Euro 2020 news - Who has qualified and who is facing the play-offs?

ByBen Snowball

Updated 20/11/2019 at 01:07 GMT

We already know 20 of the 24 nations to have qualified for next summer’s country-hopping extravaganza that is Euro 2020. And which four teams will be offered salvation via the play-offs?

Euro 2020 qualifiers

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WHO HAS QUALIFIED FOR EURO 2020?

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales

WHAT ABOUT THE PLAY-OFFS?

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Remember the UEFA Nations League? Well, the winners of all those groups were guaranteed a play-off to make Euro 2020... but, of course, loads of them have already qualified, creating the absurd scenario where almost every good/mediocre team has another shot of qualifying via drop-down places.

There are four paths in the play-offs - with 'Path A' reserved for the strongest teams (although most have already qualified), through to 'Path D' offering a carrot for the lowest-ranked nations.

Rather than explain it in excruciating detail, here's a screenshot from Wikipedia detailing the current (and provisional) state of play:

Despite qualification concluding on Tuesday night, UEFA having some power to fiddle with the paths to give host teams a fairer chance of qualifying for Euro 2020.

We're expecting the final draw and pots to be confirmed by the UEFA Emergency Panel on Thursday.

WHEN ARE THE PLAY-OFFS - AND HOW DO THEY WORK?

Semi-final: March 26, 2020
Final: March 31, 2020

The play-offs are NOT two-legged affairs. Instead, the best-ranked teams earn home advantage in the semi-finals. A draw on November 22 will determine which semi-final winners will play at home in the final.