Description of the competition system of the 24 teams in the 2024 European Cup: the German host will be directly promoted, and the European League of Nations will compete for 3 seats in the play off

The European Cup is a grand event of European football, which is held every four years and attracts hundreds of millions of fans around the world. The 2024 European Cup will be hosted by Germany, which is the second time that Germany has hosted this event since 1988. There are still 24 teams participating in this European Cup, which are divided into six groups for group matches. The top two teams and the third of the four teams with the best results will be promoted to the knockout stage, and the final winner will be determined.

The European Cup is a grand event of European football, which is held every four years and attracts hundreds of millions of fans around the world. The 2024 European Cup will be hosted by Germany, which is the second time that Germany has hosted this event since 1988. There are still 24 teams participating in this European Cup, which are divided into six groups for group matches. The top two teams and the third of the four teams with the best results will be promoted to the knockout stage, and the final winner will be determined.

As the host country, Germany has automatically obtained the qualification for the European Cup and does not need to participate in the qualifiers. Germany is a traditional strong team in the European Cup. It has won the championship three times (197219801996) and reached the final four times (1976199220082016). The German team did not perform well in the 2020 European Cup, only winning, drawing and losing in the group matches, and was eliminated by England. The German team also suffered setbacks in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, entered the play off as the second in the group, and finally defeated Turkey through penalty shootout to barely get the ticket to the World Cup. At the 2024 European Cup, Germany will face the pressure and challenge of revitalizing its momentum and showing its strength and style to the world.

In addition to Germany, the other 23 teams will compete for the qualification of the European Cup by means of preliminary matches and the European League play offs. The qualifier will start in March 2023, and be divided into 10 groups, each group has 5 or 6 teams, using the double cycle point system. The top two teams will directly qualify for the European Cup. The League of European Nations play off will be held in November 2023, and the top teams at all levels of the League of European Nations will participate in it, generating three places in total. The play off system of the League of European Nations is a single knockout match, which is divided into semi-finals and finals. If the match is even, extra time and penalty shoot out will be played.

At present, the qualifiers have gone through eight rounds, and 11 teams have locked their seats in the European Cup in advance, including Belgium, France, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Austria, England, Hungary, Slovakia and Albania. Among them, Belgium, France, Portugal and Spain are all the favourites to win the European Cup. They have all maintained their unbeaten record in the qualifiers, demonstrating their strong strength and stable state. Scotland, Turkey, Austria and England are also regular visitors to the European Cup. They also performed well in the qualifiers and ensured their qualification one round earlier. Hungary, Slovakia and Albania are the dark horses of the European Cup. They have made amazing achievements in the qualifiers and become new faces of the European Cup.

There are still two rounds left in the qualifier, and there are still 13 places yet to be determined. The competition will be more intense. The Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, Serbia, Czech Republic and other teams all have great hopes to directly qualify for the European Cup through the qualifiers. They only need to win one game in the last two rounds to lock in the top two positions in the group. Italy, Croatia, Poland, Sweden, Wales, Northern Ireland, Iceland and other teams need to make every effort to win in the last two rounds to keep the hope of the top two in the group, or rely on the chance of the European League play off to fight for the last chance of survival. The European Cup qualifier will end on November 21, 2023, when all the participating teams will be announced, and the draw ceremony for the European Cup group match will be held in Berlin, Germany, on December 2, 2023.

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