Four matchdays are missing for the qualifying phase for the 2024 Eurocup in Germany to end, and so far, there are several surprises in the qualifying groups. It turns out that Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal could once again have a group of death in the tournament that will take place next year.
Although the Portuguese are leading their group, there are teams with great potential that are not leading theirs. Netherlands, Spain, and Italy are some of them, which is why they could end up in the same group as Portugal when the tournament begins.
If so, the team led by CR7 would once again fall into the "group of death", as in the last Eurocup, they had the misfortune of falling into the same group as Germany and France. That time, Portugal advanced as the best third-placed team, but they had a tough time.
Cristiano will play his last Eurocup in 2024.
It is worth noting that Netherlands had a good World Cup where they were close to eliminating Argentina, who ended up being the world champion. On the other hand, Spain eliminated the Portuguese in the last UEFA Nations League, being a tough team to beat. Likewise, Italy, the reigning champion of the competition, is in second place in their group, which opens up the possibility of clashing with CR7's team in the First Round. Next year could be crazy.
When will the groups for the Eurocup 2024 be known?
On November 21 of this year, the qualifying matches for the Eurocup will end. However, the final draw for the group stage will take place on December 2, 2023. On that day, the groups of the most important European tournament at the national team level will be known.