1. European Championship 2024
2. Qualification
3. Qualified teams

EURO 2024 qualified teams - overview of the participants of the European Football Championship

The EURO 2024 qualified teams consist of 24 teams. Here you will find all information about the teams that have qualified and how the teams have been qualified in one overview. These are the participants of the 2024 European Football Championship in Germany.

24 teams will qualify for the European Football Championship:

• 1 host country
• 20 participants through the regular European Championship qualification
• 3 participants from the playoffs

40 qualified teams for the European Football Championship

40 qualified teams are known. All qualified teams are known when the qualifiers and play-offs are over.

As host country, Germany is automatically qualified for the 2024 European Championship.

Belgium, France and Portugal are the first countries to qualify for the final tournament. They secured their place on match day 7. Belgium and France could no longer be overtaken after 6 matches, and Portugal only had to play 7 matches. The French and Portuguese are group winners.

A few days later in matchday 8, Turkey, Spain, Scotland, Austria and England also secured a place at the 2024 European Championship. Spain's victory over Norway meant that Scotland even qualified without playing itself. England is already assured of first place in the group.

On matchday 9, Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, Denmark, the Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland qualify for the European Football Championship. The Hungarians only needed one point and scored the equalizer in the 97th minute with an own goal. Albania qualified for the second time in history. France made history by beating Gibraltar 14-0.

In round 10, the last day of play, Serbia, Slovenia, Italy, the Czech Republic and Croatia qualified for the European Championship. Serbia will join again in 2024 for the first time in 24 years. Italy qualified with a 0-0 draw against direct competitor Ukraine and came second in the group based on head-to-head results.

Georgia, Ukraine and Poland have qualified for the European Football Championship through the play-offs. This is Georgia's first time at the final tournament and the country is therefore a debutant.

Which teams have qualified for Euro 2024?

Albania

• Previous EURO's: 1 – EURO 2016
• Best EURO: Group Stage (2016)
• Previous EURO: Not qualified
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

Albania booked their place in their second European Championship final with a nail-biting 1-1 draw in Moldova in their penultimate match. The Eagles made their debut at the 2016 European Championship, memorably beating Romania 1-0 in their final group match. Armando Sadiku made the difference just before half-time, helping the newcomers finish third in their section.

Austria

• Previous EURO's: 3, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Round of 16 (2020)
• Previous EURO: Eighth final
• Qualified on: Matchday 8

Austria defeated Azerbaijan on 16 October to ensure they would advance from Group F with Belgium to a third consecutive European Championship and their fourth in total; they co-hosted the 2008 competition with neighboring Switzerland. Coach Ralf Rangnick is German and most of his team plays in the German Bundesliga.

Belgium

• Previous EURO's: 6, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Second (1980)
• Previous EURO: Quarter-finals
• Qualified on: Matchday 7

Belgium defeated their main Group F rivals, Austria, 3–2 on October 13 to confirm their place at a third consecutive European Championship in their first campaign under German-Italian coach Domenico Tedesco. The Red Devils were quarter-finalists at the last two European Championships but failed to reach the group stage at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.

Croatia

• Previous EURO's: 6, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)
• Previous EURO: Eighth final
• Qualified on: Matchday 10

Croatia recorded a sixth consecutive European Championship appearance and a second under long-term coach Zlatko Dalić after a 1-0 win over Armenia on the final day of qualifying. They have been eliminated in the round of 16 in the last two finals. Captain and talisman Luka Modrić could feature in his ninth major international tournament.

Czech Republic

• Previous EURO's: 10, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1976)
• Previous EURO: Quarter-finals
• Qualified on: Matchday 10

An eighth consecutive appearance in the final was achieved after easing to victory over Moldova with ten men on matchday 10. The Czech Republic have reached the quarter-finals (twice), semi-finals and final in the past seven editions as they bid for a repeat of their Antonín Panenka-inspired triumph of 1976.

Denmark

• Previous EURO's: 9, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1992)
• Previous EURO: Semi-finals
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

Denmark recovered from a surprise early setback in Kazakhstan to reach consecutive European Championship finals for the first time since 2004. Kasper Hjulmand's experienced side reached the last four at Last Euros, their best performance in any final since they famously won the competition in 1992.

England

• Previous EURO's: 10, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Second (2020)
• Previous EURO: Second
• Qualified on: Matchday 8

England qualified for the European Championship final for the ninth time in the last ten editions of the tournament after a 3-1 win against Italy at Wembley on matchday 8. Coach Gareth Southgate hopes to go one better than last time, when the Three Lions lost the final of the previous European Championship to Italy on penalties at Wembley.

France

• Previous EURO's: 10, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1984, 2000)
• Previous EURO: Eighth final
• Qualified on: Matchday 7

Two-time winners France have not missed a European Championship final tournament since 1988. Les Bleus, hosts in 2016 when they lost to Portugal in the final, have been coached by Didier Deschamps since 2012. They qualified with a 2–1 win against the Netherlands on 13 October.

Georgia

• Previous EURO's: -
• Best EURO: -
• Previous EURO: -
• Qualified on: Play-offs

Willy Sagnol's team finished fourth in a strong Group A, consisting of five teams. He achieved results against Scotland, Norway and Cyprus, but also lost 7-1 at home to Spain. However, they then made history in the play-offs, beating Luxembourg and 2004 champions Greece, the latter on penalties, to reach a first-ever major final as an independent country.

Germany

• Previous EURO's: 13, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)
• Previous EURO: Eighth final
• Qualified as a host

Three-time winner and three-time runner-up: Germany hosts its first European Championship since reunification (West Germany hosted the final in 1988). They are led by 36-year-old former Hoffenheim, Leipzig and Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, who replaced Hansi Flick on September 22, 2023.

Hungary

• Previous EURO's: 4, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Third place (1964)
• Previous EURO: Group stage
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

After 44 years without qualifying for a European Championship final between 1972, when they finished fourth, and 2016, Hungary have now reached their third tournament in a row after a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria saw them over the line. They finished at the bottom of a difficult group with France, Germany and Portugal at the previous European Championship, but managed to get two points from their three games.

Italy

• Previous EURO's: 10, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1968, 2020)
• Previous EURO: Winners
• Qualified on: Matchday 10

The holders, who started their campaign under Roberto Mancini and ended it under the leadership of Luciano Spalletti, qualified in dramatic fashion. Beaten home and away by Group C winners England – the same team they beat on penalties to lift the trophy in 2021 – the Azzurri held on for a goalless draw against Ukraine, while defeat would see them drop to third place have dropped.

The Netherlands

• Previous EURO's: 10, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1988)
• Previous EURO: Eighth final
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

The Netherlands booked a place in the final with a home win against the Republic of Ireland. Ronald Koeman is in his second spell as coach of his country, having won the tournament as a player in 1988. He also guided the Dutch team to the 2019 UEFA Nations League final and third place in the same competition in the summer of 2023.

Poland

• Previous EURO's: 4, most recently EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Quarter-finals (2016)
• Previous EURO: Group stage
• Qualified on: Playoffs

Poland finished a distant third behind Albania and the Czech Republic in Group D, so their bid for a fifth straight European Championship went to the play-offs. They kept their nerve to beat Estonia and Wales and will be led by talisman Robert Lewandowski in Germany.

Portugal

• Previous EURO's: 8, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (2016)
• Previous EURO: Eighth final
• Qualified on: Matchday 7

Portugal defeated their main Group J rivals, Slovakia, 3–2 on October 13 to reach their first final under new coach Roberto Martínez. If selected, Cristiano Ronaldo will make his sixth appearance in the European Championship finals in Germany; he holds records for most goals (14) and appearances (25) at the tournament.

Romania

• Previous EURO's: 5, most recent EURO 2016
• Best EURO: Quarter-finals (2000)
• Previous EURO: Not qualified
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

After failing to qualify for the last edition of the tournament, Romania secured its place at Euro 2024 after a win against Israel in Hungary. They will be hoping to repeat their heroics from Euro 2000, where they developed from a group containing Portugal, England and Germany before being knocked out by Italy in the quarter-finals.

Scotland

• Previous EURO's: 3, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Group Stage (1992, 1996, 2020)
• Previous EURO: Group stage
• Qualified on: Matchday 8

Steve Clarke's side were confirmed as contenders for the final after Norway failed to pick up three points at home to Spain on October 15. Scotland have qualified for back-to-back European Championships after being knocked out in all three finals after the group stage. They have not won a match at the tournament since European Championship '96.

Serbia

• Previous EURO's: 5, most recent EURO 2000
• Best EURO: Second (1960, 1968)
• Previous EURO: Not qualified
• Qualified on: Matchday 10

After a long absence, Serbia is back in the European Championship finals thanks to a 2-2 draw at home to Bulgaria on matchday 10. With an impressive squad including Juventus' Dušan Vlahović, Fenerbahçe's Dušan Tadić and AC Milan striker Luka Jović, Serbia will have high expectations to make an impact at the tournament.

Slovakia

• Previous EURO's: 5, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1976)
• Previous EURO: Group stage
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

Slovakia qualified for the third consecutive European Championship final with a 4-2 home win against Iceland. They finished third in Group E in 2020 and after famously winning the trophy as part of Czechoslovakia in 1976, their best performance since the countries split came in 2016, when they advanced to the round of 16 before were defeated by Germany.

Slovenia

• Previous EURO's: 1, most recent EURO 2000
• Best EURO: Group Stage (2000)
• Previous EURO: Not qualified
• Qualified on: Matchday 10

This was a campaign for Slovenia. Matjaž Kek's team were defeated just twice in ten matches, finishing with a 2–1 win over their rivals for second place, Kazakhstan, reaching a major international for only the fourth time and the first since the 2010 World Cup tournament. They have not yet progressed beyond the group stage.

Spain

• Previous EURO's: 11, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Winners (1964, 2008, 2012)
• Previous EURO: Semi-finals
• Qualified on: Matchday 8

Only Germany has participated in more European Championship finals than Spain, which managed to qualify for the country's twelfth appearance in the tournament after beating Norway 1-0 in Oslo on October 15. Luis de la Fuente's team hopes for a record-breaking fourth European Championship victory in Germany; they are currently level with the hosts after three wins.

Switzerland

• Previous EURO's: 5, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Quarter-finals (2020)
• Previous EURO: Quarter-finals
• Qualified on: Matchday 9

Switzerland reached the fifth final in the last six editions of the tournament with a draw against Kosovo in their penultimate match. Their best performance came in 2020, when they progressed through the group stages and stunned France on penalties in the round of 16 before eliminating Spain in the quarter-finals, also on penalties.

Turkey

• Previous EURO's: 5, most recent EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Semi-finals (2008)
• Previous EURO: Group stage
• Qualified on: Matchday 8

Turkey reached their third consecutive European Championship final after a 4-0 win at home to Latvia on October 15. They were eliminated in the group stages in their last two outings, but memorably reached the semi-finals in 2008, when they lost 3-2 to Germany in a thriller.

Ukraine

• Previous EURO's: 3, most recently EURO 2020
• Best EURO: Quarter-finals (2020)
• Previous EURO: Quarter-finals
• Qualified on: Playoffs

Serhiy Rebrov's side fell just short in their bid to oust Italy and finish second behind England in Group C. But they got the job done in the play-offs, with thrilling comebacks against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland to secure qualification couples for their fourth EURO in a row.

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European Championship 2024 qualified teams in one overview. Curious which teams have qualified for the European Football Championship? Here you will find everything about the qualified teams and participants of EURO 2024.

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