Euro 2024 fixtures today - your guide to Thursday's games

The latest round of Euro 2024 qualifiers are upon the football public again with fixtures taking place in September, beginning on Thursday.

The Republic of Ireland face the unenviable task of trying to take points off France, who have four wins from four games and are yet to concede a goal, while Northern Ireland can ill afford any more slip-ups if they hope to qualify for next year's tournament in Germany.

Here are the qualifiers taking place on Thursday and how you can follow them.

All times are BST.

Group B

France vs Republic of Ireland - 19:45

France have swapped out a few stalwarts in favour of fresher options since the 2022 World Cup, with former skipper Hugo Lloris hanging up his international gloves for Kylian Mbappe to take the captain's armband.

With four wins from four games, Les Bleus' qualification for next summer's tournament is almost a given but Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland need a massive performance at Parc des Princes to give their hopes a shot in the arm.

Netherlands vs Greece - 19:45

The Group B table looks bad for the Netherlands right now with only three points, but games against Greece and Ireland offer the chance to make up ground on the two qualifying spots. However, recent performances have been poor under Ronald Koeman and improvement is needed to avoid missing out on another showpiece event.

Second is where Greece currently reside as they target a first international tournament appearance since the 2014 World Cup, but the Euro 2004 winners need good results in their two games against the Oranje to keep their aspirations in check.

Group E

Czechia vs Albania - 19:45

Czechia have capitalised on the slow start made by Group E favourites Poland to sit top having played three games, but their quality will be tested by current second-place occupiers Albania.

Wins over Moldova and Faroe Islands have helped after an opening defeat to Poland, but their next three games - against Czechia, Poland and Czechia again - may prove pivotal to their chances of reaching Euro 2024.

Poland vs Faroe Islands - 19:45

Poland beat Germany in a friendly during the last international break in June as Jakub Kiwior scored the only goal of the game, but only four days later they threw away a 2-0 half-time lead to lose 3-2 to Moldova, currently ranked 164th in the world.

That defeat has left Robert Lewandowski's side playing catch-up behind Czechia and Albania and nothing less than three points against the Faroe Islands - ranked slightly higher than Moldova in 129th - will do.

Group G

Lithuania vs Montenegro - 17:00

Fifth and last place in Group G meet in one of Thursday's earlier kick-offs when Lithuania host Montenegro.

It's Montenegro who have the better chance of qualifying, though they sit three points behind both Hungary and Serbia.

Serbia vs Hungary - 19:45

Serbia and Hungary have unbeaten records in Euro 2024 qualifying but those runs will be put to the test when the two nations meet in Kaunas.

Serbia were tipped as dark horses during the World Cup but never looked close to gelling when it really mattered. While revered at club level, the likes of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic are still waiting for their breakout moments on the international stage.

Hungary are a similarly touted up-and-coming side with known talent like Dominik Szoboszlai and Willi Orban and are unbeaten in four games in 2023.

Group H

Kazakhstan vs Finland - 15:00

Four games each have been played by Group H's sides and surprisingly it's Kazakhstan and Finland who lead the way at the top with nine points each.

The Kazakhs looked down and out at 2-0 down to Denmark but a remarkable late turnaround which included three goals in 17 second-half minutes earned a 3-2 victory and they've followed that up with wins over San Marino and Northern Ireland.

Finland were beaten by the Danes but bounced back to defeat Northern Ireland, Slovenia and San Marino. Neither side has ever previously competed at a World Cup or European Championship.

Denmark vs San Marino - 19:45

Denmark need points on the board after that loss to Kazakhstan and three of them are essentially guaranteed to come against San Marino, the continent's renowned qualifying whippings boys.

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland - 19:45

Things have not gone well for Michael O'Neill and Northern Ireland since a 2-0 win against San Marino to open their qualifying campaign. Three 1-0 losses in a row mean the Green and White Army are down in fifth, way off the pace set by Finland and Kazakhstan.

Slovenia have stumbled against group rivals Finland and Denmark to stunt their progress but a win here would take them up to ten points from five games.

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