The top two teams, Belgium and Austria, 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.
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2022, the day after the draw.[5][6][7] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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 the 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:
vs Austria (27 March 2023) vs Azerbaijan (17 June 2023) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2023)
vs Austria (16 November 2023)
Notes
^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).