UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament draw: how it will work
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The final tournament draw, taking place in Bucharest on 30 November 2019, will split the 24 qualifiers into six groups.
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The draw for the UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament takes place at ROMEXPO in Bucharest on Saturday 30 November 2019.
Key points
- The 24 qualifiers will be split into six groups of four.
- Seedings will be based on overall European Qualifiers rankings.
- Qualified host nations will be pre-paired in the same groups.
- Potential for second draw following the play-offs in March 2020 if required.
How will the draw work?
- The draw will involve the two-top finishers in the ten qualifying groups (completed in November 2019) and the eventual four play-off winners (decided in March 2020). None of the 12 host nations qualify automatically.
- Seedings will be based on overall rankings based on the qualifying groups by the following criteria:
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
- Host nations that qualify will be placed automatically in the following groups. If both paired nations qualify, a draw will be held to determine which is at home in their direct encounter.
Group A: Italy (Stadio Olimpico, Rome), Azerbaijan (Olympic Stadium, Baku)
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 (Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao), Republic of Ireland (Dublin Arena)
Group F: Germany (Fußball Arena München, Munich), Hungary (Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest)
- If any of the host nations are in the play-offs, an additional final tournament draw may be required following the completion of those matches.
- Any further restrictions and exact seeding arrangements will be confirmed ahead of the draw.
Final tournament match schedule
The tournament will open in Rome at 21:00CET on 12 June. The group stage runs, with up to four matches a day, until 24 June (kick-off times tbc, last matches in each group played simultaneously). The top two in each group and the four best runners-up progress to the knockout stage (round of 16 kick-off times tbc).
Group stage
Friday 12 June
Group A match (Rome), 21:00CET
Saturday 13 June
Group A match (Baku)
Group B match (Copenhagen)
Group B match (St Petersburg)
Sunday 14 June
Group C match (Amsterdam)
Group C match (Bucharest)
Group D match (London)
Monday 15 June
Group D match (Glasgow)
Group E match (Bilbao)
Group E match (Dublin)
Tuesday 16 June
Group F match (Budapest)
Group F match (Munich)
Wednesday 17 June
Group A match (Rome)
Group A match (Baku)
Group B match (St Petersburg)
Thiursday 18 June
Group B match (Copenhagen)
Group C match (Amsterdam)
Group C match (Bucharest)
Friday 19 June
Group D match (London)
Group D match (Glasgow)
Group E match (Dublin)
Saturday 20 June
Group E match (Bilbao)
Group F match (Budapest)
Group F match (Munich)
Sunday 21 June
Group A match (Rome)
Group A match (Baku)
Monday 22 June
Group B match (Copenhagen)
Group B match (St Petersburg)
Group C match (Amsterdam)
Group C match (Bucharest)
Tuesday 23 June
Group D match (London)
Group D match (Glasgow)
Wednesday 24 June
Group E match (Bilbao)
Group E match (Dublin)
Group F match (Budapest)
Group F match (Munich)
Round of 16
Saturday 27 June
1: 1A v 2C (London)
2: 2A v 2B (Amsterdam)
Sunday 28 June
3: 1B v 3A/D/E/F (Bilbao)
4: C v 3D/E/F (Budapest)
Monday 29 June
5: 2D v 2E (Copenhagen)
6: 1F v 3A/B/C (Bucharest)
Tuesday 30 June
7: 1E v 3A/B/C/D (Glasgow)
8: 1D v 2F (Dublin)
Quarter-finals
Friday 3 July
QF1: Winner 5 v Winner 6 (Saint Petersburg) 18:00CET
QF2: Winner 3 v Winner 1 (Munich) 21:00CET
Saturday 4 July
QF3: Winner 4 v Winner 2 (Baku) 18:00CET
QF4: Winner 7 v Winner 8 (Rome) 21:00CET
Semi-finals
Tuesday 7 July
SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 (London) 21:00CET
Wednesday 8 July
SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 (London) 21:00CET
Final
Sunday 12 July
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (London) 21:00CET