UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F

Group F 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 F consisted of five teams: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, and Sweden. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[1]

The top two teams, Belgium and Austria, 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.

Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku broke the record for most goals scored in a UEFA Euro qualifying campaign, with fourteen.[2]

## Standings

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1  |  Belgium | 8  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 22  | 4  | +18  | 20  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 1–1 | 1–1[a] | 5–0 | 5–0
2  |  Austria | 8  | 6  | 1  | 1  | 17  | 7  | +10  | 19  |  | 2–3 | -- | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1
3  |  Sweden | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 14  | 12  | +2  | 10  |  |  | 0–3 | 1–3 | -- | 5–0 | 2–0
4  |  Azerbaijan | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 7  | 17  | −10  | 7  |  | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | -- | 1–1
5  |  Estonia | 8  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 2  | 22  | −20  | 1  | Advance to play-offs via Nations League |  | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ The Belgium v Sweden match was abandoned at 1–1 at half-time for security reasons, as two Swedish supporters had been killed in a terrorist shooting in Brussels prior to the match; the score was later confirmed as final.[3][4]

## Matches

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The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[5][6][7] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)

20:45

Austria | 4–1|  Azerbaijan

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* Sabitzer 27', 50'
* Gregoritsch 29'
* Baumgartner 69'

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* Mahmudov 64'

Raiffeisen Arena, Linz

Attendance: 16,500[8]

Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)

20:45

Sweden | 0–3|  Belgium

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* Lukaku 35', 49', 83'

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 49,296[9]

Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

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27 March 2023 (2023-03-27)

20:45

Austria | 2–1|  Estonia

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* Kainz 68'
* Gregoritsch 88'

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* Sappinen 25'

Raiffeisen Arena, Linz

Attendance: 16,500[10]

Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

27 March 2023 (2023-03-27)

20:45

Sweden | 5–0|  Azerbaijan

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* Forsberg 38'
* Mustafazade 65' (o.g.)
* Gyökeres 79'
* Karlsson 88'
* Elanga 89'

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Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 23,674[11]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

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17 June 2023 (2023-06-17)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan | 1–1|  Estonia

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* Kryvotsyuk 62'

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* Sappinen 27'

Dalga Arena, Baku

Attendance: 3,900[12]

Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

17 June 2023 (2023-06-17)

20:45

Belgium | 1–1|  Austria

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* Lukaku 62'

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* Mangala 21' (o.g.)

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 39,237[13]

Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

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20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)

20:45

Austria | 2–0|  Sweden

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* Baumgartner 81', 89'

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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 46,300[14]

Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Estonia | 0–3|  Belgium

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* Lukaku 37', 40'
* Bakayoko 90'

Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn

Attendance: 11,772[15]

Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

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9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)

15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan | 0–1|  Belgium

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* Carrasco 38'

Dalga Arena, Baku

Attendance: 4,500[16]

Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Estonia | 0–5|  Sweden

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* Gyökeres 18'
* Kulusevski 24'
* Isak 39'
* Quaison 75'
* Claesson 90+2'

Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn

Attendance: 11,411[17]

Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

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12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

20:45

Belgium | 5–0|  Estonia

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* Vertonghen 4'
* Trossard 18'
* Lukaku 56', 58'
* De Ketelaere 88'

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King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 24,127[18]

Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

20:45

Sweden | 1–3|  Austria

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* Holm 90'

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* Gregoritsch 53'
* Arnautović 56', 69' (pen.)

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 43,228[19]

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

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13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Estonia | 0–2|  Azerbaijan

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* Bayramov 9'
* Sheydayev 45+4' (pen.)

Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn

Attendance: 5,652[20]

Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)

20:45

Austria | 2–3|  Belgium

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* Laimer 72'
* Sabitzer 84' (pen.)

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* Lukebakio 12', 55'
* Lukaku 58'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 47,000[21]

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

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16 October 2023 (2023-10-16)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan | 0–1|  Austria

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* Sabitzer 48' (pen.)

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

Attendance: 4,446[22]

Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)

16 October 2023 (2023-10-16)

20:45

Belgium | 1–1[note 2]|  Sweden

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* Lukaku 31' (pen.)

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* Gyökeres 15'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 35,000[23]

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

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16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 (21:00 UTC+4)

Azerbaijan | 3–0|  Sweden

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* Mahmudov 3', 89'
* Dadashov 6'

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Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

Attendance: 5,570[24]

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+2)

Estonia | 0–2|  Austria

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* Laimer 25'
* Lienhart 39'

Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn

Attendance: 4,488[25]

Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

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19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)

18:00

Belgium | 5–0|  Azerbaijan

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* Lukaku 17', 26', 30', 37'
* Trossard 90'

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King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 30,276[26]

Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)

19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)

18:00

Sweden | 2–0|  Estonia

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* Claesson 22'
* Forsberg 55'

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Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 11,201[27]

Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

## Goalscorers

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There were 62 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

14 goals

* Romelu Lukaku

4 goals

* Marcel Sabitzer

3 goals

* Christoph Baumgartner
* Michael Gregoritsch
* Emin Mahmudov
* Viktor Gyökeres

2 goals

* Marko Arnautović
* Konrad Laimer
* Dodi Lukebakio
* Leandro Trossard
* Rauno Sappinen
* Viktor Claesson
* Emil Forsberg

1 goal

* Florian Kainz
* Philipp Lienhart
* Toral Bayramov
* Renat Dadashov
* Anton Kryvotsyuk
* Ramil Sheydayev
* Johan Bakayoko
* Yannick Carrasco
* Charles De Ketelaere
* Jan Vertonghen
* Anthony Elanga
* Emil Holm
* Alexander Isak
* Jesper Karlsson
* Dejan Kulusevski
* Robin Quaison

1 own goal

* Behlul Mustafazade (against Sweden)
* Orel Mangala (against Austria)

## Discipline

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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 the 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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Austria | Guido Burgstaller |  vs Azerbaijan (16 October 2023) | vs Estonia (16 November 2023)
Belgium | Amadou Onana |  vs Austria (13 October 2023) | vs Sweden (16 October 2023)
Estonia | Karol Mets |  vs Azerbaijan (17 June 2023)
vs Sweden (9 September 2023)
vs Belgium (12 September 2023) | vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2023)
Mattias Käit |  vs Austria (27 March 2023)
vs Azerbaijan (17 June 2023)
vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2023) | vs Austria (16 November 2023)

## Notes

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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. ^ The Belgium v Sweden match was abandoned at 1–1 at half-time for security reasons, as two Swedish supporters were killed in a terrorist shooting in Brussels before the match; the score was later confirmed as final.[3][4]

## References

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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. ^ "Lukaku sets new European Qualifiers scoring record". UEFA. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
3. ^ a b "Belgium v Sweden: Euro 2024 qualifier abandoned after Brussels shooting". BBC Sport. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
4. ^ a b "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final" (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
5. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
6. ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by group)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
7. ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by match-day)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
8. ^ "Austria vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
9. ^ "Sweden vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
10. ^ "Austria vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
11. ^ "Sweden vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
12. ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
13. ^ "Belgium vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
14. ^ "Austria vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
15. ^ "Estonia vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
16. ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
17. ^ "Estonia vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
18. ^ "Belgium vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
19. ^ "Sweden vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
20. ^ "Estonia vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
21. ^ "Austria vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
22. ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
23. ^ Buckingham, Philip (17 October 2023). "How Belgium vs Sweden turned into a night of fear, chaos and confusion". The Athletic. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
24. ^ "Azerbaijan vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
25. ^ "Estonia vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
26. ^ "Belgium vs. Azerbaijan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
27. ^ "Sweden vs. Estonia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

## External links

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

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UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

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

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