There were twelve of them and there are now only six.
Six teams who can still believe in qualifying for Euro 2024 football in Germany this summer (June 14-June 14).
After the semi-finals on Friday, the play-off finals take place this Tuesday.
In these qualifying jump-offs, three “lanes” were created.
In path A, Wales easily defeated Finland (4-1) and found Poland in the final, who left Estonia no chance (5-1).
The winner of this duel will find France, the Netherlands and Austria in Group D at the Euro.
If they win in Cardiff, the Welsh would deprive the Poles of participation in the Euro for the first time since 2004 and would qualify for the final phase of the competition for the third time in a row.
As for path B, the winner of which will face Belgium, Slovakia and Romania in Germany, Ukraine was able to overthrow Bosnia-Herzegovina (2-1) and Iceland crushed Israel (4-1) .
After its only participation in the Euro in 2016 in France, Iceland has the opportunity to return to competition.
For its part, Ukraine has not missed a Euro since 2008.
For route C, Georgia, defeater of Luxembourg (2-0) faces Greece in the final, clear winner of Kazakhstan (5-0).
If Greece won the Euro in 2004, it has not participated in the competition since 2012. For its part, Willy Sagnol's Georgia dreams of a historic qualification.
The Euro 2024 play-off finals, including those of Wales against Poland, will be followed this Tuesday March 26 at 8:45 p.m. on the L'Équipe channel.