The long road to Euro 2020 has begun and the groups are beginning to take shape after the opening matchdays
International football in Europe has been complicated somewhat by the inception of the Nations League, but the top prize in the continent remains the European Championship.
Euro 2020, the 16th edition of the UEFA competition, is being styled as a celebration, with games being held across Europe to mark the 60th birthday of the first ever tournament.
UEFA's 55 member associations will be desperate to take their place on the stage for such a historic venture, but there is only room for an exclusive group to compete at the finals.
The qualification stage is under way and Goal brings you everything you need to know.
Euro 2020 qualification groups, fixtures & results
Note: Teams marked with an asterisk are assured of a place in the play-offs thanks to their Nations League performance.
Group A
Group A fixtures
Group B
Group B fixtures
Group C
Group C fixtures
Group D
Group D fixtures
Group E
Group E fixtures
Group F
Group F fixtures
Group G
Group G fixtures
Group H
Group H fixtures
Group I
Group I fixtures
Group J
Group J fixtures
How to watch the Euro 2020 qualifying
In the United Kingdom, Euro 2020 qualifiers will be available to watch on a number of different channels.
ITV will broadcast England qualifiers, while Sky Sports will broadcast the games of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. S4C will cover Wales games live in Welsh.
In the United States, ESPN and Univision have the rights to Euro 2020 qualifiers.
How many teams qualify for Euro 2020?
Euro 2020 will see 24 teams compete for the right to be crowned the best team in Europe.
As you can see above, there are 10 qualifying groups: five groups of five teams (A-E) and five groups of six (F-J). The top two teams in each group will qualify automatically for the European Championship.
The remaining four places at the tournament will be decided via play-offs, with 16 teams already guaranteed a place in that stage through their performance in the Nations League.
Those 16 teams are the winners of each Nations League group, but they may potentially qualify directly through their qualification group, in which case the next best ranked team of their Nations League section is allocated the play-off place.
None of the host nations will qualify automatically but, in order to give them a better chance of qualifying, a maximum of two host nations can be drawn in the same group.
When & where will Euro 2020 take place?
The 16th edition of the European Championship will kick off on June 12, 2020 and it will conclude on July 12, 2020.
It will be held across 12 different cities in Europe, with UEFA celebrating the 60th birthday of the first European Championship (then called the European Nations Cup), which was held in France in 1960.
The final and semi-finals will be contested in London at Wembley Stadium.