Group C of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany. Group C consisted of five teams: England, Italy, Malta, North Macedonia, and Ukraine. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[1] The group saw England and Italy meet again, having faced each other in the UEFA Euro 2020 final.[2]
The top two teams, England and Italy, qualified directly for the final tournament. The participants of the qualifying play-offs were decided based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Italy | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 14[a] | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 14[a] | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
4 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
editThe fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[3][4][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
North Macedonia | 2–1 | Malta |
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Ukraine | 1–0 | Malta |
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North Macedonia | 1–1 | Italy |
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Italy | 2–1 | Ukraine |
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Ukraine | 2–0 | North Macedonia |
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Italy | 5–2 | North Macedonia |
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North Macedonia | 1–1 | England |
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Goalscorers
editThere were 61 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.05 goals per match.
8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Kalvin Phillips
- Declan Rice
- Kyle Walker
- Callum Wilson
- Giacomo Bonaventura
- Matteo Darmian
- Stephan El Shaarawy
- Ciro Immobile
- Matteo Pessina
- Giacomo Raspadori
- Gianluca Scamacca
- Paul Mbong
- Yannick Yankam
- Darko Churlinov
- Jovan Manev
- Artem Dovbyk
- Oleksandr Karavayev
- Yukhym Konoplya
- Mykhailo Mudryk
- Heorhiy Sudakov
- Andriy Yarmolenko
- Illya Zabarnyi
- Oleksandr Zinchenko
1 own goal
- Ferdinando Apap (against England)
- Ryan Camenzuli (against Ukraine)
- Enrico Pepe (against England)
- Jani Atanasov (against England)
Discipline
editA player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[1]
- 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 could be carried forward to the play-offs, but not 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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England | Luke Shaw | vs Italy (23 March 2023) | vs Ukraine (26 March 2023) |
Italy | Giovanni Di Lorenzo | vs England (23 March 2023) vs Malta (26 March 2023) vs England (17 October 2023) |
vs North Macedonia (17 November 2023) |
Malta | Jean Borg | vs Estonia in 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (23 September 2022) | vs North Macedonia (23 March 2023) |
Steve Borg | vs North Macedonia (23 March 2023) vs Ukraine (19 June 2023) vs North Macedonia (12 September 2023) |
vs Italy (14 October 2023) | |
North Macedonia | Todor Todoroski | vs Bulgaria in 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (26 September 2022) | vs Malta (23 March 2023) |
Visar Musliu | vs Ukraine (16 June 2023) | vs England (19 June 2023) | |
Ukraine | Ruslan Malinovskyi | vs England (26 March 2023) vs Malta (19 June 2023) vs North Macedonia (14 October 2023) |
vs Malta (17 October 2023) |
Notes
edit- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 25 March and from 29 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 26 March to 28 October 2023 (matchday 2–8).
- ^ a b c d Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Smith, Peter (12 July 2021). "Familiar shootout heartbreak for England as Italy win Euros". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by group)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by match-day)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Italy vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "England vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Malta vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Malta vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "England vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Italy vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Malta vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Italy vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "England vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Malta vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "England vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Italy vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
edit- UEFA Euro 2024, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com