The draw for Euro 2020 has now been made | OneFootball

The qualifying draw for Euro 2020 was made in Dublin on Sunday.

The 55 participating UEFA nations have been split into 10 groups of either five or six, and here they are.

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-Herzegovina Finland Greece Armenia Liechtenstein

How does qualifying work?

Euro 2020 will be spread across 12 nations, meaning there is no automatic qualification for hosts. All 55 nations will therefore compete for 24 places at the tournament, with 20 of those places decided by the qualifying group stage and the remaining four spots decided by the winners of a new play-off system linked to the UEFA Nations League. The top two in each of the above 10 groups will advance to the finals.

What is this new play-off thing about?

Each separate League (A, B, C and D) in the UEFA Nations League has been allocated one Euro 2020 place. In March 2020, four teams from each League will play single-leg semi-finals followed by a final, and the winners of the four finals will book their spots at the tournament proper. Makes sense?

Not really, no

Okay, so the UEFA Nations League group winners are as follows …

League A: England, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland League B: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine League C: Finland, Norway, Scotland, Serbia League D: Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo

Theoretically, the four winners from those four groups will take up the final four spots at Euro 2020, but if a UEFA Nations League group winner has already qualified via the standard qualification process, their spot goes to the next best-ranked team in their League.

Once the UEFA Nations League concludes in June 2019, teams will be ranked 1 to 55 according to their position in a group, points gained, goal difference, goals scored, etc.

How will Euro 2020 work?

Like Euro 2016, the tournament will be contested by 24 teams in six groups of four, with the top two in each group progressing to the knockout phase along with the four best third-placed sides.

When does the qualifying phase begin and end?

The first matches will take place between 21 and 23 March 2019.

The European Qualifiers play-off draw will then happen on 22 November 2019, with the draw for the tournament proper taking place on 1 December 2019.

The tournament then kicks off on 12 June 2020.

Where will the tournament be held?

Euro 2020 will be spread across 12 host cities, which are as follows …

London (Wembley Stadium) Munich (Allianz Arena) Rome (Stadio Olimpico) Baku (Olympic Stadium) Bucharest (Arena Națională) Dublin (Aviva Stadium) Copenhagen (Parken Stadium) Glasgow (Hampden Park) Budapest (Ferenc Puskás Stadium) Bilbao (San Mamés) Amsterdam (Johan Cruyff Arena) Saint Petersburg (Krestovsky Stadium)

Thanks

You’re welcome. Now if you don’t mind, I’m off for a lie down.