Faroe Islands, Gibraltar and San Marino move closer to 資格 for Euro 2020 as UEFA 認可する new Nations League tournament to 取って代わる friendlies

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The Euro 2020 play-offs would then be scheduled in March 2020. That line up would be decided by Nations League results of teams which did not qualify 直接／まっすぐに in the 最高の，を越す-two qualifying group positions.

UEFA 大統領，／社長 Michel Platini 確認するd that each of the four 分割s, 含むing the lowest-階級d, should send one team to Euro 2020. That would 申し込む／申し出 teams such as the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar or San Marino a chance to debut at a major event.

'We 受託する and 尊敬（する）・点 that all UEFA member 協会s have agreed to create a new 競争,' said Wolfgang Niersbach, chairman of UEFA's 国家の teams 競争 委員会.

'This is a big step for 国家の teams in Europe and we hope that fans will support the new 判型.'

Chance to qualify: Smaller nations, such as San Marino, have more of a chance to qualify for Euro 2020

UEFA said the 重要な driver behind the Nations League is '冒険的な 正直さ', 説 there is an 増加するing feeling in the game that international friendlies do not 供給する 適する 競争.

The 治める／統治するing 団体／死体 also believes the new tournament will help 改善する the 質 and standing of international football, as it will 許す all nations to play competitively at their level.

UEFA explained in a 声明: 'The Nations League and the Euro qualifiers will be linked, with the new 競争 許すing an extra chance to qualify for Euro final tournaments.

'The 競争 and 提案するd 修正するd qualifying 判型s for the European qualifiers, starting with Euro 2020, （機の）カム after a 徹底的な 協議 過程 with UEFA's member 協会s, which began in 2011.'

Chance on to play on the bigger 行う／開催する／段階: Both Faroe Islands and Gibraltar would have the chance to qualify for Euro 2020

The exact 判型 of the Nations League has yet to be finalised and will be the 支配する of その上の discussions between the 協会s, but the 概念 is for the 54 国家の teams to be divided into four large 分割s によれば coefficient 最高位のs.

The 声明 continued: '事前の to Euro 2020, each 分割 will be sub-divided into four pools of three or four teams, so each team plays four to six matches between September and November 2018.

'The final four 競争, 伴う／関わるing the four pool group-勝利者s of group A, will start in 2019, 反して play-offs for the Euros will then take place in March 2020.

'国家の teams will thus either be competing to become Nations League 支持する／優勝者s, or be fighting for 昇進／宣伝 and to 避ける relegation in their groups, 同様に as to qualify for Euro play-offs.'