Defending champions Italy, Czechia and Slovenia qualified for the 2024 European soccer championship on Monday, increasing the number of teams guaranteed a place in the final to 20.
The Italians, winners of the competition in 1968 and 2020, will participate for the eleventh time and seventh consecutive time, after missing the last two world championships (2018 and 2022), the Czechs, runners-up in 1996, are eighth. not counting the three from Czechoslovakia (champion in 1976), and the Slovenians the second, repeating in 2000.
The transalpine team achieved second place in Group C, after drawing 0-0 with Ukraine, in Leverkusen, relegating the Ukrainians to the playoffsto finish behind England.
In Group E, Czechia achieved second place after beating Moldova 3-0, eliminated from the competition.
For its part, Slovenia finished second in Group H, behind Denmark, after beating Kazakhstan at home, relegated to the playoffsfor 2-1.
At Euro 2024, Italians, Czechs and Slovenes will join hosts Germany and also Portugal, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, France, Hungary, England, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey.
The last direct place will be known on Tuesday, between Croatia and Wales, with the team that does not manage to join the playoffs Poland, Finland, Ukraine, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Estonia.
The 12 teams will fight, between March 21 and 26, 2024, for the last three places in the final phase of Euro 2024, which takes place from June 14 to July 14, in Germany. the draw of playoffs It is scheduled for Thursday in Nyon.
Source: TSF
