Higher number of away wins in all group matches.

Higher number of wins in all group matches.

Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches.

Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.

Superior goal difference in all group matches.

If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 11 apply

If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question.Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question.Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question.If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied: The three play-off path winners will join the twenty teams that already qualified for the final tournament through the group stage. The host of the final will be drawn between the winners of the semi-final pairings. In the semi-finals, the best-ranked team will host the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will host the third-ranked team. The three play-off paths will each feature two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. However, group winners of Leagues B and C cannot face teams from a higher league. The remaining slots are then allocated to next best team in the Nations League overall ranking. However, if there are not enough non-qualified teams in the same league, then the spot will go first to the best-ranked group winner of League D, unless that team has already qualified for the final tournament. If a group winner has already qualified through the qualifying group stage, they will be replaced by the next best-ranked team in the same league. The group winners of Nations Leagues A, B, and C will automatically qualify for the play-off path of their league unless they have qualified for the final tournament via the qualifying group stage. These teams will be divided into three paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament. Twelve teams will be selected based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League. įollowing the qualifying group stage, the remaining three teams will be decided through the play-offs, to be held in March 2024. The winners and runners-up from the ten groups will qualify directly to the final tournament. The qualifying group stage is being played in a home-and-away, round-robin format on double matchdays in March, June, September, October, and November 2023. The four UEFA Nations League Finals participants were drawn into groups of five teams (so they are able to compete in the Nations League Finals in June 2023).

The draw for the qualifying group stage took place on 9 October 2022, after conclusion of the league phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League. The 53 UEFA member associations were divided into ten groups, with seven groups containing five teams and three containing six teams. The format is similar to the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying competition: the group stage decides 20 of the 23 teams that will advance to the final tournament to join hosts Germany. ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

^ Bold indicates champion for that year.

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