UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I
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Group I of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany scheduled for June and July 2024. Group I consisted of six teams: Andorra, Belarus, Israel, Kosovo, Romania and Switzerland. The teams played against each other home and away in a round-robin format.[1]
The top two teams, Romania and Switzerland, qualified directly for the final tournament. The participants of the qualifying play-offs were decided based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Romania |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Switzerland |
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 17 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Israel |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Belarus |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Kosovo |
10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Andorra |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — |
Matches
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[2][3][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Romania |
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| Kosovo | 2–2 | Switzerland |
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| Israel | 1–0 | Belarus |
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| Switzerland | 3–3 | Belarus |
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| Israel | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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| Switzerland | 1–1 | Kosovo |
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| Kosovo | 0–1 | Belarus |
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| Romania | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Goalscorers
There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Joan Cervós (against Israel)
Eli Dasa (against Kosovo)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[1]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions could be carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Andorra | Marc Rebés |   vs Romania (25 March 2023) | vs Kosovo (28 March 2023) |
| Moisés San Nicolás | vs Romania (15 October 2023) | vs Belarus (18 November 2023) | |
| Belarus | Max Ebong | vs Switzerland (25 March 2023) vs Romania (28 March 2023) vs Andorra (9 September 2023) | vs Israel (12 September 2023) |
| Sergey Politevich | vs Israel (16 June 2023) vs Andorra (9 September 2023) vs Switzerland (15 October 2023) | vs Andorra (18 November 2023) | |
| Israel | Roy Revivo | vs Kosovo (12 November 2023) | vs Switzerland (15 November 2023) |
| Kosovo | Vedat Muriqi | vs Romania (12 September 2023) | vs Andorra (12 October 2023) |
| Mërgim Vojvoda | vs Switzerland (9 September 2023) vs Romania (12 September 2023) vs Andorra (12 October 2023) | vs Israel (12 November 2023) | |
| Romania | George Pușcaș | vs Kosovo (16 June 2023) vs Israel (9 September 2023) vs Kosovo (12 September 2023) | vs Belarus (12 October 2023) |
| Valentin Mihăilă |  vs Israel (18 November 2023) | vs Switzerland (21 November 2023) | |
| Switzerland | Edimilson Fernandes | vs Israel (15 November 2023) | vs Kosovo (18 November 2023) |
Notes
- Due to the Belarusian country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[5]
- The Israel v Switzerland match, originally scheduled to be played on 12 October 2023 at Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, was postponed to 15 November 2023 due to the Gaza war.[30]