The European Cup qualifiers ended the competition for the group stage in March 2023, and Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands directly advanced to the European Cup as the first group 1.
Wales, Ukraine, Croatia, Austria, England, Poland, Belgium, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Scotland and Sweden have qualified for the play-offs and will compete with Gibraltar for the qualification of the European Cup.
On September 8th, the fifth round of European Cup qualifier Group B started, and the Netherlands beat Greece 3-0 at home. The Netherlands, which scored 6 points in 3 battles, 2 wins 1 negative product, surpassed Greece, which scored 6 points in 4 battles, 2 draws, 2 negative products, and occupied the second place in the standings of this group, second only to France, which scored 5 battles 15.
History of European preliminaries
The European Cup qualifiers, referred to as "European preliminaries", are the knockout rounds for all European football teams to participate in the European Cup. The general competition lasts for two years, * * * is divided into two stages, and then 16 teams enter the European Cup to compete for the championship.
The first stage of European Cup qualifiers is usually held in March and April every year in European local time. Teams qualifying for the first stage will participate in the second stage, usually in September and 10, local time in Europe. The last stage is usually in March every year, and only a few competitions will be held at European local time 10. In the end, 16 teams will enter the European Cup competition.