The road to Euro 2024 will not be easy for the French team. UEFA organized Sunday noon in Frankfurt the draw for the qualifying groups for the next European championship to be held in Germany. The Blues are in Group B and will face the Netherlands in particular, who qualified for the next final 4 of the League of Nations and had been eliminated by the Czech Republic in the round of 16 of the previous Euro. Didier Deschamps’ men will also cross paths with Ireland, Greece and Gibraltar.
Although they escaped relegation to League B in the last Nations League campaign, the Blues finished worst third in League A on points and were therefore not among the 10 teams in Pot 1 of the draw. fate for Euro 2024. This place in hat 2 ensured the presence of at least one “relieved” team in the qualifying group of the French team.
A group of death with Italy, England and Ukraine
The draw of the Blues therefore seems within their reach and should lead to a duel with the Netherlands to clinch the place of leader knowing that the first two selections of each group are qualified for the competition. Ireland and Greece are no longer the tough opponents they were a few years ago. Proof of this is that the two selections were not qualified for Euro 2021. This group B, however, includes a small novelty since the French team will play for the first time against Gibraltar.
Tickets for Euro 2024 should be much more disputed in group C where the two finalists of the last Euro, Italy and England, are located, but also Ukraine which had reached the quarter-finals of the tournament. Also note the group A which will see a Roja in full rebirth compete against the Norway of the Erling Haaland phenomenon or even the group F in which Belgium will be struggling with Sweden and Austria.