
| 6 | Albania | Russia | ||||
| 7 | Turkey | Italy | ||||
| 10 | Austria | Bulgaria | ||||
| 2 | Slovenia | Lithuania | ||||
| 5 | Switzerland | Georgia | ||||
| 8 | Norway | Belgium | ||||
| 8 | England | Iceland | ||||
| 5 | Spain | Estonia | ||||
| 9 | France | Romania | ||||
| 6 | Portugal | Moldova |
| 3 | Montenegro | Andorra | ||||
| 4 | FYROM | Faroe Islands | ||||
| 3 | Armenia | Czech Republic | ||||
| 2 | Ukraine | Finland | ||||
| 1 | Greece | Germany | ||||
| 1 | San Marino | Belarus |
The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship comprises a qualifying group stage and play-off round to determine which seven teams join hosts Israel in the final tournament.
Qualifying group stage
Teams are split into ten groups – two of six teams and eight of five – and play each other on a home and away basis. The ten group winners and four runners-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their sections advance to the play-offs.
Play-offs
Play-off matches are played according to the knockout system, with each team playing each opponent home and away. The team which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals, extra time and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.
Final tournament
The final tournament comprises the seven play-off winners and Israel, who qualify automatically as hosts. The eight teams are split into two groups of four. Each team plays each other once in their group with the winners and runners-up advancing to the semi-finals where the winner of Group A plays the Group B runner-up and vice-versa. The winners advance to the final.
Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations.
England were unable to stretch their lead at the top of UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying Group 8 as substitute Omar El Kaddouri's added-time strike won it for Belgium.
Ziguy Badibanga sprinted clear in the dying moments and when his shot came back off a post, El Kaddouri was on hand to turn the rebound in. Earlier it seemed as if England would extend their winning streak in the section to a perfect five.
The game had been going to plan for the group leaders, with Liverpool FC's Martin Kelly rising to head club-mate Jordan Henderson's free-kick in off the post after 14 minutes. Marvin Sordell then crossed for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose drilled effort was brilliantly blocked on the line by defender Grégory Mertens as Belgium held on.
Nill De Pauw hit the base of the upright from close range but the hosts did equalise on 72 minutes, when El Kaddouri crossed for fellow replacement Jens Naessens to slip past Jack Butland at the near post.
Henderson volleyed straight at Koen Casteels as England ramped up the pressure, but Belgium hit them on the counterattack and now lie second in the group, a point above Norway and four behind the leaders.
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