Defending champions Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovenia today qualified for the 2024 European Football Championship, increasing the number of teams guaranteed a place in the final to twenty.
The Italians, winners of the competition in 1968 and 2020, will participate for the eleventh time, and seventh in a row, after missing the last two World Cups (2018 and 2022), the Czechs, second in 1996, are eighth, not counting the three from Czechoslovakia (champions in 1976), and the Slovenians the second, a repeat of 2000.
The Transalpine team took second place in Group C after a 0-0 draw against Ukraine in Leverkusen, which saw the Ukrainians relegated to the ‘play-offs’ and finishing behind England.
In Group E, the Czech Republic secured second place after a 3-0 win over Moldova, which was eliminated from the competition.
In turn, Slovenia finished second in Group H, behind Denmark, by beating Kazakhstan, who had been relegated to the play-offs, 2–1 at home.
At Euro2024, Italians, Czechs and Slovenians will join hosts Germany as well as Portugal, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, France, Hungary, England, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey.
The final direct place will be announced on Tuesday, between Croatia and Wales, with the team failing to join Poland, Finland, Ukraine, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Estonia.
The twelve teams will compete between March 21 and 26, 2024 for the last three places in the final phase of Euro2024, which will take place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. The draw for the play-offs is scheduled for Thursday in Nyon.
List of teams that qualified for the final stage
List of teams that have already qualified for the final stages of the 2024 European Football Championship, which will take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14:
Germany (14th attendance. Best: champion in 1972, 1980 and 1996).(x)(y)
Belgium (7th attendance. Best: Finalist won in 1980).
France (11th attendance. Best: champion in 1984 and 2000).
Portugal (9th attendance. Best: champion in 2016).
Türkiye (6th attendance. Best: semi-finals in 2008).
Spain (12th attendance. Best: champion in 1964, 2008 and 2012).
Scotland (4th attendance. Best: Group stage in 1992, 1996 and 2020).
Austria (4th attendance. Best: Round of 16 in 2020).
England (11th attendance. Best: Finalist won in 2020).
Hungary (5th attendance. Best: third place in 1964)
Slovakia (3rd attendance. Best: Round of 16 in 2016).(w)
Albania (2nd attendance. Best: group stage in 2016).
Denmark (10th attendance: Best: Champion in 1992).
Netherlands (11th attendance. Best: champions in 1988).
Romania (6th attendance. Best: quarter-finals in 2000).
Switzerland (6th attendance. Best: quarter-finals in 2020).
Serbia (debutant).(z)
Italy (11th attendance. Best: champion in 1968 and 2020).
Czech Republic (8th attendance. Best: Finalist won in 1996).(z)
Slovenia (2nd attendance. Best: group stage in 2000).
Subtitle:
(x) – Qualified as a hostess.
(y) – RFA until 1988.
(w) – It has three more appearances as Czechoslovakia, between 1960 and 1980, after being champions in 1976. The Czech Republic and Slovakia are both heirs to these results.
(z) – It has performed as Yugoslavia five times, between 1960 and 2000, finishing in second place in 1960 and 1968. Serbia is heir to these results.
Source: DN
