The classification is partly based on the results in the Nations League. Because France and England underperformed (England even relegated to the B-division), those countries find themselves in pot 2 and are therefore potential opponents of Orange.
At the draw in Frankfurt, the countries are divided into ten groups: seven of five and three of six countries. The numbers one and two qualify directly for the final round. The last three tickets will be distributed via play-offs. Host country Germany is automatically placed, Russia is excluded from participation because of the war in Ukraine.
Jar 1: The NetherlandsCroatia, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland and Poland
Pot 2: France, Austria, Czech Republic, England, Wales, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Scotland and Finland
Pot 3: Ukraine, Albania, Norway, Slovenia, Ireland, Iceland, Montenegro, Romania, Sweden and Armenia
Pot 4: Georgia, Greece, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands and North Macedonia
Pot 5: Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Belarus, Lithuania, Gibraltar, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova and Malta
Pot 6: Andorra, San Marino and Liechtenstein