UEFA EURO 2020 DRAW – Everything you need to know
International
28 November 2019

UEFA EURO 2020 DRAW – Everything you need to know

The draw for the UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament takes place at ROMEXPO in Bucharest on Saturday 30 November, getting under way at 17:00 GMT and you can watch it live on BBC Two Wales to find out who Cymru will play.

Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's draw.

 

THE POTS

Pot 1: Belgium, Italy (hosts), England (hosts), Germany (hosts), Spain (hosts), Ukraine  

Pot 2: France, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands (hosts), Russia (hosts) 

Pot 3: Portugal, Turkey, Denmark (hosts), Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic 

Pot 4: Cymru, Finland, Winner Play-Off Path A (Iceland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania), Winner Play-Off Path B (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland), Winner Play-Off Path C (Scotland, Norway, Serbia, Israel), Winner Play-Off Path D (Georgia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Belarus)

 

GROUP POSSIBILITIES 

GROUP A (Rome, Baku)

Italy
France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia
Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Republic
Finland/Wales 

GROUP B (Saint Petersburg, Copenhagen)

Belgium
Russia
Denmark
Finland/Wales 

GROUP C (Amsterdam, Bucharest)

Ukraine
Netherlands
Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Republic
Winner play-off path A or D*

GROUP D (London, Glasgow)

England
France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia
Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Republic
Winner play-off path C 

GROUP E (Bilbao, Dublin)

Spain
France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia
Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Republic
Winner play-off path B

GROUP F (Munich, Budapest)

Germany
France/Poland/Switzerland/Croatia
Portugal/Turkey/Austria/Sweden/Czech Republic
Winner play-off path A or D*

* The Path for the team from Pot 4 will be determined as follows:

  • If Iceland, Bulgaria or Hungary win Path A then they go in Group F; the winner of Path D complete Group C.
  • If Romania win Path A then they go in Group C; the winner of Path D complete Group F.

 

HOST NATIONS

Host nations that qualify (or could qualify via the play-offs) will be placed automatically in the following groups to ensure they are at home in at least two group games:

As Russia and Denmark both reached UEFA EURO 2020 via the European Qualifiers, an additional draw was held on 22 November to decide which team plays all three group stage games at home. As a result, Russia will have two group stage home games.

Due to decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee decisions valid at the time of the draw, the following teams cannot be drawn together in the group stage:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina / Kosovo* 
• Serbia / Kosovo* 
• Russia / Kosovo* 
• Ukraine / Russia (the restriction also applies to St Petersburg as group match venue) 

*These clashes cannot happen during the group stage, because Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia are all in the play-offs and therefore in the same pot. Kosovo are part of play-off Path D and have been assigned to play in Group C or F. 

All restrictions apply only to the group stage. It can therefore not be excluded that the above-mentioned teams would meet during the knockout stage of the tournament.

 

THE FINALS

The tournament opens in Rome on 12 June 2020. The group stage runs, with up to four matches a day, until 24 June. 

The top two in each group and the four best runners-up progress to the round of 16, then we're into straight knockout fixtures. 

Wembley Stadium hosts the semi-finals and final.