Thrilling and powerful clashes in the groups of the European Nations Cup 2024.
The draw for the 2024 European Nations Cup qualifiers took place in Germany today, and the draw took place in the German city of Frankfurt.
The draw involved great clashes from the start, as France signed with the Netherlands in the second group, while the third group included Italy and England in the repetition of the final of the last European championship, as well as the presence of North Macedonia , which deprived the Italians of the 2022 World Cup.
The draw came with little indication, as some teams were prevented from falling into the same group, such as Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as Belarus and Ukraine, for political reasons.
The same reasons led to the expulsion of Gibraltar from Spain, Kosovo from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
Furthermore, only two Nordic teams were allowed to fall together in the same group due to the very cold weather conditions and the intensity of the ice in these countries.
Also, due to the geographic location of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iceland, on the edge of the continent, the draw will not allow any of them, with more than one team, to fall into one of the nations on the other side of the continent.
The lottery results were as follows:
Group A: Spain – Scotland – Norway – Georgia – Cyprus
Group B: Netherlands – France – Ireland – Greece – Gibraltar
Group C: Italy – England – Ukraine – North Macedonia – Malta
Group D: Croatia – Wales – Armenia – Turkey – Latvia
Group E: Poland – Czech Republic – Albania – Faroe Islands – Moldova
Group F: Belgium – Austria – Sweden – Azerbaijan – Estonia
Group G: Hungary – Serbia – Montenegro – Bulgaria – Lithuania
Group H: Denmark – Finland – Slovenia – Kazakhstan – Northern Ireland – San Marino
Group I: Switzerland – Israel – Romania – Kosovo – Belarus – Andorra
Group X: Portugal – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Iceland – Luxembourg – Slovakia – Liechtenstein
It should be noted that the twelve teams, who have occupied the first of the groups, level A, B and C, in the Nations League, will guarantee at least one place in the qualifying group for the finals, according to their results.
