October 15, 20231 yr Author Matchday 8 Results - Sunday Group A Georgia 4-0 Cyprus Norway 0-1 Spain Group D Turkey 4-0 Latvia Wales 2-1 Croatia Group E Czech Republic 1-0 Faroe Islands Poland 1-1 Moldova Group I Switzerland 3-3 Belarus Romania 4-0 Andorra Kosovo p-p Israel What an amazing day in qualifying. The Switzerland game was insane and Moldova haunting Poland again! Congrats to Scotland, Spain and Turkey who all qualified today.
October 16, 20231 yr Stock up during the qualifying (compared to how they looked going in): Scotland Turkey Albania Austria Hungary (though you could argue they're only justifying their Nations League performance) Slovenia Luxembourg (except when they're playing Portugal) Stock down during the qualifying (compared to what they were heading in): Norway Netherlands Ireland (I'm not sure anyone thought they'd qualify, but they've been even more dreadful than anyone expected) Poland Sweden Bulgaria (they've been down in recent years, but not to this extent) Northern Ireland (see Ireland) I will do a FIFA World Rankings comparison from pre-qualifying to after the November matches. Edited October 16, 20231 yr by DJHazey
October 16, 20231 yr Author Matchday 8 Results - Monday Group B Gibraltar 0-4 Republic of Ireland Greece 0-1 Netherlands Group F Azerbaijan 0-1 Austria Belgium p-p Sweden Group J Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-5 Portugal Iceland 4-0 Lichtenstein Luxembourg 0-1 Slovakia Austria become the 8th team to book their place at the Euros but the football has been overshadowed by the terrorist attack in Brussels that led to the postponement of the Belgium-Sweden game at half time.
October 17, 20231 yr ^ Many thanks for posting the results, LewisGT :) About 400 Sweden fans spent the night in hotels under police protection after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels on Monday. Sweden's Euro 2024 qualifier against Belgium was abandoned at half-time for security reasons. An evacuation of the King Baudouin Stadium began at about 22:45 BST, with the last fans and staff leaving at 03:00 (04:00 local time). The Sweden players have flown home and will return to their clubs
October 17, 20231 yr Qualified Teams: Germany- [Hosts]- 14th appearance Belgium- 7th appearance France- 11th appearance Portugal- 9th appearance Spain- 12th appearance Scotland- 4th appearance Turkey- 6th appearance Austria- 4th appearance
October 17, 20231 yr England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Phillips, Rice, Rashford, Bellingham, Foden, Kane. Subs: Johnstone, Ramsdale, Guehi, Henderson, Dunk, Colwill, Alexander-Arnold, Gallagher, Watkins, Grealish, Maddison, Bowen. Italy: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Scalvini, Acerbi, Udogie, Frattesi, Cristante, Barella, Berardi, Scamacca, El Shaarawy. Subs: Vicario, Meret, Dimarco, Gatti, Locatelli, Kean, Bonaventura, Raspadori, Darmian, Mancini, Orsolini, Bastoni.
October 17, 20231 yr Author In the excitement of the Rashford goal, I think people will have missed this. @1714372681166909693
October 17, 20231 yr Author Matchday 8 Results - Tuesday Group C England 3-1 Italy Malta 1-3 Ukraine Group G Lithuania 2-2 Hungary Serbia 3-1 Montenegro Group H Finland 1-2 Kazakhstan Northern Ireland 0-1 Slovenia San Marino 1-2 Denmark
October 17, 20231 yr Author Tables - Matchday 8 Group A 1. Spain 6/8 (+16) 15 2. Scotland 6/8 (+9) 15 3. Norway 7/8 (+2) 10 4. Georgia 6/8 (-4) 7 5. Cyprus 7/8 (-23) 0 Group B 1. France 6/8 (+12) 18 2. Netherlands 6/8 (+3) 11 3 Greece 7/8 (+6) 12 4. Republic of Ireland 7/8 (0) 6 5. Gibraltar 6/8 (-21) 0 Group C 1. England 6/8 (+16) 16 2. Ukraine 7/8 (+3) 13 3. Italy 6/8 (+4) 10 4. North Macedonia 6/8 (-7) 7 5. Malta 7/8 (-16) 0 Group D 1. Turkey 7/8 (+7) 16 2. Wales 6/8 (0) 10 3. Croatia 6/8 (+6) 10 4. Armenia 6/8 (-1) 7 5. Latvia 7/8 (-12) 3 Group E 1. Albania 6/8 (+8) 13 2. Czech Republic 6/8 (+3) 11 3. Poland 7/8 (0) 10 3. Moldova 6/8 (0) 9 5. Faroe Islands 7/8 (-11) 1 Group F 1. Belgium 7/8 (+13) 17 2. Austria 7/8 (+8) 16 3. Sweden 6/8 (+3) 7 4. Azerbaijan 6/8 (-8) 4 5. Estonia 6/8 (-16) 1 Group G 1. Hungary 6/8 (+7) 14 2. Serbia 7/8 (+6) 13 3. Montenegro 6/8 (-2) 8 4. Lithuania 7/8 (-4) 6 5. Bulgaria 6/8 (-7) 2 Group H 1. Slovenia 8/10 (+11) 19 2. Denmark 8/10 (+10) 19 3. Kazakhstan 8/10 (+3) 15 4. Finland 8/10 (+3) 12 5. Northern Ireland 8/10 (-2) 6 6. San Marino 8/10 (-25) 0 Group I 1. Romania 8/10 (+9) 16 2. Switzerland 7/10 (+12) 15 3. Israel 6/10 (0) 11 4. Kosovo 7/10 (0) 7 4. Belarus 8/10 (-7) 6 6. Andorra 8/10 (-14) 2 Group J 1. Portugal 8/10 (+30) 24 2. Slovakia 8/10 (+6) 16 3. Luxembourg 8/10 (-10) 11 4. Iceland 8/10 (+5) 10 5. Bosnia & Herzegovina 8/10 (-7) 9 6. Lichtenstein 8/10 (-24) 0
October 17, 20231 yr Author After Matchday 8 Qualification: Albania Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark England France Hungary Netherlands Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Play-Offs: - 1 team from each path will qualify Path 1: Croatia Italy Poland Estonia Path 2: Israel Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland Iceland Path 3: Georgia Greece Kazakhstan Luxembourg Austria, England, Scotland, Spain and Turkey all book their tickets to Germany in this matchday. Lithuania, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland and Sweden are all officially out of contention after this matchday. Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland and Georgia are all confirmed to appear in the play-offs in March.
October 18, 20231 yr Poor campaign for Sweden although must be one of Kazakhstans best performances on 15 pts!
October 18, 20231 yr Decided to take a look at how the FIFA Rankings have changed for the European nations since pre-qualifying campaigns now before the final matches next matches. (December 2022 FIFA Rankings to the projected one to be released next week since the points are already calculated online) Spain 10 > 8 > +2 Scotland 42 > 34 > +8 Norway 43 > 43 > 0 Georgia 78 > 76 > +2 Cyprus 110 > 124 > -14 France 3 > 2 > +1 Netherlands 6 > 7 > -1 Greece 51 > 51 > 0 Ireland 48 > 58 > -10 Gibraltar 200 > 198 > +2 England 5 > 4 > +1 Ukraine 26 > 22 > +4 Italy 8 > 9 > -1 North Macedonia > 65 > 66 > -1 Malta 167 > 171 > -4 Turkey 44 > 38 > +6 Wales 28 > 28 > 0 Croatia 7 > 10 > -3 Armenia 95 > 95 > 0 Latvia 133 > 132 > +1 Albania 66 > 60 > +6 Czech Republic 38 > 41 > -3 Poland 22 > 31 > -9 Moldova 174 > 157 > +17 Faroe Islands > 123 > 135 > -12 Belgium 4 > 5 > -1 Austria 34 > 26 > +8 Sweden 23 > 23 > 0??? Azerbaijan 121 > 120 > +1 Estonia 109 > 118 > -9 Hungary 36 > 30 > +6 Serbia 29 > 29 > 0 Montenegro 69 > 70 > -1 Lithuania 144 > 134 > +10 Bulgaria 71 > 84 > -13 Slovenia 62 > 54 > +8 Denmark > 18 > 19 > -1 Kazakhstan 115 > 99 > +16 Finland 56 > 62 > -6 Northern Ireland 59 > 75 > -16 San Marino 207 > 207 > 0 Romania 52 > 48 > +4 Switzerland 12 > 14 > -2 Israel 76 > 71 > +5 Kosovo 107 > 106 > +1 Belarus 97 > 100 > -3 Andorra 153 > 159 > -6 Portugal 9 > 6 > +3 Slovakia 54 > 50 > +4 Luxembourg 92 > 87 > +5 Iceland 63 > 67 > -4 Bosnia Herzegovina 57 > 63 > -6 Liechtenstein 198 > 200 > -2 Edited October 18, 20231 yr by DJHazey
October 20, 20231 yr Author UEFA have announced that the Belgium - Sweden game that was called off at half-time midweek will not be replayed and the half-time score of 1-1 will now be considered the final score. I've updated the tables above to reflect this.
October 21, 20231 yr So Sweden are out unfortunately. Really sad that their qualification campaign had to end in that way.
November 1, 20231 yr November Calendar A - Nov 16 - Georgia vs. Scotland A - Nov 16 - Cyprus vs. Spain A - Nov 19 - Spain vs. Georgia A - Nov 19 - Scotland vs. Norway B - Nov 18 - France vs. Gibraltar B - Nov 18 - Netherlands vs. Ireland B - Nov 21 - Greece vs. France B - Nov 21 - Gibraltar vs. Netherlands C - Nov 17 - England vs. Malta C - Nov 17 - Italy vs. North Macedonia C - Nov 20 - Ukraine vs. Italy [played in Germany]* C - Nov 20 - North Macedonia vs. England D - Nov 18 - Armenia vs. Wales D - Nov 18 - Latvia vs. Croatia D - Nov 21 - Wales vs. Turkey* D - Nov 21 - Croatia vs. Armenia* E - Nov 17 - Poland vs. Czech Republic* E - Nov 17 - Moldova vs. Albania E - Nov 20 - Albania vs. Faroe Islands E - Nov 20 - Czech Republic vs. Moldova* F - Nov 16 - Azerbaijan vs. Sweden F - Nov 16 - Estonia vs. Austria F - Nov 19 - Belgium vs. Azerbaijan F - Nov 19 - Sweden vs. Estonia G - Nov 16 - Montenegro vs. Lithuania G - Nov 16 - Bulgaria vs. Hungary G - Nov 19 - Hungary vs. Montenegro G - Nov 19 - Serbia vs. Bulgaria H - Nov 17 - Denmark vs. Slovenia* H - Nov 17 - Kazakhstan vs. San Marino H - Nov 17 - Finland vs. Northern Ireland H - Nov 20 - Slovenia vs. Kazakhstan* H - Nov 20 - Northern Ireland vs. Denmark H - Nov 20 - San Marino vs. Finland I - Nov 12 - Kosovo vs. Israel I - Nov 15 - Israel vs. Switzerland [played in Hungary]* I - Nov 18 - Switzerland vs. Kosovo I - Nov 18 - Israel vs. Romania [played in Hungary]* I - Nov 18 - Belarus vs. Andorra I - Nov 21 - Romania vs. Switzerland* I - Nov 21 - Kosovo vs. Belarus I - Nov 21 - Andorra vs. Israel J - Nov 16 - Slovakia vs. Iceland J - Nov 16 - Luxembourg vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina J - Nov 16 - Liechtenstein vs. Portugal J - Nov 19 - Portugal vs. Iceland J - Nov 19 - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Slovakia J - Nov 19 - Liechtenstein vs. Luxembourg * = has potential to have major impact to the group standings
November 12, 20231 yr Author Euro qualifiers are back tonight with the re-arranged match between Kosovo & Israel.
November 12, 20231 yr Author Kosovo 1-0 Israel A great result for Romania & Switzerland as it gives them one foot in the Euros before they meet in the final game of the group. A huge dent to Israel’s chances of qualifying, although they are guaranteed a play-off spot if they miss out on automatic qualification and Kosovo’s small chance remains alive. Israel host Switzerland (in Hungary) on Wednesday in their final re-arranged catch-up game before Matchday 9 officially starts in this grip on Saturday.
November 13, 20231 yr I project the final standings in that group to be: Switzerland 20 Romania 18 Israel 16 Kosovo 13 It would have been this if Israel had gotten 3 points in Kosovo: Switzerland 20 Israel 19 Romania 18 Kosovo 13 But this is projecting 2 points from the two homes games with Romania/Switzerland and those could very well be 0, especially since they won't actually be at home. They could also win one (more likely vs. Romania) and get 3 points out of those two, then Romania will have to win vs. Switzerland where I'm projecting a draw right now. Edited November 13, 20231 yr by DJHazey
November 15, 20231 yr Author Israel 1-1 Switzerland After the final re-arranged game, Group I now looks like this after Matchday 8 1. Switzerland 8/10 (+12) 16 2. Romania 8/10 (+9) 16 3. Israel 8/10 (-1) 12 4. Kosovo 8/10 (+1) 10 4. Belarus 8/10 (-7) 6 6. Andorra 8/10 (-14) 2 Switzerland would have qualified if they could have held on while they were winning. A point for Romania against Israel next time out would see them through with Switzerland just one win away too. Kosovo still have the slightest mathematical possibility but it would involve some absolute craziness (Romania losing to Israel and then beating Switzerland, Kosovo beating Switzerland and Israel losing to Andorra).
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