Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the four best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which advance to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in their group are taken into account, while results against the sixth-placed team are not included. As a result, eight matches played by each second-placed team will count for the purposes of determining the ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Poland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 20 | Play-offs |
| 2 | 1 |  Greece | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | |
| 3 | 7 |  Austria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 16 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Portugal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | |
| 5 | 6 |  Sweden | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Northern Ireland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | |
| 8 | 9 |  Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | 5 |  Norway | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient.
