The final 24 teams for the Euro 2024 tournament have been confirmed after the conclusion of the play-off finals in the early hours of March 27th. Georgia, Ukraine, and Poland are the last nations to secure their spots at Europe’s premier international football competition, completing the lineup for the highly anticipated event in Germany.
Georgia has made history by qualifying for their first-ever major international tournament, UEFA Euro 2024. In a dramatic play-off final against Greece, Georgia defied expectations. The match concluded goalless after 120 minutes of intense play, leading to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout. Georgia emerged victorious 4-2 on penalties, sparking jubilant scenes as they booked their ticket to Germany.
Making their debut on the Euro stage, Georgia will compete in Group F. They face a challenging group alongside Turkey, Portugal, and the Czech Republic, promising exciting matchups for fans worldwide.
Poland also secured their place at Euro 2024 via a penalty shootout victory. Their play-off final against Wales mirrored Georgia’s game, ending 0-0 after extra time. In another tense penalty shootout, Poland prevailed 5-4, ensuring their fifth appearance at the European Championship.
Poland finds themselves in a formidable Group D for Euro 2024. They are set to battle it out against strong contenders including the Netherlands, France, and Austria, setting the stage for a compelling group phase.
Ukraine, unlike Georgia and Poland, secured their qualification with a victory in regular time. They overcame Iceland 2-1 in their play-off final. Goals from Viktor Tsygankov and Mykhailo Mudryk sealed the win for Ukraine, avoiding the lottery of a penalty shootout.
Ukraine players celebrate their Euro 2024 qualification victory over Iceland, securing their place in the final tournament in Germany.
This marks Ukraine’s fourth consecutive and fifth overall appearance at the EURO finals, having previously qualified for Euro 2012, 2016, and 2020. Ukraine has been drawn into Group E for Euro 2024, where they will face Belgium, Slovakia, and Romania.
These three nations join the 21 teams who had already qualified for Euro 2024, hosted by Germany. Alongside the host nation, the other qualified teams from the qualifying groups are Belgium, France, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Austria, England, Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, Denmark, Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, Serbia, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia.
Official Euro 2024 logo displayed, marking the final tournament in Germany and the culmination of the qualifying stages.
Euro 2024 is set to take place across 10 host cities in Germany over a month, from June 14th to July 14th. The 24 qualified teams are divided into six groups of four, competing in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams, will advance to the round of 16, kicking off the knockout stages. The final match will be held at the iconic Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14th, promising a thrilling conclusion to the tournament.
