EURO2016 qualifications round 6
Posted 12. june 2015
Qualifying passes the halfway mark as the sixth round of games serves up top-of-the-group showdowns including Wales-Belgium, Slovenia-England and Croatia-Italy. Just twoteams, England and Slovakia, hold perfect records and the likes of the Netherlands and Belgium are in danger of missing out on automatic places in France. After this week'sgames, the groups conclude with September and October double-headers. The nine group winners, the nine group runners-up and the best third-placed side will qualify directly for the final tournament in France. The eight remaining third-placed teams will contest play-offs in November to determine the last four qualifiers for the finals.
If qualifying were to end now, the qualified teams would be: France (hosts), Czech Republic, Iceland, Belgium, Wales, Slovakia, Spain (holders), Poland, Germany, Scotland (best third-place), England, Slovenia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Austria, Sweden, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Denmark. Play-offs would look like: Netherlands, Israel, Ukraine, Switzerland, Hungary, Russia, Norway, Albania.
Group A
Top two: Czech Republic, Iceland
Third: Netherlands
Friday: Kazakhstan - Turkey, Iceland - Czech Republic, Latvia - Netherlands
Group B
Top two: Belgium, Wales
Third: Israel
Friday: Andorra - Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Israel, Wales - Belgium
Group C
Top two: Slovakia, Spain
Third: Ukraine
Sunday: Ukraine - Luxembourg, Belarus - Spain, Slovakia - FYR Macedonia
Group D
Top two: Poland, Germany
Third: Scotland
Saturday: Poland - Georgia, Republic of Ireland - Scotland, Gibraltar - Germany
Group E
Top two: England, Slovenia
Third: Switzerland
Sunday: Estonia - San Marino, Slovenia - England, Lithuania - Switzerland
Group F
Top two: Romania, Northern Ireland
Third: Hungary
Saturday: Finland - Hungary, Faroe Islands - Greece, Northern Ireland - Romania
Group G
Top two: Austria, Sweden
Third: Russia
Sunday: Liechtenstein - Moldov, Russia - Austria, Sweden - Montenegro
Group H
Top two: Croatia, Italy
Third: Norway
Friday: Croatia - Italy, Malta - Bulgaria, Norway - Azerbaijan
Group I
Top two: Portugal, Denmark
Third: Albania
Saturday: Armenia - Portugal, Denmark - Serbia
