Euro 2020: How will the third-place teams qualify for the round of 16?

Four of the six third-place teams in six groups would qualify for the round of 16 in Euro 2020. Here is how they will be differentiated.

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The Euro 2020 group stage is nearing its end as the teams prepare for their games on the final matchday.

The teams finishing at the top two of each group ( 24 teams & 6 groups) will book their place in the round of 16 and the remaining four slots will be occupied by the best third-placed teams across the six groups.

It wouldn’t be an easy task as the majority of the third-place teams would be sharing the same points and in such a case, superior goal difference, the most number of goals, most wins and the disciplinary record will be taken into account.

According to UEFA, the four best third-place teams will be decided in the following order:

  • Higher number of points
  • Superior goal difference
  • Higher number of goals scored
  • Higher number of wins
  • Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
  • Position in the overall European Qualifiers rankings

As of now, Wales, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Austria are the teams qualified for the knockouts while the rest awaits their fate after matchday 3 of the group stage.

Group F has been deemed the group of death with the likes of Portugal, Germany and France battling for a place in the top-two. But Hungary can also still qualify over one of these big teams into the final knock-out phase.

Here is how the third-place teams across all the groups look after Monday.

Third-place teams across six groups, top four will qualify to the Round of 16

TeamGroupMPTSGDGFGAWLD
SwitzerlandA34-145111
PortugalF23154110
UkraineC33-145120
FinlandB33-213120
SpainE22011002
CroatiaD21112011
3rd Placed Teams as on 22-June-2021
  • Group A, Group B and Group C teams have already competed their group stage games
  • The remaining group would play their remaining matches in coming days.