The draw of the qualifiers "European Nations" puts Germany again facing the Netherlands

The draw of the qualifiers "European Nations" puts Germany again facing the Netherlands

The 55 teams were distributed to 10 groups … and an easy way to Spain, England and France

The former Portuguese star Gomez at the drawing ceremony yesterday (Reuters)

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The match between the German and Dutch teams will be part of the third group, the most important qualification for the 2020 Europe Cup, which drew its pump yesterday in the Irish capital, Dublin.
Germany, world champion in 2014, was the second strongest team in the second round after falling in the UEFA Champions League, third in group A of the first group, which included the 2018 world champions for the Netherlands and France.
In the draw, Germany will be in the third group, which will also include the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Estonia and Belarus.
Germany was down 3-0 against the Netherlands in the Amsterdam NHL and 2-2 in Gelsenkirchen. The German Joachim Loew, who has already faced off in the first round of the 2016 European Cup in France, will face Germany.
Germany is trying to give European counterparts a chance to compensate after a disastrous year in which they were eliminated in the first round of the 2018 World Cup.
"This group is of course difficult, the Netherlands and Germany are two candidates for my qualification," said Loew after the draw.
Dutch coach Ronald Koman pointed out that the team's priority, which missed the 2016 European Cup and the 2018 World Cup in Russia, is to qualify for the tournament instead of win an extra victory over Germany.
"If we look at where we were a year ago and how the public was tied to the national team, it's very different at this point, now that they have great confidence in the Team, the goal is to qualify for the championship. "
France, who won the World Cup in Germany, will play a strong team in Iceland in Group H, which also includes Turkey, Albania, Moldova and Andorra.
Iceland made a surprise performance at the 2016 European Cup at its first tournament and qualified for the quarter-finals before facing France.
"It will be a great battle on the pitch, the situation could have been worse or better," said France coach Didier Deschamps, who led the duke to the 2016 final before losing to Portugal after the extension. We know today our five competitors. "
The defending champions, Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania and Luxembourg, while Croatia will be Group E world champion with Wales, Slovakia, Hungary and the United States. Azerbaijan.
Spain was eliminated from Group F with Sweden, Norway, Romania, the Faroe Islands and Malta, while England was at the top of Group A with the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo.
England, who reached the semifinals of the World Cup with coach Gareth Southgate and their young team, is trying to make the most of the semi-finals and the final of the European Championships in home in Wembley.
"We have great expectations for the next few years, and adapting to them now is the key to our development as a team," said Southgate after the draw.
In the other group, Italy will be at the top of Group B with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia, Liechtenstein, Switzerland with Denmark, the United States. Ireland, Georgia and Gibraltar top group B, with Poland, Austria, Slovenia, Macedonia and Latvia, Belgium at the top with Russia and Scotland. Cyprus, Kazakhstan and San Marino.
The 55 teams were divided into 10 groups: 5 teams of 5 teams each and the 5 others of 6 teams.
The 20 teams qualify directly from the qualifiers, while the other four will compete in the last round of the league.