Women's Euro 2022: How every team can reach the quarterfinals
The group stage of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 is coming to a close. But who can go through and what's still at stake? Here, we take a group-by-group look at what every nation needs to do to reach the knockout rounds.
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The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarterfinals. Click here for the knockout bracket.
TIEBREAKERS
1. Head to head between the teams involved (if three teams are level on points, a mini-league involving just the results of those teams is created) 2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams 3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams
If two or more teams remain tied after this stage, 1-3 is reapplied just to those teams.
4. Group goal difference 5. Group goals scored 6. Penalty shoot-out if the two teams are still level and play each other in the final group game 7. Lower disciplinary points 8. UEFA coefficient ranking for the final draw.
Friday, July 15: Northern Ireland vs. England, Austria vs. Norway (8 p.m. BST)
England: Have already qualified as group winners.
Austria: Will go through as runners-up with a win or draw against Norway.
Norway: Must beat Austria to go through in second.
Northern Ireland: Have been eliminated.
Saturday, July 16: Finland vs. Germany, Denmark vs. Spain (8 p.m. BST)
Germany: Have already qualified as group winners.
Spain: Will go through as runners-up with a win or draw against Denmark.
Denmark: Must beat Spain to go through in second.
Finland: Have been eliminated.
Sunday, July 17: Switzerland vs. Netherlands, Sweden vs. Portugal (5 p.m. BST)
Netherlands: Need at least a draw against Switzerland to guarantee going through. Can only qualify with a loss if Portugal beat Sweden