Who needs what to go through from EURO 2020

Who needs what to go through from EURO 2020 groups: qualifying rules, how many teams qualify, permutations and tiebreakers
Saturday 19 June 2021

Who is through already, who can join them in the round of 16, qualifying rules, tiebreakers and what each team need to reach the round of 16.

Switzerland must beat Turkey on Sunday to keep their hopes alive
Switzerland must beat Turkey on Sunday to keep their hopes alive
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The third set of UEFA EURO 2020 group games begins on Sunday as the round of 16 along continues to take shape. We explain the permutations, rules and tiebreakers as the knockout bracket begins to take shape.

Through to round of 16 so far

Belgium, Italy, Netherlands

The top two in each group plus the four best third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.
The permutations below are for information only; the official calculations will be made by UEFA after all group games finish according to articles 20 and 21 of the Regulations of the UEFA European Championship. These examples may not cover all potential situations.
Latest standings
Fixtures and results
Group A
Sunday: Switzerland (1 point) vs Turkey (0), Italy (6) vs Wales (4)

Italy are through and will top the group if they avoid defeat.

Wales will be confirmed in the top two with a draw or if Switzerland fail to beat Turkey.

Switzerland can finish in the top two if they win and Wales lose – the teams will then be separated on goal difference – but will be eliminated if they lose.

Turkey cannot finish in the top two and must beat Switzerland to come third in the group.

Group B
Lukaku highlights against Denmark
Monday: Russia (3) vs Denmark (0), Finland (3) vs Belgium (6)

Belgium are through and will top the group with a draw.

Russia will be through with a win, or a draw if Finland fail to beat Belgium.

Finland will be through with a win, or a draw if Russia lose to Denmark.

Denmark can finish second if they beat Russia and Finland lose against Belgium, but it will all depend on the goals scored in these two matches.

Group C
Monday: North Macedonia (0) vs Netherlands (6), Ukraine (3) vs Austria (3)

Netherlands are through as group winners.

Ukraine will finish second with a win or draw.

Austria must beat Ukraine to finish second.

North Macedonia cannot finish in the top three.

Group D
Tuesday: Croatia (1) vs Scotland (1), Czech Republic (4) vs England (4)

Czech Republic will go through as group winners if they avoid defeat against England. They will finish second if they lose and Scotland beat Croatia. They will only finish third if they lose and Croatia win by enough to overtake them on overall goal difference.

England will go through if they draw or if Scotland do not win, and will finish top if they beat Czech Republic. They will only finish third if they lose and Scotland win by enough to overtake them on overall goal difference.

Croatia must win to stay in contention to be at least a best third-placed team, though they can still overtake Czech Republic for second place on overall goal difference.

Scotland must win to finish at least third, and can still overtake England for second place on overall goal difference.

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Group E
Wednesday: Slovakia (3) vs Spain (2), Sweden (4) vs Poland (1)

Sweden will go through if they avoid defeat against Poland. If Sweden lose and the other game is drawn, Sweden, Slovakia and Poland will be split for first to third place on results between the three teams. If Sweden lose they finish third.

Slovakia will go through if they beat Spain, or if they draw and Sweden avoid defeat.

Spain will go through if they beat Slovakia. If they draw they will finish third unless Poland win.

Poland will go through in second place if they win and the other game is not drawn.

Group F
Wednesday: Portugal (3) vs France (4), Germany (3) vs Hungary (1)

France will go through if they avoid defeat against Portugal or if the other game is drawn. They will finish first if they win, or if they draw and Germany do not beat Hungary. If France lose and Hungary win, second place will be decided on overall goal difference.

Germany will go through if they win, or if they draw and France do not lose. Germany will finish first if they win and France do not. Germany will finish third if they draw and France lose, or if both Germany and Portugal lose.

Portugal will go through if they win, or if they draw and Germany lose. Portugal will finish first if they win and Germany do not. Portugal will finish fourth if they lose and Germany also lose.

Hungary will go through in second place if they win and Portugal lose. If they win and France lose, second place will be decided on overall goal difference. Hungary will finish third if they win and the other game is drawn.

Round of 16 ties

Saturday 26 June
2A vs 2B (18:00, Amsterdam)
1A vs 2C (21:00, London)

Sunday 27 June
Netherlands vs 3D/E/F (18:00, Budapest)
1B vs 3A/D/E/F (21:00, Seville)

Monday 28 June
2D vs 2E (18:00, Copenhagen)
1F vs 3A/B/C (21:00, Bucharest)

Tuesday 29 June
1D vs 2F (18:00, London)
1E vs 3A/B/C/D (21:00, Glasgow)

All times CET

How ties are broken within groups
If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the final tournament group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings:

a. higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question
b. superior goal difference resulting from the matches played among the teams in question
c. higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question
d. if, after having applied criteria a) to c), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to c) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the remaining teams to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to i) apply in the order given to the two or more teams still equal
e. superior goal difference in all group matches
f. higher number of goals scored in all group matches
g. higher number of wins in all group matches
h. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
i. position in the overall European Qualifiers rankings

If two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings are determined by kicks from the penalty mark, provided that no other teams within the group have the same number of points on completion of all group matches. 

How the four best third-placed teams are decided
With reference to article 21.03, the results of the third-placed teams are compared based on their three group stage matches, according to the following criteria:

a. higher number of points
b. superior goal difference
c. higher number of goals scored
d. higher number of wins
e. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
f. position in the overall European Qualifiers rankings 

Once the four best third-placed teams have been determined, article 21.05 of the regulations explains which third-placed team plays in which tie.