By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - The European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2020 will kick off on Thursday.
The winner and runner-up from 10 groups each will automatically qualify for the UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament.
Twenty teams will qualify from the EURO 2020 qualifiers and four others will qualify from the UEFA Nations League playoffs in March 2020.
Turkey will face France, Iceland, Albania, Moldova and Andorra in Group H in the qualifying rounds.
On Friday, the Turkish National Football Team will face Albania; then will go against Moldova on Monday.
The competing groups for EURO 2020 are as follows:
Group A: England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo
Group B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Group C: Netherlands, Germany, Northern Ireland, Estonia, Belarus
Group D: Switzerland, Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar
Group E: Croatia, Wales, Slovakia, Hungary, Azerbaijan
Group F: Spain, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Faroe Islands, Malta
Group G: Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Latvia
Group H: France, Iceland, Turkey, Albania, Moldova, Andorra
Group I: Belgium, Russia, Scotland, Greek Cypriot, Kazakhstan, San Marino
Gruop J: Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia, Liechtenstein
Schedule for match day 1 is as follows:
(All kick-offs 1945GMT unless otherwise stated)
Thursday
Group C: Netherlands v Belarus, Northern Ireland v Estonia
Group E: Croatia v Azerbaijan, Slovakia v Hungary
Group G: Austria v Poland, North Macedonia v Latvia, Israel v Slovenia
Group I: Belgium v Russia, Kazakhstan v Scotland (16.00), Greek Cypriot v San Marino
Friday
Group A: England v Czech Republic, Bulgaria v Montenegro
Group B: Portugal v Ukraine, Luxembourg v Lithuania
Group H: Moldova v France, Andorra v Iceland, Albania v Turkey
Saturday
Group D: Georgia v Switzerland (15.00), Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland (18.00)
Group F: Spain v Norway, Sweden v Romania (18.00), Malta v Faroe Islands (18.00)
Group J: Italy v Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina v Armenia, Liechtenstein v Greece
Schedule for match day 2 is as follows:
Sunday
Group C: Netherlands v Germany, Northern Ireland v Belarus
Group E: Wales v Slovakia (15.00), Hungary v Croatia (18.00)
Group G: Israel v Austria (18.00), Poland v Latvia, Slovenia v North Macedonia
Group I: Kazakhstan v Russia (15.00), San Marino v Scotland (18.00),Greek Cypriot v Belgium
Monday
Group A: Montenegro v England, Kosovo v Bulgaria
Group B: Portugal v Serbia, Luxembourg v Ukraine
Group H: Turkey v Moldova (18.00), France v Iceland, Andorra v Albania
Tuesday
Group D: Switzerland v Denmark, Republic of Ireland v Georgia
Group F: Malta v Spain, Norway v Sweden, Romania v Faroe Islands
Group J: Armenia v Finland (18:00), Italy v Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece