Naples Eurocup football qualifiers start today. The 17th edition will be held in Germany next year. The year-long competition will begin with the Kazakhstan-Slovenia match. A total of 53 teams are going to qualify. There are 24 teams in the Eurocup. With the hosts, Germany, qualifying, 23 places remain. The playoffs will end in March next year. The tournament will start on June 14. Italy are the current champions. The qualifying rounds are divided into ten groups. There are five teams in each of the seven groups and six teams in the other three. Top two will qualify directly. Three teams through the playoffs. The Italy-England match is a repeat of last time’s final. The venue is Naples, Italy. Portugal will also face Liechtenstein. This will be the last Euro for both Cristiano Ronaldo and Croatia’s Luka Modric. Belgium, who were eliminated in the first round of the Qatar World Cup, are looking at the qualifying round as a comeback stage. Read on deshabhimani.com
