How did the 2019 Ballon d'Or nominees fare in the Euro 2020 qualifiers?

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Cristiano Ronaldo
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#12 Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)

Frenkie de Jong
Frenkie de Jong

Like his defensive compatriots Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong also featured in all eight games for the Netherlands during the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

The Barcelona midfielder scored his lone goal of the qualifiers in the 4-2 away win over Germany, and provided an assist during the 3-1 home win over Northern Ireland.

#11 Hugo Lloris (France)

Hugo Lloris
Hugo Lloris

Despite a less than stellar season for his club Tottenham Hotspur, Hugo Lloris turned in inspiring performances in his six games for France during the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

The Le Bleus captain kept clean sheets in the 4-0 home win over Iceland, 4-0 away win over Andorra and 3-0 home win over Andorra as group winners France sealed their qualification for Euro 2020.

#10 Kylian Mbappe (France)

Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe

Beset by hamstring and thigh injuries, Kylian Mbappe featured in five games for France during the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

The PSG striker provided ample evidence of his enormous potential, scoring a goal each in wins over Moldova, Iceland and Andorra. Mbappe also provided two assists in the 4-0 home win over Iceland and one assist in the 4-1 away win in Andorra.

#9 Dusan Tadic (Serbia)

Dusan Tadic
Dusan Tadic

The Ajax captain featured in six games for Serbia during the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

Tadic scored goals in the 1-1 away draw with Portugal and in the 2-2 home draw with Ukraine on the last day of qualifying action as Serbia finished behind group winners Ukraine and Portugal.

#8 Robert Lewandowski (Poland)

Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski

The Poland captain featured in all 10 games for his country during the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

Lewandowski scored in the home wins over Latvia and Israel, before registering a hat-trick in the 3-0 away win in Latvia. The Bayern Munich striker's two assists in Poland's 2-0 home win over Macedonia sealed his team's qualification for Euro 2020.

Lewandowski wrapped up a successful qualifying campaign for his team by scoring in a 3-2 home win over Slovenia on the final day of qualifying action.

#7 Bernardo Silva (Portugal)

Bernardo Silva
Bernardo Silva

The Manchester City midfield featured in all 8 games for Portugal as the defending champions sealed their qualification for Euro 2020 with a 2-0 away win in Luxembourg on the final matchday of qualifying action.

Silva scored a goal apiece in the 4-2 away win over Serbia, 3-0 home win over Luxembourg and 6-0 home win over Lithuania. The midfielder also provided 4 assists in the away wins over Serbia, Lithuania and Luxembourg and in the home win over Lithuania.

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