As of: March 26, 2024, 11:56 p.m
By: Korbinian Kothny, Jannek Ringen
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Exciting European Championship playoffs took place on Thursday evening.
The last three tickets were secured by Georgia, Ukraine and Poland.
Update from March 26th, 11:43 p.m.:
The field of participants for the 2024 European Championship is complete.
Georgia beat Greece on penalties early on Thursday evening and qualified for the European Championship finals for the first time.
Ukraine would later follow with a 2-1 win over Iceland.
Poland also won the final ticket against Wales in a penalty shootout.
Update from March 22, 2024, 9:37 a.m.:
The playoff final pairings have been determined since Thursday (March 21).
With some very clear victories, the previously favored teams prevailed in the semi-finals.
Robert Lewandowski and the Polish national team celebrated a 5-1 win against Estonia in Warsaw.
Georgia (2-0 against Luxembourg), Greece (5-0 against Kazakhstan), Iceland (4-1 against Israel), Wales (4-1 against Finland) and Ukraine (2-1 against Bosnia-Herzegovina) also had their say convince and are therefore only one step away from participating in the European Championship.
European Championship playoffs: Final games take place on Tuesday
The final duels of the playoffs are on Tuesday: Wales meets Poland, Ukraine plays against Iceland (kick-off at 8:45 p.m.) and Georgia against Greece (kick-off at 6 p.m.).
Whoever wins there can get their EM ticket.
Which team will end up in which European Championship group if they are successful can be found further down in the text.
Date |
encounter |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6 p.m |
Georgia - Greece |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 8:45 p.m |
Ukraine - Iceland |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 8:45 p.m |
Wales - Poland |
Playoffs for the European Championship in Germany: These teams are fighting for the last European Championship places today
First report from March 21, 2024:
Hamburg ‒ The European Championship qualification is long over and 21 of the 24 participants have already been determined.
Now the other three participants will be determined via the Nations League playoffs.
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European Championship 2024 |
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Opening game: |
June 14, 2024 (Munich) |
Participant: |
24 |
Final: |
July 14, 2024 (Berlin) |
Who will get the three remaining tickets for Euro 2024?
There are now three tickets left for the 17th edition of the continental tournament.
These will be played in three different playoff tournaments in March, the basis of which is the placement in the Nations League.
Leagues A, B and C each form one of these tournaments.
The participants are the four group winners of the respective leagues.
If they have already qualified, the next better team in the rankings will move up.
The following applies to all twelve participating teams: two wins or no ticket for the European Championships in Germany.
In each of the three playoff paths A, B and C there is a tournament with four nations.
Only the three tournament winners are qualified for the European Championship finals (June 14th to July 14th).
All semi-finals will take place this Thursday, the three finals next Tuesday (March 26th).
If there is a draw after 90 minutes, the game will be decided first by extra time and then by a penalty shootout.
Three tickets for the 2024 European Championship are still available.
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Euro 2024: Lewandowski can still qualify
Poland, Wales and Estonia, who will move up as the best team in the Nations League League D, are already seeded in Group A.
The fourth participant is Finland.
While Poland faces Estonia in the playoff semi-finals, Wales faces Finland.
In playoff path B it gets political, after all Israel and Ukraine are there.
Israel and Iceland (in Budapest) as well as Bosnia and Ukraine play against each other in the semi-finals.
In a possible final, Ukraine would have home advantage and the game would be played in Wroclaw, Poland.
In Tournament C, Georgia will face Luxembourg and Greece will face Kazakhstan.
The winners of the respective semi-finals play for the last places in the final.
European Championship draw: The playoff winners go into this group
This is already determined by the draw.
Playoff winner A meets Austria, France and the Netherlands in the strong Group D.
Playoff winner B awaits Group E with Belgium, Romania and Slovakia.
Playoff winner C will face Turkey, Portugal and the Czech Republic in Group F.
(jari/dpa)