In qualifying for the 2024 European Football Championship in Germany, the 2021 European Championship final will be repeated. Defending champions Italy and EM runners-up England will meet in Group C.
That was the result of the draw on Sunday in the Frankfurt Festhalle. The DFB selection has already qualified to host the tournament from June 14 to July 14, 2024.
France versus the Netherlands
In Group B there is also a duel between two top teams. There, world champions France face off against the Netherlands. Austria caught tough opponents. Coach Ralf Rangnick’s team has to face Belgium and Sweden in Group F, among others. Stefan Kuntz had a bit more luck with Turkey. Strongest rivals in Group D are Croatia and Wales.
Since Russia was excluded from the tournament by the European Football Union because of the war of aggression in Ukraine, a total of 53 national teams are fighting for the 23 free starting places. The first two teams in each of the ten qualifying groups get a ticket to the European Championship. The remaining three participants will be determined in the play-offs.
The opening game of the final round takes place in Munich, the final in Berlin. Other venues are Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig and Stuttgart.