▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁ ▁The ▁qual ification ▁format ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁r ounds . ▁In ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁round , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁August ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 5 0 ▁national ▁teams ▁were ▁drawn ▁into ▁ 1 4 ▁groups ▁( six ▁groups ▁of ▁three ▁teams ▁and ▁eight ▁groups ▁of ▁four ▁teams ) ▁cont ested ▁as ▁round - ro bin ▁mini - t ourn aments ▁hosted ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁teams . ▁The ▁group ▁w inners ▁then ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁inter medi ary ▁round , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁pa ired ▁and ▁played ▁two - leg ged ▁t ies ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁w inners ▁secured ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁tournament , ▁joining ▁Norway ▁who ▁qualified ▁automatically ▁as ▁hosts . ▁ ▁Qual ified ▁teams ▁The ▁following ▁eight ▁teams ▁qualified ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁tournament : ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁tournament ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁seven ▁stad iums ▁located ▁in ▁seven ▁Norwegian ▁cities . ▁ ▁Match ▁officials ▁UEFA ▁named ▁six ▁ref ere es ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁tournament : ▁ ▁Squad s ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Group ▁stage ▁ ▁Group ▁A ▁ ▁Group ▁B ▁ ▁Third ▁place ▁play - off ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁Go als cor ers ▁ 4 ▁goals ▁ ▁Fernando ▁Tor res ▁▁ 3 ▁goals ▁▁ ▁Dean ▁As ht on ▁▁ ▁Jon ▁Dal y ▁▁ ▁Filip ▁Š eb o ▁▁ 2 ▁goals ▁▁ ▁Mike ▁Han ke ▁ ▁Mor itz ▁Vol z ▁▁