Irish fans will be cheering on Scotland and Wales (and England) during the qualification for #Euro2028 with the news today that should at least two of England, Scotland and Wales qualify automatically for the competition, then Ireland will be given one of the host slots. Ireland cannot draw any of the other three hosts in qualifying which will see 12 group winners and 8 best runners-up advance straight to the tournament. According to UEFA “Two spots in the final tournament will be reserved for the two best ranked host nations who are not qualified as group winners or best runners-up after the completion of the qualifying group stage. “The remaining spots will be assigned via play-offs between the remaining runners-up in the qualifying groups and the best ranked 2026-27 Uefa Nations League non-qualified group winners."