Tuesday, March 23 will mark the start of qualification for the Euro 2024 tournament. 53 national teams, including Ukraine, will compete for 23 spots at the continental event. Germany already has one spot as the host country.

The Euro-2024 qualifier will take place in 10 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 in each of the ten groups will qualify for the final tournament. The fate of three additional spots will be decided in League A play-off matches on March 21 and 26, 2024.

The draw for Euro-2024 qualification took place in Frankfurt am Main last October. As a result, the blue-and-yellow team was placed in Group C, where they will face Italy, England, North Macedonia, and Malta.

The match of the Euro 2024 qualifier between England and Ukraine, scheduled for Sunday, March 26, will take place at Wembley Stadium in London. The kickoff is set for 17:00 local time (19:00 Kyiv time). For the Ukrainian team, this will be their first match of the qualifying cycle since they are skipping the opening round today. Italy will host England and North Macedonia will face Malta.

Euro 2024 Qualifier. Group C

Round 1

March 23, 2023

Italy vs England (9:45 PM)

North Macedonia vs Malta (9:45 PM)

Round 2

March 26, 2023

England vs Ukraine (7:00 PM)

Malta vs Italy (9:45 PM)

Round 3

June 16, 2023

Malta vs England (9:45 PM)

North Macedonia vs Ukraine (9:45 PM)

Round 4

June 19, 2023

England vs North Macedonia (9:45 PM)

Ukraine vs Malta (9:45 PM)

Round 5

September 9, 2023

Ukraine vs England (7:00 PM)

North Macedonia vs Italy (9:45 PM)

Round 6

September 12, 2023

Italy vs Ukraine (9:45 PM)

Malta vs North Macedonia (9:45 PM)

Round 7

October 14, 2023

Ukraine vs North Macedonia (4:00 PM)

Italy vs Malta (9:45 PM)

Round 8

October 17, 2023

England vs Italy (9:45 PM)

Malta vs Ukraine (9:45 PM)

Round 9

November 17, 2023

England vs Malta (9:45 PM)

Italy vs North Macedonia (9:45 PM)

Round 10

November 20, 2023

North Macedonia vs England (9:45 PM)

Ukraine vs Italy (9:45 PM)

Kickoff times are in Kyiv time.

From the Regulations

According to the regulations, teams with equal points will be ranked in the final standings according to the following criteria:

1. a greater number of points earned in matches between these teams;
2. a better goal difference in matches between these teams;
3. more goals scored in matches between these teams;
4. if after applying criteria 1) to 3), several teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria from 1) to 3) are reapplied exclusively to matches between specific teams;
5. a better goal difference in all matches;
6. more goals scored in all matches;
7. more away goals scored in all matches;
8. more wins in all matches;
9. more away wins in all matches;
10. Fair Play points;
11. positions in the 2022/2023 Nations League ranking.

Euro 2024 Qualifier

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.

Play-off Format

The Nations League/Euro 2024 play-offs will be held 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 Euro 2024 through this tournament's qualification process, their spot in the play-offs goes to the next highest-ranked team in that division. If there are fewer than four teams left in a tier who can participate in the play-off matches, the slot will be awarded by the league below based on overall Nations League ranking (the best team from League D takes priority). Thus, each of the three play-offs will have its own winner and they will become participants in Euro 2024.

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