UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs
The play-offs of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying competition will involve the six runners-up with the worst records among all nine groups in the qualifying group stage.
The play-offs will be played in home-and-away two-legged format. The three play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.[1]
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the three best second-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which qualified directly for the final tournament and the six remaining second-placed teams which advanced to the play-offs, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the sixth-placed team are not included. As a result, eight matches played by each second-placed team were counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B |  Italy
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 19 | Final tournament |
| 2 | F |  Iceland
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 19 | |
| 3 | G |  Austria
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 19 | |
| 4 | H |  Switzerland
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 5 | E |  Portugal
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 19 | |
| 6 | A |  Russia
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | |
| 7 | D |  Czech Republic
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 16 | |
| 8 | I |  Ukraine
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 15 | |
| 9 | C |  Northern Ireland
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) wins; 6) away wins; 7) disciplinary points; 8) coefficient ranking.
Draw
The draw for the play-offs was held on 5 March 2021 (originally 25 September 2020, but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2] The six teams were drawn into three ties without any seeding, with the first team drawn in each tie to be the home team of the first leg. Based on political restrictions, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn against each other.
Matches
The first legs will be played on 9 April, and the second legs will be played on 13 April 2021. The three play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine
|
1-4 | Northern Ireland
|
1–2 | 0-2 |
| Portugal
|
0–1 | Russia
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
1–1 | 13 Apr |
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Ukraine | 1–2 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Northern Ireland | 2-0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Portugal | 0–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Russia | 0–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Russia won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Switzerland  | v | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Goalscorers
There were 6 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match.
1 goal
References
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship, 2019–21". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Women's EURO play-off draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
- Fixtures & Results, UEFA.com