Road to Paris 2024- April 13th edition

The CONCACAF W Championship will take place in July and will serve as the continental qualifier in women's soccer. Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago all move a step closer to Olympic competition as group winners and will join Canada and the United States this summer. 
*July's competition will see two groups of four teams with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals.
*The tournament winner will qualify for Paris

Step Closer to Paris in Women's Soccer 
Canada
Costa Rica
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago 
United States
Bolded and Italicized = Newly Added


The U21 Euros qualifying will continue in June and the tournament next summer will be the continental qualifier in men's soccer. Belgium is a step closer to Paris as they join co-hosts Romania and Georgia in the final tournament, but who can join them? 
Group A: Croatia, Austria, Norway and Finland
Group B: Germany, Israel, Poland and Hungary 
Group C: Spain, Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Malta (Russia, who currently sit second, are banned)
Group D: Portugal, Greece, Belarus, Iceland and Cyprus 
Group E: Switzerland, Netherlands (currently the best-placed second-place team) and Moldova 
Group F: Italy will at least reach the playoffs but two wins separate them from fourth-place Bosnia/Herzegovina
Group G: Czech Republic, England and Slovenia
Group H: France, Ukraine, Serbia and the Faroe Islands  
Group I: Denmark, Turkey and Scotland (Belgium are already group winners as they have a three-win lead with two games remaining)
Bolded and Italicized = At least will reach the playoffs 
 

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