The draw for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying series has been conducted in Frankfurt, and reps of all teams were present.
And teams that will participate in the qualifying have known their opponents.
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Germany and Russia were omitted in the draw and that made 53 of 55 nations that make up Uefa pitted in the qualifying fixtures in Frankfurt, Germany.
Because Germany play host to the 2024 tournament and that’s why they were omitted.
For Russia, because they are so involved in war with Ukraine they were excluded.
And at this point, it will be difficult for Russia to partake even if the war ends today.
Because of time-wasting but of course not without that paperwork and diplomatic issues that will be there it will be impossible for Russia.
There were even groups with five countries – and three groups with six teams in them. The four Nations League finalists, Croatia, and the Netherlands, Italy and Spain went into the smaller groups.
And the top two teams in each of the 10 groups qualify directly for Euro 2024.
Nations League pot (top seeds that went into smaller groups): Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, Italy.
Pot 1 (the other top seeds): Denmark, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland.
2: France, Austria, Czech Republic, England, Wales, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Scotland, Finland.
3: Ukraine, Iceland, Norway, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Albania, Montenegro, Romania, Sweden, Armenia.
4: Georgia, Greece, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia.
5: Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Belarus, Lithuania, Gibraltar, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova, Malta.
6: Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein.
There are twelve teams who are in playoffs and they won their groups in Nations League A, B and C.
They will play these games and the semi-finals on 21 March and the finals on 26 March.
Leagues A: Croatia, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands. B: Scotland, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia. C: Turkey, Greece, Kazakhstan, and Georgia are all guaranteed playoffs.
The Euro draws in Frankfurt had all the representatives of various European Confederations.
The groups in full
Group A: Spain, Scotland, Norway, Georgia, and Cyprus
B: Netherlands, France, Republic of Ireland, Greece, and Gibraltar C: Italy, England, Ukraine, North Macedonia, and Malta
D: Croatia, Wales, Armenia, Turkey, and Latvia
E: Poland, Czech Rep, Albania, Faroe Islands, and Moldova
F: Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Azerbaijan, and Estonia
G: Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Lithuania
H: Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, and San Marino
I: Switzerland. Israel, Romania, Kosovo, Belarus, and Andorra J: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, and Liechtenstein
