Rivals for Euro-2024: November Friendlies with the Teams of Italy, North Macedonia, and Malta

The opponents of Ukraine's national team for the Euro-2024 qualifying round, the teams of Italy, North Macedonia, and Malta, played a total of six friendly matches in November.

Rivals for Euro-2024: November Friendlies with the Teams of Italy, North Macedonia, and Malta

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Cheque Matches

16.11.2022

Albania — Italy — 1:3 (1:2)

Goals: Ismaili (16) — Di Lorenzo (20), Grifo (25, 64).

17.11.2022

Malta — Greece — 2:2 (0:1)

Goals: Degabriel (54), Teuma (67, from penalty) — Bakasetas (39), Fontas (86). On the 79th minute sent off Barcas (G).

North Macedonia — Finland — 1:1 (0:1)

Goals: Bardy (75, from penalty) — Antman (37).

20.11.2022

North Macedonia — Azerbaijan — 1:3 (1:1)

Goals: Bardy (25, from penalty) — Cafarogluiev (38), Gurbanli (65), Shaidaev (89). On the 52nd minute sent off Nikolov (NM), and on the 75th — Hagverd (A).

Malta — Ireland — 0:1 (0:0)

Goal: Robinson (55).

Austria — Italy — 2:0 (2:0)

Goals: Schläger (6), Alaba (35).

UEFA Euro 2024. Qualifying Tournament. Group C

Round 1

23.03.2023

Italy — England (21.45)

North Macedonia — Malta (21.45)

Round 2

26.03.2023

England — Ukraine (19.00)

Malta — Italy (21.45)

Round 3

16.06.2023

Malta — England (21.45)

North Macedonia — Ukraine (21.45)

Round 4

19.06.2023

England — North Macedonia (21.45)

Ukraine — Malta (21.45)

Round 5

09.09.2023

Ukraine — England (19.00)

North Macedonia — Italy (21.45)

Round 6

12.09.2023

Italy — Ukraine (21.45)

Malta — North Macedonia (21.45)

Round 7

14.10.2023

Ukraine — North Macedonia (16.00)

Italy — Malta (21.45)

Round 8

17.10.2023

England — Italy (21.45)

Malta — Ukraine (21.45)

Round 9

17.11.2023

England — Malta (21.45)

Italy — North Macedonia (21.45)

Round 10

20.11.2023

North Macedonia — England (21.45)

Ukraine — Italy (21.45)

Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.

UEFA Euro 2024. Qualifying Tournament

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 J: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Liechtenstein.

Tournament Calendar

The UEFA Euro 2024 qualification tournament will take place in ten windows from March to November 2023 (March 23-25 and 26-28, June 16-17 and 19-20, September 7-9 and 10-12, October 12-14 and 15-17, November 16-18 and 19-21). The two best teams from each group will qualify for the final tournament featuring 24 teams, with Germany already confirmed. Three additional spots will be decided in playoff matches of the Nations League on March 21 and 26, 2024.

Playoff Format

The UEFA Nations League/UEFA Euro 2024 playoffs will be conducted in a knockout format (two semi-finals and one final) across three tiers — Leagues A, B, and C. If the group winner of the Nations League has already qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024 through this tournament's qualification process, their place in the playoffs will go to the next highest-ranked team in that division. If there are fewer than four teams remaining in a league who can participate in playoff matches, the spot will be awarded by descending order of overall Nations League ranking (with priority given to the best-ranked team from League D). Thus, each of the three playoffs will have its own winner, who will become a participant in UEFA Euro 2024.

The draw for the final tournament of the European Championship will take place in December 2023, and the event itself will run from June 14 to July 14, 2024.