Euro 2024 Playoffs dates – did Northern Ireland make it through?
Are you here for the Euro 2024 playoffs games? UEFA Euro 2024 playoffs explained? Euro 2024 playoffs draw explained? How do the play-offs work for Euro 2024?
There is a new way of judging which of the 55 European countries get to participate in the competitions. The Euro 2024 qualifying procedure is different and new.
The 17th edition of UEFA European Championship is scheduled to play across 12 European countries from 14 June to 14 July 2024. It will be hosted by Germany. The winner will compete in the 2025 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions against the 2024 Copa América winner. Watch & Bet on Football =>
UEFA Euro 2024 Playoffs Format Explained
Previously 16 teams participated in the European Championships but the new expanded format of Euro 2024 will have more games played and more teams involved just like the Euro 2021. During Euro 2024, a total of 51 matches will be played, 36 of which are group-stage games and 15 being knockout matches. Watch & Bet on Football =>
Qualified teams for Euro 2024 so far
During the UEFA Executive Committee in Hvar, Croatia, on 20 September 2022, it was confirmed that Russia would be excluded from qualifying for Euro 2024.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearances in Euro Championship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Host | 13 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Belgium | Group F winner | 6 | 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016, 2020 |
| France | Group B winner | 10 | 1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Portugal | Group J winner | 8 | 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Scotland | Group A runner-up | 3 | 1992, 1996, 2020 |
| Spain | Group A winner | 11 | 1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Turkey | Group D winner | 5 | 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020 |
| Austria | Group F runner-up | 3 | (2008, 2016, 2020) |
| England | Group C winner | 10 | 1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Hungary | Group G winner | 4 | 1964, 1972, 2016, 2020 |
| Slovakia | Group J runner-up | 5 | 1960, 1976, 1980, 2016, 2020 |
| Albania | Group E winner | 1 | 2016 |
| Denmark | Group H winner | 9 | 1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2020 |
| Netherlands | Group B runner-up | 10 | 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996,
2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020 |
| Romania | Group I winner | 5 | 1984, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016 |
| Switzerland | Group I runner-up | 5 | 1996, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020 |
| Serbia | Group G runner-up | 5 | 1960, 1968, 1976, 1984, 2000 |
| Czech Republic | Group E runner-up | 10 | 1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000,
2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Italy | Group C runner-up | 10 | 1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| Slovenia | Group H runner-up | 1 | 2000 |
| Croatia | Group D runner-up | 6 | 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
How do the play-offs work for Euro 2024? UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs explained!
Overall, the 55 teams were drawn into 10 groups with 5 groups of 5 teams and 5 groups of 6 teams. Teams were seeded based on their UEFA Nations League overall rankings. With the new UEFA Nations League tournament, teams will be allowed further chances to qualify either through the playoffs or directly.
20 of the 24 final teams will be decided for the group stage. The other 4 teams will be picked through the qualifying playoffs. They were scheduled to take place in March 2024.
The participants of the play-offs were not be decided based on results from the qualifying group stage. Instead, 16 teams will be selected based on their performance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. From now on, these teams will be divided into four paths with 4 teams in each. Only one team can progress from one path.
Henceforth, each play-off path will feature two single-leg semi-finals and one single-leg final. So, the best-ranked team will host the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will host the third-ranked team.
Euro 2024 Playoffs draw
A draw will decide the host of the final after which the four play-off path winners will join the 20 teams which have already qualified for UEFA Euro 2024. As of now, North Macedonia, Scotland, Hungary and Slovakia are the four countries this time to win the play-offs.
Euro 2024 Playoffs Path A, B and C – 12 teams
Here are the 12 teams that will compete in Euro 2024 playoffs. The following is the composition of the play-off route for the 12 teams in Path A, B and C:
| Path A | Path B | Path C |
|---|---|---|
| Team (Per rankings) | Team (Per rankings) | Team (Per rankings) |
| Poland | Israel | Georgia |
| Wales | Bosnia | Greece |
| Finland | Ukraine | Kazakhstan |
| Estonia | Iceland | Luxembourg |
Euro 2024 Playoffs semi-finals matches
The Euro 2024 playoffs semi-finals will take place on 21 March, and the Euro 2024 playoffs final matches will take place on 26 March 2024.
The losing semi-finalists in each path will compete in an international friendly on the day of the final, hosted by the team that was drawn to hold the play-off final.
- Path A: Winner semi-final 2 (Wales v Finland)
- Path B: Winner semi-final 2 (Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ukraine)
- Path C: Winner semi-final 1 (Georgia v Luxembourg)
UEFA Euro 2024 Playoffs – Host Cities
UEFA Euro 2024 is scheduled to play across 11 German cities from 14 June to 14 July. Live telecast and broadcast of the 2024 European Championship can be watched on televisions and online streaming sites all over the world.
Germany picked nine venues from the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, and Gelsenkirchen. Düsseldorf is the new venue that hosted Euro 1988. If you want to bet on the Euro 2024, you can do so at bet365! Watch & Bet on Football =>
See also
If you want more information on the 2024 European Championship, check out the official UEFA site. You can also find out more at –
- UEFA Euro Top Goal Scorers of All Time
- Past Winners of UEFA Euro Championships
- Euro 2024 Highest Paid Players: Highest Earning Players!
- UEFA Euro 2024 Groups
- Latest England Squad
- Euro 2024 Fixtures
- Footballers playing their last Euros
- Euro 2024 fastest players
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