The road to Germany and Euro 2024 continues this month. Here’s the state of play during the latest set of matches, with England and Scotland among the teams to qualify.
Who qualifies for Euro 2024?
Two teams – the group winners and runners-up – will qualify automatically from each of the 10 groups.
Three teams will then qualify via the play-offs, which will be contested by 12 teams selected on the basis of their performance in the most recent Nations League.
Germany, as hosts, automatically qualify to be one of the 24 nations in action at next summer’s tournament.
Who has already qualified for Euro 2024?
What do we know about the draw?
The draw for Euro 2024 will take place on Saturday December 2 at 5pm GMT.
Do we have a clear picture of who will be in which Pot for the draw?
For the draw, there will be four pots of six teams.
England will be in Pot One along with hosts Germany, Portugal, France, Spain and Belgium.
Pot Two will comprise Hungary, Denmark, Albania, Austria and two other countries.
Scotland will be in Pot Three alongside Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and one other country.
The three play-off winners will be in Pot Four. At present, only Serbia are confirmed as being in Pot Four.
As it stands, the only countres to qualify for Euro 2024 whose pot placement is still to be determied are Italy, Turkey, Denmark and Switzerland.
So as it stands, who are in the play-offs?
A lot still needs to be decided, but as it stands, this is what we know:
- Croatia and Wales are both guaranteed a UEFA Nations League A play-off should they fail to qualify automatically this week. Poland are also guaranteed to be in Path A.
The remaining state of play
In Group D, Croatia are in pole position to secure second place and victory at home to Armenia will confirm their place at the finals.
Anything less than a win and Wales will be waiting in the wings.
Group A
Scotland were made to settle for second place after an entertaining 3-3 draw with Norway as Spain clinched top spot by beating Georgia 3-1.
Norway finished in third followed by Georgia and then Cyprus, who lost all eight of their matches.
Group B
The Netherlands joined France in securing qualification to the finals with a game to spare after victory over the Republic of Ireland, who cannot reach Euro 2024.
Ireland’s feint hopes of securing a play-off berth via the Nations League were formally dashed after Slovakia’s 4-2 victory over Iceland.
Greece will finish third and have confirmed a place in the play-offs.
Group C
England officially secured the highest possible group-stage seeding at Euro 2024 despite having to come from behind to draw 1-1 away at North Macedonia.
Only the top five best-performing nations throughout the qualifying campaign will be top seeds for the draw in Hamburg on Decemeber 2.
They have 20 points from their eight games, while Italy beat Ukraine to the second qualifying spot despite being locked on 14 points apiece after a 0-0 draw in Germany – Ukraine will have a chance to qualify through the play-off round.
Group D
Turkey have secured qualification, but the race to join them looks set to go to the wire.
Wales‘ fate is now out of their hands after Croatia defeated Latvia 2-0 away to take over second place and move two points clear of Wales with one round of matches remaining.
Rob Page’s side are in third place with 11 points from seven games, five behind group leaders Turkey, while second-placed Croatia now have 13 points after beating the Latvians.
Fourth-placed Armenia, who have eight points, looked crestfallen at the final whistle as their Euro 2024 hopes ended – paying the price for losing to bottom side Latvia in October.
Wales must beat already-qualified Turkey on Tuesday and hope Croatia fail to do the same when they host Armenia.
Wales would progress automatically if they win and Croatia draw owing to their superior head to head. Anything less and the play-offs in March beckon.
Group E
Czech Republic booked their place at Euro 2024 after a 3-0 win over Moldova on Monday, where West Ham’s Thomas Soucek was on the scoresheet. They have qualified for an eighth successive Euros finals.
Group winners Albania – who qualified with a 1-1 draw away to Moldova earlier on Friday – were held to a 0-0 stalemate with the Faroe Islands in their final game.
Poland still have a chance to see their fate decided in the play-offs.
Group F
Belgium ensured they finished top by thrashing Azerbaijan 5-0, meaning Austria came second.
Sweden placed third after winning their final game 2-0 against rock-bottom Estonia.
Group G
Hungary made sure they claimed top spot with a 3-1 victory over Montenegro in third.
Serbia could only draw 2-2 with bottom-placed Bulgaria, but they still finished second.
Group H
Denmark secured qualification for Euro 2024 with a 2-1 home win over Slovenia that ensured top spot in Group H.
The Danes have 22 points from 10 games, level with second-place Slovenia who could not overtake them due to their inferior head-to-head record.
Northern Ireland could not qualify, but ended their campaign on a high note by beating Denmark 2-0 in their final outing.
Group I
Romania secured top spot, with their place in Germany already assured, with a 2-1 victory over Israel, who finished third, in their final group game.
Switzerland were left to settle for second place after drawing at home to Kosovo.
Group J
Portugal ended qualification with a perfect record after recording a 10th victory with a 2-0 win over Iceland.
Slovakia had already ensured they would finish as runners-up and rounded-off their campaign with a 2-1 win in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Luxembourg also finished on a high in third with a 1-0 win in Liechtenstein, who lost all of their matches.
What about the play-offs?
The 12 teams who won their Nations League groups will qualify for the play-offs. However, if any of these teams reach the finals via their qualifying group, their play-off spot will go to the next highest-placed side in their Nations League group that has not qualified for the Euros.
The Nations League is divided into four leagues, named A to D. There are four individual groups within leagues A to C and two groups within league D.
The play-offs will be divided into three paths of four teams, with single-leg semi-finals and a single-leg final, meaning one team from each path will reach the finals.
If fewer than four teams from one league enter the play-offs, the first available slot will be allocated to Estonia, the highest-ranked league D group winner who will not reach the Euros via the qualifiers.
If four teams from a league within the Nations League make the play-offs, they will be placed into the same play-off path.
If there are more than four teams from a league in the play-offs, a draw will determine which teams participate in that league’s path, while the remaining teams will enter the path of a higher league. However, group winners from leagues B and C in the Nations League cannot be placed into the path of a higher league.
If there are fewer than four teams from a league entering the play-offs, the requisite number of teams from a lower path will enter the higher league’s path.
The results from the 2022/23 Nations League will be used for the play-offs, with the draw taking place in November. The play-off semi-finals and finals will be played between March 21 and 26, 2024.
When is the tournament?
The final tournament draw will take place on Saturday December 2.
The opening game of Euro 2024 is June 14 with the final taking place on July 14 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin.
How can I buy tickets?
Ticket applications for Euro 2024 opened on October 3 through the tournament’s official website. The initial window closed on October 26, with fans contacted if they had been successful.
There will be other opportunities to buy tickets as teams confirm their places at the tournament, including through the play-offs next year. There will also be a resale platform that opens in Spring 2024.
UEFA have said that more than 80 per cent of the 2.7 million tickets available will be for the fans of the participating teams and the general public.
Group stage prices range from €30 to €200, increasing in price with each round. Tickets for the final range from €95 to €1,000.
Where are the venues?
Euro 2024: All you need to know
The countdown to Euro 2024 is well under way, with qualifying for the tournament reaching its conclusion.
With 10 host cities, key dates as well as information on the group stage draw, Sky Sports has all you need to know on the upcoming tournament.
