European Qualifiers: Sky Sports to show 250 matches live

Every nation, every player, every match

Last Updated: 02/09/14 4:37pm

Gibraltar will play World Cup winners Germany in their first tournament as a full member of Uefa

Sky Sports will show the complete story of the European Qualifiers, featuring every player, every country and every match.

For the first time, all 53 nations hoping to qualify will be televised in over 250 matches, giving Sky Sports subscribers the complete qualification story. Every Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland qualifier will be exclusively live, with highlights and analysis of England’s games also available.

World Cup winners Germany kick off the coverage on 7 September with a clash against Scotland and viewers will see all the Home Nations in action in the first three days of matches. With up to nine live matches on any one night, European Qualifiers on Sky Sports are part of a new season offering more football from more competitions than ever before.

The majority of European Qualifiers will be shown on Sky Sports 5, the new home of European football, which will offer up to 600 live matches from the world of European football this season. The brand new channel, launching on 12 August, is available to Sky Sports customers at no extra cost as part of their sports package and as a further bonus they can also get two years’ free Sky Broadband Unlimited.

Joining presenters David Jones and Kate Abdo for in-depth analysis will be Sky Sports’ best match experts including Jamie Carragher, Graeme Souness, Niall Quinn, Jamie Redknapp and Neil McCann. The analysts will offer their views and insights from a brand new studio complete with giant touchscreen technology.

Fixtures which aren’t on the main Sky Sports channels will be available on Sky Sports for iPad's new European Qualifier enhanced experience, featuring video on demand highlights, and on Sky’s red button service.

In addition to European Qualifiers, Sky Sports 5 will also show UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia and, for the first time, Holland’s top division Eredivisie.