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Background

 All 55 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and 24 teams will qualify for the 2020 European Championship. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the European Championship Preliminary Draw in the Convention Centre, Docklands, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, France, on 2 December 2018.

A record 55 teams entered, and took part.

Group A fixtures were also agreed on the evening on 2 December 2018.

 

UEFA Group A
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21
Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15
Kosovo 8 5 2 3 13 16 -3 11
Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 -11 6
Montenegro 8 0 3 4 4 22 -19 3

Matches
22 March 2019
Bulgaria 1 Montenegro 1 [0-0]
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija		 Nedelev (pen)
Mugoša
England 5 Czech Republic 0 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley		 Sterling (3), Kane (pen), Kalas OG
25 March 2019
Montenegro 1 England 5 [1-2]
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica		 Večović
Keane, Barkley (2), Kane, Sterling
Kosovo 1 Bulgaria 1 [0-1]
Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtinë		 Zeneli
Bozhikov
7 June 2019
Czech Republic 2 Bulgaria 1 [1-1]
Generali Arena, Praha		 Schick (2)
Isa
Montenegro 1 Kosovo 1 [0-1]
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica		 Mugoša
Rashica
10 June 2019
Czech Republic 3 Montenegro 0 [1-0]
Andrův stadion, Olomouc

Jankto, Kopitović OG, Schick (pen)
Bulgaria 2 Kosovo 3 [1-1]
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija		 Popov, Dimitrov
Rashica, Muriqi, Rashani
7 September 2019
Kosovo 2 Czech Republic 1 [1-1]
Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtinë		 Muriqi, Vojvoda
Schick
England 4 Bulgaria 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley		 Kane (3 (2 pens), Sterling
10 September 2019
England 5 Kosovo 3 [5-1]
St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton		 Sterling, Kane, Vojvoda OG, Sancho (2)
Berisha (2), Muriqi (pen)
Montenegro 0 Czech Republic 3 [0-0]
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica		 Soucek, Masopust, Darida (pen)
11 October 2019
Czech Republic 2 England 1 [1-1]
Sinobo Stadium, Praha-Vršovice		 Brabec, Ondrášek
Kane (pen)
Montenegro 0 Bulgaria 0 [0-0]
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica		  
14 October 2019
Bulgaria 0 England 6 [0-4]
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija		 Rashford, Barkley (2), Sterling (2), Kane
Kosovo 2 Montenegro 0 [2-0]
Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtinë		 Rrahmani, Muriqi
14 November 2019
England 7 Montenegro 0 [5-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley		 Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kane (3), Rashford, Šofranac OG, Abraham
ENGLAND QUALIFIED
Czech Republic 2 Kosovo 1 [0-0]
Štruncovy sady Stadion, Plzeň
 Král, Čelůstka
Nuhiu
17 November 2019
Kosovo 0 England 4 [0-1]
Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtinë		 Winks, Kane, Rashford, Mount
Bulgaria 1 Czech Republic 0 [0-0]
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija		 Bozhikov

Goalscorers

12 - Harry Kane
8 - Raheem Sterling
4 - Ross Barkley
3 - Marcus Rashford, and three own goals
2 - Jadon Sancho
1 - Michael Keane, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tammy Abraham, Harry Winks and  Mason Mount

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Background

The 2020 UEFA European Championship qualifying draw took place in Dublin on Sunday, 2 December 2018.

All the teams involved in the UEFA Nations League were classified from 1-55 following the conclusion of the League Phase.
The top two teams in each of the ten groups will automatically qualify for Euro 2020. The remaining four berths will be filled by the play-offs, which are contested by the 16 UEFA Nations League group winners or the next best-ranked team in their league.
Each separate League in the UEFA Nations League has been allocated one Euro 2020 spot. Four sides from each league will contest a single legged semi-final and a final in March 2020. The winner of the four finals will go to Euro 2020.
However, if a Nations League winner has already qualified via the European Qualifiers, their place will go to the next best-ranked team in their League.
Seeding

UEFA Nations League pot: Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands, England

Pot 1: Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Poland.

Pot 2: Germany, Iceland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Austria, Wales, Czech Republic.

Pot 3: Slovakia, Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Serbia, Finland, Bulgaria, Israel.

Pot 4: Hungary, Romania, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Cyprus, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Georgia.

Pot 5: FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Belarus, Luxembourg, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands.

Pot 6: Latvia, Lichtenstein, Andorra, Malta, San Marino.
Those in bold have already been ensured a play-off place after winning their UEFA Nations League group.
European Championship 2020 Preliminary Groups
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E
England Portugal Netherlands Switzerland Croatia
Czech Republic Ukraine Germany Denmark Wales
Bulgaria Serbia Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Slovakia
Montenegro Lithuania Estonia Georgia Hungary
Kosovo Luxembourg Belarus Gibraltar Azerbaijan
Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J
Spain Poland France Belgium Italy
Sweden Austria Iceland Russia Bosnia & Herzegovina
Norway Israel Turkey Scotland Finland
Romania Slovenia Albania Cyprus Greece
Faroe Islands FYR Macedonia Moldova Kazakhstan Armenia
Malta Latvia Andorra San Marino Liechtenstein
Final Tournament Venues and Matches

Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome, Saint Petersburg.

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