Group F 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 F consisted of five teams: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, and Sweden. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[1]
The top two teams, Belgium and Austria, 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.
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku broke the record for most goals scored in a UEFA Euro qualifying campaign, with fourteen.[2]
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 1–1[a] | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Austria | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 19 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | Estonia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
- ^ The Belgium v Sweden match was abandoned at 1–1 at half-time for security reasons, as two Swedish supporters had been killed in a terrorist shooting in Brussels prior to the match; the score was later confirmed as final.[3][4]
Matches
editThe fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[5][6][7] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Austria | 4–1 | Azerbaijan |
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Sweden | 5–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Estonia |
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Austria | 2–0 | Sweden |
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Azerbaijan | 0–1 | Belgium |
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Belgium | 5–0 | Estonia |
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Sweden | 1–3 | Austria |
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Estonia | 0–2 | Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan | 0–1 | Austria |
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Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Sweden |
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Belgium | 5–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Goalscorers
editThere were 62 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
14 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Bəhlul Mustafazadə (against Sweden)
- Orel Mangala (against Austria)
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 the 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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Austria | Guido Burgstaller | vs Azerbaijan (16 October 2023) | vs Estonia (16 November 2023) |
Belgium | Amadou Onana | vs Austria (13 October 2023) | vs Sweden (16 October 2023) |
Estonia | Karol Mets | vs Azerbaijan (17 June 2023) vs Sweden (9 September 2023) vs Belgium (12 September 2023) |
vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2023) |
Mattias Käit | vs Austria (27 March 2023) vs Azerbaijan (17 June 2023) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2023) |
vs Austria (16 November 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).
- ^ The Belgium v Sweden match was abandoned at 1–1 at half-time for security reasons, as two Swedish supporters were killed in a terrorist shooting in Brussels before the match; the score was later confirmed as final.[3][4]
- ^ Attendance was not made available as the match was abandoned at half-time.[3]
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.
- ^ "Lukaku sets new European Qualifiers scoring record". UEFA. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Belgium v Sweden: Euro 2024 qualifier abandoned after Brussels shooting". BBC Sport. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final" (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 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.
- ^ "Austria vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Austria vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Austria vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Austria vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Estonia vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Sweden vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
edit- UEFA Euro 2024, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com