UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group D

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[edit]

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1  |  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 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

## Matches[edit]

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).

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

15:00 (18:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 0–2|  Switzerland

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* Zuber 56'
* Zakaria 80'

Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 49,207[6]

Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

18:00

Gibraltar | 0–1|  Republic of Ireland

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* Hendrick 49'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 2,000[6]

Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

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26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Republic of Ireland | 1–0|  Georgia

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* Hourihane 36'

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 40,317[6]

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

20:45

Switzerland | 3–3|  Denmark

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* Freuler 19'
* Xhaka 66'
* Embolo 76'

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* M. Jørgensen 84'
* Gytkjær 88'
* Dalsgaard 90+3'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 18,352[6]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

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7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 3–0|  Gibraltar

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* Gvilia 30'
* Papunashvili 59'
* Arveladze 76' (pen.)

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Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 18,631[6]

Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)

20:45

Denmark | 1–1|  Republic of Ireland

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* Højbjerg 76'

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* Duffy 85'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 34,610[6]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

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10 June 2019 (2019-06-10)

20:45

Denmark | 5–1|  Georgia

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* Dolberg 13', 63'
* Eriksen 30' (pen.)
* Poulsen 73'
* Braithwaite 90+3'

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* Lobzhanidze 25'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 15,387[6]

Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

10 June 2019 (2019-06-10)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 2–0|  Gibraltar

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* J. Chipolina 29' (o.g.)
* Brady 90+3'

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 36,281[6]

Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

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5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

20:45

Gibraltar | 0–6|  Denmark

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* Skov 6'
* Eriksen 34' (pen.), 50' (pen.)
* Delaney 69'
* Gytkjær 73', 78'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 2,076[6]

Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 1–1|  Switzerland

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* McGoldrick 85'

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* Schär 74'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 44,111[6]

Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

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8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 0–0|  Denmark

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Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 21,456[6]

Referee: François Letexier (France)

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

18:00

Switzerland | 4–0|  Gibraltar

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* Zakaria 37'
* Mehmedi 43'
* Rodríguez 45+4'
* Gavranović 87'

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Stade Tourbillon, Sion

Attendance: 8,318[6]

Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

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12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 0–0|  Republic of Ireland

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Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 24,385[6]

Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

18:00

Denmark | 1–0|  Switzerland

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* Poulsen 84'

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Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 35,964[6]

Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

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15 October 2019 (2019-10-15)

20:45

Gibraltar | 2–3|  Georgia

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* Casciaro 66'
* R. Chipolina 74'

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* Kharaishvili 10'
* Kankava 21'
* Kvilitaia 84'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 1,455[6]

Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

15 October 2019 (2019-10-15)

20:45

Switzerland | 2–0|  Republic of Ireland

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* Seferovic 16'
* Fernandes 90+3'

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Stade de Genève, Geneva

Attendance: 24,766[6]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)

20:45

Denmark | 6–0|  Gibraltar

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* Skov 12', 64'
* Gytkjær 47'
* Braithwaite 51'
* Eriksen 85', 90+3'

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Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 24,033[6]

Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)

20:45

Switzerland | 1–0|  Georgia

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* Itten 77'

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Kybunpark, St. Gallen

Attendance: 16,400[6]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

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18 November 2019 (2019-11-18)

20:45

Gibraltar | 1–6|  Switzerland

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* Styche 74'

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* Itten 10', 84'
* Vargas 50'
* Fassnacht 57'
* Benito 75'
* Xhaka 86'

Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

Attendance: 2,079[6]

Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

18 November 2019 (2019-11-18)

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Republic of Ireland | 1–1|  Denmark

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* Doherty 85'

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* Braithwaite 73'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 50,000[6]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 59 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match.

5 goals

* Christian Eriksen

4 goals

* Christian Gytkjær

3 goals

* Martin Braithwaite
* Robert Skov
* Cedric Itten

2 goals

* Kasper Dolberg
* Yussuf Poulsen
* Granit Xhaka
* Denis Zakaria

1 goal

* Henrik Dalsgaard
* Thomas Delaney
* Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
* Mathias Jørgensen
* Vato Arveladze
* Valerian Gvilia
* Jaba Kankava
* Giorgi Kharaishvili
* Giorgi Kvilitaia
* Saba Lobzhanidze
* Giorgi Papunashvili
* Lee Casciaro
* Roy Chipolina
* Reece Styche
* Robbie Brady
* Matt Doherty
* Shane Duffy
* Jeff Hendrick
* Conor Hourihane
* David McGoldrick
* Loris Benito
* Breel Embolo
* Christian Fassnacht
* Edimilson Fernandes
* Remo Freuler
* Mario Gavranović
* Admir Mehmedi
* Ricardo Rodríguez
* Fabian Schär
* Haris Seferović
* Ruben Vargas
* Steven Zuber

1 own goal

* Joseph Chipolina (against Republic of Ireland)

## Discipline[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches in March and November 2019, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UEFA Euro 2020: Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw made in Dublin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
5. ^ "European Qualifiers 2018–20: Group stage fixture list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Summary UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying – Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

## External links[edit]

* UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA.com
* European Qualifiers, UEFA.com

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UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H
* Group I
* Group J
* Play-offs

Related competition: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points