Founded | 1958 |
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Region | Europe (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 55 |
Qualifier for | UEFA European Championship |
Related competitions | UEFA Nations League |
Website | Official website |
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The UEFA European Championship qualifying, branded as the European Qualifiers, is the process that UEFA-affiliated national football teams go through in order to qualify for the UEFA European Championship.
In this article, the years represent the final tournaments of the European Championship, and are not meant to correspond to the actual dates when the qualification matches were played.
1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 2028 | 2032 | |
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Total valid entries [lower-alpha 1] | 17 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 53 | ||
Played at least one match [lower-alpha 1] | 28 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
Qualified through qualification | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 23 | ||
Qualified automatically | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Total finalists | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Year | Groups | Teams |
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1960 | — | — |
1964 | — | — |
1968 | 8 | 3–4 |
1972 | 8 | 4 |
1976 | 8 | 4 |
1980 | 7 | 4–5 |
1984 | 7 | 4–5 |
1988 | 7 | 4–5 |
1992 | 7 | 4–5 |
1996 | 8 | 5–6 |
2000 | 9 | 5–6 |
2004 | 10 | 5 |
2008 | 7 | 7–8 |
2012 | 9 | 5–6 |
2016 | 9 | 5–6 |
2020 | 10 | 5–6 |
2024 | 10 | 5–6 |
2028 | 12 | 4–5 |
The 1960 and 1964 qualifications were knock-out tournaments. The four quarter-final-winning teams qualified for the final stages, and one of them was chosen to host the competition.
From 1968 onwards, a group stage began to be used as the main, or sole, component of qualification. In 1968, 1972 and 1976, the winners of the eight groups advanced to a quarter-final stage, which was still part of the qualifying. The four quarter-final winners progressed to the finals. Again, the host nation was selected among the four finalists.
From 1980, the hosting rights would be assigned in advance, and the host teams would be guaranteed automatic qualification. The format of the finals was expanded to feature 8 teams. Winners of qualifying groups now proceeded to the finals directly. The 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992 qualifications included seven groups, the winners of which would join the hosts in the finals, although in 1992 one winner was eventually banned from appearing and was replaced by the runner-up of its group. [upper-alpha 1]
From 1996, a 16-team format was employed for the main tournament. Runners-up in qualifying groups now could also gain access to the finals. Play-off pairings were introduced as a second opportunity for teams that narrowly miss out direct qualification. The 1996 qualifying consisted of eight groups; the group winners as well as the six best runners-up qualified, and so did the winner of the play-off between the remaining two runners-up, joining the host country.
In 2000, the first-placed teams in the nine qualifying groups as well as the best runner-up progressed directly to the finals, while another four spots were taken by winners of play-offs contested by the remaining runners-up. For the first time there were two host countries; they both received automatic berths in the finals.
In 2004, along with the host team, the ten qualifying group winners advanced, as did the winners of the five play-off ties formed by the runners-up.
In 2008, the top two teams from each of the seven qualifying groups joined the two host teams to bring the number of finalists to 16. No play-off stage was held.
The 2012 qualification replicated the format of that of 2000: places were taken by nine group winners and the best runner-up, while the other runners-up determined four more finalists via play-offs, with the two host countries qualifying by default.
Starting from 2016, the finals format was expanded again, now featuring 24 teams. It became possible for third-placed teams in qualifying groups to get to the Euros too. The 2016 qualifying included nine groups; the winners, the runners-up, and the best third-placed team advanced directly, while play-offs played by the other third-placed teams determined the last four finalists. The host nation still qualified automatically. The 2016 qualification tournament was the first one to be branded as the European Qualifiers, a trademark used from that point on for both the European Championship qualifications and the FIFA World Cup qualification tournaments in Europe. [2]
From 2020, qualification began to be linked with the newly created UEFA Nations League: participation in the qualifying play-offs was now determined based on the teams' performances in that competition and not in qualification itself. [3] The play-offs themselves were restructured into four-team brackets consisting of semi-finals and a final. In the 2020 qualifying, the top two teams of the ten qualifying groups took twenty places in the main tournament. From each of the four divisions of the 2018–19 Nations League, the four best-ranked teams not already qualified for Euro 2020 filled in a play-off bracket for that division, and the winner of each bracket got a spot in the Euros too. There were no automatic berths for Euro 2020 as it was hosted by multiple cities across the continent. It was actually postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but retained its original branding.
In a similar fashion, the 2024 qualifying granted spots to the winners and runners-up of the ten qualifying groups, while this time only the top three divisions of the 2022–23 Nations League formed play-off brackets to determine three more finalists, and the host country got an automatic spot. [3]
For 2028, the number of groups will be increased to twelve. The winners will advance to the finals, while the runners-up will either also advance directly or participate in play-offs. It is to be announced how many and which of the five host countries will qualify by default or will play qualification matches. [4] [5] [6]
All national teams that are members of UEFA are eligible to enter the qualification for the European Championship. A total of 56 distinct entities have made attempts to qualify for the European Championship. Of those, 55 are still active in the competition. Due to political changes, a few of the entities have appeared under multiple incarnations (see the footnotes to the below table), and the East Germany team is now defunct.
Saarland, a former UEFA member, merged into West Germany in 1957 and therefore did not enter the qualifiers of any European Championships.
Team | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Albania | — | r16 | 3/3 | 4/4 | — | — | 5/5 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 4/6 | 1/5 |
Andorra | 6/6 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 6/6 | ||||||||||
Armenia | 6/6 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 7/8 | 3/6 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 4/5 | |||||||||
Austria | QF | r16 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 3/5 | Qhost | 4/6 | 1/6 | 2/6 | 2/5 |
Azerbaijan | 6/6 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 8/8 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 4/5 | |||||||||
Belarus | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 4/5+p | 4/6 | |||||||||
Belgium | — | pr | 2/4 | 1/4QW | 1/4QF | 1/5 | 1/4 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 3/6 | Qhost | 3/5 | 5/8 | 3/6 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3/6 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 2/6+p | 3/6+p | 4/6+p | 5/6+p | ||||||||||
Bulgaria | r16 | r16 | 1/4QF | 2/4 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/7 | 5/5 | 4/6 | 4/5+p | 5/5 |
Croatia | 1/6 | 3/5 | 2/5+p | 1/7 | 2/6+p | 2/6 | 1/5 | 2/5 | |||||||||
Cyprus | — | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 4/6 | 5/5 | |
Czech Republic (1996–) Czechoslovakia (1960–1992) | QW | pr | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/4QW | 1/4 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 1/7 | 2/5+p | 1/6 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
Denmark | r16 | QW | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 2/5inv | 2/6 | 2/5+p | 1/5 | 4/7 | 1/5 | 3/5+p | 2/5 | 1/5 |
East Germany | r16 | r16 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 2/5 | w | ||||||||
England | — | pr | 1/4QW | 1/4QF | 2/4 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 1/4 | Qhost | 2/5+p | 1/5 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
Estonia | 6/6 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 2/6+p | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/5+p | |||||||||
Faroe Islands | 5/5 | 5/6 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 5/5 | ||||||||
Finland | — | — | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/8 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 3/6+p |
France | QW | QF | 1/4QF | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | Qhost | 3/5 | 1/5 | 2/6 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 2/7 | 1/6 | Qhost | 1/6 | 1/5 |
Georgia | 3/6 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 6/7 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 4/5+p | 3/5+p | |||||||||
Germany (1992—) West Germany (1960–1988) | — | — | 2/3 | 1/4QW | 1/4QW | 1/4 | 1/5 | Qhost | 1/4 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 2/7 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/5 | Qhost |
Gibraltar | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 | ||||||||||||||
Greece | r16 | w | 2/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 1/5 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 3/6 | 3/5+p |
Hungary | r16 | QW | 1/4QF | 1/4QW | 2/4 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 3/6 | 3/6+p | 4/5+p | 1/5 |
Iceland | — | pr | — | — | 4/4 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 6/7 | 4/5 | 2/6 | 3/6+p | 4/6+p |
Israel | 5/6 | 2/5+p | 3/5 | 4/7 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6+p | 3/6+p | |||||||||
Italy | — | r16 | 1/4QW | 1/4QF | 3/4 | Qhost | 4/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 2/5 |
Kazakhstan | 6/8 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 4/6+p | ||||||||||||
Kosovo | 3/5+p | 5/6 | |||||||||||||||
Latvia | 5/6 | 4/6 | 2/5+p | 5/7 | 4/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 5/5 | |||||||||
Liechtenstein | — | — | — | — | 6/6 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | |||||
Lithuania | 3/6 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 4/5 | |||||||||
Luxembourg | — | QF | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 3/6+p |
Malta | pr | — | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 5/5 | |
Moldova | 4/6 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 5/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 4/5 | |||||||||
Montenegro | 2/5+p | 4/6 | 5/5 | 3/5 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | — | r16 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/4QW | 1/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 2/6+p | Qhost | 2/5+p | 2/7 | 1/6 | 4/6 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
North Macedonia (2020–) Macedonia (1996–2016) | 4/6 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 5/6 | 6/6 | 3/6+p | 4/5 | |||||||||
Northern Ireland | — | r16 | 4/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 1/6 | 3/5+p | 5/6 |
Norway | r16 | pr | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 1/6 | 2/5+p | 3/7 | 3/5 | 3/6+p | 3/6+p | 3/5 |
Poland | r16 | pr | 3/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 3/4 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/8 | Qhost | 2/6 | 1/6 | 3/5+p |
Portugal | QF | pr | 2/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 1/4 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 1/6 | 2/6 | Qhost | 2/8 | 2/5+p | 1/5 | 2/5 | 1/6 |
Republic of Ireland | pr | QF | 3/4 | 4/4 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 2/6+p | 2/5+p | 3/5 | 3/7 | 2/6+p | 3/6+p | 3/5+p | 4/5 |
Romania | QF | pr | 2/4 | 1/4QF | 2/4 | 3/4 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 3/5 | 1/7 | 3/6 | 2/6 | 4/6+p | 1/6 |
Russia (1996–) Soviet Union (1960–1992) | QW | QW | 1/4QW | 1/4QW | 1/4QF | 4/4 | 2/4 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/6 | 3/6 | 2/5+p | 2/7 | 1/6 | 2/6 | 2/6 | s |
San Marino | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | ||||||||
Scotland | — | — | 2/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 2/6 | 2/6+p | 2/5+p | 3/7 | 3/5 | 4/6 | 3/6+p | 2/5 |
Serbia (2008–) Serbia and Montenegro (2004) FR Yugoslavia (1996–2004) Yugoslavia (1960–1992) | QW | r16 | 1/3QW | 1/4QF | 1/4QW | 2/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 1/5dsq | s | 1/5 | 3/5 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 4/5 | 3/5+p | 2/5 |
Slovakia (1996–) Czechoslovakia (1960–1992) | QW | pr | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/4QW | 1/4 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 3/5+p | 2/5 |
Slovenia | 5/6 | 2/6+p | 2/5+p | 6/7 | 4/6 | 3/6+p | 4/6 | 2/5 | |||||||||
Spain | QF | QW | 1/4QF | 2/4 | 1/4QF | 1/4 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 3/5 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 2/5+p | 1/7 | 1/5 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/5 |
Sweden | — | QF | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | Qhost | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 3/6+p | 2/6 | 3/5 |
Switzerland | — | pr | 3/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | Qhost | 3/5 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
Turkey | r16 | pr | 4/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 2/5 | 2/5+p | 2/5+p | 2/7 | 2/6+p | 3/6 | 2/6 | 1/5 |
Ukraine | 4/6 | 2/6+p | 3/5 | 4/7 | Qhost | 3/6+p | 1/5 | 3/5+p | |||||||||
Wales | — | pr | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/4QF | 3/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 2/5+p | 5/7 | 4/5 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 3/5+p |
Team | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
Key
X/Y | Came Xth in a group of Y teams |
X/Y+p | Came Xth in a group of Y teams, then qualified through a play-off round |
QW | Qualified as quarter-final winner |
X/YQW | Came Xth in a group of Y teams, then qualified as quarter-final winner |
X/Ydsq | Qualified as Xth in a group of Y teams, but was banned from participating in the finals (Yugoslavia in 1992) [upper-alpha 1] |
X/Y | Came Xth in a group of Y teams |
X/Y+p | Came Xth in a group of Y teams, then was eliminated in a play-off round |
X/Yinv | Failed to qualify coming Xth in a group of Y teams, but was invited to the finals as a replacement (Denmark in 1992) [upper-alpha 1] |
QF | Was eliminated in the quarter-finals |
X/YQF | Came Xth in a group of Y teams, then was eliminated in the quarter-finals |
r16 | Was eliminated in the round of 16 |
pr | Was eliminated in the preliminary round |
Qhost | Qualified automatically as host |
w | Entered but withdrew before playing any matches (Greece in 1964 and East Germany in 1992) |
s | Was suspended from taking part (Yugoslavia in 1996 and Russia in 2024) |
— | Did not enter despite being a UEFA member |
Was not a UEFA member |
The below table compares the overall records of all teams that have participated in qualification. Teams are ordered by points using the three points for a win system, then by goal difference, and then by goals scored. Note that this order does not represent any official rankings, and qualification tournaments are not direct competitions between all teams.
The "Qualifying attempts" column only counts qualifying campaigns where the team played at least one match, while the "Appearances in the finals" also include automatic qualifiers.
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Legend |
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Team has qualified for the main tournament |
Team has not qualified for the main tournament |
Team is defunct (and never qualified for the main tournament) |
Notes on the table:
Teams highlighted in bold participated in the 2024 qualifying. The table is updated to the matches played in March 2024.
Rank | Team | Qualifying attempts | Appearances in the finals | Overall qualification record | Points | ||||||||
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Total | Successful | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | Avg | |||
1 | Spain | 17 | 12 | 12 | 133 | 96 | 18 | 19 | 339 | 96 | +243 | 306 | 2.301 |
2 | Czech Republic Czechoslovakia | 17 | 11 | 11 | 132 | 85 | 24 | 23 | 263 | 108 | +155 | 279 | 2.114 |
3 | Russia Soviet Union | 16 | 12 | 12 | 130 | 81 | 29 | 20 | 268 | 94 | +174 | 272 | 2.092 |
4 | Italy | 15 | 10 | 11 | 126 | 78 | 32 | 16 | 240 | 85 | +155 | 266 | 2.111 |
5 | Netherlands | 15 | 10 | 11 | 125 | 83 | 16 | 26 | 291 | 99 | +192 | 265 | 2.120 |
6 | England | 15 | 10 | 11 | 116 | 79 | 26 | 11 | 280 | 68 | +212 | 263 | 2.267 |
7 | Portugal | 16 | 8 | 9 | 125 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 252 | 109 | +143 | 254 | 2.032 |
8 | France | 15 | 9 | 11 | 120 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 260 | 94 | +166 | 250 | 2.083 |
9 | Germany West Germany | 13 | 12 | 14 | 106 | 76 | 20 | 10 | 267 | 68 | +199 | 248 | 2.340 |
10 | Romania | 17 | 6 | 6 | 136 | 69 | 41 | 26 | 242 | 123 | +119 | 248 | 1.824 |
11 | Slovakia Czechoslovakia | 17 | 6 | 6 | 136 | 71 | 26 | 39 | 233 | 145 | +88 | 239 | 1.757 |
12 | Belgium | 15 | 6 | 7 | 122 | 65 | 28 | 29 | 232 | 119 | +113 | 223 | 1.828 |
13 | Denmark | 17 | 9 | 10 | 133 | 64 | 31 | 38 | 227 | 155 | +72 | 223 | 1.677 |
14 | Sweden | 15 | 6 | 7 | 122 | 64 | 27 | 31 | 211 | 123 | +88 | 219 | 1.795 |
15 | Serbia Serbia and Montenegro FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia | 16 | 7 | 6 | 122 | 64 | 30 | 28 | 221 | 137 | +84 | 219 | 1.795 |
16 | Hungary | 17 | 5 | 5 | 139 | 63 | 29 | 47 | 226 | 181 | +45 | 218 | 1.568 |
17 | Scotland | 15 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 62 | 30 | 38 | 200 | 147 | +53 | 216 | 1.662 |
18 | Republic of Ireland | 17 | 3 | 3 | 138 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 199 | 151 | +48 | 206 | 1.493 |
19 | Greece | 16 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 60 | 25 | 42 | 184 | 144 | +40 | 205 | 1.614 |
20 | Turkey | 17 | 6 | 6 | 128 | 56 | 31 | 41 | 166 | 159 | +7 | 199 | 1.555 |
21 | Poland | 16 | 3 | 4 | 118 | 55 | 30 | 33 | 192 | 125 | +67 | 195 | 1.653 |
22 | Austria | 16 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 57 | 18 | 42 | 219 | 162 | +57 | 189 | 1.615 |
23 | Bulgaria | 17 | 2 | 2 | 130 | 50 | 33 | 47 | 171 | 154 | +17 | 183 | 1.408 |
24 | Norway | 17 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 50 | 27 | 56 | 181 | 183 | −2 | 177 | 1.331 |
25 | Switzerland | 15 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 48 | 29 | 33 | 194 | 133 | +61 | 173 | 1.573 |
26 | Wales | 16 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 48 | 26 | 46 | 145 | 149 | −4 | 170 | 1.417 |
27 | Northern Ireland | 16 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 47 | 27 | 56 | 140 | 167 | −27 | 168 | 1.292 |
28 | Croatia | 8 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 148 | 50 | +98 | 166 | 2.128 |
29 | Finland | 15 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 39 | 24 | 61 | 143 | 182 | −39 | 141 | 1.137 |
30 | Slovenia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 36 | 17 | 33 | 119 | 100 | +19 | 125 | 1.453 |
31 | Iceland | 14 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 34 | 19 | 65 | 115 | 176 | −61 | 121 | 1.025 |
32 | Ukraine | 7 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 101 | 65 | +36 | 118 | 1.686 |
33 | Israel | 8 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 123 | 107 | +16 | 113 | 1.395 |
34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 12 | 34 | 104 | 114 | −10 | 99 | 1.320 |
35 | Albania | 14 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 24 | 26 | 59 | 100 | 177 | −77 | 98 | 0.899 |
36 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 22 | 13 | 45 | 75 | 135 | −60 | 79 | 0.988 |
37 | Georgia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 21 | 12 | 45 | 83 | 119 | −36 | 75 | 0.962 |
38 | North Macedonia Macedonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 84 | 124 | −40 | 75 | 0.962 |
39 | Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 63 | 122 | −59 | 75 | 1.014 |
40 | East Germany | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 72 | 1.565 |
41 | Cyprus | 15 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 19 | 15 | 88 | 101 | 316 | −215 | 72 | 0.590 |
42 | Belarus | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 18 | 16 | 43 | 62 | 118 | −56 | 70 | 0.909 |
43 | Armenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 74 | 121 | −47 | 66 | 0.868 |
44 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 150 | −88 | 55 | 0.724 |
45 | Estonia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15 | 10 | 53 | 51 | 151 | −100 | 55 | 0.705 |
46 | Luxembourg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 13 | 13 | 101 | 64 | 338 | −274 | 52 | 0.409 |
47 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 53 | 92 | −39 | 47 | 0.870 |
48 | Montenegro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 37 | 1.028 |
49 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 182 | −134 | 35 | 0.461 |
50 | Faroe Islands | 9 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 46 | 225 | −179 | 29 | 0.337 |
51 | Malta | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 14 | 102 | 54 | 335 | −281 | 26 | 0.217 |
52 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 22 | 235 | −213 | 24 | 0.308 |
53 | Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 22 | 1.158 |
54 | Andorra | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 189 | −172 | 6 | 0.086 |
55 | San Marino | 9 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 11 | 371 | −360 | 1 | 0.012 |
56 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 128 | −123 | 0 | 0.000 |
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The Romania national football team represents Romania in men's international football, and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation, also known as FRF. They are colloquially known as Tricolorii.
The Serbia men's national football team represents Serbia in men's international football competition. It is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. A total of 197 teams entered the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2001 FIFA ended automatic qualification of the reigning champion, so that 2002 champions Brazil became first to participate in the qualifying tournament. The hosts (Germany) retained their automatic spot.
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the competition also serves as the UEFA qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics.
Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals tournament took place between August 2006 and November 2007. Fifty teams were divided into seven groups. In a double round-robin system, each team played against each of the others in their group on a home-and-away basis. The winner and runner-up of each group qualified automatically for the final tournament. This was the first Euro qualification since expansion to have no playoff.
The Ukraine national under-21 football team is also known as Youth [football] team of Ukraine is one of junior national football teams of Ukraine for participation in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football staff, committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications to the Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.
Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. A total of 205 teams entered the qualification competition, with South Africa, as the host, qualifying for the World Cup automatically. The first qualification matches were played on 25 August 2007 and qualification concluded on 18 November 2009. Overall, 2,338 goals were scored over 852 matches, scoring on average 2.74 per match.
The Serbia and Montenegro national football team was a national football team that represented the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was controlled by the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro. For 11 years, it was known as the FR Yugoslavia national football team when the state was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, until February 2003, when the name of the country was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006, Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia, with the result that the country's football team was renamed as the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006 with the Montenegro national football team created to represent the renewed state of Montenegro.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was the qualifying process which decided the 31 teams that would join hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1992 and finished in early 1994. The final tournament was held in March and April 1994 in France.
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 or simply Euro 2024, will be the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men's national teams of its member associations. Germany will host the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 14 June to 14 July 2024 and the winner will later compete in the 2025 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions against the 2024 Copa América winner. 24 teams will compete, with Georgia as the only team making their first appearance in a UEFA European Championship finals tournament.
The European section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically as hosts, a total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams.
The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. The final tournament was hosted by Italy in mid-2019, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 9 December 2016 in Nyon, Switzerland.
The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from March 2019 to November 2020 to determine the 24 UEFA member men's national teams that advanced to the UEFA Euro 2020 final tournament, played across Europe in June and July 2021. The competition was linked with the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, giving countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament. For the first time since 1976, no team automatically qualified for the UEFA European Championship as the host country.
As founder members of UEFA, the governing body for all football in Europe, the Wales national football team has participated in all but one UEFA European Championship since it began as the European Nations' Cup in 1960. The tournament has been played every four years since then, with qualifying matches being played in the two years before each tournament.
The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from March 2023 to March 2024 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams that would join the automatically qualified host team Germany in the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament. The competition was linked with the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, which gave countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament.
The 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification was the qualifying process which will decide the 8 teams that would join the 8 quarter-finalists from the 2017 World Cup including the hosts England, who received an automatic spot, at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The process commenced in June 2018, with the commencement of the 2018–19 Rugby League European Championship C tournament, which acted as the first round for European qualification.
The European section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams.
The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition is a women's football competition that determines the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified host Switzerland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final tournament.