Uefa euro qualifiers

World Cup runners-up France will take to the field for the first time since their heart-breaking final loss to Argentina when they face the Netherlands in Paris on Friday. Didier Deschamps' side could have hardly asked for more difficult opposition in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualification opener against the Oranje, who were eliminated by Argentina on penalties at the quarterfinal stage in Qatar. With stars such as Virgil van Dijk and Memphis Depay in their lineup, the visitors could cause the opposition a lot of hassle here despite the fact that the bookmakers have made France clear favourites. Returning head coach Ronald Koeman will also be desperate to make a flying start to his second stint in charge. Below,we take a look at where best to find value in Friday's massive clash. MORE: France vs Netherlands odds As mentioned, the bookmakers are expecting nothing less than a France win here.We'd tend to agree given Les Bleus' run to the World Cup final in December that saw them That run to the showpiece final highlighted everything you need to know about France. They remain one of the best international sides in the world, blessed with some of the greatest players of this generation, including star Kylian Mbappe. That said, behind the fantastic goalscoring form that saw them net 17 goals in seven World Cup matches, the hosts continue to look susceptible at the other end, as highlighted by their return of just one clean sheet across that tournament. The Netherlands will prove ve...

We are less than a year away from the start of 2020 UEFA European Championship, which will be unlike any other edition of the competition we've seen. There are still 24 participants, but this time around there will be no host country for the Euros. Instead, 12 different cities in 12 different countries from all over the continent will host matches. From Ireland all the way to Russia, the Euros begin on June 12, 2020 and end on July 12, 2020, with the final at London's Wembley Stadium. The top two teams in each group below will qualify directly to the competition, while the four remaining spots will come from the UEFA Nations League playoffs. Below you'll find the standings, scores and schedule from Euro 2020 qualifying, plus how to stream or watch the matches on TV. How to stream, watch on TV All of the matches can be streamed on Teams with a * next to their name have officially qualified for Euro 2020. Group A GP W D L GD PTS England* 8 7 0 1 +31 21 Czech Republic* 8 5 0 3 +2 15 Kosovo 8 3 2 3 -3 11 Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 -11 6 Montenegro 8 0 3 5 -19 3 March 22 Bulgaria 1, Montenegro 1 England 5, Czech Republic 0 March 25 Kosovo 1, Bulgaria 1 England 5, Montenegro 1 June 7 Czech Republic 2, Bulgaria 1 Montenegro 1, Kosovo 1 June 10 Kosovo 3, Bulgaria 2 Czech Republic 3, Montenegro 0 Sept. 7 Kosovo 2, Czech Republic 1 England 4, Bulgaria 0 Sept. 10 England 5, Kosovo 3 Czech Republic 3, Montenegro 0 Oct. 11 Czech Republic 2, England 1 Montenegro 0, Bulgaria 0 Oct. 14 England 6, B...

Summer's European Championships may still be front of mind, but this month the continent's focus shifts to Qatar 2022 as qualifying has begun for next year's World Cup. Nations were due to play two of their qualifiers this month but the pressure on the international schedule brought on by COVID-19, which forced Euro 2020 to be postponed to this summer, means that instead there will be three matchdays to fit in as Europe rushes to conclude its qualifying before the end of the calendar year. How qualifying works Team in each of the 10 groups play one home and one away match against the other four or five teams in their group, which are seeded in six separate pots to keep the continents' top teams separate. The winner of each group will be guaranteed a spot at next winter's World Cup. Where matters become rather more complicated is in the awarding of the remaining three spots. In previous years these would have been decided by play offs among the group stages second place teams. Instead those 10 nations will be joined by the best two Nations League winners that finished outside the top two in the groups. So, for instance, in the unlikely event that France were to finish behind Ukraine and Finland in Group D they would be one of the 12 teams in the second round of qualifying. Those 12 will be split into three groups of four who would play one-legged semi-finals and a final for a qualifying spot. Those matches are due to take place in March 2022. TV and Live stream UEFA Europea...

BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Belgium's new coach Domenico Tedesco continued to put his mark on the squad with four new players called up for this month's European Championship qualifiers against Austria and Estonia. Goalkeeper Arnaud Bodart, defender Ameen Al-Dakhil and midfielders Olivier Deman and Mike Tresor, named Belgium's Footballer of the Year on Monday, were in the 24-man squad named on Tuesday with Michy Batshuayi and Hans Vanaken returning. Tedesco replaced Roberto Martinez after last year's World Cup where Belgium failed to reach the knockout stage and won his first two games in charge away to Sweden and Germany in March. He has dropped Charles De Ketelaere and Romeo Lavia and must do without the injured Amadou Onana and Leandro Trossard. Belgium host Austria on June 17 in Brussels and visit Estonia three days later. They won their Group F opener and sit second behind Austria, who have six points from two games. Squad: Goalkeepers: Arnaud Bodart (Standard Liege), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers), Matz Sels (Racing Strasbourg) Defenders: Ameen Al-Dakhil (Burnley), Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg), Timothy Castagne (Leicester City), Wout Faes (Leicester City), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennes), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht) Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Olivier Deman (Cercle Brugge), Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), ...