Euro '24 draw: France to face Netherlands; Spain against Italy

The draw for next summer's Euro 2024 in Germany took place Saturday and saw France and Spain handed difficult paths to the knockout stages. A total of 21 teams have already qualified for the tournament, with a further three places still up for grabs through a playoff tournament to be played in March. France will play in Group D, where they will face Netherlands, Austria and the winners of Playoff A (Poland, Wales, Finland, Estonia). Didier Deschamps's side lifted the World Cup in 2018 and reached the final in 2022, but will hope to make amends from the last Euros, where they succumbed to a disappointing exit in the round of 16.