Euro 2016 Qualifying: Dates, Live Stream and TV Info for Matchday 3 Fixtures
The race to France is on, as 23 teams look to emerge through a gruelling qualifying campaign to book their respective places at Euro 2016.
We’re just two matchdays down, but we’ve already experienced the shocks and surprises that make major tournament football so appealing, and let’s hope for more of the same as Matchday 3 rolls around.
With 26 matches set to unfold from Sunday to Tuesday, that much is a near certainty, and here’s a look at the full fixture list with extended previews of the best ties of the round.
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| Date | Time (BST) | Matchup | Live Stream (U.K. only) |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 5 p.m. | Austria vs. Montenegro | Sky Go |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 5 p.m. | Estonia vs. England | ITV Player |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 5 p.m. | Russia vs. Moldova | Sky Go |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 5 p.m. | Ukraine vs. Macedonia | Sky Go |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 7:45 p.m. | Belarus vs. Slovakia | Sky Go |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 7:45 p.m. | Lithuania vs. Slovenia | Sky Go |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 7:45 p.m. | Luxembourg vs. Spain | Sky Go |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | 7:45 p.m. | Sweden vs. Liechtenstein | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 5 p.m. | Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Andorra vs. Israel | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belgium | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Croatia vs. Azerbaijan | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Iceland vs. Netherlands | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Latvia vs. Turkey | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Malta vs. Italy | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Norway vs. Bulgaria | Sky Go |
| Monday, Oct 13 | 7:45 p.m. | Wales vs. Cyprus | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Denmark vs. Portugal | N/A |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Faroe Islands vs. Hungary | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Finland vs. Romania | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Germany vs. Republic of Ireland | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Gibraltar vs. Georgia | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Greece vs. Northern Ireland | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Poland vs. Scotland | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | San Marino vs. Switzerland | Sky Go |
| Tuesday, Oct 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Serbia vs. Albania | Sky Go |
Estonia vs. England
England couldn’t have possibly asked for a better start to their Euro 2016 qualification campaign, having breezed to victories over Switzerland and San Marino, but they’ll need to keep their wits about them when they travel to Estonia on Sunday evening.
The Estonians have never qualified for a major tournament in their history, but in a generous-looking group, they’ll fancy their chances this time around.
However, after an impressive opening victory against Slovenia, Magnus Pehrsson’s side slipped up away at Lithuania on Thursday—although that does mean they’ll be geared up for redemption against the Three Lions.
That’ll undoubtedly be a tough task for Estonia, though, as the new-look England have a certain spring in their step after a post-World Cup shake-up.
It’s been a case of out with the old and in with the new for Roy Hodgson, and the kids are alright!
Seven goals scored and none conceded from their opening two fixtures reflects a strong start for England despite having to play minnows San Marino, which ex-England striker Gary Lineker labelled a boring encounter for everyone but the frontmen:
"Not even worth pretending that a game against such weak opposition is remotely interesting, except for England's strikers. Fill your boots!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 9, 2014"
The strikers certainly took their chances, though, with Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck both getting on the scoresheet in an easy encounter at Wembley.
Estonia will pose a different threat, though, and that’s something that Hodgson is very aware of, per Sky Sports:
"I would be a bit wary of putting Estonia in the same category as San Marino. They might surprise people who haven't seen a lot of them. They're very Scandinavian in their approach, and you know how good the Swedes, Norwegians and Danes have been in terms of work ethic and organisation. It will be a bit of a test, but I'm very confident we'll see it through.
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Should England find a way to victory then two of Group E’s potential banana skins, trips to Switzerland and Estonia, will have been sidestepped.
It’ll all likely come down to whether or not Hodgson gets his game plan right, but he’s proven during his time in the England hot seat that he knows how to negotiate results against tricky opponents.
We’ve seen some shocks in qualifying so far, but Sunday’s clash isn’t likely to be one, as England should run out comfortable victors.
Prediction: Estonia 0-2 England
Iceland vs. Netherlands
Life under Guus Hiddink hasn’t quite gone according to plan for the Netherlands so far, but having chalked up their first victory under new management against Kazakhstan on Friday, the Dutch are now ready to kick on.
It wasn’t the convincing victory you may have expected, though, as late goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ibrahim Afellay and Robin van Persie broke brave Kazakh hearts in a 3-1 victory.
The 4-3-3 formation appeared to work for Hiddink, and he’ll likely deploy that once again in Reykjavik, though Iceland’s recent form will give the hosts plenty of encouragement.
After kicking off their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Turkey, Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side produced the goods once again in Latvia by recording an identical result on Friday.
Sitting top of Group A, it’s all looking rosy for Iceland, and their recent home form will do nothing but enhance their confidence.
As SoccerWay’s statistics reveal, Iceland have lost just one of their last seven internationals at Laugardalsvollur, winning five matches in that time and keeping five clean sheets.
It all adds up to a fiery encounter in the Icelandic capital, although the hosts’ strong defensive record may be under threat with the Dutch in town—per OptaJohan:
If the likes of Arjen Robben and Van Persie are firing on all cylinders then it could be a fruitful evening for the Dutch, but as the qualification campaign has already taught us, nothing can be taken for granted.
Prediction: Iceland 1-2 Netherlands
