According to CCTV5 program list (January 16, 2024), the draw ceremony for the group matches of Euro 2024 qualifiers was held at the UEFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. A total of 55 teams were divided into 10 groups, and the top two of each group would directly advance to the final stage
According to CCTV5 program list (January 16, 2024), the draw ceremony for the group matches of Euro 2024 qualifiers was held at the UEFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. A total of 55 teams were divided into 10 groups. The first two teams in each group will directly advance to the final stage, while the third team in each group will enter the play off to compete for the final four places.
According to the result of drawing lots, the following is the grouping of each group:
group |
team |
A |
France, Sweden, Greece, Belarus, Azerbaijan, San Marino |
B |
Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Moldova, Gibraltar |
C |
Italy, Poland, Scotland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Andorra |
D |
England, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Malta |
E |
Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Finland, Northern Macedonia, Faroe Islands |
F |
Germany, Denmark, Serbia, Romania, Armenia, Liechtenstein |
G |
Netherlands, Turkey, Austria, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg |
H |
Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Cyprus, Christmas Island |
I |
Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Hungary, Albania, Maldives |
J |
Colombia, Greece, Georgia, Estonia, Kosovo, Djibouti |
From the table above, we can see that some groups have fierce competition and some groups have flat competition. According to the strength and status of each team, we can predict which teams are expected to directly advance to the final stage, and which teams are difficult to directly advance to the final stage.
Here are our predictions:
group |
Direct promotion to the promising team |
Direct promotion to the team with difficulty |
A |
France, Sweden |
Greece, Belarus |
B |
Belgium, Wales |
Czech, Slovakia |
C |
Italy, Poland |
Scotland, Israel |
D |
England, Croatia |
Norway, Bulgaria |
E |
Spain, Switzerland |
Ireland, Finland |
F |
Germany, Denmark |
Serbia, Romania |
G |
Netherlands, Turkey |
Austria, Northern Ireland |
H |
Portugal, Russia |
Slovenia, Montenegro |
I |
Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Iceland, Hungary |
J |
Colombia, Greece |
Georgia, Estonia |
Of course, this is just our personal opinion. The actual result depends on the performance of each team in the qualifier. The European Cup qualifier will start in March 2024. We will bring you the latest event reports and wonderful commentary. Please pay attention to the CCTV5 program list.