2023-11-22 23:10:26
By looking a little at the operation of the dams, we can breathe a sigh of relief: fortunately France did not participate. Well ahead of the group with their almost flawless performance and their 22 points in 8 games, the Blues avoided quite a mishap. We will explain everything to you.
We currently know the first 21 qualified countries out of the 24 tickets available for Euro 2024 which will take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14. The first two of the ten groups of the elimination phase (Spain, Scotland, France, Netherlands, England, Italy, Turkey, Croatia, Albania, Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Denmark, Slovenia, Romania, Switzerland, Portugal and Slovenia) have validated their participation, in addition to Germany, already assured of being there, as host country.
There are therefore three places left to be distributed in these famous dams. These last tickets will be distributed among twelve teams with six play-off semi-finals (March 21, 2024), and three finals (March 26, 2024) in knockout matches.
Who are the twelve qualified teams?
This is where it gets complicated. To determine the twelve nations which will participate in these play-offs, this time, we must not look at the third places in the group stages but at the side of the League of Nations. The twelve participants are determined based on their ranking during the last Nations League won by Spain in June 2023. The places are therefore logically reserved for the winners of the groups of Leagues A, B and C, unless they are already qualified. In these cases, we take the best ranked teams just below in the general classification given by UEFA.
Which ultimately gives, in League C, the participation in the play-offs of Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, and Georgia. In League B, Israel and Bosnia-Herzegovina (winner of their group) will be accompanied by Ukraine, Iceland, and Finland (the three best runners-up ahead of Norway, which is definitively eliminated). In League A, only two nations (Poland and Wales) failed to qualify directly and were sent to the play-offs. “If fewer than four teams from the same league qualify for the play-offs, the first available place is awarded to the winner of the highest ranked group in League D,” says UEFA. Estonia, the best nation in League D in the general ranking of the League of Nations, will therefore also participate in the play-offs!
Nations qualified for the play-offs
League A: Poland, Wales
League B: Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, Iceland, Finland
Ligue C: Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Georgia
League D: Estonia
Who are the potential posters for the dams?
To determine the matches and balance the forces, UEFA put an end to the seeding statuses for the play-offs. The three available tickets will be distributed over three mini Final Four (Path A, Path B and Path C). For Path A, Poland and Wales will be accompanied by Estonia (who regained this place) and a team drawn in League B from Ukraine, Iceland, and Finland. The draw will take place this Thursday at 12 p.m. at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
The Final Four Path B will consist of Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the other two teams between Ukraine, Iceland, and Finland. The Final Four Path C is already made up between Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, and Georgia. To now determine the posters, the semi-finals will pit the highest ranked team in the League against the lowest ranked team, according to the general ranking of the League of Nations.
Potential dam posters
Path A – Semi-finals: Poland – Estonia and Wales – Finland, Ukraine or Iceland
Path B – Semi-finals: Israel – Ukraine or Iceland and Bosnia-Herzegovina – Finland or Ukraine
Path C – Semi-finals: Georgia – Luxembourg and Greece – Kazakhstan
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