Group E of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 17 to 26 June 2024.[1] The group contained Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine. All four teams finished with four points, making it the first European Championship, and the first major tournament since Group E of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where all teams in a group had the same amount of points. Ukraine became the first team to finish bottom of a European Championship group while earning as many as four points.[2][3]
Teams
edit| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance |
Last appearance | Previous best performance | Qualifying Rankings November 2023[nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings April 2024 |
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| E1 | Belgium | 1 | Group F winner | 13 October 2023 | 7th | 2020 | Runners-up (1980) | 4 | 3 |
| E2 | Slovakia[nb 2] | 3 | Group J runner-up | 16 November 2023 | 6th | 2020 | Winners (1976) | 16 | 48 |
| E3 | Romania | 2 | Group I winner | 18 November 2023 | 6th | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2000) | 8 | 46 |
| E4 | Ukraine | 4 | Play-off winner B | 26 March 2024 | 4th | 2020 | Quarter-finals (2020) | 21 | 22 |
Notes
- ^ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1960 to 1980, Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.[4]
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
In the round of 16,[5]
Matches
editRomania vs Ukraine
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Belgium vs Slovakia
editBased on the FIFA Men's World Ranking, Slovakia's win was the biggest upset in UEFA European Championship history, with 45 places separating Belgium (3rd) and Slovakia (48th).[9] This was short lived, however, since Georgia (74th) beat Portugal (6th) 2-0 on June 26 in Group F. 68 places separated Georgia and Portugal, beating the Belgium-Slovakia record by 23 places. [10]
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Slovakia vs Ukraine
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Belgium vs Romania
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Ukraine vs Belgium
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Discipline
editFair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[5]
- 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 was applied to a player or team official in a single match.
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| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | –2 | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | –3 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | –5 | |||||||||
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 4 | –7 | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Grez, Matias (26 June 2024). "Ukraine exits Euro 2024 after goalless draw with Belgium as all four teams in Group E finish with four points". CNN. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
It is the first time in European Championship history that a team has won four points and finished bottom.
- ^ Altimas, Callum (26 June 2024). "How Group E at Euro 2024 was decided with all four teams finishing on 4 points". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Who has qualified for UEFA EURO 2024?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Romania v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Romania v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Every Euro 2024 Player of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Tharme, Liam (18 June 2024). "How Slovakia channelled Napoli to record the 'biggest-ever' Euros upset". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Millington, Adam (26 June 2024). "'Best day in Georgian lives' as they stun Portugal". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Belgium v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Slovakia v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Slovakia v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Belgium v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Slovakia v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Slovakia v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Ukraine v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Ukraine v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.