UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group A

Group A of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying was one of the ten groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany. Group A consisted of five teams: Cyprus, Georgia, Norway, Scotland and Spain. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[1]

The top two teams, Spain and Scotland, qualified directly for the final tournament. The participants of the qualifying play-offs were decided based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.

## Standings[edit]

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1  |  Spain | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 5  | +20  | 21  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0
2  |  Scotland | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 17  | 8  | +9  | 17  |  | 2–0 | -- | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0
3  |  Norway | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 14  | 12  | +2  | 11  |  |  | 0–1 | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 3–1
4  |  Georgia | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 12  | 18  | −6  | 8  | Advance to play-offs via Nations League |  | 1–7 | 2–2 | 1–1 | -- | 4–0
5  |  Cyprus | 8  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 3  | 28  | −25  | 0  |  |  | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

## Matches[edit]

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[2][3][4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)

15:00 (14:00 UTC±0)

Scotland | 3–0|  Cyprus

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* McGinn 21'
* McTominay 87', 90+3'

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Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 48,195[5]

Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)

20:45

Spain | 3–0|  Norway

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* Olmo 13'
* Joselu 84', 85'

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La Rosaleda, Málaga

Attendance: 29,214[6]

Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

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28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 1–1|  Norway

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* Mikautadze 60'

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* Sørloth 15'

Batumi Stadium, Batumi

Attendance: 20,300[7]

Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland | 2–0|  Spain

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* McTominay 7', 51'

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Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 47,976[8]

Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)[note 2]

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17 June 2023 (2023-06-17)

18:00

Norway | 1–2|  Scotland

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* Haaland 61' (pen.)

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* Dykes 87'
* McLean 89'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 25,791[10]

Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

17 June 2023 (2023-06-17)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Cyprus | 1–2|  Georgia

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* Pittas 39' (pen.)

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* Mikautadze 31'
* Davitashvili 84'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 3,763[11]

Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

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20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)

20:45

Norway | 3–1|  Cyprus

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* Solbakken 12'
* Haaland 56' (pen.), 60'

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* Kastanos 90+3'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 23,643[12]

Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland | 2–0|  Georgia

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* McGregor 6'
* McTominay 47'

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Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,062[13]

Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

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8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 1–7|  Spain

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* Chakvetadze 49'

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* Morata 22', 40', 66'
* Kvirkvelia 27' (o.g.)
* Olmo 38'
* Williams 68'
* Yamal 74'

Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 51,694[14]

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Cyprus | 0–3|  Scotland

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* McTominay 6'
* Porteous 16'
* McGinn 30'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 6,633[15]

Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

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12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

20:45

Norway | 2–1|  Georgia

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* Haaland 25'
* Ødegaard 33'

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* Zivzivadze 90+1'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 23,665[16]

Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

20:45

Spain | 6–0|  Cyprus

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* Gavi 18'
* Merino 33'
* Joselu 70'
* Torres 73', 83'
* Baena 77'

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Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada[17]

Attendance: 17,311[18]

Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

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12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Cyprus | 0–4|  Norway

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* Sørloth 33'
* Haaland 65', 72'
* Aursnes 81'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 7,206[19]

Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

20:45

Spain | 2–0|  Scotland

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* Morata 73'
* Sancet 86'

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La Cartuja, Seville

Attendance: 45,623[20]

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

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15 October 2023 (2023-10-15)

15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 4–0|  Cyprus

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* Kiteishvili 46'
* Kvaratskhelia 58'
* Shengelia 82'
* Mikautadze 90+5' (pen.)

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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 15,871[21]

Referee: Robert Jones (England)

15 October 2023 (2023-10-15)

20:45

Norway | 0–1|  Spain

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* Gavi 49'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 25,885[22]

Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

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16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 (21:00 UTC+4)

Georgia | 2–2|  Scotland

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* Kvaratskhelia 15', 57'

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* McTominay 49'
* Shankland 90+2'

Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

Attendance: 44,595[23]

Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+2)

Cyprus | 1–3|  Spain

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* Pileas 75'

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* Yamal 5'
* Oyarzabal 22'
* Joselu 28'

Alphamega Stadium, Limassol

Attendance: 9,667[24]

Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

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19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Scotland | 3–3|  Norway

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* McGinn 13'
* Østigård 33' (o.g.)
* Armstrong 59'

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* Dønnum 3'
* Larsen 20'
* Elyounoussi 86'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 48,138[25]

Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)

20:45

Spain | 3–1|  Georgia

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* Le Normand 4'
* Torres 55'
* Lochoshvili 72' (o.g.)

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* Kvaratskhelia 10'

José Zorrilla, Valladolid

Attendance: 24,146[26]

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 71 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.55 goals per match.

7 goals

* Scott McTominay

6 goals

* Erling Haaland

4 goals

* Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
* Joselu
* Álvaro Morata

3 goals

* Georges Mikautadze
* John McGinn
* Ferran Torres

2 goals

* Alexander Sørloth
* Gavi
* Dani Olmo
* Lamine Yamal

1 goal

* Grigoris Kastanos
* Kostas Pileas
* Ioannis Pittas
* Giorgi Chakvetadze
* Zuriko Davitashvili
* Otar Kiteishvili
* Levan Shengelia
* Budu Zivzivadze
* Fredrik Aursnes
* Aron Dønnum
* Mohamed Elyounoussi
* Martin Ødegaard
* Ola Solbakken
* Jørgen Strand Larsen
* Stuart Armstrong
* Lyndon Dykes
* Callum McGregor
* Kenny McLean
* Ryan Porteous
* Lawrence Shankland
* Álex Baena
* Robin Le Normand
* Mikel Merino
* Mikel Oyarzabal
* Oihan Sancet
* Nico Williams

1 own goal

* Solomon Kvirkvelia (against Spain)
* Luka Lochoshvili (against Spain)
* Leo Skiri Østigård (against Scotland)

## Discipline[edit]

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[1]

* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
* Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions could be carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Team  | Player  | Offence(s)  | Suspended for match(es)

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Cyprus | Nicholas Ioannou |  vs Scotland (25 March 2023) | vs Georgia (17 June 2023)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches until 25 March and from 29 October (matchday 1 and 9–10), and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 26 March to 28 October 2023 (matchday 2–8).
2. ^ Sandro Schärer suffered an injury. He was replaced by the fourth official Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland) at half-time.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
2. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
3. ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by group)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
4. ^ "European Qualifiers 2022–24, Group stage: Fixture List (by match-day)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. ^ "Scotland vs. Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
6. ^ "Spain vs. Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
7. ^ "Georgia vs. Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
8. ^ "Scotland vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
9. ^ Cairney, James (28 March 2023). "Why there was a change of referee during Scotland v Spain". The Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
10. ^ "Norway vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
11. ^ "Cyprus vs. Georgia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
12. ^ "Norway vs. Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
13. ^ "Scotland vs. Georgia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
14. ^ "Georgia vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
15. ^ "Cyprus vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
16. ^ "Norway vs. Georgia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
17. ^ "El España-Chipre del 12 de septiembre se disputará en Granada" (in Spanish). MARCA. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
18. ^ "Spain vs. Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
19. ^ "Cyprus vs. Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
20. ^ "Spain vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
21. ^ "Georgia vs. Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
22. ^ "Norway vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
23. ^ "Georgia vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
24. ^ "Cyprus vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
25. ^ "Scotland vs. Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
26. ^ "Spain vs. Georgia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

## External links[edit]

* UEFA Euro 2024, UEFA.com
* European Qualifiers, UEFA.com

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UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H
* Group I
* Group J
* Play-offs

Related competition: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
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