The group stage of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying sent 20 teams to the finals automatically after a set of fixtures which ended in November 2023.
Several teams joined hosts Germany at the tournament with games to spare, but others only confirmed their places during the closing fixtures.
Others knew they were guaranteed a qualifying playoff place in March 2024 even if they did not finish in the required top two places of their group.
The Sporting News explains who qualified for Euro 2024, who needs what to qualify next and who’s in peril of missing out entirely.
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How Euro 2024 qualification works
Of the 53 teams vying for qualification, 23 will get to play in the finals, alongside hosts Germany.
Those teams attempting to qualify were split across 10 groups: seven containing five teams, and three comprising six.
The top two from each group qualified, making up 20 places. The three remaining spots went to the winners of playoff games, which will take place between teams who have performed best in the 2022/23 Nations League.
The group winners of Leagues A, B and C in the Nations League were awarded those playoff spots if they had not already qualified for Euro 2024. If they had, the next best-ranked team in their Nations League group reached the playoffs. If those teams had also already qualified, places filtered down to the next league, finishing with League D.
Full list of teams at Euro 2024
As tournament hosts, Germany were the only team to have qualified for Euro 2024 before the October qualifying matches.
Here are the teams who joined them over the course of the closing fixtures.
Team Qualification method Germany Hosts Belgium Group F — 1st place France Group B — 1st place Portugal Group J — 1st place Scotland Group A — 2nd place Spain Group A — 1st place Turkiye Group D – 1st place Austria Group F — 2nd place England Group C — 1st place Hungary Group G — 1st place Slovakia Group J — 2nd place Albania Group E – 1st place Czechia Group E – 2nd place Denmark Group H — 1st place Netherlands Group B — 2nd place Romania Group I – 1st place Switzerland Group I – 2nd place Slovenia Group J — 2nd place Serbia Group G — 2nd place Croatia Group D – 2nd place Italy Group C — 2nd place Poland Playoff final Georgia Playoff final Ukraine Playoff final
Euro 2024 playoff qualifying permutations: Who can qualify next?
The Euro 2024 playoffs took place in March 2024. Twelve teams took part.
There were six semifinals, all held on March 21, 2024, and then three finals held on March 26. All games were a one-off, single-legged affairs.
The six semifinals will be split into three sections — Path A, Path B and Path C — with two games in each and a separate draw to determine which semifinal winner will host that path’s final. The teams in each path are seeded based on their UEFA Nations League ranking, with the top seed facing the fourth seed, and second facing third.
Euro 2024 playoff games, schedule and scores
Games Score Path A: Poland vs Estonia 5-1 Path A: Wales vs Finland 4-1 Path B: Israel vs Iceland 1-4 Path B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Ukraine 1-2 Path C: Georgia vs Luxembourg 2-0 Path C: Greece vs Kazakhstan 5-0
The winners of the three finals will be added to the final lineup for Euro 2024.
Games Score Final A: Poland vs Wales 0-0 (5-4 pens Poland) Final B: Iceland vs Ukraine 1-2 Final C: Georgia vs Greece 0-0 (4-2 pens Georgia)
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Euro 2024 qualifying permutations: Who qualified?
Here are the final group standings.
Group A
Spain and Scotland qualified because La Roja won 1-0 in Norway on October 15, ensuring the hosts could not catch the top two.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Spain (Q) 21 8 7 1 0 +20 2. Scotland (Q) 17 8 5 1 2 +9 3. Norway 11 8 3 3 2 +2 4. Georgia (P) 8 8 2 4 2 -6 5. Cyprus 0 8 0 8 0 -25March 25: Scotland 3-0 Cyprus, Spain 3-0 NorwayMarch 28: Georgia 1-1 Norway, Scotland 2-0 SpainJune 17: Norway 1-2 Scotland, Cyprus 1-2 GeorgiaJune 20: Norway 3-1 Cyprus, Scotland 2-0 GeorgiaSeptember 8: Georgia 1-7 Spain, Cyprus 0-3 ScotlandSeptember 12: Norway 2-1 Georgia, Spain 6-0 CyprusOctober 12: Cyprus 0-4 Norway, Spain 2-0 ScotlandOctober 15: Georgia 4-0 Cyprus, Norway 0-1 SpainNovember 16: Georgia 2-2 Scotland, Cyprus 1-3 SpainNovember 19: Scotland 3-3 Norway, Spain 3-1 Georgia
Group B
Two-time champions and 2022 FIFA World Cup finalists France qualified from Group B on Matchday 7 by winning 2-1 in Amsterdam.
The Netherlands followed them by beating Republic of Ireland on November 18. Greece can still reach the finals via the playoff.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. France (Q) 21 8 7 0 1 +26 2. Netherlands (Q) 15 8 6 2 0 +10 3. Greece (P) 15 8 5 3 0 +6 4. Rep. Ireland 6 8 2 6 0 -1 5. Gibraltar 0 8 0 8 0 -41March 24: France 4-0 Netherlands, Gibraltar 0-3 GreeceMarch 27: Netherlands 3-0 Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland 0-1 FranceJune 16: Gibraltar 0-3 France, Greece 2-1 Republic of IrelandJune 19: France 1-0 Greece, Republic of Ireland 3-0 GibraltarSeptember 7: France 2-0 Republic of Ireland, Netherlands 3-0 GreeceSeptember 10: Greece 5-0 Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland 1-2 NetherlandsOctober 13: Netherlands 1-2 France, Republic of Ireland 0-2 GreeceOctober 16: Gibraltar 0-4 Republic of Ireland, Greece 0-1 NetherlandsNovember 18: France 14-0 Gibraltar, Netherlands 1-0 Republic of IrelandNovember 21: Gibraltar 0-6 Netherlands, Greece 2-2 France
Group C
England qualified for Euro 2024 after securing a 3-1 win over rivals Italy at Wembley Stadium on October 17.
Italy qualified by drawing 0-0 away to Ukraine, who headed to the playoffs.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. England (Q) 20 8 6 0 2 +18 2. Italy (Q) 14 8 4 2 2 +7 3. Ukraine (P) 14 8 4 2 2 +3 4. North Macedonia 7 8 2 4 2 -10 5. Malta 0 8 0 8 0 -18March 23: Italy 1-2 England, North Macedonia 2-1 MaltaMarch 26: England 2-0 Ukraine, Malta 0-2 ItalyJune 16: Malta 0-4 England, North Macedonia 2-3 UkraineJune 19: Ukraine 1-0 Malta, England 7-0 North MacedoniaSeptember 9: Ukraine 1-1 England, North Macedonia 1-1 ItalySeptember 12: Italy 2-1 Ukraine, Malta 0-2 North MacedoniaOctober 14: Ukraine 2-0 North Macedonia, Italy 4-0 MaltaOctober 17: England 3-1 Italy, Malta 1-3 UkraineNovember 17: England 2-0 Malta, Italy 5-2 North MacedoniaNovember 20: North Macedonia 1-1 England, Ukraine 0-0 Italy
Group D
Turkiye were the first team to qualify from Group D. Croatia beat Armenia to join them.
Wales narrowly missed out despite a draw with Turikye on the final matchday, and are in the playoffs.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Turkiye (Q) 17 8 5 1 2 +7 2. Croatia (Q) 16 8 5 2 1 +9 3. Wales (P) 12 8 3 2 1 0 4. Armenia 8 8 2 4 2 -2 5. Latvia 3 8 1 7 0 -14March 25: Armenia 1-2 Turkiye, Croatia 1-1 WalesMarch 28: Turkiye 0-2 Croatia, Wales 1-0 LatviaJune 16: Latvia 2-3 Turkiye, Wales 2-4 ArmeniaJune 19: Armenia 2-1 Latvia, Turkiye 2-0 WalesSeptember 8: Croatia 5-0 Latvia, Turkiye 1-1 ArmeniaSeptember 11: Armenia 0-1 Croatia, Latvia 0-1 WalesOctober 12: Croatia 0-1 Turkiye, Latvia 2-0 ArmeniaOctober 15: Turkiye 4-0 Latvia, Wales 2-1 CroatiaNovember 18: Armenia 1-1 Wales, Latvia 0-2 CroatiaNovember 21: Croatia 1-0 Armenia, Wales 1-1 Turkiye
Group E
Albania qualified thanks to a 1-1 draw with Moldova on November 17, and Czechia joined them by beating Moldova three days later.
Poland needed to beat the Czechia on Matchday 9 to qualify but failed to do so and had to settle for a playoff place.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Albania (Q) 15 8 4 1 3 +8 2. Czechia (Q) 15 8 4 1 3 +6 3. Poland (P) 11 8 3 3 2 0 4. Moldova 10 8 2 2 4 -3 5. Faroe Islands 2 8 0 6 2 -11March 24: Czechia 3-1 Poland, Moldova 1-1 Faroe IslandsMarch 27: Moldova 0-0 Czechia, Poland 1-0 AlbaniaJune 17: Albania 2-0 Moldova, Faroe Islands 0-3 CzechiaJune 20: Faroe Islands 1-3 Albania, Moldova 3-2 PolandSeptember 7: Czechia 1-1 Albania, Poland 2-0 Faroe IslandsSeptember 10: Faroe Islands 0-1 Moldova, Albania 2-0 PolandOctober 12: Albania 3-0 Czechia, Faroe Islands 0-2 PolandOctober 15: Czechia 1-0 Faroe Islands, Poland 1-1 MoldovaNovember 17: Moldova 1-1 Albania, Poland 1-1 CzechiaNovember 20: Albania 0-0 Faroe Islands, Czechia 3-0 Moldova
Group F
Belgium qualified by winning in Austria on Matchday 7, and their opponents followed suit on October 16 by defeating Azerbaijan.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Belgium (Q) 20 8 7 0 1 +18 2. Austria (Q) 19 8 6 1 2 +10 3. Sweden 10 8 3 4 1 +2 4. Azerbaijan 7 8 2 5 1 -10 5. Estonia 1 8 0 7 1 -20March 24: Austria 4-1 Azerbaijan, Sweden 0-3 BelgiumMarch 27: Austria 2-1 Estonia, Sweden 5-0 AzerbaijanJune 17: Azerbaijan 1-1 Estonia, Belgium 1-1 AustriaJune 20: Austria 2-0 Sweden, Estonia 0-3 BelgiumSeptember 9: Azerbaijan 0-1 Belgium, Estonia 0-5 SwedenSeptember 12: Belgium 5-0 Estonia, Sweden 1-3 AustriaOctober 13: Austria 2-3 Belgium, Estonia 0-2 AzerbaijanOctober 16: Azerbaijan 0-1 Austria, Belgium 1-1 Sweden*November 16: Azerbaijan 3-0 Sweden, Estonia 0-2 AustriaNovember 19: Belgium 5-0 Azerbaijan, Sweden 2-0 Estonia
* Match abandoned at half-time, scoreline confirmed as final result.
Group G
Hungary qualified on November 16 with a draw in Bulgaria.
Serbia needed until the final day to confirm their place, becoming the last team of the group stage to qualify for Euro 2024 as they drew with Bulgaria on Matchday 10 while Montenegro fell to Hungary.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Hungary (Q) 18 8 5 0 3 +9 2. Serbia (Q) 14 8 4 2 2 +6 3. Montenegro 11 8 3 3 2 -2 4. Lithuania 6 8 1 4 3 -6 5. Bulgaria 4 8 0 4 4 -7March 24: Bulgaria 0-1 Montenegro, Serbia 2-0 LithuaniaMarch 27: Hungary 3-0 Bulgaria, Montenegro 0-2 SerbiaJune 17: Lithuania 1-1 Bulgaria, Montenegro 0-0 HungaryJune 20: Bulgaria 1-1 Serbia, Hungary 2-0 LithuaniaSeptember 7: Lithuania 2-2 Montenegro, Serbia 1-2 HungarySeptember 10: Montenegro 2-1 Bulgaria, Lithuania 1-3 SerbiaOctober 14: Bulgaria 0-2 Lithuania, Hungary 2-1 SerbiaOctober 17: Lithuania 2-2 Hungary, Serbia 3-1 MontenegroNovember 16: Bulgaria 2-2 Hungary, Montenegro 2-0 LithuaniaNovember 19: Hungary 3-1 Montenegro, Serbia 2-2 Bulgaria
Group H
A tight Group H went down to the wire. Denmark secured qualification with a November 17 win over Slovenia, who still can reach the final on Matchday 10 despite the defeat.
Slovenia qualified with a win at home against Kazakhstan.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Denmark (Q) 22 10 7 2 1 +9 2. Slovenia (Q) 22 10 7 2 1 +11 3. Finland (P) 18 10 6 4 0 +8 4. Kazakhstan (P) 18 10 6 4 0 +4 5. Northern Ireland 9 10 3 7 0 -4 6. San Marino 0 10 0 10 0 -28March 23: Kazakhstan 1-2 Slovenia, Denmark 3-1 Finland, San Marino 0-2 Northern IrelandMarch 26: Kazakhstan 3-2 Denmark, Slovenia 2-0 San Marino, Northern Ireland 0-1 FinlandJune 16: Denmark 1-0 Northern Ireland, Finland 2-0 Slovenia, San Marino 0-3 KazakhstanJune 19: Finland 6-0 San Marino, Northern Ireland 0-1 Kazakhstan, Slovenia 1-1 DenmarkSeptember 7: Kazakhstan 0-1 Finland, Denmark 4-0 San Marino, Slovenia 4-2 Northern IrelandSeptember 10: Kazakhstan 1-0 Northern Ireland, Finland 0-1 Denmark, San Marino 0-4 SloveniaOctober 14: Northern Ireland 3-0 San Marino, Slovenia 3-0 Finland, Denmark 3-1 KazakhstanOctober 17: Finland 1-2 Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland 0-1 Slovenia, San Marino 1-2 DenmarkNovember 17: Kazakhstan 3-1 San Marino, Finland 4-0 Northern Ireland, Denmark 2-1 SloveniaNovember 20: Northern Ireland 2-0 Denmark, San Marino 1-2 Finland, Slovenia 2-1 Kazakhstan
Group I
It wasn’t until Matchday nine that any team in Group I secured qualification.
Romania’s 2-1 win over Israel sent them through, while their opponents had to prepare for the playoffs.
Switzerland also confirmed their place at the finals after a 1-1 draw with Kosovo, eliminating their opponents in the process.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Romania (Q) 22 10 6 0 4 +11 2. Switzerland (Q) 17 10 4 1 5 +11 3. Israel (P) 15 10 4 3 3 0 4. Belarus 12 10 3 4 3 -5 5. Kosovo 11 10 2 3 5 0 6. Andorra 2 10 0 7 2 -17March 25: Belarus 0-5 Switzerland, Andorra 0-2 Romania, Israel 1-1 KosovoMarch 28: Kosovo 1-1 Andorra, Romania 2-1 Belarus, Switzerland 3-0 IsraelJune 16: Andorra 1-2 Switzerland, Belarus 1-2 Israel, Kosovo 0-0 RomaniaJune 19: Belarus 2-1 Kosovo, Israel 2-1 Andorra, Switzerland 2-2 RomaniaSeptember 9: Andorra 0-0 Belarus, Kosovo 2-2 Switzerland, Romania 1-1 IsraelSeptember 12: Israel 1-0 Belarus, Romania 2-0 Kosovo, Switzerland 3-0 AndorraOctober 12: Andorra 0-3 Kosovo, Belarus 0-0 Romania, Israel vs SwitzerlandOctober 15: Switzerland 3-3 Belarus, Kosovo vs Israel, Romania 4-0 AndorraNovember 12: Kosovo 1-0 IsraelNovember 15: Israel 1-1 SwitzerlandNovember 18: Belarus 1-0 Andorra, Israel 1-2 Romania, Switzerland 1-1 KosovoNovember 21: Andorra 0-2 Israel, Kosovo 0-1 Belarus, Romania 1-0 Switzerland
Group J
Led by five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2016 champions Portugal qualified by beating Slovakia at home on October 13 with the help of two goals from their captain, who leads the qualifying competition in scoring.
Slovakia joined them with victory over Iceland on November 16.
Team PTS GP W L D GD 1. Portugal (Q) 30 10 9 0 0 +34 2. Slovakia (Q) 22 10 7 2 1 +9 3. Luxembourg (P) 17 10 5 3 2 -6 4. Iceland 10 10 3 6 1 +1 5. Bosnia & Herzegovina (P) 9 10 3 7 0 -11 6. Liechtenstein 0 10 0 10 0 -27March 23: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Iceland, Portugal 4-0 Liechtenstein, Slovakia 0-0 LuxembourgMarch 26: Liechtenstein 0-7 Iceland, Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal, Slovakia 2-0 Bosnia and HerzegovinaJune 17: Luxembourg 2-0 Liechtenstein, Iceland 1-2 Slovakia, Portugal 3-0 Bosnia and HerzegovinaJune 20: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Luxembourg, Iceland 0-1 Portugal, Liechtenstein 0-1 SlovakiaSeptember 8: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg 3-1 Iceland, Slovakia 0-1 PortugalSeptember 11: Iceland 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal 9-0 Luxembourg, Slovakia 3-0 LiechtensteinOctober 13: Iceland 1-1 Luxembourg, Liechtenstein 0-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal 3-2 SlovakiaOctober 16: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-5 Portugal, Iceland 4-0 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg 0-1 SlovakiaNovember 16: Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal, Luxembourg 4-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia 4-2 IcelandNovember 29: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2 Slovakia, Liechtenstein 0-1 Luxembourg, Portugal 2-0 Iceland
When is Euro 2024?
The finals of Euro 2024 will run from June 14 – July 14, 2024.
The qualifying playoff semifinals will be held on March 21, 2024, with the finals of those scheduled for five days later.
Where is Euro 2024?
This will be the first time Germany has staged the tournament since the reunification of the country. West Germany hosted the 1988 finals, while Germany were 2006 World Cup hosts.
Here are the 10 stadiums where matches will take place.
Stadium City Capacity Olympiastadion Berlin 70,000 RheinEnergieStadion Cologne 47,000 Signal Iduna Park Dortmund 66,000 Merkur Spiel-Arena Dusseldorf 47,000 Waldstadion Frankfurt 48,000 Arena AufSchalke Gelsenkirchen 50,000 Volksparkstadion Hamburg 50,000 Red Bull Arena Leipzig 42,000 Allianz Arena Munich 67,000 MHPArena Stuttgart 54,000