The draw for the Euro 2024 qualifying competitors takes place in Frankfurt on Sunday.
Here we take a look at what to anticipate.
What time is the draw on account of begin, and the place is it taking place?
The draw is scheduled to start at 11am UK time, and shall be carried out at Frankfurt’s Festhalle exhibition centre.
How will it work?
Fifty-three international locations will enter the draw. Hosts Germany qualify robotically and Russia have been excluded from qualification because of the invasion of Ukraine.
There shall be seven teams of 5 groups and three teams of six. The 4 international locations who made it by way of to subsequent summer season’s Nations League finals – Netherlands, Croatia, Spain and Italy – are assured to be positioned in a five-team group.
England, Scotland and Wales are in seeding pot two, whereas the Republic of Ireland are in pot three and Northern Ireland are in pot 5 out of six.
Who qualifies?
The high two groups from every group will undergo to the finals, whereas 12 extra groups will battle it out for 3 extra spots by way of play-offs to be performed in March 2024.
The winners of the teams in Leagues A, B and C of the Nations League – which incorporates Scotland – are assured at the least a play-off place in the event that they fail to complete within the high two of their qualifying group.
Will any groups be saved aside?
Belarus and Ukraine can not face one another. Belarus are aiding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and in the course of the Nations League needed to play their dwelling matches behind closed doorways in Serbia. Armenia and Azerbaijan may even be saved aside, as will Gibraltar and Spain.
A most of two international locations designated as ‘winter venues’ could be drawn collectively – these are Belarus, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway.
Pairings that may result in extreme travelling have additionally been declared, and shall be capped at a most of 1 pairing per group.
When will the matches be performed?
The group stage of qualification will all happen subsequent yr, in the course of the March, June, September, October and November worldwide breaks.
When does Euro 2024 kick off?
The event begins in Munich on Friday, June 14, 2024. The closing shall be staged in Berlin on July 14 with 10 cities in whole internet hosting matches.
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk