Group I of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals tournament.[1] Group I consisted of six teams: Belgium, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Russia, San Marino and Scotland,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Belgium and Russia, qualified directly for the finals. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage, but instead based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
Belgium won all ten of their matches, becoming the seventh national side to qualify for a European Championship with a 100% record, and the eighth instance, after France (1992 and 2004), Czech Republic (2000), Germany, Spain (both 2012), England (2016), and Italy (2020).
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 2 December 2018 in Dublin.[4][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to the play-offs, the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Konstantinos Laifis | vs Russia (13 October 2019) | vs Scotland (16 November 2019) |
| Kazakhstan | Islambek Kuat | vs Russia (24 March 2019) vs Belgium (8 June 2019) vs Cyprus (10 October 2019) | vs Belgium (13 October 2019) |
| Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | vs Scotland (21 March 2019) vs Russia (24 March 2019) vs Cyprus (6 September 2019) | vs Russia (9 September 2019) | |
| Russia | Aleksandr Golovin | vs Belgium (21 March 2019) | vs Kazakhstan (24 March 2019)[6] |
| SMR | Davide Simoncini | vs Cyprus (21 March 2019) vs Belgium (6 September 2019) vs Belgium (10 October 2019) | vs Scotland (13 October 2019) |
| Scotland | Scott McTominay | vs San Marino (24 March 2019) vs Belgium (11 June 2019) vs Belgium (9 September 2019) | vs Russia (10 October 2019) |
Notes
References
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2020: Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 9 March 2018. Archived 11 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "European Qualifiers 2018–20: Group stage fixture list" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 2" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
External links
- UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com