53 European nations learnt their qualifying fates for Euro 2024 on Sunday as the draw was made in Frankfurt, Germany.
A number of big countries are set to face off during qualification as a result, including Euro 2020 finalists England and Italy who will once again resume rivalries in Group C, alongside Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta.
Gareth Southgate’s side will be looking for revenge after the Azzurri took the 2020 crown on penalties at a packed-out Wembley stadium, whilst North Macedonia will be eyeing up another shock against Italy after dumping Roberto Mancini’s team out of 2022 World Cup reckoning at the play-off stage.
Elsewhere, Netherlands and France were also drawn together in Group B alongside Ireland, Greece and Gibraltar, though other top seeds Spain, Belgium and Portugal will likely be content with their groups.
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Euro 2024 groups
Here are the final groups that were drawn for Euro 2024 qualifying.
| Pot 1 + UNL finalists |
Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 | |
| Group A | Spain | Scotland | Norway | Georgia | Cyprus | — |
| Group B | Netherlands | France | Ireland | Greece | Gibraltar | — |
| Group C | Italy | England | Ukraine | N. Macedonia | Malta | — |
| Group D | Croatia | Wales | Armenia | Turkey | Latvia | — |
| Group E | Poland | Czech Rep. | Albania | Faroe Islands | Moldova | — |
| Group F | Belgium | Austria | Sweden | Azerbaijan | Estonia | — |
| Group G | Hungary | Serbia | Montenegro | Bulgaria | Lithuania | — |
| Group H | Denmark | Finland | Slovenia | Kazakhstan | N. Ireland | San Marino |
| Group I | Switzerland | Israel | Romania | Kosovo | Belarus | Andorra |
| Group J | Portugal | Bosnia | Iceland | Luxembourg | Slovakia | Liechtenstein |
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When is Euro 2024 group stage draw?
The Euro 2024 qualifying draw takes place on Sunday, October 9 in the host country Germany. Frankfurt’s Festhalle Exhibition Centre will be the venue for the draw.
The event begins at 11:00 BST / 06:00 ET.
UEFA has announced that four ex-players will be on hand to assist the draw: Former German internationals Jurgen Klinsmann and Karl-Heinz Riedle, and ex-Italy stars Gianluca Zambrotta and Demetrio Albertini.
Euro 2024 qualifying draw live stream
UEFA will provide the live stream of the draw on its official site.
The Sporting News will provide live updates and publish the official group assignments as they happen.
Euro 2024 group pots, seeds
There are 53 nations that were seeded ahead of the draw based on the final 2022/23 UEFA Nations League rankings following the completion of the Nations League group stage in September 2022.
Germany automatically qualifies as host and will not participate in qualifying.
Russia is banned from competing in the 2024 Euros as part of UEFA’s decision to sanction the country following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2021.
Below are the pots ahead of the October 9 qualifying draw:
| Nations League Finalists |
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| Netherlands | Denmark | France | Ukraine | Georgia | Slovakia | Andorra |
| Croatia | Portugal | Austria | Iceland | Greece | N. Ireland | San Marino |
| Spain | Belgium | Czech Rep. | Norway | Turkey | Cyprus | Liechtenstein |
| Italy | Hungary | England | Slovenia | Kazakhstan | Belarus | |
| Switzerland | Wales | Ireland | Luxembourg | Lithuania | ||
| Poland | Israel | Albania | Azerbaijan | Gibraltar | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Montenegro | Kosovo | Estonia | |||
| Serbia | Romania | Bulgaria | Latvia | |||
| Scotland | Sweden | Faroe Islands | Moldova | |||
| Finland | Armenia | N. Macedonia | Malta |
The four Nations League finalists — Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, Italy — were broken out into a separate pot because they require special consideration.
Given that the four nations need to have open dates in June 2023 in order to participate in the Nations League finals, those four nations will be required to be part of one of the five-team groups.
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How the Euro 2024 qualifying draw works
The draw follows a straightforward process: Officials will begin by drawing the Nations League Finalists pot, and then proceed to Pot 1, and then Pot 2, and so on until each pot is emptied and teams are allocated to a group.
- Groups A-G: Seven groups of 5 teams each
- Groups H-J: Three groups of 6 teams each
Unless there are restrictions or exceptions (see list below), teams are drawn into the next available group in alphabetical order (from Group A through Group J).
That means the four Nations League teams will first be drawn into Groups A-D and then the draw continues with the other Pot 1 teams slotted into Groups E-J. Up next will be Pots 2-5 with every nation slotted in a group.
The six-team groups will be Groups H-J and so the three Pot 6 teams will be drawn into one of those.
Draw restrictions, exceptions and conditions
The European governing body has a handful of restrictions to the draw. Should any of these scenarios arise during the draw, they will require adjustments:
- Prohibited matchups — The following teams cannot be drawn together for political reasons: Armenia/Azerbaijan, Belarus/Ukraine, Gibraltar/Spain, Kosovo/Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo/Serbia.
- Winter exceptions — One group can only have a maximum of two nations from the following list due to winter weather considerations: Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Norway.
- Travel exceptions — UEFA has outlined some country pairings that would constitute “excessive travel distance” and tournament officials will only allow one of those pairings in a single group.
When are the 2024 Euros?
The round-robin qualifying will take place from March to November 2023 and the top two teams from each group qualify directly to Euro 2024 in Germany.
The final three berths to the tournament will come through special playoffs that will be played in March 2024. These will be based on Nations League performance instead of what takes place in qualifying groups which has been the case in the past.
The Euros will be held in Germany between June 14 and July 14 of 2024. A total of 24 nations will participate for the European title:
- Group qualifying (20): Top two teams from each qualifying group;
- Playoff berths (3): Playoff participants based on Nations League (not group qualifying);
- Host nation (1): Germany qualifies automatically as host.
Euros 2024 qualifying schedule
| Date | Matches | Stage |
| March 23-25, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| March 26-28, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| June 16-17, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| June 19-20, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| Sept. 7-9, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| Sept. 10-12, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| Oct. 12-14, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| Oct. 15-17, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| Nov. 16-18, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| Nov. 19-21, 2023 | Matchday 1 | Group qualifying |
| March 21, 2024 | Playoff Semis | Qualifying playoffs |
| March 26, 2024 | Playoff Finals | Qualifying playoffs |
| June 14-July 14, 2024 | Euro 2024 | Tournament |