 The draw that determined the semi @-@ final allocation was held on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall . Prior to the allocation draw , on 24 November 2013 it was announced that Norway and Sweden would perform in different semi @-@ finals in order to maximise the availability of tickets for visitors from both countries . A draw at the EBU headquarters determined that Sweden would perform in the first semi @-@ final , while Norway would perform in the second semi @-@ final . The EBU also allocated Israel to the second semi @-@ final after a request from the delegation in order to avoid complications with a national holiday coinciding with the date of the first semi @-@ final . The remaining participating countries , excluding the automatic finalists ( Denmark , France , Germany , Italy , Spain and the United Kingdom ) , were split into six pots , based on voting patterns from the previous ten years . 
