Euro 2024 qualifying draw England grouped with Italy | Football News | Sky Sports Skip to content Sky Sports Home Sports Scores Video TV Sky Bet Games More Transfer Centre Live on Sky Get Sky Sports TV Shows TV Guide Sky Go Now TV Kick It Out Black Lives Matter Sky Zero Podcasts Mobile Twitter Facebook Contact Us Work @ Sky Sports Terms & Conditions Watch Sky Sports Football Euro 2024 qualifying draw England grouped with Italy England grouped with Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta; Scotland to face Spain and Norway in Group A; Republic of Ireland paired with Netherlands and France; Wales to play Croatia in Group D; Northern Ireland up against Denmark and Finland Sunday 9 October 2022 12:31, UK Image: The Olympiastadion will host the final of Euro 2024 England will face Italy and Ukraine in their Euro 2024 qualifying group. Defending champions Italy and England met in the final of Euro 2020 but have now been pitted against each other in their bid to qualify for the tournament in Germany. North Macedonia, who prevented Roberto Mancini's side from reaching the World Cup, will also feature in Group C. The top two countries from each group - seven of which include just five countries - will qualify. 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. Trending Warner firing as Australia chase 209 to beat England LIVE! 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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. Who qualifies for Euro 2024 Two teams - the group winners and runners-up - will qualify automatically from each of the ten groups. Three teams will then qualify via the play-offs. Germany, as hosts, is the only country currently certain to be one of the 24 nations in action at next summer's tournament. What are the key Euro 2024 dates The first round of qualifiers takes place between March 23-25 2023, while the final matches are on November 19-21 2023. However, the four Nations League finalists will not be in action on either matchday three or four as they will be competing in the finals of that tournament. When are the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches 23-25/03/2023 Matchday 126-28/03/2023 Matchday 216-17/06/2023 Matchday 319-20/06/2023 Matchday 407-09/09/2023 Matchday 510-12/09/2023 Matchday 612-14/10/2023 Matchday 715-17/10/2023 Matchday 816-18/11/2023 Matchday 919-21/11/2023 Matchday 10 What about the play-offs Each country that won their Nations League group make it automatically into the play-offs, unless they progress to the tournament itself by finishing in the top two of their qualifying group. In that situation, the next best nation in the respective league will take their play-off place, with this decided by the following criteria: position in the group, points and goal difference. The draw for the play-offs takes place in November 2023, with the play-off semi-finals and finals being played between March 21 and 26, 2024. When is the tournament The final tournament draw will take place in December 2023 at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. The teams will be seeded in accordance with the overall European Qualifiers rankings. Germany will be automatically seeded into pot 1 as hosts, and placed in position A1. The three play-off winners will not be known at the time of the draw but will be placed into pot 4 for the draw. The opening game of Euro 2024 is June 14 2024 with the final taking place on July 14 2024 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Who are the Euro 2024 hosts Germany, the team of the EURO 2024 host association, qualify automatically for the final tournament and therefore did not take part in the qualifying draw. Around Sky Get Sky Sports Get Sky Sports Get More from Sky Cinema Get Sky Cinema Home Sports Scores Video TV Sky Bet Games More Transfer Centre Live on Sky Get Sky Sports TV Shows TV Guide Sky Go Now TV Kick It Out Black Lives Matter Sky Zero Podcasts Mobile Twitter Facebook Contact Us Work @ Sky Sports Terms & Conditions Watch Sky Sports