With a spot in Pot 2 in the qualifying draw for the European Championships in two years time secured, Scotland don't have too long to wait until they find out their fate.
A total of 53 teams will enter the Euros 2024 draw, with only 23 places up for grabs as Germany qualify automatically for the tournament as hosts. The participants reduced from 54 after it was confirmed Russia will be banned. A total of 20 spots will be decided by the winners and runners-up of the 10 qualifying groups, with the remaining three spots decided through playoffs.
Scotland have now secured their spot as Pot 2 seeds after topping their Nations League Group. And that means that after waiting 25 years between our last two appearances at the Euros, Scotland now have an idea who they will have to overcome in order to make it two competitions in a row.
Record Sport Online provides a lowdown on all you need to know about the draw.
When is the Euro 2024 qualifying draw?
The draw takes place in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, October 9 at 11am UK time.
How does the draw process work?
Teams will be seeded based on the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. There will be six groups of five and four groups of six.
The four participants of the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals will be drawn into groups of five teams so that they only have to play eight qualifying matches, leaving two free matchdays to play in Nations League Finals in June 2023.
Euro 2024 qualifying Pots IN FULL
Pot 1
- Netherlands
- Hungary
- Italy
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Portugal
- Poland
- Switzerland
Pot 2
- Wales
- England
- Bosnia
- Israel
- France
- Austria
- Scotland
- Finland
- Serbia
- Czech Republic
Pot 3
- Sweden
- Armenia
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Ireland
- Montenegro
- Iceland
- Albania
- Ukraine
- Norway
Pot 4
- Turkey
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Luxembourg
- Greece
- Azerbaijan
- Faroe Islands
- Bulgaria
- Macedonia
- Kosovo
Pot 5
- Northern Ireland
- Slovakia
- Cyprus
- Belarus
- Lithuania
- Gibraltar
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Moldova
- Malta
Pot 6
- Andorra
- San Marino
- Lichtenstein
When will the games be played?
The qualifying group stage will take place from March to November 2023, while the three play-offs will be held in March 2024.
Sides play home and away in a round-robin format, with the group winners and runners up advancing directly to the final tournament.
The remaining three teams will be decided through the play-offs, featuring 12 teams selected based on their performance in the 2022/23 Nations league.
Key dates for your diary
- 9 October 2022: qualifying draw, Festhalle Frankfurt
- 23–25 March 2023: group stage, Matchday 1
- 26–28 March 2023: group stage, Matchday 2
- 16–17 June 2023: group stage, Matchday 3
- 19–20 June 2023: group stage, Matchday 4
- 7–9 September 2023: group stage, Matchday 5
- 10–12 September 2023: group stage, Matchday 6
- 12–14 October 2023: group stage, Matchday 7
- 15–17 October 2023: group stage, Matchday 8
- 16–18 November 2023: group stage, Matchday 9
- 19–21 November 2023: group stage, Matchday 10
- 21 March 2024: play-off semi-finals
- 26 March 2024: play-off finals
Where can you watch the draw?
The draw will be broadcast live on UEFA's official website.
Where else can I follow the action?
You can keep up with all the action right here on dailyrecord.co.uk! We'll be running a live blog with all the build-up, breaking news, and all the groups once the draw gets underway.
After the draw, we'll have all the reaction from managers, players, pundits and a whole lot more.
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