Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs EXPLAINED: Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland in vital matches TONIGHT

The final four places for the rescheduled 2020 European Championships will be decided over the next two months with Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland looking to reach the tournament.

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament has been rearranged for next summer and will start on June 11, 2021.

The Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs will be held this week with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland involvedAFP or licensors

The play-off round in qualifying is still to be decided and the semi-finals of those ties will now be held tonight.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are all looking to join England in the tournament proper but have plenty of work to do first.

Scotland face Israel at Hampden Park this evening in their semi before the vital clash against Norway or Serbia next month.

Scotland would then meet England at Euro 2020 should they make it through the play-offs.

Northern Ireland take Bosnia and Herzegovina – live on talkSPORT 2 – while the Republic face Slovakia in their final four matches and they could then meet each other in their final.

The winner of that path will go onto face Spain, Sweden and Poland in the group stage of the tournament itself.

Here’s how the play-offs look and when the vital matches will be played…

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UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

Path A

Semi-finals

8 October 2020, 20:45 – Iceland v Romania – Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

8 October 2020, 20:45 – Bulgaria v Hungary – Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Final

12 November 2020, 20:45 – Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia or Puskas Arena, Budapest

Winner to go into Group C with Netherlands, Ukraine and Asutria or Group F with Portugal, France and Germany

Northern Ireland will be looking to reach the rescheduled Euro 2020Getty

Path B

Semi-finals

8 October 2020, 20:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland – Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo

8 October 2020, 20:45 – Slovakia v Republic of Ireland – Tehelne pole, Bratislava

Final

12 November 2020, 20:45 – Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo or Windsor Park, Belfast

Winner to go into Group E with Spain, Sweden and Poland

Path C

Semi-finals

8 October 2020, 20:45 – Scotland v Israel – Hampden Park, Glasgow

8 October 2020, 20:45 – Norway v Serbia – Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Final

12 November 2020, 18:00 or 20:45 – Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo or Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Winner to go into Group D with England, Croatia and the Czech Republic

Scotland are in the draw for the Euro 2020 play-offsAFP or licensors

Path D

Semi-finals

8 October 2020, 18:00 – Georgia v Belarus – Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

8 October 2020, 20:45 – North Macedonia v Kosovo – Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje

Final

12 November 2020, 18:00 – Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi or Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

Winner to go into Group C with Netherlands, Ukraine and Asutria or Group F with Portugal, France and Germany