{"id":96752,"date":"2023-11-30T11:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96752"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:39:05","slug":"what-are-scotlands-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-in-the-euro-2024-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/what-are-scotlands-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-in-the-euro-2024-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Scotland\u2019s best and worst case scenarios in the Euro 2024 draw?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Scotland have reached next summer\u2019s Euros <\/p>\n
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Scotland are safely through to Euro 2024 after finishing second in qualifying Group A.<\/p>\n
Steve Clarke\u2019s side were beaten only once across their campaign and secured a famous victory over Spain to help book their place at next summer\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n
Their 17-point tally sees them go into Pot 3 for the draw for the Euros.<\/p>\n
They will not face any of the other five nations in that pot in the group stages of the competition.<\/p>\n
With three play-off qualifiers still to be confirmed, the pots look like this:<\/p>\n
Pot 1<\/strong>: Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England<\/p>\n Pot 2<\/strong>: Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria<\/p>\n Pot 3<\/strong>: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic<\/p>\n Pot 4<\/strong>: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C<\/p>\n So what is the toughest possible draw for Scotland?<\/p>\n While the pots are based on qualifying form, and thus a useful gauge of team quality, we will go by Fifa\u2019s world rankings to determine the best and worst case scenarios for Clarke and his team.<\/p>\n The toughest possible draw for Scotland (current world ranking 34th) would be: France (2nd), Denmark (19th), Italy (9th).<\/strong><\/p>\n On paper, the easiest draw would be: Germany (16th), Albania (59th)<\/strong>, Kazakhstan* (98th).<\/strong><\/p>\n *Kazakhstan are <\/em>part of qualifying play-off Path C<\/em><\/p>\n When is Euro 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n The 17th edition of the men\u2019s Euros will be held in Germany between 14 June and 14 July.<\/p>\n Which cities are hosting fixtures?<\/strong><\/p>\n Berlin<\/p>\n Munich<\/p>\n Hamburg<\/p>\n Dusseldorf<\/p>\n Frankfurt<\/p>\n Cologne<\/p>\n Stuttgart<\/p>\n Gelsenkirchen<\/p>\n Leipzig<\/p>\n Dortmund<\/p>\n