Overview
- President Aleksander Ceferin signaled changes to qualifying, saying formats could be made more interesting without increasing the number of matches.
- UEFA says the European Championship finals will stay at 24 teams with the current tournament structure.
- The National Teams Competitions Committee initiated the review after meetings of member-association general secretaries, with the group’s membership to be set at the end of October.
- A league-style “Swiss model” for a qualification phase is under discussion, according to reports, with no decisions taken.
- The effort targets more compelling fixtures for fans and broadcasters and aims to preserve routes for smaller nations, with the 2028 centralized TV-rights cycle a key consideration.