The draw for the Euro 2024 finals was held this evening, Saturday, in Hamburg, Germany. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024. As is often the case in major tournaments, "the group of death" (Group B) features Spain and Italy, the defending champions from the last edition, along with Croatia, the runner-up in the 2018 World Cup, who reached the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup last year. Albania rounds out the teams in this group. Conversely, the draw was "kind" to the German host nation, placing them alongside Hungary, Scotland, and Switzerland.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
- **Group A**: Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland
- **Group B**: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
- **Group C**: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia
- **Group D**: France, Austria, Netherlands, Play-off winner A
- **Group E**: Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, Play-off winner B
- **Group F**: Portugal, Turkey, Czechia, Play-off winner C
The top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams, will qualify for the knockout stage.
Before the draw, the qualified teams were distributed into four pots as follows:
- **Pot 1**: Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England
- **Pot 2**: Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria
- **Pot 3**: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia
- **Pot 4**: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner 1, Play-off winner 2, Play-off winner 3
**Play-off Matches for Euro 2024 Qualification**: The teams were divided into three paths, with one team from each path qualifying to complete the Euro 2024 lineup.
- **Path 1**: Poland, Wales, Finland, Estonia
- **Path 2**: Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Iceland
- **Path 3**: Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg
