UEFA Euro 2020 Group B
Group B of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 12 to 21 June 2021 in Copenhagen's Parken Stadium and Saint Petersburg's Krestovsky Stadium.[1] The group contained host nation Denmark, Finland, Belgium, and host nation Russia. The head-to-head match between the hosts took place at Denmark's Parken Stadium.
Teams
Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
Qualifying Rankings November 2019[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings May 2021 |
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B1 | Denmark (host) | 3 | Group D runner-up | 18 November 2019 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1992) | 15 | 10 |
B2 | Finland | 4 | Group J runner-up | 15 November 2019 | 1st | — | Debut | 20 | 54 |
B3 | Belgium | 1 | Group I winner | 10 October 2019 | 6th | 2016 | Runners-up (1980) | 1 | 1 |
B4 | Russia[nb 2] (host) | 2 | Group I runner-up | 13 October 2019 | 12th | 2016 | Winners (1960) | 12 | 38 |
Notes
- ^ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3[a] | |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3[a] | |
4 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3[a] |
In the round of 16,[2]
- The winner of Group B, Belgium, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Portugal.
- The runner-up of Group B, Denmark, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Wales.
Matches
Denmark vs Finland
In the 43rd minute, the match was suspended after Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch due to a cardiac arrest. Eriksen was transferred to Rigshospitalet where he was stabilized.[3][4][5] UEFA gave the players two options for restarting the match, either to resume later in the evening or the next day at noon CEST. After receiving confirmation that Eriksen was awake, the Danish team agreed to continue the match that evening.[6][7][8] The match was resumed at 20:30, with the last four minutes of the first half to be completed before a five-minute half-time break.[9]
Denmark | 0–1 | Finland |
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Denmark[11]
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Finland[11]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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Belgium vs Russia
Belgium[14]
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Russia[14]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[14]
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Finland vs Russia
Finland[16]
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Russia[16]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[16]
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Denmark vs Belgium
Denmark[18]
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Belgium[18]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[18]
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Russia vs Denmark
Russia[20]
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Denmark[20]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[20]
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Finland vs Belgium
Finland[22]
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Belgium[22]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[22]
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Discipline
Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]
- yellow card = 1 point
- red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
- direct red card = 3 points
- yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions would be applied to a player in a single match.
Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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Belgium | 1 | −1 | |||||||||||
Denmark | 3 | 1 | −4 | ||||||||||
Finland | 2 | 2 | −4 | ||||||||||
Russia | 3 | 2 | −5 |
See also
- Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
- Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
- Finland at the UEFA European Championship
- Russia at the UEFA European Championship
References
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2020: 2021 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Das, Andrew (12 June 2021). "Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Karen, Mattias (12 June 2021). "Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses". Associated Press. Copenhagen. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Eriksen: Denmark midfielder suffered cardiac arrest, says team doctor". BBC Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Eriksen collapse: Denmark coach regrets restart v Finland". BBC Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus (13 June 2021). "'Ridiculous': Peter Schmeichel criticises Uefa over restarting Denmark game". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Westwood, James (19 September 2023). "UEFA threatened Denmark with 3-0 forfeit if they did not resume Euro 2020 clash after Eriksen cardiac arrest, claims Schmeichel | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (12 June 2021). "Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch during Denmark-Finland game at Euro 2020". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Every EURO 2020 Star of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Finland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Finland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Denmark v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Russia v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Finland v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Finland v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Group B overview at UEFA.com