October 10, 2022 - Croatia will open the 2024 Euro qualifiers against Wales next year, as their schedule in group D is known.
Croatia's road to the Euros in Germany will begin with a home match against Wales on March 25 next year. Three days later (March 28), Croatia will visit Turkey.
Given that Croatia is expected to play in the Nations League Final Four in June, they will continue the Euro qualifications in Germany with two matches in September, against Latvia (September 8) at home and Armenia (September 11) away.
In October, Croatia welcomes Turkey (October 12) and visits Wales (October 15). In November, they visit Latvia (November 18), and at the end of the qualification cycle, they welcome Armenia (November 21).
Euro 2024 qualification group D schedule
1st round (March 25, 2023, Saturday)
Armenia - Turkey (18:00)
Croatia - Wales (20:45)
2nd round (March 28, 2023, Tuesday)
Turkey - Croatia (20:45)
Wales - Latvia (20:45)
3rd round (June 16, 2023, Friday)
Latvia - Turkey (20:45)
Wales - Armenia (20:45)
4th round (June 19, 2023, Monday)
Armenia - Latvia (18:00)
Turkey - Wales (20:45)
5th round (September 8, 2023, Friday)
Croatia - Latvia (20:45)
Turkey - Armenia (20:45)
5th round (September 11, 2023, Monday)
Armenia - Croatia (18:00)
Latvia - Wales (20:45)
7th round (October 12, 2023, Thursday)
Croatia - Turkey (20:45)
Latvia - Armenia (20:45)
8th round (October 15, 2023, Sunday)
Turkey - Latvia (20:45)
Wales - Croatia (20:45)
Round 9 (November 18, 2023, Saturday)
Armenia - Wales (15:00)
Latvia - Croatia (18:00)
10th round (21 November 2023, Tuesday)
Croatia - Armenia (20:45)
Wales - Turkey (20:45)
53 national teams will participate in the qualifiers and try to grab 23 spots for the Euro. Germany, as the organizer of the final tournament, automatically qualified and therefore does not participate in the draw. Due to the suspension, Russia will not participate in the qualifiers either.
Due to political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine, Gibraltar and Spain, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo and Serbia could not be included in the same group.
Until now, Croatia has played in six European competitions. The 2000 European Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands was the only one they missed. Croatia played in the quarter-finals twice (England 1996, Austria and Switzerland 2008), reached the round of 16 twice (Euro 2020, France 2016), and finished the competition in the group twice (Portugal 2004, Poland, and Ukraine 2012).
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