On December 23, 2023, CCTV5 program list, the qualifier of Euro 2024 has been divided into 10 groups with 55 teams participating. Each group has 5 or 6 teams. The qualifier will be held from March 2023 to March 2024
On December 23, 2023, according to CCTV5 program list, the qualifier of Euro 2024 has been divided into 10 groups with 55 teams participating in the draw. Each group has 5 or 6 teams. The qualifier will be held from March 2023 to March 2024. The top two teams of each group will be directly qualified to advance to the finals of Euro 2024, The remaining four places will be decided by the play off of the European Union, which is a new qualification rule of the European Cup as well as an innovation and reform of the European Cup.
UEFA is a new national team event launched by UEFA in 2018, which aims to improve the competitiveness and level of national teams, and also provides a new way for the qualification of the European Cup. The League of European Nations is divided into four levels, and each level is divided into four groups. Each group has three or four teams. The first team in each level will be promoted to the next level, and the last team in each level will be demoted to the next level. In this way, a dynamic lifting mechanism is formed to ensure that teams at each level have similar strength and level, It also increases the suspense and interest of the game.
The play off of the UEFA is a supplement to the preliminaries of the European Cup. It will be held in March 2024. A total of 16 teams will participate in the play off, which is divided into four levels. There are four teams in each level. The teams in each level will have two rounds of elimination matches to decide the champion of each level, and the champion of each level will get a ticket to the final circle of the European Cup, This ensures that teams at all levels have the opportunity to participate in the European Cup, and also reflects the concept of fairness and inclusiveness of UEFA.
The following is the grouping of the qualifiers for the 2024 European Cup. It can be seen that the grouping of the qualifiers is very balanced and reasonable. Each group has a team with great disparity between strength and weakness. Each group has a fierce and wonderful confrontation. Each group has the possibility of qualification and elimination. The results of the qualifiers will be full of variables and surprises. The process of the qualifiers will be full of challenges and expectations, The preliminaries will be high-level and passionate contests, as well as wonderful and exciting feasts.
group |
team |
A |
France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan |
B |
Spain, Sweden, Greece, Belarus, Malta |
C |
Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania |
D |
Germany, Romania, Iceland, Northern Macedonia, Liechtenstein |
E |
England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra |
F |
Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Latvia, Gibraltar |
G |
Belgium, Czech Republic, Wales, Estonia, San Marino |
H |
Croatia, Russia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Malta |
I |
Portugal, Serbia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg |
J |
Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands |