Group B of UEFA Euro 2024 , the so-called mediterranean group, will take place from 15 to 24 June 2024. [1] The group contains Spain, Croatia, defending champions Italy and Albania.
Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Qualifying Rankings November 2023 [nb 1] | FIFA Rankings June 2024 |
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B1 | Spain | 1 | Group A winner | 15 October 2023 | 12th | 2020 | Winners (1964, 2008, 2012) | 3 | |
B2 | Croatia | 3 | Group D runner-up | 21 November 2023 | 7th | 2020 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) | 14 | |
B3 | Italy | 4 | Group C runner-up | 20 November 2023 | 11th | 2020 | Winners (1968, 2020) | 18 | |
B4 | Albania | 2 | Group E winner | 17 November 2023 | 2nd | 2016 | Group stage (2016) | 10 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the round of 16, [2]
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