UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I

Group I 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 scheduled for June and July 2024. Group I consisted of six teams: Andorra, Belarus, Israel, Kosovo, Romania and Switzerland. The teams played against each other home and away in a round-robin format.[1]

The top two teams, Romania and Switzerland, 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Romania 10 6 4 0 16 5 +11 22 Qualify for final tournament 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2    Switzerland 10 4 5 1 22 11 +11 17 2–2 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–0
3   Israel 10 4 3 3 11 11 0 15 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
4   Belarus 10 3 3 4 9 14 −5 12 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–0
5   Kosovo 10 2 5 3 10 10 0 11 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
6   Andorra 10 0 2 8 3 20 −17 2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[2][3][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Belarus  0–5   Switzerland
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Israel  1–1  Kosovo
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Andorra  0–2  Romania
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Kosovo  1–1  Andorra
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Romania  2–1  Belarus
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Switzerland  3–0  Israel
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Andorra  1–2   Switzerland
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Belarus  1–2  Israel
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Kosovo  0–0  Romania
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Belarus  2–1  Kosovo
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Israel  2–1  Andorra
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Switzerland  2–2  Romania
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Attendance: 14,400[17]

Andorra  0–0  Belarus
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Kosovo  2–2   Switzerland
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Romania  1–1  Israel
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Israel  1–0  Belarus
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Romania  2–0  Kosovo
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Switzerland  3–0  Andorra
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Andorra  0–3  Kosovo
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Belarus  0–0  Romania
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Switzerland  3–3  Belarus
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Attendance: 17,000[26]
Romania  4–0  Andorra
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Kosovo  1–0  Israel
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Israel  1–1   Switzerland
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Attendance: 2,024[32]

Belarus  1–0  Andorra
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Israel  1–2  Romania
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Attendance: 2,921[34]
Switzerland  1–1  Kosovo
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Attendance: 33,000[35]

Andorra  0–2  Israel
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Kosovo  0–1  Belarus
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Romania  1–0   Switzerland
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Attendance: 50,224[38]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Goalscorers

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There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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A 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)
  Andorra Marc Rebés     vs Romania (25 March 2023) vs Kosovo (28 March 2023)
Moisés San Nicolás     vs Romania (15 October 2023) vs Belarus (18 November 2023)
  Belarus Max Ebong   vs Switzerland (25 March 2023)
  vs Romania (28 March 2023)
  vs Andorra (9 September 2023)
vs Israel (12 September 2023)
Sergey Politevich   vs Israel (16 June 2023)
  vs Andorra (9 September 2023)
  vs Switzerland (15 October 2023)
vs Andorra (18 November 2023)
  Israel Roy Revivo     vs Kosovo (12 November 2023) vs Switzerland (15 November 2023)
  Kosovo Vedat Muriqi     vs Romania (12 September 2023) vs Andorra (12 October 2023)
Mërgim Vojvoda   vs Switzerland (9 September 2023)
  vs Romania (12 September 2023)
  vs Andorra (12 October 2023)
vs Israel (12 November 2023)
  Romania George Pușcaș   vs Kosovo (16 June 2023)
  vs Israel (9 September 2023)
  vs Kosovo (12 September 2023)
vs Belarus (12 October 2023)
Valentin Mihăilă   vs Israel (18 November 2023) vs Switzerland (21 November 2023)
   Switzerland Edimilson Fernandes   vs Israel (15 November 2023) vs Kosovo (18 November 2023)

Notes

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  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Due to the Belarusian country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[5]
  3. ^ The Kosovo v Israel match, originally scheduled to be played on 15 October 2023, was postponed to 12 November 2023 due to the Israel–Hamas war.[28]
  4. ^ The Israel v Switzerland match, originally scheduled to be played on 12 October 2023 at Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, was postponed to 15 November 2023 due to the Israel–Hamas war.[30]
  5. ^ a b Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel played their remaining home matches at a neutral venue.[31]

References

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