The draw for the Euro 96 Qualification campaign was made on the 22nd of January 1994 in Manchester and was an altogether more low key affair than is presented today.
With England naturally exempt from qualification due to hosting, Denmark were seeded first as title holders with the remaining 46 teams were divided into six pots. The teams then formed 8 qualifying groups and over the next 10 match days would battle it out for a place in at the Championship Finals in just over two years time.
Below we have collated a twitter thread charting the qualification journey of each of the 16 sides that would go on to achieve qualification for Euro 96. Because the tournament itself lives so strongly in the memory, we perhaps forget the twists and turns, along with the ups and downs, that would create such a fascinating qualifying series.
Romania – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1257352701811331072
Spain – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1257718150176661505
Switzerland – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1258077832930000897
Croatia – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1258442624375144451
Czech Republic – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1258811347107819521
Portugal – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1259910150032445447
Germany – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1260259317288239105
Russia – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1260623030973276164
France – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1260976382722691073
Denmark – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1261338276138373125
Turkey – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1262794500730126343
Italy – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1263167998459863040
Holland – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1263514822697771009
Bulgaria – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1263881058736656387
Scotland – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1265368335811780608
England – https://twitter.com/analysisretro/status/1266059163123187715