How do the Euro qualifying play-offs work?
Scotland and Wales are competing in Euro qualifying play-offs to try and bag their spot at next year's tournament
The Euro qualifying play-offs second round begins Thursday evening with teams like Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all competing for qualification.
There will be home and away ties for each of the play-offs and the winner, on aggregate, after both of those games will qualify.
But how were teams matched together? And how do they qualify for the 2025 Women's Euros next year? Here is all you need to know.
Euro qualifying play-offs: How do they work?
Teams have already been through one round of play-offs and they were drawn together. Teams who played in League A for the initial qualifiers but did not secure automatic qualification were seeded and drawn into ties against teams who competed in League C.
The top six teams in League B were drawn against the bottom six teams in League B.
The first round draw, which took place in July, formed these fixtures and they were played in October. Here are the results on aggregate:
- Romania 2-6 Poland
- Greece 0-5 Belgium
- Montenegro 0-6 Finland
- Georgia 0-9 Republic of Ireland
- Slovenia 1-5 Austria
- Luxembourg 0-12 Sweden
- Belarus 1-8 Czech Republic
- Albania 0-14 Norway
- Turkey 1-3 Ukraine
- Croatia 1-2 Northern Ireland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-6 Serbia
- Azerbaijan 1-8 Portugal
- Hungary 0-5 Scotland
- Slovakia 2-3 Wales
The second round of play-offs were also drawn in July.
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The first round ties which included the top seven ranked teams were drawn against the bottom seven.
The second round will take place on 28/29 November and 3 December.
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In FourFourTwo's view the second round ties will be close battles with some interesting ties.
They will also be played across two legs and the winners of those ties will qualify for next year's tournament being held in Switzerland.
Here are the second round ties:
- Portugal v Czech Republic
- Finland v Scotland
- Ukraine v Belgium
- Republic of Ireland v Wales
- Poland v Austria
- Northern Ireland v Norway
- Serbia v Sweden
Who has already qualified for Euro 2025?
Defending champions England were drawn in a tricky qualifying group as they were against Sweden, France and Republic of Ireland. But impressive performances, including a win over France, secured their automatic qualification.
France also made it through the difficult group to seal their spot and Switzerland were handed their ticket as they are hosts.
Nine teams have qualified so far, which are:
- England
- France
- Denmark
- Spain
- Iceland
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
The Euros will take place from 2-27 July 2025.
Sarah joined the FourFourTwo team in September 2024 in a freelance role. She also writes for The Guardian, BBC and Rugby World where she specialises in women's football and rugby. Sarah has a bachelors degree in English and a master's in newspaper journalism.