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Revision as of 16:18, 19 November 2023
The play-offs of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament will decide the last three teams that will qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany.[1] The twelve participants of the play-offs will be selected based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League. The teams will be divided into three paths, each containing four teams, with each play-off path featuring two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. The three play-off path winners will join hosts Germany and the twenty other teams already qualified for UEFA Euro 2024.[2]
Format
The twelve teams will be selected based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.[3] These teams will be divided into three paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament.[1][4]
The format is similar to that of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs. However, given there is one fewer qualifying spot available (as no host qualified automatically for Euro 2020), and the UEFA Nations League was restructured from the 2018–19 season, the play-offs now feature only three paths, with the now-downsized League D no longer given its own path.
Team selection
Based on the Nations League rankings, the twelve selected teams will be chosen as follows, starting with League C and working up to League A:[1]
- All available group winners will be selected.
- If a group winner has directly qualified through the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group stage, then they will be replaced by the next best-ranked team from the same league that has not also directly qualified.
- If fewer than four teams from a given league have failed to qualify, then the remaining slots for that league will be allocated as follows:
- The better-ranked League D group winner will be selected unless this team has directly qualified.
- Remaining slots will be allocated based on the Nations League overall ranking:
- If the league has a group winner selected for the play-offs, then the next-best team in the overall ranking from a lower league will be selected.
- If the league has no group winner available, then the best team in the overall ranking will be selected.
Path formation
The twelve selected teams will then be allocated to paths of four teams. The draw to allocate teams to the different paths will be subject to the following general conditions:[1]
- If four or more teams from a league enter the play-offs, a path with four teams from the league in question has to be formed.
- League B and C group winners cannot form a path with a team from a higher league.
- Additional conditions may be applied, including seeding principles, subject to approval of the UEFA Executive Committee.
With these conditions, the draw procedure is as follows, starting with League C and working up to League A:[5][6]
- If there are four teams available in a given league, form a path with these four teams.
- If there are more than four teams available in a given league, draw which four teams will participate in the path of the league.
- Remaining teams will be drawn into a path of a higher league.
- If there are fewer than four teams available in a given league, draw available and eligible teams from other leagues so that four teams compose the path of the given league.
Match pairings and rules
Each play-off path will feature two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final, taking place in March 2024. In the semi-finals of each path, based on the Nations League rankings, the best-ranked team will host the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will host the third-ranked team. The host of the final will be decided by a draw between the two semi-final pairings.
The play-offs are played in single-leg knockout matches. If scores are level at the end of normal time, 30 minutes of extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the scores remain tied.[1]
Teams selected
The team selection process, using a set of criteria, will determine the twelve teams that will compete in the play-offs based on the Nations League overall rankings.[7]
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2023.
Key
- GW Group winner from Nations League A, B or C
- BD Best group winner from Nations League D
- (Q) Team qualified directly for the final tournament
- Team qualifying directly based on current results
- (A) Team in bold advanced to play-offs
- Team advancing to play-offs based on current results
- (H) UEFA Euro 2024 host, qualified automatically
- (X) Team is assured at least a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking, but may still qualify directly
- (Y) Team cannot qualify directly, but may still advance to play-offs
- (Z) Team may qualify directly, but cannot advance to play-offs
- (E) Eliminated
- (B) Banned from qualifying competition
Draw
The qualifying play-off draw will take place on 23 November 2023, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8][9] The draw, if required, will follow the path formation rules to determine the paths in which the non-group winners will participate. Three separate draws determining the host of the play-off final of each path will also take place between the winners of the semi-final pairings (identified as semi-final 1 for 1 v 4, and semi-final 2 for 2 v 3).[10]
If more than four teams from League B advance to the play-offs, a draw will be held to determine which non-group winners will participate in Path B, with the remaining team(s) then placed into Path A.[4][11] No restrictions will be applied to the draw, as none of the clashes prohibited by UEFA for political reasons could occur.[note 1]
The following is the composition of the play-off paths:
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Path A |
Path A or B
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Path B
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Path C
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Schedule
The semi-finals will take place on 21 March, while the final matches will take place five days later on 26 March 2024.
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Path A
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 March 2024 | ||||||
| Best-ranked team | ||||||
| 26 March 2024 | ||||||
| Fourth best-ranked team | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1/2[†] | ||||||
| 21 March 2024 | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1/2[†] | ||||||
| Second best-ranked team | ||||||
| Third best-ranked team | ||||||
- † Host of the final to be drawn in November 2023 between the two semi-final pairings.
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | ||
| Best-ranked team | 21 Mar '24 | Fourth best-ranked team |
| Second best-ranked team | 21 Mar '24 | Third best-ranked team |
| Final | ||
| Winners semi-final 1/2 | 26 Mar '24 | Winners semi-final 1/2 |
Semi-finals
| Best-ranked team | v | Fourth best-ranked team |
|---|---|---|
| Second best-ranked team | v | Third best-ranked team |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winners semi-final 1/2 | v | Winners semi-final 1/2 |
|---|---|---|
Path B
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 March 2024 | ||||||
 Israel | ||||||
| 26 March 2024 | ||||||
| Fourth best-ranked team | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1/2[†] | ||||||
| 21 March 2024 | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1/2[†] | ||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
 Finland | ||||||
- † Host of the final to be drawn in November 2023 between the two semi-final pairings.
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | ||
| Israel
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21 Mar '24 | Fourth best-ranked team |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
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21 Mar '24 | Finland
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| Final | ||
| Winners semi-final 1/2 | 26 Mar '24 | Winners semi-final 1/2 |
Semi-finals
| Israel | v | Fourth best-ranked team |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winners semi-final 1/2 | v | Winners semi-final 1/2 |
|---|---|---|
Path C
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 March 2024 | ||||||
 Georgia | ||||||
| 26 March 2024 | ||||||
| Fourth best-ranked team | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1/2[†] | ||||||
| 21 March 2024 | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1/2[†] | ||||||
 Greece | ||||||
| Third best-ranked team | ||||||
- † Host of the final to be drawn in November 2023 between the two semi-final pairings.
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | ||
| Georgia
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21 Mar '24 | Fourth best-ranked team |
| Greece
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21 Mar '24 | Third best-ranked team |
| Final | ||
| Winners semi-final 1/2 | 26 Mar '24 | Winners semi-final 1/2 |
Semi-finals
| Georgia | v | Fourth best-ranked team |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | v | Third best-ranked team |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winners semi-final 1/2 | v | Winners semi-final 1/2 |
|---|---|---|
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[1]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
Yellow card suspensions from the qualifying group stage are not carried forward to the play-offs.
Notes
- ^ The restriction would have applied to the following pairings: Armenia–Azerbaijan, Belarus–Ukraine, Gibraltar–Spain, Kosovo–Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo–Serbia.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying: All you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Euro 2024: All you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b "EURO 2024 play-offs: How they work". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "UNL Media Briefing" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 Play-off Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Overall ranking of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2024 play-off draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2024 play-off draw: All you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "European Qualifiers 2022-24 – Play-off draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "European Qualifiers: How the play-offs are shaping up". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
External links
- UEFA Euro 2024, UEFA.com
- European Qualifiers, UEFA.com