UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I

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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]

Contents

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Belarus.svg Flag of Kosovo.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10640165+1122Qualify for final tournament 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 104512211+1117 2–2 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 104331111015Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 10334914512 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–0
5Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 102531010011 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
6Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 10028320172 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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  Flag of Belarus.svg0–5Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
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Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 28,935 [7]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 2,927 [8]
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg1–1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Switzerland  Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
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Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 14,819 [11]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg1–2Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg1–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
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Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg2–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
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Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 13,300 [16]
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)
Switzerland  Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Swissporarena, Lucerne
Attendance: 14,400 [17]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–0Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg2–2Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Pristina
Attendance: 12,700 [19]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
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Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 49,193 [20]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–0Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
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Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 29,982 [22]
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Switzerland  Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Attendance: 9,000 [23]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–3Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
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Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg0–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Switzerland  Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–3Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Kybunpark, St. Gallen
Attendance: 17,000 [26]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 21,723 [27]
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg1–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
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Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Pancho Aréna, Felcsút (Hungary) [note 5]
Attendance: 2,024 [32]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg1–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
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Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Pancho Aréna, Felcsút (Hungary) [note 5]
Attendance: 2,921 [34]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Switzerland  Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–1Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
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St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 33,000 [35]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg0–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
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Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
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Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–0Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 50,224 [38]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Goalscorers

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

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [1]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Marc Rebés Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Romania (25 March 2023)vs Kosovo (28 March 2023)
Moisés San Nicolás Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Romania (15 October 2023)vs Belarus (18 November 2023)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Max Ebong Yellow card.svg vs Switzerland (25 March 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (28 March 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (9 September 2023)
vs Israel (12 September 2023)
Sergey Politevich Yellow card.svg vs Israel (16 June 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (9 September 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Switzerland (15 October 2023)
vs Andorra (18 November 2023)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Roy Revivo Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Kosovo (12 November 2023)vs Switzerland (15 November 2023)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Vedat Muriqi Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Romania (12 September 2023)vs Andorra (12 October 2023)
Mërgim Vojvoda Yellow card.svg vs Switzerland (9 September 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Romania (12 September 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Andorra (12 October 2023)
vs Israel (12 November 2023)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania George Pușcaș Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (16 June 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Israel (9 September 2023)
Yellow card.svg vs Kosovo (12 September 2023)
vs Belarus (12 October 2023)
Valentin Mihăilă Red card.svg vs Israel (18 November 2023)vs Switzerland (21 November 2023)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Edimilson Fernandes Red card.svg vs Israel (15 November 2023)vs Kosovo (18 November 2023)

Notes

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 Gaza 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 Gaza war. [30]
  5. 1 2 Due to the Gaza war, Israel played their remaining home matches at a neutral venue. [31]

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