Iran Press/ Europe: The UEFA European Football Championship 2024 qualifying draw took place at 12:00 CET on Sunday 9 October 2022 at the Festhalle exhibition centre in Frankfurt 8 hours ago.
53 national associations participated in the qualifying draw. Germany as the organiser of the UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament were automatically qualified and therefore did not take part in the draw.
Scotland have been grouped with Spain and Norway while Wales will face Croatia. But the Republic of Ireland seemingly face a tough challenge after being drawn with Netherlands and France.
Two teams from each of the three groups with six countries will also qualify for Euro 2024.
Northern Ireland, also in a six-country group, will play Denmark, Finland and Slovenia.
Germany, as hosts, have qualified automatically for the tournament while three countries will qualify from the play-offs.
The qualifiers start in March and will conclude next November.
The Euro 2024 qualifying groups:
Group A: Spain, Scotland, Norway, Georgia, Cyprus.
Group B: Netherlands, France, Republic of Ireland, Greece, Gibraltar.
Group C: Italy, England, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Malta.
Group D: Croatia, Wales, Armenia, Turkey, Latvia.
Group E: Poland, Czech Republic, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova.
Group F: Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Estonia.
Group G: Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Lithuania.
Group H: Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, San Marino.
Group I: Switzerland, Israel, Romania, Kosovo, Belarus, Andorra.
Group J: Portugal, Bosnia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Liechtenstein.
Meanwhile, the Russian football team has been banned from competing in FIFA and UEFA competitions. As a result Russia have not been included in the draw for Euro 2024, which will be hosted in Germany.
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