Group D of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals tournament.[1] Group D consisted of five teams: Denmark, Georgia, Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland and Switzerland,[2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
The top two teams, Switzerland and Denmark qualified directly for the finals. Unlike previous editions, the participants of the play-offs were not decided based on results from the qualifying group stage, but instead based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp) |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  Denmark | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 16 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  Georgia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 |  Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | 1–6 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 2 December 2018 in Dublin.[4][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Georgia  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
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| Gibraltar  | 0–1 |  Republic of Ireland | 
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| Republic of Ireland  | 1–0 |  Georgia | 
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| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 3–3 |  Denmark | 
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| Denmark  | 1–1 |  Republic of Ireland | 
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| Denmark  | 5–1 |  Georgia | 
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| Republic of Ireland  | 2–0 |  Gibraltar | 
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| Republic of Ireland  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
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| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Gibraltar | 
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| Denmark  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
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| Gibraltar  | 2–3 |  Georgia | 
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| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Georgia | 
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| Gibraltar  | 1–6 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
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| Republic of Ireland  | 1–1 |  Denmark | 
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Goalscorers
There were 59 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Henrik Dalsgaard Henrik Dalsgaard
 Thomas Delaney Thomas Delaney
 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
 Mathias Jørgensen Mathias Jørgensen
 Vato Arveladze Vato Arveladze
 Valerian Gvilia Valerian Gvilia
 Jaba Kankava Jaba Kankava
 Giorgi Kharaishvili Giorgi Kharaishvili
 Giorgi Kvilitaia Giorgi Kvilitaia
 Saba Lobzhanidze Saba Lobzhanidze
 Giorgi Papunashvili Giorgi Papunashvili
 Lee Casciaro Lee Casciaro
 Roy Chipolina Roy Chipolina
 Reece Styche Reece Styche
 Robbie Brady Robbie Brady
 Matt Doherty Matt Doherty
 Shane Duffy Shane Duffy
 Jeff Hendrick Jeff Hendrick
 Conor Hourihane Conor Hourihane
 David McGoldrick David McGoldrick
.svg.png.webp) Loris Benito Loris Benito
.svg.png.webp) Breel Embolo Breel Embolo
.svg.png.webp) Christian Fassnacht Christian Fassnacht
.svg.png.webp) Edimilson Fernandes Edimilson Fernandes
.svg.png.webp) Remo Freuler Remo Freuler
.svg.png.webp) Mario Gavranović Mario Gavranović
.svg.png.webp) Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi
.svg.png.webp) Ricardo Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez
.svg.png.webp) Fabian Schär Fabian Schär
.svg.png.webp) Haris Seferović Haris Seferović
.svg.png.webp) Ruben Vargas Ruben Vargas
.svg.png.webp) Steven Zuber Steven Zuber
1 own goal
 Joseph Chipolina (against Republic of Ireland) Joseph Chipolina (against Republic of Ireland)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- 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 fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to the play-offs, 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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|  Georgia | Jaba Kankava |  vs Republic of Ireland (26 March 2019)  vs Gibraltar (7 June 2019)  vs Denmark (10 June 2019) | vs Denmark (8 September 2019) | 
|  Gibraltar | Jayce Olivero |  vs Georgia (7 June 2019)  vs Republic of Ireland (10 June 2019)  vs Denmark (15 November 2019) | vs Switzerland (18 November 2019) | 
|  Republic of Ireland | Séamus Coleman |    vs Switzerland (15 October 2019) | vs Denmark (18 November 2019) | 
| Enda Stevens |  vs Gibraltar (23 March 2019)  vs Gibraltar (10 June 2019)  vs Switzerland (5 September 2019) | vs Georgia (12 October 2019) | 
Notes
References
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 2020: Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ↑ "European Qualifiers 2018–20: Group stage fixture list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Summary UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
External links
- UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com
