 0 1 - Slovan - Dominik Greif 06/04/1997 23 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Bratislava Defenders - Peter Pekarík 30/10/1986 34 Hertha - 7 0 0 0 89 2 - Tomáš Hubočan 17/09/1985 35 Omonoia - 0 0 0 0 63 - Slovan - Lukáš Pauschek 09/12/1992 27 - 0 0 0 0 5 - Bratislava - Norbert Gyömber 03/07/1992 28 Salernitana - 3 0 0 0 24 - Mladá - Róbert Mazáň 09/02/1994 26 - 1 0 0 0 9 - Boleslav - Ľubomír Šatka 02/12/1995 24 Lech - 1 0 0 0 8 - - Milan Škriniar 11/02/1995 25 Internazionale - 8 0 0 0 27 - - Martin Valjent 11/12/1995 24 Mallorca - 2 0 0 0 4 - Midfielders - Marek Hamšík 27/07/1987 33 Dalian Pro - 9 3 0 0 117 24 - Juraj Kucka 26/02/1987 33 Parma - 9 2 0 0 70 8 - Ján Greguš 29/01/1991 29 Minnesota - 3 0 0 0 24 3 Real Salt - Albert Rusnák 07/07/1994 26 - 8 1 0 0 21 4 Lake - Patrik Hrošovský 22/04/1992 28 Genk - 2 0 0 0 26 - - Ondrej Duda 05/12/1994 25 Köln - 6 1 0 0 34 5 - Stanislav Lobotka 25/11/1994 25 Napoli - 8 1 0 0 20 3 - Samuel Mráz 13/05/1997 23 Zagłębie - 1 0 0 0 3 1 - Tomáš Suslov 07/06/2002 18 Groningen - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Róbert Mak 08/03/1991 29 Ferencváros - 8 1 0 0 55 11 - Michal Ďuriš 01/06/1988 32 Omonoia - 5 0 0 0 46 5 Sepsi Sfantu - Pavol Šafranko 16/11/1994 25 - 3 0 0 0 4 - Gheorghe Coach - Stefan Tarkovic 18/02/1973 47 - 0 0 0 0 1 -
4 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Head coach Pavel Hapal Date of birth: 27 July 1969 Nationality: Czech Playing career: Sigma Olomouc (four times), Dukla Praha, Bayer Leverkusen, Tenerife, Sparta Praha, České Budějovice, Jakubčovice Coaching career: Opava, Zlín, Baník Ostrava, Nitra, Mladá Boleslav, Žilina, Zaglębie Lubin, Senica, Slovakia Under- 21, Sparta Praha, Slovakia • A versatile attacking midfielder often deployed on the right flank, Hapal represented both Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in the early 1990s, winning a total of 31 senior international caps and scoring one goal. • Born 50km from Olomouc, Hapal started his playing career with Sigma – the first of four spells at the club – and helped them reach the 1991/92 UEFA Cup quarter-finals. His three goals in a memorable 6-2 aggregate win against Hamburg caught the eye of Bundesliga scouts and prompted a move to Leverkusen, where he remained for three years, winning the DFB-Pokal in 1992/93. • Pursued his career in the Spanish Liga with Tenerife, where he also spent three seasons, before returning to his Czech homeland in 1998 and hanging up his boots four years later. • Went straight into coaching, serving a succession of Czech clubs before making his name across the border in Slovakia – firstly by leading Nitra to a third-placed finish in 2007/08, then by steering Žilina to a record-equalling fifth Slovakian title in 2009/10, his debut season. • After a two-year spell at Polish side Zaglębie Lubin and a brief stint back in Slovakia with Senica, he was appointed as coach of Slovakia's Under-21 side. It proved a successful alliance as he led the team to the European finals in Poland, where they were unfortunate to be eliminated in the group stage despite winning two of their three matches. Sparta Praha appointed him in March 2018 but he left in the summer and took charge of the senior Slovakia side in October following Ján Kozák's departure.
5 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match officials
Referee Felix Brych (GER) Assistant referees Mark Borsch (GER) , Stefan Lupp (GER) Video Assistant Referee Bastian Dankert (GER) Fourth official Tobias Stieler (GER) Assistant Video Assistant Referee Marco Fritz (GER) UEFA Delegate Per Svärd (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Hugh Dallas (SCO)
Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Felix Brych 03/08/1975 15 117
Felix Brych Referee since: 1993 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007
Tournaments: 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA EURO 2016, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2012 Olympic Games
Finals 2017 UEFA Champions League 2014 UEFA Europa League
UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 06/09/2019 EURO QR Slovakia Croatia 0-4 Trnava
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 12/11/2017 WC PO Switzerland Northern Ireland 0-0 Basel 06/09/2019 EURO QR Slovakia Croatia 0-4 Trnava
6 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match-by-match lineups Northern Ireland
European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (21/03/2019) Northern Ireland 2-0 Estonia Goals: 1-0 McGinn 56, 2-0 S. Davis 75 (P) Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville, McGinn (85 C. McLaughlin), S. Davis, Lafferty (76 Magennis), Dallas, Jones (81 Ferguson), McNair, Cathcart Matchday 2 (24/03/2019) Northern Ireland 2-1 Belarus Goals: 1-0 J. Evans 30, 1-1 Stasevich 33, 2-1 Magennis 87 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville, McGinn (68 Magennis), S. Davis, Lafferty (79 Boyce), Dallas, Jones (85 Ferguson), McNair, Cathcart Matchday 3 (08/06/2019) Estonia 1-2 Northern Ireland Goals: 1-0 Vassiljev 25, 1-1 Washington 77, 1-2 Magennis 80 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville (69 Magennis), Whyte, S. Davis, Boyce (46 Washington), Dallas, McNair, Smith (64 Jones), Cathcart Matchday 4 (11/06/2019) Belarus 0-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 McNair 86 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, S. Davis, C. Evans (69 Saville), Jones, Washington (72 Lafferty), McNair, Smith, Cathcart, Magennis (56 Dallas) Matchday 6 (09/09/2019) Northern Ireland 0-2 Germany Goals: 0-1 Halstenberg 48, 0-2 Gnabry 90+3 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville (70 Magennis), McGinn (59 Whyte), S. Davis, Washington (83 Lavery), C. Evans, Dallas, McNair, Cathcart Matchday 7 (10/10/2019) Netherlands 3-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 Magennis 75, 1-1 Depay 80, 2-1 L. de Jong 90+1, 3-1 Depay 90+4 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Smith, J. Evans, Saville (83 Thompson), S. Davis, Lafferty (66 Magennis), Ferguson, C. Evans (87 Flanagan), Dallas, McNair, Cathcart Matchday 9 (16/11/2019) Northern Ireland 0-0 Netherlands Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis (81 Thompson), J. Evans, Saville (58 Smith), S. Davis, C. Evans (70 McGinn), Dallas, McNair, Whyte, Cathcart, Magennis Matchday 10 (19/11/2019) Germany 6-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 Smith 7, 1-1 Gnabry 19, 2-1 Goretzka 43, 3-1 Gnabry 47, 4-1 Gnabry 60, 5-1 Goretzka 73, 6-1 Brandt 90+1 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Smith, Flanagan, Saville, S. Davis, Ferguson, C. Evans (65 C. McLaughlin), Thompson, McNair (77 Boyce), Cathcart, Magennis (83 Lavery)
Final tournament - Play-off Matchday 11 (08/10/2020) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 1-0 Krunić 14, 1-1 McGinn 53 Penalties: Pjanić 1-0 , Dallas 1-1 , Hajradinović 1-1 (missed) , Lafferty 1-2 , Višća 1-2 (missed) , Saville 1-2 (missed) , Hotić 2-2 , Washington 2-3 , Džeko 3-3 , Boyce 3-4 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville, McGinn (82 Jones), S. Davis, C. Evans (73 Whyte), Dallas, McNair (93 Thompson), Cathcart, Magennis (93 Lafferty)
7 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Matchday 12 (12/11/2020) Northern Ireland-Slovakia Slovakia
European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (21/03/2019) Slovakia 2-0 Hungary Goals: 1-0 Duda 42, 2-0 Rusnák 85 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Pekarík, Vavro, Duda (87 Šafranko), Rusnák (92 Mihalík), Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka, Mak (79 Stoch), Lobotka Matchday 2 (24/03/2019) Wales 1-0 Slovakia Goals: 1-0 James 5 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Pekarík (90 Šafranko), Vavro, Duda (65 Ďuriš), Rusnák, Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka, Mak (69 Stoch), Lobotka Matchday 4 (11/06/2019) Azerbaijan 1-5 Slovakia Goals: 0-1 Lobotka 8, 0-2 Kucka 27, 1-2 Sheydaev 29, 1-3 Hamšík 30, 1-4 Hamšík 57, 1-5 Hancko 85 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Pekarík, Vavro, Rusnák, Boženík (71 Duda), Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík (86 Haraslín), Kucka, Mak, Lobotka (84 Greguš) Matchday 5 (06/09/2019) Slovakia 0-4 Croatia Goals: 0-1 Vlašić 45, 0-2 Perišić 46, 0-3 Petković 72, 0-4 Lovren 89 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Vavro, Valjent, Duda, Rusnák (46 Boženík), Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka (63 Haraslín), Mak (79 Ďuriš), Lobotka Matchday 6 (09/09/2019) Hungary 1-2 Slovakia Goals: 0-1 Mak 40, 1-1 Szoboszlai 50, 1-2 Boženík 56 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Vavro, Šatka, Boženík (77 Ďuriš), Rusnák, Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka (85 Greguš), Mak (86 Haraslín), Lobotka Matchday 7 (10/10/2019) Slovakia 1-1 Wales Goals: 0-1 Moore 25, 1-1 Kucka 53 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Pekarík, Gyömber, Boženík (86 Šafranko), Rusnák, Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka, Mak (79 Haraslín), Lobotka Matchday 9 (16/11/2019) Croatia 3-1 Slovakia Goals: 0-1 Boženík 32, 1-1 Vlašić 56, 2-1 Petković 60, 3-1 Perišić 74 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Pekarík, Vavro, Boženík (72 Ďuriš), Rusnák (63 Haraslín), Škriniar, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka (79 Hrošovský), Mak, Lobotka Matchday 10 (19/11/2019) Slovakia 2-0 Azerbaijan Goals: 1-0 Boženík 19, 2-0 Hamšík 86 Slovakia: Dúbravka, Pekarík, Haraslín (71 Ďuriš), Boženík (77 Mráz), Bero, Škriniar, Gyömber, Hancko, Hamšík, Kucka (85 Duda), Lobotka
Final tournament - Play-off Matchday 11 (08/10/2020) Slovakia 0-0 Republic of Ireland Penalties: Hamšík 1-0 , Hourihane 1-1 , Hrošovský 2-1 , Brady 2-2 , Haraslín 3-2 , Browne 3-2 (missed) , Greguš 4-2 , Doherty 4-2 (missed) Slovakia: Rodák, Pekarík, Vavro (22 Gyömber), Valjent, Duda (17 Boženík), Rusnák (86 Mak), Mihalík (73 Haraslín), Hrošovský, Mazáň, Hamšík, Kucka (86 Greguš) Matchday 12 (12/11/2020)
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9 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Team facts
UEFA European Championship records: Northern Ireland History 2016 – round of 16 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Final tournament win 0-2: Ukraine v Northern Ireland, 16/06/16 Final tournament loss 0-1: Northern Ireland v Germany, 21/06/16 1-0: Poland v Northern Ireland, 12/06/16 1-0: Wales v Northern Ireland, 25/06/16 Qualifying win 0-5: Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland, 11/09/91 5-0: Northern Ireland v Cyprus, 21/04/71 Qualifying defeat 1-5: Northern Ireland v England, 17/10/79 4-0: four times, most recently Germany v Northern Ireland, 08/09/99 Final tournament appearances 4: Craig Cathcart 4: Stuart Dallas 4: Steven Davis 4: Jonny Evans 4: Gareth McAuley 4: Michael McGovern 4: Oliver Norwood 4: Jamie Ward 4: Conor Washington Final tournament goals 1: Gareth McAuley 1: Niall McGinn Overall appearances 35: Aaron Hughes 33: Chris Baird 33: Steven Davis 31: Keith Gillespie 29: David Healy 29: Maik Taylor 27: Pat Jennings 27: Kyle Lafferty 27: Gareth McAuley 24: Chris Brunt Overall goals
10 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast 13: David Healy 10: Kyle Lafferty 7: Iain Dowie 6: Colin Clarke 5: James Quinn 5: Gareth McAuley 4: George Best 4: Jimmy Nicholson 4: Steven Davis
UEFA European Championship records: Slovakia History 2016 – round of 16 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1988 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1984 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1980 – third place (as Czechoslovakia) 1976 – winners (as Czechoslovakia) 1972 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1968 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1964 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1960 – third place (as Czechoslovakia) Final tournament win 1-3: Greece v Czechoslovakia, 14/06/80 3-1: Czechoslovakia v Netherlands, 16/06/76 (aet) 2-0: Czechoslovakia v France, 09/07/60 Final tournament defeat 3-0: Germany v Slovakia, 26/06/16 0-3: Czechoslovakia v USSR, 06/07/60 Qualifying win 7-0: Slovakia v San Marino, 13/10/07 Qualifying loss 5-0: Poland v Slovakia, 07/06/95 Final tournament appearances 6: Koloman Gögh (for Czechoslovakia) 6: Marián Masný (for Czechoslovakia) 6: Zdeněk Nehoda (for Czechoslovakia) 6: Anton Ondruš (for Czechoslovakia) 6: Antonín Panenka (for Czechoslovakia) 6: Ladislav Jurkemik (for Czechoslovakia) 4: Ladislav Vízek (for Czechoslovakia) 4: Ján Ďurica 4: Marek Hamšík 4: Juraj Kucka 4: Matúš Kozáčik 4: Peter Pekarík Final tournament goals 3: Zdeněk Nehoda (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Vlastimil Bubník (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Karol Dobiaš (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Anton Ondruš (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Antonín Panenka (for Czechoslovakia)
11 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast 1: Ladislav Pavlovič (for Czechoslovakia) 1: František Veselý (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Ladislav Vízek (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Ján Švehlík (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Ladislav Jurkemik (for Czechoslovakia) 1: Ondrej Duda 1: Marek Hamšík 1: Vladimír Weiss Overall appearances 30: Marek Hamšík 27: Martin Škrtel 26: Miroslav Karhan 24: Ján Ďurica 22: Filip Hološko 21: Juraj Kucka 20: Lubomír Moravčík 20: Miroslav Kadlec (for Czechoslovakia) 20: Anton Ondruš (for Czechoslovakia) 19: Marián Masný (for Czechoslovakia) 19: Peter Pekarík 19: Vladimír Weiss 18: Tomáš Hubočan 18: Dušan Tittel 18: Zdeněk Nehoda (for Czechoslovakia) 18: Ladislav Jurkemik Overall goals 9: Zdeněk Nehoda (for Czechoslovakia) 8: Marek Hamšík 7: Marián Masný (for Czechoslovakia) 7: Antonín Panenka (for Czechoslovakia) 7: Ladislav Vízek (for Czechoslovakia) 6: Marek Mintál 5: Peter Dubovský 5: Szilárd Németh 5: Titus Buberník (for Czechoslovakia)
12 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Legend
:: Previous meetings
Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw
:: Squad list
Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)
:: Team facts
EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).
From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.
Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.
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