CAT Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 It’s my understanding that we’ll play Finland at home during March 2020 for a play off final place. The other semi-final is currently Norway v Serbia. All teams are subject to change, if any of the 4 qualify automatically from their current group. If Scotland qualify for the final and a chance of a Euro 2020 final place, home advantage for that final will be determined by the toss of a coin after the 2 finalists are confirmed. This would give us a few days to organise flights and accommodation, if we won the semi-final and then got drawn away. Have I interpreted the information correctly? Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, CAT said: It’s my understanding that we’ll play Finland at home during March 2020 for a play off final place. The other semi-final is currently Norway v Serbia. All teams are subject to change, if any of the 4 qualify automatically from their current group. If Scotland qualify for the final and a chance of a Euro 2020 final place, home advantage for that final will be determined by the toss of a coin after the 2 finalists are confirmed. This would give us a few days to organise flights and accommodation, if we won the semi-final and then got drawn away. Have I interpreted the information correctly? Cat No. There will be a draw made before the semi final to decide which semi final winner has home advantage for the final. If our semi is the unlucky one we are still, as you say, in the boat of having a couple of days to organise transport at very least. But we will know ahead of the semi if we have to do it, not after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 Thanks for the clarification. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Getting final tickets could be a hoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 It’s not the Nations League playoffs, it’s the playoffs for Euro 2020. The 2018/19 Nations League is finished. The final positions of the Nations League will determine who enters the playoffs but apart from that the games in March have nothing to do with the Nations League. Finland are looking pretty good to qualify from their group and Serbia have an outside chance. So do Scotland if we beat Russia in September and take something in Moscow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Munro Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Likely that the SFA will have to sell a two match package (if our semi wins the coin toss) then refund everyone should we lose the semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Dalgety Bay TA said: No. There will be a draw made before the semi final to decide which semi final winner has home advantage for the final. If our semi is the unlucky one we are still, as you say, in the boat of having a couple of days to organise transport at very least. But we will know ahead of the semi if we have to do it, not after it. The play off draw is due to be made on 22nd November 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Dalgety Bay TA said: No. There will be a draw made before the semi final to decide which semi final winner has home advantage for the final. If our semi is the unlucky one we are still, as you say, in the boat of having a couple of days to organise transport at very least. But we will know ahead of the semi if we have to do it, not after it. It’s a bit of a shambles in all honesty but it was the only way they could do it to give all group winners a playoff. I suppose they could have limited the playoffs to the top two teams in each league that didn't qualify outright and had the playoffs over two legs. We’d still have made the playoffs this time if they did this but I suppose more teams would have lost interest in the NL sooner when it became clear they wouldn’t be in the top 2. Let’s just hope we get lucky in the draw then we won’t need to worry about travel if we win the first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanmartin Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Once the four teams are known in November I'd have liked to have seen a draw so that one of the four participants hosts the semis and final. That way there would be no panic for getting to the destination for the final. it does potentially surrender home advantage for the two top seeds, of which we'd be one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, tartanmartin said: Once the four teams are known in November I'd have liked to have seen a draw so that one of the four participants hosts the semis and final. That way there would be no panic for getting to the destination for the final. it does potentially surrender home advantage for the two top seeds, of which we'd be one. You could end up with Serbia and Norway or whoever playing in front of a couple of thousand people at Hampden so I understand why they’ve done it this way. The playoffs featuring teams from league D would be even worse. I suppose the only people that will be disadvantaged will be the away fans in the four playoff finals. UEFA would prefer this to empty grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Will the draw for the actual euro 2020 in December have teams missing? I. E. Team D etc.. Edited June 25, 2019 by bonny78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, bonny78 said: Will the draw for the actual euro 2020 in December have teams missing? Aye, Scotland. But nae change there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 We are guaranteed this play off though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1st December. What happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 43 minutes ago, bonny78 said: 1st December. What happens It will be a simple process if only one host country is involved in each playoff semi final but it could get complicated if there’s more than one. They will make the draw as normal with 4 of the balls having ‘Playoff 1 winner’, ‘Playoff 2 winner’ etc. in them instead of a country. Whoever wins the corresponding playoff will go into the group that ball was drawn into. Fairly simple really. Well it would be if it wasn’t for the fact there are so many hosts for this tournament. For example the winners of the playoff we are involved in would need to be drawn into group D as that is the group that will be hosted by Glasgow and Wembley. If there is another host in our playoff then they can’t be drawn into Group D. Romania, for example, will need to play in group C if they qualify. If the playoffs complicate matters then there will need to be a partial re-draw in March when the 4 playoff winners are known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 So 1st December we’ll know what group we are in should we make the Euros?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, bonny78 said: So 1st December we’ll know what group we are in should we make the Euros?? Group D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, bonny78 said: So 1st December we’ll know what group we are in should we make the Euros?? We already know what group we'll be in if we qualify as Hampden and Wembley are grouped together in Group D. Assuming England qualify then we know we'll have England in our group but we won't find out the other two teams until the draw is made. We definitely won't have any other host in our group though so we know we won't have Azerbaijan, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, ROI, Romania, Russia or Spain in our group if we make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 So we’ll play England in June 2020 in our group assuming we qualify via the play offs? Someone else if we come 1st or 2nd from the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, bonny78 said: So we’ll play England in June 2020 in our group assuming we qualify via the play offs? Someone else if we come 1st or 2nd from the group. Are you on the wind up as per usual? We will play England regardless of how we qualify. As long as England also qualify of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: Are you on the wind up as per usual? We will play England regardless of how we qualify. As long as England also qualify of course. Do you ever get the feeling that you might have been whooshed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 30 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: Are you on the wind up as per usual? We will play England regardless of how we qualify. As long as England also qualify of course. wasn't on the wind up. Didn't realise we play England if we get there. cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Orraloon said: Do you ever get the feeling that you might have been whooshed? Every single time I get into a conversation with Bonny. Don’t know why I bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 So we play England no matter? Why is there a draw then if teams know who they r playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Canny wait to play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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