The Uefa Euro 2024 Qualifying campaign was a thrilling journey from March to November 2023, setting the stage for the highly anticipated tournament in Germany. This comprehensive guide provides a detailed overview of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying process, highlighting the teams that secured their spots, the matchday results, and the crucial play-offs that will determine the final participants. For fans worldwide, understanding the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying stages is key to appreciating the upcoming tournament.
Qualified Teams and Final Tournament Groups
Twenty nations successfully navigated the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying groups to automatically secure their place alongside hosts Germany. The draw for the final tournament groups, held in Hamburg on December 2nd, 2023, has mapped out the initial clashes. Here’s a look at the groups:
Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria, France
Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine
Group F: Türkiye, Georgia, Portugal, Czechia
These groups promise exciting matchups and fierce competition right from the start of UEFA Euro 2024. The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying performance of these teams hints at the potential storylines for the tournament itself.
Matchday Results: UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying
The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying journey was spread across ten matchdays, filled with dramatic encounters and pivotal results. Below is a detailed breakdown of each matchday, showcasing the scores and outcomes that shaped the qualifying landscape.
Matchday 1
Thursday 23 March 2023
Group C: Italy 1-2 England, North Macedonia 2-1 Malta
Group H: Kazakhstan 1-2 Slovenia, Denmark 3-1 Finland, San Marino 0-2 Northern Ireland
Group J: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Iceland, Portugal 4-0 Liechtenstein, Slovakia 0-0 Luxembourg
Friday 24 March 2023
Group B: France 4-0 Netherlands, Gibraltar 0-3 Greece
Group E: Czechia 3-1 Poland, Moldova 1-1 Faroe Islands
Group F: Austria 4-1 Azerbaijan, Sweden 0-3 Belgium
Group G: Bulgaria 0-1 Montenegro, Serbia 2-0 Lithuania
Saturday 25 March 2023
Group A: Scotland 3-0 Cyprus, Spain 3-0 Norway
Group D: Armenia 1-2 Türkiye, Croatia 1-1 Wales
Group I: Belarus 0-5 Switzerland, Andorra 0-2 Romania, Israel 1-1 Kosovo
Matchday 2
Sunday 26 March 2023
Group C: England 2-0 Ukraine, Malta 0-2 Italy
Group H: Kazakhstan 3-2 Denmark, Slovenia 2-0 San Marino, Northern Ireland 0-1 Finland
Group J: Liechtenstein 0-7 Iceland, Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal, Slovakia 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monday 27 March 2023
Group B: Netherlands 3-0 Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland 0-1 France
Group E: Moldova 0-0 Czechia, Poland 1-0 Albania
Group F: Austria 2-1 Estonia, Sweden 5-0 Azerbaijan
Group G: Hungary 3-0 Bulgaria, Montenegro 0-2 Serbia
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Group A: Georgia 1-1 Norway, Scotland 2-0 Spain
Group D: Türkiye 0-2 Croatia, Wales 1-0 Latvia
Group I: Kosovo 1-1 Andorra, Romania 2-1 Belarus, Switzerland 3-0 Israel
Matchday 3
Friday 16 June 2023
Group B: Gibraltar 0-3 France, Greece 2-1 Republic of Ireland
Group C: Malta 0-4 England, North Macedonia 2-3 Ukraine
Group D: Latvia 2-3 Türkiye, Wales 2-4 Armenia
Group H: Denmark 1-0 Northern Ireland, Finland 2-0 Slovenia, San Marino 0-3 Kazakhstan
Group I: Andorra 1-2 Switzerland, Belarus 1-2 Israel, Kosovo 0-0 Romania
Saturday 17 June 2023
Group A: Norway 1-2 Scotland, Cyprus 1-2 Georgia
Group E: Albania 2-0 Moldova, Faroe Islands 0-3 Czechia
Group F: Azerbaijan 1-1 Estonia, Belgium 1-1 Austria
Group G: Lithuania 1-1 Bulgaria, Montenegro 0-0 Hungary
Group J: Luxembourg 2-0 Liechtenstein, Iceland 1-2 Slovakia, Portugal 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Matchday 4
Monday 19 June 2023
Group B: France 1-0 Greece, Republic of Ireland 3-0 Gibraltar
Group C: Ukraine 1-0 Malta, England 7-0 North Macedonia
Group D: Armenia 2-1 Latvia, Türkiye 2-0 Wales
Group H: Finland 6-0 San Marino, Northern Ireland 0-1 Kazakhstan, Slovenia 1-1 Denmark
Group I: Belarus 2-1 Kosovo, Israel 2-1 Andorra, Switzerland 2-2 Romania
Tuesday 20 June 2023
Group A: Norway 3-1 Cyprus, Scotland 2-0 Georgia
Group E: Faroe Islands 1-3 Albania, Moldova 3-2 Poland
Group F: Austria 2-0 Sweden, Estonia 0-3 Belgium
Group G: Bulgaria 1-1 Serbia, Hungary 2-0 Lithuania
Group J: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Luxembourg, Iceland 0-1 Portugal, Liechtenstein 0-1 Slovakia
Matchday 5
Thursday 7 September 2023
Group B: France 2-0 Republic of Ireland, Netherlands 3-0 Greece
Group E: Czechia 1-1 Albania, Poland 2-0 Faroe Islands
Group G: Lithuania 2-2 Montenegro, Serbia 1-2 Hungary
Group H: Kazakhstan 0-1 Finland, Denmark 4-0 San Marino, Slovenia 4-2 Northern Ireland
Friday 8 September 2023
Group A: Georgia 1-7 Spain, Cyprus 0-3 Scotland
Group D: Croatia 5-0 Latvia, Türkiye 1-1 Armenia
Group J: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg 3-1 Iceland, Slovakia 0-1 Portugal
Saturday 9 September 2023
Group C: Ukraine 1-1 England, North Macedonia 1-1 Italy
Group F: Azerbaijan 0-1 Belgium, Estonia 0-5 Sweden
Group I: Andorra 0-0 Belarus, Kosovo 2-2 Switzerland, Romania 1-1 Israel
Matchday 6
Sunday 10 September 2023
Group B: Greece 5-0 Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland 1-2 Netherlands
Group E: Faroe Islands 0-1 Moldova, Albania 2-0 Poland
Group G: Montenegro 2-1 Bulgaria, Lithuania 1-3 Serbia
Group H: Kazakhstan 1-0 Northern Ireland, Finland 0-1 Denmark, San Marino 0-4 Slovenia
Monday 11 September 2023
Group D: Armenia 0-1 Croatia, Latvia 0-2 Wales
Group J: Iceland 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal 9-0 Luxembourg, Slovakia 3-0 Liechtenstein
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Group A: Norway 2-1 Georgia, Spain 6-0 Cyprus
Group C: Italy 2-1 Ukraine, Malta 0-2 North Macedonia
Group F: Belgium 5-0 Estonia, Sweden 1-3 Austria
Group I: Israel 1-0 Belarus, Romania 2-0 Kosovo, Switzerland 3-0 Andorra
Matchday 7
Thursday 12 October 2023
Group A: Cyprus 0-4 Norway, Spain 2-0 Scotland
Group D: Croatia 0-1 Türkiye, Latvia 2-0 Armenia
Group E: Albania 3-0 Czechia, Faroe Islands 0-2 Poland
Group I: Andorra 0-3 Kosovo, Belarus 0-0 Romania
Friday 13 October 2023
Group B: Netherlands 1-2 France, Republic of Ireland 0-2 Greece
Group F: Austria 2-3 Belgium, Estonia 0-2 Azerbaijan
Group J: Iceland 1-1 Luxembourg, Liechtenstein 0-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal 3-2 Slovakia
Saturday 14 October 2023
Group C: Ukraine 2-0 North Macedonia, Italy 4-0 Malta
Group G: Bulgaria 0-2 Lithuania, Hungary 2-1 Serbia
Group H: Northern Ireland 3-0 San Marino, Slovenia 3-0 Finland, Denmark 3-1 Kazakhstan
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Group I: Israel 1-1 Switzerland
Matchday 8
Sunday 15 October 2023
Group A: Georgia 4-0 Cyprus, Norway 0-1 Spain
Group D: Türkiye 4-0 Latvia, Wales 2-1 Croatia
Group E: Czechia 1-0 Faroe Islands, Poland 1-1 Moldova
Group I: Switzerland 3-3 Belarus, Romania 4-0 Andorra
Monday 16 October 2023
Group B: Gibraltar 0-4 Republic of Ireland, Greece 0-1 Netherlands
Group F: Azerbaijan 0-1 Austria, Belgium 1-1 Sweden*
Group J: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-5 Portugal, Iceland 4-0 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg 0-1 Slovakia
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Group C: England 3-1 Italy, Malta 1-3 Ukraine
Group G: Lithuania 2-2 Hungary, Serbia 3-1 Montenegro
Group H: Finland 1-2 Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland 0-1 Slovenia, San Marino 1-2 Denmark
Sunday 12 November 2023
Group I: Kosovo 1-0 Israel
Matchday 9
Thursday 16 November 2023
Group A: Georgia 2-2 Scotland, Cyprus 1-3 Spain
Group F: Azerbaijan 3-0 Sweden, Estonia 0-2 Austria
Group G: Bulgaria 2-2 Hungary, Montenegro 2-0 Lithuania
Group J: Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal, Luxembourg 4-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia 4-2 Iceland
Friday 17 November 2023
Group C: England 2-0 Malta, Italy 5-2 North Macedonia
Group E: Moldova 1-1 Albania, Poland 1-1 Czechia
Group H: Kazakhstan 3-1 San Marino, Finland 4-0 Northern Ireland, Denmark 2-1 Slovenia
Saturday 18 November 2023
Group B: France 14-0 Gibraltar, Netherlands 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Group D: Armenia 1-1 Wales, Latvia 0-2 Croatia
Group I: Belarus 1-0 Andorra, Israel 1-2 Romania, Switzerland 1-1 Kosovo
Matchday 10
Sunday 19 November 2023
Group A: Scotland 3-3 Norway, Spain 3-1 Georgia
Group F: Belgium 5-0 Azerbaijan, Sweden 2-0 Estonia
Group G: Hungary 3-1 Montenegro, Serbia 2-2 Bulgaria
Group J: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2 Slovakia, Liechtenstein 0-1 Luxembourg, Portugal 2-0 Iceland
Monday 20 November 2023
Group C: North Macedonia 1-1 England, Ukraine 0-0 Italy
Group E: Albania 0-0 Faroe Islands, Czechia 3-0 Moldova
Group H: Northern Ireland 2-0 Denmark, San Marino 1-2 Finland, Slovenia 2-1 Kazakhstan
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Group B: Gibraltar 0-6 Netherlands, Greece 2-2 France
Group D: Croatia 1-0 Armenia, Wales 1-1 Türkiye
Group I: Andorra 0-2 Israel, Kosovo 0-1 Belarus, Romania 1-0 Switzerland
Play-offs for Final Tournament Spots
While 20 teams directly qualified through the group stage of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, the final three spots will be decided through the play-offs in March 2024. These play-offs feature teams who performed well in the UEFA Nations League but did not qualify directly, offering a second chance to reach the Euro 2024 finals. The play-off paths and matchups are highly anticipated as they add another layer of excitement to the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying narrative.
Key Dates for UEFA Euro 2024
With the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying stages concluded, anticipation builds for the final tournament. Mark these key dates in your calendar:
Final tournament
- 14 June 2024: UEFA EURO 2024 finals opener
- 14 July 2024: UEFA EURO 2024 final
The journey through UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying has been eventful, and now the focus shifts to Germany for what promises to be a spectacular European Championship. Stay tuned to eurodripusa.net for more updates and in-depth coverage as we approach UEFA Euro 2024.
