Group C of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals tournament.[1] Group C consisted of five teams: Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Netherlands and Northern Ireland,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Germany and Netherlands, qualified directly for the finals. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage, but instead based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  | .svg.png.webp) |  |  | |
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| 1 |  Germany | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 19 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  Belarus | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 |  Estonia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 2 December 2018 in Dublin, Ireland.[4][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Netherlands  | 4–0 |  Belarus | 
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| Netherlands  | 2–3 |  Germany | 
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| Northern Ireland .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Belarus | 
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| Estonia  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 
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| Belarus  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 
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| Germany  | 2–4 |  Netherlands | 
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| Estonia  | 0–4 |  Netherlands | 
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| Northern Ireland .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Germany | 
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| Netherlands  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 
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| Belarus  | 1–2 |  Netherlands | 
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| Germany  | 6–1 | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 
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| Netherlands  | 5–0 |  Estonia | 
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Goalscorers
There were 69 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Stanislaw Drahun Stanislaw Drahun
 Nikita Naumov Nikita Naumov
 Maksim Skavysh Maksim Skavysh
 Ihar Stasevich Ihar Stasevich
 Erik Sorga Erik Sorga
 Konstantin Vassiljev Konstantin Vassiljev
 Julian Brandt Julian Brandt
 Matthias Ginter Matthias Ginter
 Marcel Halstenberg Marcel Halstenberg
 Nico Schulz Nico Schulz
 Nathan Aké Nathan Aké
 Myron Boadu Myron Boadu
 Virgil van Dijk Virgil van Dijk
 Frenkie de Jong Frenkie de Jong
 Luuk de Jong Luuk de Jong
 Matthijs de Ligt Matthijs de Ligt
 Donyell Malen Donyell Malen
.svg.png.webp) Steven Davis Steven Davis
.svg.png.webp) Jonny Evans Jonny Evans
.svg.png.webp) Niall McGinn Niall McGinn
.svg.png.webp) Paddy McNair Paddy McNair
.svg.png.webp) Michael Smith Michael Smith
.svg.png.webp) Conor Washington Conor Washington
1 own goal
 Jonathan Tah (against Netherlands) Jonathan Tah (against Netherlands)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to the play-offs, the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) | 
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|  Estonia | Joonas Tamm |  vs Northern Ireland (21 March 2019)  vs Germany (11 June 2019)  vs Netherlands (9 September 2019) | vs Belarus (10 October 2019) | 
|  Germany | Emre Can |  vs Estonia (13 October 2019) | vs Belarus (16 November 2019) | 
|  Netherlands | Marten de Roon |  vs Belarus (21 March 2019)  vs Germany (6 September 2019)  vs Northern Ireland (16 November 2019) | vs Estonia (19 November 2019) | 
Notes
References
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 2020: Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ↑ "European Qualifiers 2018–20: Group stage fixture list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Summary UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
External links
- UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com
