Euro 2020 Qualifiers — Who Needs What This Week? (November 2019)

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There’s still lots to play for in the final two rounds of Euro 2020 qualifiers this week, with many of the remaining places for next year’s tournament still up for grabs.

Ukraine and Italy have already secured top spot in their respective groups, while Spain, Poland, Russia and Belgium have also qualified. That leaves fourteen places to be decided over the next week, with a further four qualifiers to come from the teams given a second chance through the playoffs next March.

Those playoff places will depend how many teams already guaranteed a playoff place (highlighted in GREEN below) actually qualify automatically, because that will determine which of the next highest-ranked teams will replace them in the playoffs.

At the moment, eight of those teams look like they won’t require their playoff places, which leaves eight other teams hopeful of a qualification lifeline. Thank you, UEFA!

 

Group by Group — Who Needs What This Week?

Group A

  1. England – Will qualify with a point against Montenegro, while a win will ensure top spot
  2. Czech Republic – A win over Kosovo would ensure qualification at their expense
  3. Kosovo – Defeat would end Kosovo’s automatic qualification hopes, but they are guaranteed a playoff
  4. Montenegro – Already out

Group B

  1. Ukraine – Have already qualified in top spot
  2. Portugal – Will qualify with expected wins over Lithuania and Luxembourg
  3. Serbia – Look destined for their guaranteed playoff unless they win both games and Portugal slip up
  4. Luxembourg – Already out
  5. Lithuania – Already out

Group C

  1. Netherlands – Will qualify with a point against Northern Ireland, with Estonia still to play
  2. Germany – Will qualify with a victory if Northern Ireland fail to beat the Dutch, with the Irish still to play
  3. Northern Ireland – Even wins over Netherlands and Germany could see the Irish need the playoffs
  4. Belarus – Belarus cannot qualify but still have a guaranteed Nations League playoff to fall back on
  5. Estonia – Already out

Group D

  1. Republic of ireland – Top of group with one to play, yet might not even get a playoff place
  2. Denmark – Wins over Gibraltar and Ireland would see them top the group
  3. Switzerland – Victories over Georgia and Gibraltar will guarantee either of the top two spots
  4. Georgia – Already looking towards their guaranteed Nations league playoff
  5. Gibraltar – Basement boys who ran Georgia close before losing 3-2 – already out

Group E

  1. Croatia – Qualify in top spot if they beat Slovakia, but might need the playoffs if they lose
  2. Hungary – Will probably need to win in Wales to avoid slipping out of the top two
  3. Slovakia – Probably need a point off Croatia and then beat Azerbaijan to make the top two
  4. Wales – Wins against Azerbaijan and Hungary should see Wales through if Slovakia lose to Croatia
  5. Azerbaijan – Already out

Group F

  1. Spain – Already qualified, need a point to guarantee top spot
  2. Sweden – Will qualify if they beat Romania
  3. Romania – Probably need to beat Sweden and then Spain, but look good for an extra playoff place
  4. Norway – Need a miracle to gain a top four spot, but already guaranteed a playoff spot
  5. Faroe islands – Already out
  6. Malta – Already out

Group G

  1. Poland – Already qualified and need another win to cement top spot
  2. Austria – A draw at home to North Macedonia will guarantee qualification 
  3. North Macedonia – Need something remarkable to avoid calling in their guaranteed playoff spot
  4. Slovenia – Need to win both games and hope other unlikely results go their way
  5. Israel – Need an even more unlikely scenario than Slovenia
  6. Latvia – Already out

Group H

  1. Turkey – Need a point at home to Iceland to qualify
  2. France – Need to win at home to Moldova to qualify
  3. Iceland – Need a miracle to qualify but look well set for an extra playoff place
  4. Albania – Cannot qualify and will be hoping for an unlikely playoff place in the final shuffle
  5. Andorra – Already out
  6. Moldova – Already out

Group I

  1. Belgium – Already qualified, a draw in Russia will guarantee top spot
  2. Russia – Already qualified, two wins could sneak top place at Belgium’s expense
  3. Cyprus – Already out
  4. Scotland – Disappointing campaign, and now resting everything on their guaranteed playoff
  5. Kazakhstan – Already out
  6. San Marino – Already out

Group J

  1. Italy – Already through as group winners
  2. Finland – Already guaranteed a playoff place, but can qualify automatically by beating Liechtenstein
  3. Armenia – Need to win both games and hope Finland lose both of theirs to qualify
  4. Bosnia & Herzegovina – Need a miracle, so will be thankful for their guaranteed playoff place
  5. Greece – Unable to qualify and unlikely to be gifted a back-door playoff place
  6. Liechtenstein – Already out

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