EUROs: Seven TSG players qualify, Germany seeded

It's an impressive record: seven Hoffenheim players have qualified for the 2020 European Championship with their respective national teams. Sebastian Rudy (Germany), Stefan Posch, Florian Grillitsch (both Austria), Andrej Kramarić (Croatia), Pavel Kadeřábek (Czechia), Robert Skov (Denmark) and Steven Zuber (Switzerland) have all seen their countries book a spot at the finals, where they could be joined by Ermin Bičakčić (Bosnia) and U23 player Ilay Elmkies (Israel). The duo will have the chance to qualify via the Nations League play-offs in March.

GERMANY TO PLAY GROUP GAMES IN MUNICH

Germany finished top of Group F thanks to a 6-1 victory over Northern Ireland on Monday evening (Sebastian Rudy was an unused substitute) and will play their group games in Munich. Croatia and Switzerland will be in Pot 2 for the draw, which will take place on 30 November. Austria, for whom both Posch and Grillitsch started the 1-0 defeat in Latvia on Monday evening, Czechia and Denmark will all be in Pot 3.

The last four qualification berths will be determined via the Nations League play-offs. The draw will take place on 22 November, with the play-off semi-finals set to follow on 26 March 2020 and the four finals on 31 March 2020.

 

The international fixtures involving TSG players at a glance:

Sebastian Rudy (Germany)

Friendly: Germany 4 - 0 Belarus, Mönchengladbach: Saturday 16 November, 20:45 CET

Euro qualifier: Germany 6 - 1 Northern Ireland, Frankfurt: Tuesday 19 November, 20:45 CET

Robert Skov (Denmark)

Euro qualifier: Denmark 6 - 0 Gibraltar, Copenhagen: Friday 15 November, 20:45 CET

Euro qualifier: Ireland 1 - 1 Denmark, Dublin: Monday 18 November, 20:45 CET

Florian Grillitsch (Austria)

Euro qualifier: Austria 2 - 1 North Macedonia, Vienna: Saturday 16 November, 20:45 CET

Euro qualifier: Latvia 1 - 0 Austria, Riga: Tuesday 19 November, 20:45 CET

Stefan Posch (Austria)

Euro qualifier: Austria 2 - 1 North Macedonia, Vienna: Saturday 16 November, 20:45 CET

Euro qualifier: Latvia 1 - 0 Austria, Riga: Tuesday 19 November, 20:45 CET

Konstantinos Stafylidis (Greece)

Euro qualifier: Armenia 0 - 1 Greece, Yerevan: Friday 15 November, 18:00 CET

Euro qualifier: Greece 2 - 1 Finland, Athens: Monday 18 November, 20:45 CET

Pavel Kadeřábek (Czechia)

Euro qualifier: Czechia 2 - 1 Kosovo, Pilsen: Thursday 14 November, 20:45 CET

Euro qualifier: Bulgaria 1 - 0 Czechia, Sofia: Sunday 17 November, 18:00 CET 

Ermin Bičakčić (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Euro qualifier: Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 - 3 Italy, Zenica: Friday 15 November, 18:00 CET

Euro qualifier: Liechtenstein 0 - 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina, Vaduz: Monday 18 November, 20:45 CET

Diadie Samassékou (Mali)

AFCON qualifier:  Mali 2 - 2 Guinea, Bamako: Thursday 14 November, 18:00 CET

AFCON qualifier: Chad 0 - 2 Mali, N'Djamena: Sunday 17 November, 13:00 CET

Dennis Geiger (Germany U21s)

Euro qualifier: Germany U21s 2 - 3 Belgium U21s, Freiburg: Sunday 17 November, 17:00 CET