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EURO 2020 draw pots confirmed: France at Pot 2 while Portugal at Pot 3

  /  Freddy13

The pots have been finalised for the UEFA EURO 2020 group stage draw in Bucharest, Romania on 30 November.

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 

Wales, Finland, Winner play-off Path A, Winner play-off Path B, Winner play-off Path C, Winner play-off Path D

How the pots were determined

Seedings are based on overall European Qualifiers rankings, which were determined as follows (results against teams in sixth place were discarded):

a) final position in group

b) points

c) goal difference

d) goals scored

e) away goals scored

f) number of wins

g) number of away wins

h) lower disciplinary points total (3 points for red card including for second booking, 1 point for single yellow card for a player in a match)

i) position in overall UEFA Nations League rankings

Why do some teams already know which groups they are in?

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:

Group A: Italy

Group B: Russia, Denmark

Group C: Netherlands, Romania

Group D: England, Scotland

Group E: Spain, Republic of Ireland

Group F: Germany, Hungary