Ukraine, Poland and Georgia are the final three groups to qualify for the 24-team continental championship.
Ukraine got here from behind to beat Iceland in a playoff to qualify for Euro 2024, Poland secured their place on the event with a penalty shootout victory over Wales and Georgia certified for a primary ever main event in a dramatic night time for European soccer.
The 24-nation Euro 2024 lineup was finalised on Tuesday with three qualifying playoffs giving a stronger Jap European flavour to the event that opens on June 14 in Germany.
Mykhailo Mudryk’s sweeping low shot within the 84th minute lifted Ukraine to a 2-1 victory over Iceland and a second late comeback win within the playoffs for a group representing the war-torn nation.
The “dwelling” sport for Ukraine was performed in impartial Poland as a result of worldwide video games can’t be performed in Kyiv for safety causes throughout the battle in opposition to Russia, whose group has been banned from attempting to qualify by UEFA.
Thanks, guys!
Thanks, group!
For important feelings for your entire nation.
For the necessary victory and making it to EURO.
For proving as soon as once more: each time Ukrainians face difficulties however don’t surrender and proceed to struggle, Ukrainians definitely win.
In occasions, when… pic.twitter.com/THdnOw8k0B— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 26, 2024
Georgia and star ahead Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will make their main event debut at Euro 2024 after beating Greece 4-2 in a penalty shootout. It had been a tense and testy 0-0 attract a raucous environment in Tbilisi.
The decisive penalty was scored by substitute Nika Kvekveskiri positioned his excellent shot low into the nook to seal Georgia’s 4-2 win.
Wild celebrations noticed hundreds of Georgia followers in a 50,000 crowd on the nationwide stadium pour onto the sphere and a few climbed the goalposts to sit down on the crossbar.
Georgian gamers have been European champions earlier than – within the Soviet Union squad that gained the inaugural title in 1960.
Now the unbiased republic has earned the best to make its personal soccer historical past in Germany.
In the meantime, Poland turned the final group to e-book their ticket to Germany, beating Wales 5-4 in a penalty shootout in Cardiff additionally after a 0-0 draw.
Poland captain Robert Lewandowski, who had scored the primary spot-kick of the shootout, couldn’t bear to look at the motion when his goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny pushed away the ultimate penalty taken by Dan James.
“It’s large as a result of I in all probability would have completed my worldwide profession tonight had we misplaced the sport,” Szczesny mentioned.
Poland have performed at each Euros version since star ahead Lewandowski made his nationwide group debut in 2008, together with as co-host with Ukraine at Euro 2012.
Poland will go into a tricky Group D with France, the Netherlands and Austria.
Ukraine are in Group F with Belgium, Romania and Slovakia.
Georgia go into Group F to face Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic.
Euro 2024 will probably be performed in 10 German cities from June 14 to July 14.
Prepared for EURO 2024! 🤩#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/Fb7WEdgJff
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) March 26, 2024
