EURO 2020 qualifying: Spain, Italy open with victories

EURO 2020 qualifying: Spain, Italy open with victories

Spain, Sweden prevail as Malta end 12-year wait Italy, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Greece earn victories Switzerland, Ireland start with away wins Standings; next games in these groups on Tuesday Watch highlights from 24:00CET on Sunday GROUP D Gibraltar 0-1 Republic of IrelandAfter a goalless first half, Darren Randolph made a fine save to deny home captain Roy Chipolina, just before Jeff Hendrick converted David McGoldrick's pass to give Ireland all th... UEFA.com - News

EURO 2020 qualifying: France and Sterling shine

EURO 2020 qualifying: France and Sterling shine

GROUP ABulgaria 1-1 MontenegroTodor Nedelev's late penalty ensured a share of the spoils in Sofia. A fine Stefan Mugoša goal five minutes after the interval looked to be the difference, before Vladimir Jovović was adjudged to have fouled Stanislav Kostov with eight minutes remaining. England 5-0 Czech RepublicRaheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as England eased past Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium. The Manchester City forward opened the scoring in the first half, his close-range finish followed by Harry Kane's penalty. Sterling completed his treble in the second period, before Tomáš Kalas' late own-goal com... UEFA.com - News

EURO 2020 qualifying: Dutch and Belgium start strong

EURO 2020 qualifying: Dutch and Belgium start strong

GROUP CNetherlands 4-0 BelarusMemphis Depay stole the show as the Oranje carried on their irresistible form from the UEFA Nations League. The Lyon striker scored in either half and set up two more in Rotterdam, Georginio Wijnaldum and Virgil Van Dijk the beneficiaries. Northern Ireland 2-0 EstoniaGoals from Niall McGinn and Steven Davis finally broke Estonia's resistance. Paddy McNair's glaring miss was the closest Northern Ireland came in the first period. McGinn slammed in after good work from Kyle Lafferty before Davis added a second from the spot.GROUP E

European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2020: how it works

European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2020: how it works

Qualifying for UEFA EURO 2020 remains largely the same (with 24 finalists in all), although the European Qualifiers are starting later than normal – the March after a major tournament instead of immediately in September (i.e. March 2019 rather than September 2018 in this case). No team will gain automatic qualification as hosts (there are 12 host nations in all). Qualifying group stage (20 teams qualify)The 55 teams were split into ten groups of five or six. Four of the five groups of five contain one team that has qualified for the UEFA Nations League finals (to be played June... UEFA.com - News

Your Move: a mascot with a difference for UEFA EURO 2020

Your Move: a mascot with a difference for UEFA EURO 2020

UEFA is pushing the boundaries for UEFA EURO 2020, with the finals taking place in 12 host cities across the continent. Now, with the release of the official Your Move teaser trailer, European football's governing body is signalling its intention to reinvent the traditional tournament mascot, with a nod to freestyle and street football culture.While fans of the time-honoured, life-sized mascot will not be disappointed, the teaser video shows a sequence of awe-inspiring skills and tricks executed by a squad of freestyle, street and panna players. It points to a spectacular launch event scheduled for when the European Qualifiers kick off later this month. All will be

UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures

UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures

The European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2020 run from March to November 2019 – check out all the fixtures and keep up with all the results right here.DOWNLOAD FULL FIXTURE LISTAll kick-offs 20:45CET unless otherwise stated.MATCHDAY ONEThursday 21 MarchGroup C: Netherlands v Belarus, Northern Ireland v EstoniaGroup E: Croatia v Azerbaijan, Slovakia v HungaryGroup G: Austria v Poland, FYR Macedonia v Latvia, Israel v SloveniaGroup I: Belgium v Russia, Kazakhstan v Scotland, Cyprus v San Marino... UEFA.com - News

UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin

UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin

The ten UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying groups have been confirmed following the draw in Dublin on Sunday.ALL YOU NEED TO KNOWUEFA EURO 2020 qualifying groupsGroup A: England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, KosovoGroup B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg