The rules for qualification of Euro 2024 qualifiers are announced: the first two of the 10 groups will be directly qualified, and the remaining 4 seats will be decided in the European League of Nations play offs

On April 22, 2023, UEFA announced the rules for qualifying for Euro 2024 on its official website. This is the 18th European Cup in history and the third time that 24 teams have participated in the tournament. The European Cup qualifiers will start in September 2023 and end in March 2024

On April 22, 2023, UEFA announced the rules for qualifying for Euro 2024 on its official website. This is the 18th European Cup in history and the third time that 24 teams have participated in the tournament. The qualifiers of this European Cup will start in September 2023 and end in March 2024. A total of 55 European national teams will participate. They will be divided into 10 groups. The first two teams of each group will directly qualify for the European Cup, while the third team of the remaining 10 groups will need to participate in the League of European Nations play off to determine the final four places for promotion. This competition system is designed to increase the competitiveness and fairness of the qualifying match, and also give some weaker teams more opportunities and hope.

According to the regulations of UEFA, the specific rules and arrangements of Euro 2024 qualifiers are as follows:

• The group lottery of the qualifying match will be held in June 2023. The 55 participating teams will be divided into six grades according to the ranking of UEFA national teams. Each grade has 9 or 10 teams. Each group will draw one team from each grade to form 10 groups. Each group has 5 or 6 teams.
• The preliminaries will be held from September 2023 to March 2024. Each team in each group will play a single round robin game, that is, each team will play a game with other teams in the same group. The duration of each game is 90 minutes. If the game is tied, there will be no overtime game or penalty shoot out.
• The points in the qualifying match are 3 points for victory, 1 point for draw and 0 point for failure. If two or more teams have the same points in the qualifying stage, they will be ranked in the following order:
1. Points in a match against each other.
2. The goal difference in a match against each other.
3. The number of goals scored in a match against each other.
4. The goal difference in all qualifying matches.
5. The number of goals scored in all qualifying matches.
6. UEFA national team ranking.
7. Fair competition points (i.e. the number of red and yellow cards).
8. Draw lots.
• The first two of each group will be qualified for the European Cup, a total of 20 places, while the third of each group will be required to participate in the European League play off, a total of 10 places.

The specific rules and arrangements of the European Union's play offs are as follows:

• The team participating in the League of European Nations play off is the third in 10 groups in the qualifying match, and the champions of the four leagues in the League of European Nations 2022-23 season. If the champion of the League of European Nations has passed the qualifying match and reached the European Cup, then the second place of the League of European Nations or other teams with higher ranking will be substituted, a total of 16 teams.
• The grouping lottery of the UEFA playoff will be held in March 2024. The 16 teams will be divided into four grades according to the UEFA national team ranking. There are four teams in each grade. Each playoff team will draw one team from each grade to form four playoff teams, and each playoff team will have four teams.
• The play off schedule of the UEFA will be held in March 2024. The teams in each play off group will play a semi-final and a final, that is, each team will play a semi-final with another team in the same group. The winner will be promoted to the final and the loser will be eliminated. Then the winner of the two semi-finals will play a decisive match. The winner will be promoted to the European Cup and the loser will be eliminated. The duration of each game is 90 minutes, If the game is tied, a 30 minute overtime match will be played. If the overtime match is still tied, a penalty shoot out will be played.
• The number of qualifying places in the UEFA playoff is the final winner of each playoff group, with a total of 4 places. Together with the 20 qualifying places in the qualifiers, they form 24 teams in the European Cup.

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