We're less than one year away from the European Championship of 2024, which is going to take place in Germany, next summer. Twenty four teams will compete in this tournament to be the best European nation of all. The last tournament was held three years ago in 2021 which saw Italy win against England on penalties at Wembley. In 2024, the tournament will be held between June 14 and July 14.

Germany have already qualified for the tournament as they're the host nation, so twenty three other teams still need to qualify for the Euro 24, with twenty teams that will be determined by the standings of ten group stages, while the remaining three spots will be determined by the playoffs that will take place in March 2024.

Teams that fail to qualify in the Euro Qualifiers stage can still get themselves into the final tournament through the play-offs. Four teams from each league that have not already qualified for the European Championship finals will compete in the play-offs of their league. The play-off berths were first allocated to each Nations League group winner, and if any of the group winners already qualify for the European Championship finals, then to the next-best ranked team of the league. Here's the situation as things stand.

Group A

Fixtures:

Oct. 12: Spain vs. Scotland, Cyprus vs. Norway.

Oct. 15: Georgia vs. Cyprus, Norway vs. Spain.

Nov. 16: Georgia vs. Scotland, Cyprus vs. Spain.

Nov. 19: Spain vs. Georgia, Scotland vs. Norway.

Group B

Fixtures:

Oct. 13: Netherlands vs. France, Republic of Ireland vs. Greece.

Oct. 16: Greece vs. Netherlands, Gibraltar vs. Republic of Ireland.

Nov. 18: France vs. Gibraltar, Netherlands vs. Republic of Ireland.

Nov. 21: Greece vs. France, Gibraltar vs. Netherlands.

Group C

Fixtures:

Oct. 14: Ukraine vs. North Macedonia, Italy vs. Malta.

Oct. 17: England vs. Italy, Malta vs. Ukraine.

Nov. 17: Italy vs. North Macedonia, England vs. Malta.

Nov. 20: Ukraine vs. Italy, North Macedonia vs. England.

Group D

Fixtures:

Oct. 12: Latvia vs. Armenia, Croatia vs. Turkey.

Oct. 15: Turkey vs. Latvia, Wales vs. Croatia.

Nov. 18: Armenia vs. Wales, Latvia vs. Croatia.

Nov. 21: Croatia vs. Armenia, Wales vs. Turkey.

Group E

Fixtures:

Oct. 12: Albania vs. Czechia, Faroe Islands vs. Poland.

Oct. 15: Czechia vs. Faroe Islands, Poland vs. Moldova.

Nov. 17: Moldova vs. Albania, Poland vs. Czechia.

Nov. 20: Czechia vs. Moldova, Albania vs. Faroe Islands.

Group F

Fixtures:

Oct. 13: Estonia vs. Azerbaijan, Austria vs. Belgium.

Oct. 16: Azerbaijan vs. Austria, Belgium vs. Sweden.

Nov. 16: Estonia vs. Austria, Azerbaijan vs. Sweden.

Nov. 19: Belgium vs. Azerbaijan, Sweden vs. Austria.

Group G

Fixtures:

Oct. 14: Bulgaria vs. Lithuania, Hungary vs. Serbia.

Oct. 17: Serbia vs. Montenegro, Lithuania vs. Hungary.

Nov. 16: Bulgaria vs. Hungary, Montenegro vs. Lithuania.

Nov. 19: Lithuania vs. Montenegro, Serbia vs. Bulgaria.

Group H

Fixtures:

Oct. 14: Northern Ireland vs. San Marino, Slovenia vs. Finland, Denmark vs. Kazakhstan.

Oct. 17: Northern Ireland vs. Slovenia, San Marino vs. Denmark, Finland vs. Kazakhstan.

Nov. 17: Kazakhstan vs. San Marino, Finland vs. Northern Ireland, Denmark vs. Slovenia.

Nov. 20: Northern Ireland vs. Denmark, Slovenia vs. Kazakhstan, San Marino vs. Finland.

Group I

Fixtures:

Oct. 12: Israel vs. Switzerland (postponed), Andorra vs. Kosovo, Belarus vs. Romania.

Oct. 15: Switzerland vs. Belarus, Romania vs. Andorra, Kosovo vs. Israel.

Nov. 18: Israel vs. Romania, Switzerland vs. Kosovo, Belarus vs. Andorra.

Nov. 21: Romania vs. Switzerland, Andorra vs. Israel, Kosovo vs. Belarus.

Group J

Fixtures:

Oct. 13: Iceland vs. Luxembourg, Portugal vs. Slovakia, Liechtenstein vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Oct. 16: Iceland vs. Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal, Luxembourg vs. Slovakia.

Nov. 16: Slovakia vs. Iceland, Luxembourg vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein vs. Portugal.

Nov. 19: Portugal vs. Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Slovakia, Liechtenstein vs. Luxembourg.

England booked their place at Euro 2024 as Harry Kane scored a brace and the hosts came back from 0-1 down under to win it by 3-1 at Wembley on Tuesday. Gareth Southgate's side fell behind after Gianluca Scamacca scored an early goal. But England hit back to equalise before the break through Kane's penalty.

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Bellingham won the spot-kick with a brilliant run and the 20-year-old was also the reason for Marcus Rashford's decisive strike after the interval. Kane struck again in the closing stages to make it 3-1 and ensure the victory. He killed off Italy in the 77th minute as he nicked the ball off the toe of Giorgio Scalvini before delivering a cool finish. With two group games still to play, unbeaten England, winners of five of their six qualifiers, are guaranteed to finish top of Group C.

"This was the toughest qualifying group with the seedings. We've performed really well," Southgate said. "The players are incredible to work with, so hungry, so eager to learn, so together. You saw that in the performance. It was relentless. What was really pleasing was that when we went behind we stayed calm," he added.

England have suffered just one defeat in their last 63 Euro and World Cup qualifiers, but reaching major tournaments hasn't been the issue in the Southgate era.

The Three Lions showed they have the character for the big matches especially after this comeback after being 0-1 down under just 15 minutes.

Spain would be seeking revenge against Scotland when they meet at Sevilla. Luis de la Fuente suffered an unexpected defeat in just his second game in charge. Although, Spain have responded well by putting together a four-game winning streak across two different competitions with lifting their first-ever UEFA Nations League trophy in the process.

They were able to defeat the current European Champions, Italy 2-1 in the semi finals which was followed by a penalty-shootout victory over Croatia in the final, and have also recorded two big wins against Georgia and Cyprus in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.

A win on Thursday would move Spain within three points of Scotland heading into their final three qualification fixtures. Whereas Scotland are on the verge of qualifying for the Euros in dominating fashion for the second successive time.

Steve Clarke's men will be looking to run back their win against Spain seven months ago. They sit comfortably at the top of the table with victories against Norway, Georgia and Cyprus. Scotland managed to turn things around against the Norwegian team in the final minutes of the match and won it 2-1. And they scored five goals each in their match against Georgia and Cyprus which showed their attacking prowess in the team.

Scotland are on an amazing run of form as they're unbeaten in their last nine competitive matches with victories in eight of them. They need a draw to qualify for Euro 2024 in Germany and just need six points in three matches to secure top spot in Group A.

Spain vs Scotland Team News

Yeremy Pino has had to pull out of the squad, being replaced by Granada winger Bryan Zaragoza. Elsewhere, La Roja aren't thought to have much more in the way of injury concerns.

Scotland, meanwhile, are without Kieran Tierney and Ryan Jack has also been forced to pull out of the squad. Kevin Nisbet has joined him in leaving the camp.

Spain vs Scotland Possible Line ups

Spain possible starting lineup:

Simon; Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Balde; Merino, Rodri, Gavi; Torres, Morata, N. Williams.

Scotland possible starting lineup:

Gunn; Porteous, Hendry, Cooper; Hickey, Gilmour, McGregor, Robertson; McTominay, McGinn; Adams.