UEFA Euro 2020 Group B
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Group B of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 12 to 21 June 2021 in Copenhagen's Parken Stadium and Saint Petersburg's Krestovsky Stadium.[1] The group contained host nation Denmark, Finland, Belgium and host nation Russia. The head-to-head match between the hosts took place at Denmark's Parken Stadium.
Teams[edit]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Qualifying Rankings November 2019[nb 1] | FIFA Rankings May 2021 |
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| B1 |  Denmark (host) | 3 | Group D runner-up | 18 November 2019 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1992) | 15 | 10 |
| B2 |  Finland | 4 | Group J runner-up | 15 November 2019 | 1st | — | Debut | 20 | 54 |
| B3 |  Belgium | 1 | Group I winner | 10 October 2019 | 6th | 2016 | Runners-up (1980) | 1 | 1 |
| B4 |  Russia[nb 2] (host) | 2 | Group I runner-up | 13 October 2019 | 12th | 2016 | Winners (1960) | 12 | 38 |
Notes
- ^ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3[a] | |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3[a] | |
| 4 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3[a] |
In the round of 16,[2]
- The winner of Group B, Belgium, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Portugal.
- The runner-up of Group B, Denmark, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Wales.
Matches[edit]
Denmark vs Finland[edit]
In the 43rd minute, the match was suspended after Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch due to a cardiac arrest. Eriksen was transferred to Rigshospitalet where he was stabilised.[3][4][5] UEFA gave the players two options for restarting the match, either to resume later in the evening or the next day at 12:00 CEST. Only after receiving confirmation that Eriksen was awake, the Danish team agreed to continue the match that evening.[6] The match was resumed at 20:30, with the last four minutes of the first half to be completed prior to a five-minute half-time break.[7]
| Denmark | 0–1 | Finland |
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[9] |
Belgium vs Russia[edit]
     Belgium[12] |      Russia[12] |
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Finland vs Russia[edit]
     Finland[14] |     Russia[14] |
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Denmark vs Belgium[edit]
    Denmark[16] |      Belgium[16] |
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[16] |
Russia vs Denmark[edit]
Russia[18] |   Denmark[18] |
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Finland vs Belgium[edit]
Finland[20] | Belgium[20] |
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[20] |
Discipline[edit]
Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]
- yellow card = 1 point
- red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
- direct red card = 3 points
- yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions would be applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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| Belgium | 1 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | −4 | ||||||||||
| Finland | 2 | 2 | −4 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | 2 | −5 | ||||||||||
See also[edit]
- Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
- Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
- Finland at the UEFA European Championship
- Russia at the UEFA European Championship
References[edit]
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2020: 2021 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Das, Andrew (12 June 2021). "Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Karen, Mattias (12 June 2021). "Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses". Associated Press. Copenhagen. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Eriksen: Denmark midfielder suffered cardiac arrest, says team doctor". BBC Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Eriksen collapse: Denmark coach regrets restart v Finland". BBC Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (12 June 2021). "Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch during Denmark-Finland game at Euro 2020". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Every EURO 2020 Star of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Belgium v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Finland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Finland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Denmark v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Russia v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Finland v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups – Finland v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Group B overview at UEFA.com