Euro 2020 is set to commence on June 11, and North Macedonia will face Austria in first Group-C encounter on June 13. Here we take a look at the teams and players in Group C.
Group C comprises of four teams: Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Ukraine.
Austria
Austria qualified for seven FIFA World Cups, the most recent of which was in 1998. The country initially qualified for the UEFA European Championship in 2008, when it co-hosted the tournament with Switzerland, and most recently in 2020.
Manager
Franco Foda has twice been capped by West Germany and has spent the majority of his coaching career at Sturm Graz, where he has won both the league and the cup. Since the beginning of 2018, he has been the leader of Austria.
Players
Position | Player | Club |
GoalKeeper | Alexander Schlager | LASK |
GoalKeeper | Pavao Pervan | VfL Wolfsburg |
GoalKeeper | Daniel Bachmann | Watford |
Defender | Andreas Ulmer | Red Bull Salzburg |
Defender | Aleksandar Dragović | Bayer Leverkusen |
Defender | Martin Hinteregger | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Defender | Stefan Posch | 1899 Hoffenheim |
Defender | David Alaba | Bayern Munich |
Defender | Philipp Lienhart | SC Freiburg |
Defender | Stefan Lainer | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Defender | Marco Friedl | Werder Bremen |
Midfielder | Stefan Ilsanker | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Midfielder | Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig |
Midfielder | Florian Grillitsch | 1899 Hoffenheim |
Midfielder | Julian Baumgartlinger (captain) | Bayer Leverkusen |
Midfielder | Christopher Trimmel | Union Berlin |
Midfielder | Louis Schaub | Luzern |
Midfielder | Alessandro Schöpf | Schalke 04 |
Midfielder | Christoph Baumgartner | 1899 Hoffenheim |
Midfielder | Karim Onisiwo | Mainz 05 |
Midfielder | Valentino Lazaro | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Midfielder | Xaver Schlager | VfL Wolfsburg |
Midfielder | Konrad Laimer | RB Leipzig |
Forward | Marko Arnautović | Shanghai Port |
Forward | Michael Gregoritsch | FC Augsburg |
Forward | Saša Kalajdžić | VfB Stuttgart |
Netherlands
The Netherlands has participated in eight FIFA World Cups, three of which they have reached the final. They’ve also competed in nine UEFA European Championships, with the 1988 event in West Germany being their most successful. In addition, in 1908, 1912, and 1920, the team earned a bronze medal at the Olympic event. The Netherlands and its neighbours, Belgium and Germany, have long had football rivalry.
Manager
Frank de Boer, who previously managed Ajax, Inter, Crystal Palace, and Atlanta United, will succeed Barcelona-bound former teammate Ronald Koeman in September 2020.
Players
Position | Player | Club |
Goalkeeper | Maarten Stekelenburg | Ajax |
Goalkeeper | Tim Krul | Norwich City |
GoalKeeper | Marco Bizot | AZ |
Defender | Joël Veltman | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Defender | Matthijs de Ligt | Juventus |
Defender | Nathan Aké | Manchester City |
Defender | Owen Wijndal | AZ |
Defender | Stefan de Vrij | Internazionale |
Defender | Patrick van Aanholt | Crystal Palace |
Defender | Daley Blind | Ajax |
Defender | Denzel Dumfries | PSV Eindhoven |
Midfielder | Georginio Wijnaldum (captain) | Liverpool |
Midfielder | Quincy Promes | Spartak Moscow |
Midfielder | Davy Klaassen | Ajax |
Midfielder | Marten de Roon | Atalanta |
Midfielder | Ryan Gravenberch | Ajax |
Midfielder | Frenkie de Jong | Barcelona |
Midfielder | Teun Koopmeiners | AZ |
Midfielder | Jurriën Timber | Ajax |
Forward | Donyell Malen | PSV Eindhoven |
Forward | Steven Berghuis | Feyenoord |
Forward | Luuk de Jong | Sevilla |
Forward | Memphis Depay | Lyon |
Forward | Wout Weghorst | VfL Wolfsburg |
Forward | Cody Gakpo | PSV Eindhoven |
North Macedonia
North Macedonia has qualified for UEFA Euro 2020 for the first time, courtesy to their performance in the UEFA Nations League in 2018–19.
Manager
After two years in command of Rabotniki, Igor Angelovski was appointed in October 2015, having led them to a domestic double and two Macedonian Cup victories.
Players
Position | Player | Club |
GoalKeeper | Stole Dimitrievski | Rayo Vallecano |
Goalkeeper | Risto Jankov | Rabotnički |
Goalkeeper | Damjan Shishkovski | Doxa Katokopias |
Defender | Egzon Bejtulai | Shkëndija |
Defender | Gjoko Zajkov | Charleroi |
Defender | Kire Ristevski | Újpest |
Defender | Visar Musliu | Fehérvár |
Defender | Stefan Ristovski | Dinamo Zagreb |
Defender | Darko Velkovski | Rijeka |
Defender | Ezgjan Alioski | Leeds United |
Midfielder | Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb |
Midfielder | Darko Churlinov | VfB Stuttgart |
Midfielder | Milan Ristovski | Spartak Trnava |
Midfielder | Ferhan Hasani | Partizani |
Midfielder | Tihomir Kostadinov | Ružomberok |
Midfielder | Boban Nikolov | Lecce |
Midfielder | Enis Bardhi | Levante |
Midfielder | Stefan Spirovski | AEK Larnaca |
Midfielder | Elif Elmas | Napoli |
Forward | Aleksandar Trajkovski | Mallorca |
Forward | Goran Pandev (captain) | Genoa |
Forward | Ivan Trichkovski | AEK Larnaca |
Forward | Marjan Radeski | Akademija Pandev |
Forward | Daniel Avramovski | Kayserispor |
Forward | Vlatko Stojanovski | Chambly |
Forward | Krste Velkoski | Sarajevo |
Ukraine
The team’s greatest achievement on the international stage was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was also the team’s first appearance in a major title final. Ukraine’s six play-off appearances are the first time it has won a tie after failing to qualify for the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, 2010 World Cup, and 2014 World Cup.
Manager
Andriy Shevchenko, a superb striker who won the UEFA Champions League in 2003 and the Ballon d’Or in 2004 while playing for AC Milan, is sixth all-time in UEFA club competitions goal scorers with 67 goals.
Players
Position | Player | Club |
Goalkeeper | Heorhiy Bushchan | Dynamo Kyiv |
Goalkeeper | Andriy Pyatov (captain) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
GoalKeeper | Anatoliy Trubin | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Defender | Eduard Sobol | Club Brugge |
Defender | Serhiy Kryvtsov | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Defender | Illya Zabarnyi | Dynamo Kyiv |
Defender | Oleksandr Karavayev | Dynamo Kyiv |
Defender | Mykola Matviyenko | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Defender | Oleksandr Tymchyk | Dynamo Kyiv |
Defender | Denys Popov | Dynamo Kyiv |
Defender | Vitaliy Mykolenko | Dynamo Kyiv |
Defender | Oleksandr Zinchenko | Manchester City |
Midfielder | Serhiy Sydorchuk | Dynamo Kyiv |
Midfielder | Taras Stepanenko | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Midfielder | Ruslan Malinovskyi | Atalanta |
Midfielder | Mykola Shaparenko | Dynamo Kyiv |
Midfielder | Marlos | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Midfielder | Yevhenii Makarenko | Kortrijk |
Midfielder | Heorhiy Sudakov | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Midfielder | Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv |
Midfielder | Roman Bezus | Gent |
Forward | Artem Besyedin | Dynamo Kyiv |
Forward | Andriy Yarmolenko | West Ham United |
Forward | Roman Yaremchuk | Gent |
Forward | Oleksandr Zubkov | Ferencváros |
Forward | Artem Dovbyk | Dnipro-1 |