UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C

Group C of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany. Group C consisted of five teams: England, Italy, Malta, North Macedonia and Ukraine. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[1] The group saw England and Italy meet again, having faced each other in the UEFA Euro 2020 final.[2]

The top two teams, England and Italy, qualified directly for the final tournament. The participants of the qualifying play-offs were decided based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.

## Standings[edit]

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1  |  England | 8  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 22  | 4  | +18  | 20  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–0
2  |  Italy | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 16  | 9  | +7  | 14[a] |  | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0
3  |  Ukraine | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 14[a] | Advance to play-offs via Nations League |  | 1–1 | 0–0 | -- | 2–0 | 1–0
4  |  North Macedonia | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 10  | 20  | −10  | 8  |  |  | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | -- | 2–1
5  |  Malta | 8  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 2  | 20  | −18  | 0  |  | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Ukraine 1.

## Matches[edit]

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[3][4][5] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)

20:45

Italy | 1–2|  England

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* Retegui 56'

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* Rice 13'
* Kane 44' (pen.)

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples

Attendance: 44,536[6]

Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)

20:45

North Macedonia | 2–1|  Malta

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* Elmas 66'
* Churlinov 72'

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* Yankam 85'

Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 9,991[7]

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

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26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)

England | 2–0|  Ukraine

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* Kane 37'
* Saka 40'

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 83,947[8]

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

20:45

Malta | 0–2|  Italy

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* Retegui 15'
* Pessina 27'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 16,015[9]

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

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16 June 2023 (2023-06-16)

20:45

Malta | 0–4|  England

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* Apap 8' (o.g.)
* Alexander-Arnold 28'
* Kane 31' (pen.)
* Wilson 83' (pen.)

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 16,277[10]

Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

16 June 2023 (2023-06-16)

20:45

North Macedonia | 2–3|  Ukraine

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* Bardhi 31' (pen.)
* Elmas 39'

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* Zabarnyi 62'
* Konoplya 67'
* Tsyhankov 83'

Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 14,370[11]

Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

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19 June 2023 (2023-06-19)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Ukraine | 1–0|  Malta

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* Tsyhankov 72' (pen.)

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Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava (Slovakia)[note 2]

Attendance: 7,543[13]

Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

19 June 2023 (2023-06-19)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

England | 7–0|  North Macedonia

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* Kane 29', 73' (pen.)
* Saka 38', 47', 51'
* Rashford 45'
* Phillips 64'

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 70,708[14]

Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

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9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)

18:00

Ukraine | 1–1|  England

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* Zinchenko 26'

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* Walker 41'

Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław (Poland)[note 2]

Attendance: 39,000[15]

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)

20:45

North Macedonia | 1–1|  Italy

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* Bardhi 81'

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* Immobile 47'

Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 28,126[16]

Referee: François Letexier (France)

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12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

20:45

Italy | 2–1|  Ukraine

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* Frattesi 12', 29'

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* Yarmolenko 41'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 58,386[17]

Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

20:45

Malta | 0–2|  North Macedonia

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* Elmas 5'
* Manev 41'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 3,158[18]

Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

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14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)

15:00

Ukraine | 2–0|  North Macedonia

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* Sudakov 30'
* Karavayev 90+5'

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Stadion Letná, Prague (Czech Republic)[note 2]

Attendance: 12,939[19]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)

20:45

Italy | 4–0|  Malta

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* Bonaventura 23'
* Berardi 45+1', 64'
* Frattesi 90+3'

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Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 56,186[20]

Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

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17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

England | 3–1|  Italy

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* Kane 32' (pen.), 77'
* Rashford 57'

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* Scamacca 15'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 83,194[21]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

20:45

Malta | 1–3|  Ukraine

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* Mbong 12'

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* Camenzuli 38' (o.g.)
* Dovbyk 43' (pen.)
* Mudryk 85'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 3,547[22]

Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

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17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

England | 2–0|  Malta

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* Pepe 8' (o.g.)
* Kane 75'

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 81,388[23]

Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)

20:45

Italy | 5–2|  North Macedonia

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* Darmian 17'
* Chiesa 41', 45+2'
* Raspadori 81'
* El Shaarawy 90+3'

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* Atanasov 52', 74'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 56,364[24]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

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20 November 2023 (2023-11-20)

20:45

North Macedonia | 1–1|  England

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* Bardhi 41'

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* Atanasov 59' (o.g.)

Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 27,982[25]

Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

20 November 2023 (2023-11-20)

20:45

Ukraine | 0–0|  Italy

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BayArena, Leverkusen (Germany)[note 2]

Attendance: 26,403[26]

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 61 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.05 goals per match.

8 goals

* Harry Kane

4 goals

* Bukayo Saka

3 goals

* Davide Frattesi
* Enis Bardhi
* Elif Elmas

2 goals

* Marcus Rashford
* Domenico Berardi
* Federico Chiesa
* Mateo Retegui
* Jani Atanasov
* Viktor Tsyhankov

1 goal

* Trent Alexander-Arnold
* Kalvin Phillips
* Declan Rice
* Kyle Walker
* Callum Wilson
* Giacomo Bonaventura
* Matteo Darmian
* Stephan El Sharaawy
* Ciro Immobile
* Matteo Pessina
* Giacomo Raspadori
* Gianluca Scamacca
* Paul Mbong
* Yannick Yankam
* Darko Churlinov
* Jovan Manev
* Artem Dovbyk
* Oleksandr Karavayev
* Yukhym Konoplya
* Mykhailo Mudryk
* Heorhiy Sudakov
* Andriy Yarmolenko
* Illya Zabarnyi
* Oleksandr Zinchenko

1 own goal

* Ferdinando Apap (against England)
* Ryan Camenzuli (against Ukraine)
* Enrico Pepe (against England)
* Jani Atanasov (against England)

## Discipline[edit]

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[1]

* 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 could be carried forward to the play-offs, but not 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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England | Luke Shaw |  vs Italy (23 March 2023) | vs Ukraine (26 March 2023)
Italy | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |  vs England (23 March 2023)
vs Malta (26 March 2023)
vs England (17 October 2023) | vs North Macedonia (17 November 2023)
Malta | Jean Borg |  vs Estonia in 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (23 September 2022) | vs North Macedonia (23 March 2023)
Steve Borg |  vs North Macedonia (23 March 2023)
vs Ukraine (19 June 2023)
vs North Macedonia (12 September 2023) | vs Italy (14 October 2023)
North Macedonia | Todor Todoroski |  vs Bulgaria in 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (26 September 2022) | vs Malta (23 March 2023)
Visar Musliu |  vs Ukraine (16 June 2023) | vs England (19 June 2023)
Ukraine | Ruslan Malinovskyi |  vs England (26 March 2023)
vs Malta (19 June 2023)
vs North Macedonia (14 October 2023) | vs Malta (17 October 2023)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 25 March and from 29 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 26 March to 28 October 2023 (matchday 2–8).
2. ^ a b c d Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Smith, Peter (12 July 2021). "Familiar shootout heartbreak for England as Italy win Euros". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
4. ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by group)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by match-day)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. ^ "Italy vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. ^ "North Macedonia vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
8. ^ "England vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
9. ^ "Malta vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
10. ^ "Malta vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
11. ^ "North Macedonia vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
12. ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
13. ^ "Ukraine vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
14. ^ "England vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
15. ^ "Ukraine vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
16. ^ "North Macedonia vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
17. ^ "Italy vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
18. ^ "Malta vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
19. ^ "Ukraine vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
20. ^ "Italy vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
21. ^ "England vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
22. ^ "Malta vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
23. ^ "England vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
24. ^ "Italy vs. North Macedonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
25. ^ "North Macedonia vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
26. ^ "Ukraine vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

## External links[edit]

* UEFA Euro 2024, UEFA.com
* European Qualifiers, UEFA.com

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* Group A
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