CCTV5 program list (January 12, 2024) - According to the official announcement of the European Football Federation, the draw ceremony for the Euro 2026 qualifiers will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 9, when 53 European national teams will participate in the draw, they will be divided into 10 groups to compete for 16 Europe
CCTV5 program list (January 12, 2024) - According to the official announcement of the European Football Federation, the draw ceremony for the 2026 European Cup qualifiers will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 9, when 53 European national teams will participate in the draw, they will be divided into 10 groups to compete for 16 places in the European Cup.
The 2026 European Cup will be held in England, which is the second European Cup hosted by England after 1996. The final of this European Cup will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, while the other matches of group matches and knockout rounds will be held in other 11 cities in England. As the host country, England has automatically obtained the qualification for the European Cup, so it will not participate in the draw of the qualifying match.
The draw ceremony of the qualifying match will divide 53 teams into six grades according to the ranking of the national teams of UEFA, and each group will have a team from each grade. The qualifiers will start in March 2025 and end in March 2026. The top two of each group will directly qualify for the European Cup, while the third of each group will enter the play off to compete for the last four European Cup places.
The following are the draw grades and participating teams of the qualifiers:
| grade |
team |
| First gear |
France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal |
| Second gear |
Netherlands, Croatia, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, Sweden |
| Third gear |
Turkey, Austria, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Russia, Wales |
| Fourth gear |
Slovakia, Norway, Serbia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland |
| Fifth gear |
Romania, Greece, Iceland, Finland, Hungary, Israel |
| Sixth gear |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Northern Macedonia, Bulgaria, Belarus |
The draw ceremony of the qualifiers will be held in Frankfurt on October 9, and CCTV 5 will broadcast it live. Please pay attention. The European Cup qualifiers will be a stage for European teams to show their strength and style, and also a feast for European football. Let's look forward to their wonderful performance.
