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Friday, May 28, 2010

France to host EURO 2016

France has been selected as the host nation of UEFA EURO 2016, the first UEFA European Football Championship final round to feature 24 teams.

Source: uefa.com

The qualifying format is already known (also check this scenario):

9 groups (2 x 5, 7 x 6)

Top two from each group and the best team in third place advance. The other eight play-off for the final four spots.

This is how the pots look like at the moment (only the 2010 WCQ included):
 1 Spain              8231
 2 Netherlands        8188
 3 England            7681
 4 Germany            7411
 5 Italy              6910
 6 Serbia             6540
 7 Slovakia           6520
 8 Portugal           6484
 9 Russia             6475
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10 Denmark            6310
11 Switzerland        6300
12 Greece             6292
13 Slovenia           6150
14 Croatia            6060
15 Ukraine            5984
16 Sweden             5680
17 Finland            5600
18 Bosnia-Herzegovina 5450
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19 Latvia             5430
20 Ireland            5392
21 Czech Republic     5310
22 Israel             5300
23 Hungary            5220
24 Northern Ireland   5040
25 Turkey             5030
26 Bulgaria           4840
27 Austria            4790
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28 Belarus            4650
29 Norway             4525
30 Scotland           4438
31 Lithuania          4390
32 Wales              4370
33 Romania            4340
34 Poland             4250
35 Belgium            3930
36 Cyprus             3780
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37 Montenegro         3750
38 Macedonia          3675
39 Estonia            3450
40 Albania            3330
41 Iceland            3175
42 Kazakhstan         3020
43 Azerbaijan         2900
44 Luxembourg         2790
45 Faroe Islands      2650
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46 Armenia            2640
47 Georgia            2480
48 Moldova            2480
49 Liechtenstein      2190
50 Malta              1940
51 Andorra            1640
52 San Marino         1540

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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    Edgar, won't the qalification for Euro 2012 be the first cyclus to be taken into account for Uefa coeff. table for Euro 2016 draw?

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  2. AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    Forget about it, I get it. Draw will take place somewhere 2014 so qual. 2010 is first cyclus.

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  3. SanchoMay 28, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    It's just me thinking Euro get too big?

    P.S.:I thought at least it would make qualifying shorter, but not even that...

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  4. Samurai BlueMay 28, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    ^ Yeah I agree. Never been a fan of the "best 3rd place" system which happens with tournaments that involve a non-binary number of teams. 16 was the best. Might as well change the format to 32 teams.

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  5. DorianMay 29, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    Qualifiers could be shorted if there were 13 groups of 4 teams. Top two from each group qualifies plus either (a) one host and one defending champ, or (b) two hosts. That makes 28 teams in the tournament -- seven groups of four teams with top two advancing along with (sorry) the two best third place teams.

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  6. AlexMay 30, 2010 at 12:24 AM

    I know it's not used for anything, but out of curiosity, what would France's coefficient be?

    Thanks, Edgar!

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  7. SanchoMay 30, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    13 groups of 4. The group champions (13) and the best 7 runners-up are in. The 6 last runners-up face a playoff for the rest 3 spots.

    If there were two hosts, it would be 12 groups of 4 and 1 of 3. And that would be it...

    But I still prefer 16 teams, not 24.

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  8. SanchoMay 30, 2010 at 8:14 PM

    Pot 1:
    1 Spain 8231
    2 Netherlands 8188
    3 England 7681
    4 Germany 7411
    5 Italy 6910
    6 Serbia 6540
    7 Slovakia 6520
    8 Portugal 6484
    9 Russia 6475
    10 Denmark 6310
    11 Switzerland 6300
    12 Greece 6292
    13 Slovenia 6150

    Pot 2:
    14 Croatia 6060
    15 Ukraine 5984
    16 Sweden 5680
    17 Finland 5600
    18 Bosnia-Herzegovina 5450
    19 Latvia 5430
    20 Ireland 5392
    21 Czech Republic 5310
    22 Israel 5300
    23 Hungary 5220
    24 Northern Ireland 5040
    25 Turkey 5030
    26 Bulgaria 4840

    Pot 3:
    27 Austria 4790
    28 Belarus 4650
    29 Norway 4525
    30 Scotland 4438
    31 Lithuania 4390
    32 Wales 4370
    33 Romania 4340
    34 Poland 4250
    35 Belgium 3930
    36 Cyprus 3780
    37 Montenegro 3750
    38 Macedonia 3675
    39 Estonia 3450

    Pot 4:
    40 Albania 3330
    41 Iceland 3175
    42 Kazakhstan 3020
    43 Azerbaijan 2900
    44 Luxembourg 2790
    45 Faroe Islands 2650
    46 Armenia 2640
    47 Georgia 2480
    48 Moldova 2480
    49 Liechtenstein 2190
    50 Malta 1940
    51 Andorra 1640
    52 San Marino 1540

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  9. HåkonMay 31, 2010 at 2:04 AM

    I'd like best 4 group winners get a bye to quarter-finals in a 24-team tournament (other 2 group winners + 6 group runners-up to play-off match). Still not perfect, but I think most matches will be important for at least one of the teams then.

    Not a fan of 13 groups of 4 either. More qualifiers, less friendlies please.

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  10. EdgarMay 31, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    @Alex

    France's coefficient - 6450. Just outside the first pot.

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  11. UnknownJune 9, 2010 at 4:36 AM

    France????

    I suppose they have to come up with a way to have France participate that doesn't involve handball and other methods of cheating.

    Next up they might figure out a way to only have French born players and stop looting their colonies.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    A variation for the 13x4 system:

    - Round 1: 13 groups of 4. Winners and the best runner-up qualify.

    - Round 2: Play-offs.
    The remaining 12 runners-up face a play-off round with the 6 winners qualified for the Euro and the 6 losers entering in a 2nd play-off round where the 3 winners are also in.

    10 matchdays are needed with this system.

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  13. EdgarJuly 7, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    I don't think UEFA will move away from their groups with 5 or 6 teams, since they use it also in the U21 qualifiers.

    We'll see - I thought at one time that the EURO will be forever with 16 teams. Things change :)

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