Uefa Euro 2020 Final Tournament Draw Press Kit
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UEFA EURO 2020 FINAL TOURNAMENT DRAW PRESS KIT Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania Saturday 30 November 2019 | 19:00 local (18:00 CET) #EURO2020 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit 1 CONTENTS HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK ................................................ 3 - 9 HOW TO FOLLOW THE DRAW ................................................ 10 EURO 2020 AMBASSADORS .................................................. 11 - 17 EURO 2020 CITIES AND VENUES .......................................... 18 - 26 MATCH SCHEDULE ................................................................. 27 TEAM PROFILES ..................................................................... 28 - 107 POT 1 POT 2 POT 3 POT 4 BELGIUM FRANCE PORTUGAL WALES ITALY POLAND TURKEY FINLAND ENGLAND SWITZERLAND DENMARK GERMANY CROATIA AUSTRIA SPAIN NETHERLANDS SWEDEN UKRAINE RUSSIA CZECH REPUBLIC EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2018-20 - PLAY-OFFS ................... 108 EURO 2020 QUALIFYING RESULTS ....................................... 109 - 128 UEFA EURO 2016 RESULTS ................................................... 129 - 135 ALL UEFA EURO FINALS ........................................................ 136 - 142 2 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK How will the draw work? The draw will involve the two-top finishers in the ten qualifying groups (completed in November) and the eventual four play-off winners (decided in March 2020, and identified as play-off winners 1 to 4 for the purposes of the draw). The draw will spilt the 24 qualifiers into six groups of four. Qualified host nations will be pre- paired in the same groups. How are seedings calculated? Seedings will be based on overall European Qualifiers rankings, which are determined as follows: a) final position in group b) points c) goal difference d) goals scored e) away goals scored f) number of wins g) number of away wins h) lower disciplinary points total (3 points for red card including for second booking, 1 point for single yellow card for a player in a match) i) position in overall UEFA Nations League rankings (see Regulations of the UEFA Nations League) Play-off winners will therefore all be in the fourth seeding pot. Why do some teams already know which groups they are in? Host nations that qualify (or could qualify via the play-offs) will be placed automatically in the following groups to ensure they are at home in at least two group games: Group A: Italy (Olimpico in Rome) Group B: Russia (Saint Petersburg Stadium), Denmark (Parken Stadium, Copenhagen) Group C: Netherlands (Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam), Romania (National Arena Bucharest) Group D: England (Wembley Stadium, London), Scotland (Hampden Park, Glasgow) Group E: Spain (San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao), Republic of Ireland (Dublin Arena) Group F: Germany (Football Arena Munich), Hungary (Puskás Aréna, Budapest) Qualified teams in bold UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit 3 HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK As Russia and Denmark both reached UEFA EURO 2020 via the European Qualifiers, an additional draw was held on 22 November to decide which team plays all three group stage games at home. Denmark will have three group stage home games and Russia two. Due to decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee valid at the time of the draw, the following teams cannot be drawn together in the group stage: • Bosnia and Herzegovina / Kosovo* • Serbia / Kosovo* • Russia / Kosovo* • Ukraine / Russia (the restriction also applies to St Petersburg as group match venue) *These clashes cannot happen during the group stage, because Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia are all in the play-offs and therefore in the same pot. Kosovo are part of play-off Path D and have been assigned to play in Group C or F. All restrictions apply only to the group stage. It cannot therefore be excluded that the above- mentioned teams would meet during the knockout stage of the tournament. 4 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK What are the pots? The draw involves the two-top finishers in the ten qualifying groups (completed in November 2019) and the eventual four play-off winners (decided in March 2020). POT 1 POT 2 POT 3 POT 4 Belgium France Portugal Wales Italy Poland Turkey Finland England Switzerland Denmark Winner play-off Path A Germany Croatia Austria Winner play-off Path B Spain Netherlands Sweden Winner play-off Path C Ukraine Russia Czech Republic Winner play-off Path D Winner play-off Path A (Iceland, Bulgaria or Hungary would be placed in Group F, Romania would be placed in Group C) Winner play-off Path B(Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland will be placed in Group E) Winner play-off Path C (Scotland, Norway, Serbia or Israel will be placed in Group D) Winner play-off Path D (Georgia, North Macedonia, Kosovo or Belarus will be placed in Group C unless Romania win Path A, in which case the Path D winner will be placed in Group F) UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit 5 HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK Who can play who? With the draw pots and various hosts to consider, here’s the potential match-ups for Saturday’s draw. Group possibilities Group A (hosts: Rome, Baku) Group D (London, Glasgow) Italy England France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Republic Republic Finland/Wales Winner play-off path C (Scotland/Norway/ Serbia/Israel) Group B (Saint Petersburg, Copenhagen) Belgium Russia Group E (Bilbao, Dublin) Denmark Spain Finland/Wales France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Group C (Amsterdam, Bucharest) Republic Ukraine Winner play-off path B (Bosnia and Netherlands Herzegovina/Slovakia/Republic of Ireland/ Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Northern Ireland) Republic *Winner play-off path A (Iceland/Bulgaria/ Group F (Munich, Budapest) Hungary/Romania) or D (Georgia/North Germany Macedonia/Kosovo/Belarus) France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech * The Path for the team from Pot 4 will be Republic determined as follows: **Winner play-off path A (Iceland/Bulgaria/ • If Romania win Path A then they go in Hungary) or D (Georgia/North Macedonia/ Group C; the winner of Path D completes Kosovo/Belarus) Group F. • If Iceland, Bulgaria or Hungary win Path A **The Path for the team from Pot 4 will be then they go in Group F; the winner of Path determined as follows: D completes Group C. • If Iceland, Bulgaria or Hungary win Path A then they go in Group F; the winner of Path D completes Group C. • If Romania win Path A then they go in Group C; the winner of Path D completes Group F. 6 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK Team by team Austria Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain, Ukraine Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Belgium (Group B) Pot 2: Russia Pot 3: Denmark Pot 4: Wales, Finland Croatia Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Czech Republic Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Denmark (Group B, hosts) Pot 1: Belgium Pot 2: Russia Pot 4: Wales, Finland England (Group D, hosts) Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: winners of play-off path C Finland Pot 1: Belgium, Italy Pot 2: France, Russia, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit 7 HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK France Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Germany (Group F, hosts) Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: winners of play-off path A or D Italy (Group A, hosts) Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: Wales, Finland Netherlands (Group C, hosts) Pot 1: Ukraine Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: winner of play-off path A or D Poland Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Portugal Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Russia (Group B, hosts) Pot 1: Belgium Pot 3: Denmark Pot 4: Wales, Finland 8 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK Spain (Group E, hosts) Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: winner of play-off path B Sweden Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Switzerland Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Turkey Pot 1: Italy, England, Germany, Spain Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands Pot 4: Wales, Finland, winner of play-off path A, B, C or D Ukraine (Group C) Pot 2: Netherlands Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic Pot 4: winner of play-off path A or D Wales Pot 1: Belgium, Italy Pot 2: France, Russia, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit 9 HOW TO FOLLOW THE DRAW On UEFA.com and official social media channels.