14 MONTHS ON from the opening round of qualifying matches, the full line-up for the Euro 2016 finals has just been finalised.
A 24 team-tournament for the first time, all but four nations booked their places in the tournament last month.
Over the past four days, eight third-placed sides faced off in two-legged play-offs and, after tonight’s results, Sweden and Ukraine join Ireland and Hungary as the remaining sides to secure slots at next summer’s competition.
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The draw for the groups takes place in Paris on 12 December and here’s how the pots will look (without France, who will be drawn in Group A):
Pot 1
Spain, Germany, England, Portugal, Belgium.
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We now know the 24 teams who will compete at Euro 2016
14 MONTHS ON from the opening round of qualifying matches, the full line-up for the Euro 2016 finals has just been finalised.
A 24 team-tournament for the first time, all but four nations booked their places in the tournament last month.
Over the past four days, eight third-placed sides faced off in two-legged play-offs and, after tonight’s results, Sweden and Ukraine join Ireland and Hungary as the remaining sides to secure slots at next summer’s competition.
The draw for the groups takes place in Paris on 12 December and here’s how the pots will look (without France, who will be drawn in Group A):
Pot 1
Spain, Germany, England, Portugal, Belgium.
Pot 2
Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Ukraine.
Pot 3
Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary.
Pot 4
Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Wales, Albania, Northern Ireland.
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