Next International Break is in four months time, March 23-31.
This period will be utilised for Euro Qualifiers play-off matches to decide the remaining 4 countries that will qualify.
Sixteen teams which failed to qualify through their group will be selected based on their performance so far. The teams will be divided into four paths, each containing four teams, with each play-off path featuring two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final.
The four winners will join the twenty teams which have already qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
26/03/2020: European Qualifiers play-off semi-finals
31/03/2020: European Qualifiers play-off finals
12/06/2020: Opening game, Stadio Olimpico in Rome
12/07/2020: Final, Wembley Stadium, London
Dublin, Glasgow and London are among the 12 Euro 2020 hosts for the 24-team tournament which will be staged between June 12 and July 12 -
Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Spain.
Which reminds us of how unfairly Wales missed out to England, despite bidding for Cardiff to be a host city.
Remember, England were inexplicably gifted the Brussels allocation of matches by UEFA on top of their already existing allocation of semi-final and final matches:
Press release Dec 2017
Wales have missed out on hosting Euro 2020 matches in Cardiff.
UEFA chiefs have confirmed that Brussels will not be a host city due to concerns of the build of the Eurostadium in Brussels, with construction yet to get underway.
And the governing body have announced that Wembley will hold the three group matches and the last-16 encounter that was scheduled to take place in the Belgian capital, meaning the London venue will stage a total of seven games in the tournament.
The FAW’s statement on hearing the news:
“The Football Association of Wales (FAW) and all its stakeholders are extremely disappointed with the news that its bid to secure four UEFA EURO 2020 matches at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff has been unsuccessful.
Over the past four years, Wales has successfully staged three UEFA events – firstly, the UEFA Super Cup Final in 2014, followed by the UEFA Men’s and Women’s Champions League Finals in June this year.
UEFA ranked the UEFA Champions League Final as one of their best events and praised the way in which the Cardiff 2017 Local Organising Committee delivered the showpiece.
The concept of taking UEFA EURO 2020 to 13 different countries was devised to allow smaller countries, like Wales, to have a unique opportunity of being involved in staging a major tournament.
Wales has never staged a EURO or World Cup Final and this was its one and only chance of doing so.
The FAW complied with all of the bid requirements and has written to UEFA to request feedback on the decision so that it can understand the reasons behind the vote for future reference.
The FAW wishes the FA and Wembley Stadium the very best for UEFA EURO 2020, which it sure to be a fantastic tournament.
The FAW will now fully concentrate its efforts on ensuring that the Wales National Team has the very best opportunity to qualify for and participate at UEFA EURO 2020.
Football Association of Wales “
