CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -North Macedonia have qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2020 edition (played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). They qualified after winning play-off path D; this meant they would appear in a major tournament finals for the first time in their history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Group C consisted of five teams: Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Netherlands and Northern Ireland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams, Germany and Netherlands, qualified directly for the finals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Finland qualified to UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2020. The Football Association of Finland also organizes national under-19 and under-21 teams.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Euro 2024 qualifying groups Group A: Spain, Scotland, Norway, Georgia, Cyprus. Group B: Netherlands, France, Republic of Ireland, Greece, Gibraltar.