🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened | OneFootball

🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened | OneFootball

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Padraig Whelan·22 November 2023

🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

Following the conclusion of the European Championship qualifiers, we are now much closer to knowing how things will stack up next summer.

The pots now stand as follows ahead of the draw on December 2, with just three more places still up for grabs via the play-off route.


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Pot One: Germany, Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England

Pot Two: Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Romania, Austria

Pot Three: Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia

Pot Four: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, play-off winners A, B, C

But if you’re already excited and can’t wait for next week’s draw then the folks at Swiss Football Data have you covered with their draw simulator, which lets you determine the destination of an individual country, and we’ve picked out potential paths for some of the sides involved …

For example, tournament favourites France could scarcely have picked a better group than this one.

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

England were beaten finalists last time out and will look to go one better, which would be all the more achievable if they potentially ended up with a group like this.

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

For defending champions Italy, their placement in pot four makes things very interesting – particularly in the case of a likely group of death!

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

Host nation Germany will have plenty of backing but they’ve struggled badly of late, with the draw predicting Ukraine to navigate their play-offs and set up a intriguing group.

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

Portugal appear resurgent under Roberto Martínez but could be derailed with a tricky group of death like the generator threw up.

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

Italy appear a popular pot four choice – and Portugal’s neighbours Spain were also paired with the Azzurri.

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

And Scotland have made it back-to-back Euros with their automatic qualification trumping the Serbian play-off nail-biter last time out and could face them again – as well as their Auld Enemy.

Article image:🇪🇺 We simulated the Euro 2024 draw and this is what happened

Try it out for yourself here.

And be sure to let us know in the comments which group your chosen nation has ended up in!