UEFA sorts out pots for Euro 2020 draw — and puts Nations League in its place
NYON: UEFA has shifted attention from its successful new Nations League by announcing the pots for the qualifying draw for the 2020 European Championship.
The draw is being staged in Dublin on Sunday, December 2.
All the teams involved in the UEFA Nations League were classified from 1-55 following the conclusion of the League Phase on Tuesday.
Individual league rankings were established according to their position in a group, points gained, goal difference, goals scored etc. (see 18.01 of regulations for full criteria), with the 12 League A teams ranked 1st to 12th, the 12 League B teams 13th to 24th and so on.
The teams were then allocated, according to the rankings, to the following pots:
UEFA Nations League pot: UEFA Nations League finalists (4)
Pot 1: Teams ranked 5th to 10th (6)
Pot 2: Teams ranked 11th to 20th (10)
Pot 3: Teams ranked 21st to 30th (10)
Pot 4: Teams ranked 31st to 40th (10)
Pot 5: Teams ranked 41st to 50th (10)
Pot 6: Teams ranked 51st to 55th (5)
Full draw explanation, including various restrictions not mentioned below, can be found here.
The four teams in the UEFA Nations League pot will be drawn into first position in Groups A to D. This is to ensure they have two dates free to play the UEFA Nations League Finals in June.
The teams in Pot 1 will then be drawn into first position in Groups E to J. The teams in Pot 2 will be drawn into second positions in the ten groups, with the draw continuing in similar style for Pots 3, 4 and 5 to fill positions 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The teams in Pot 6 will be drawn into sixth position in the six-team Groups F to J.
The pots:
UEFA Nations League pot (4): Switzerland*, Portugal*, Netherlands*, England*
Pot 1 (6): Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Poland
Pot 2 (10): Germany, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Ukraine*, Denmark*, Sweden*, Russia, Austria, Wales, Czech Republic
Pot 3 (10): Slovakia, Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland*, Norway*, Serbia*, Finland*, Bulgaria, Israel
Pot 4 (10): Hungary, Romania, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Cyprus, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Georgia*
Pot 5 (10): FYR Macedonia*, Kosovo*, Belarus*, Luxembourg, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands
Pot 6 (5): Latvia, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta, San Marino
*Already ensured at least a play-off place after winning UEFA Nations League group
For more information, please visit the article on UEFA.com: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-
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