Russia will compete in the European Championship for the fourth straight time while Slovakia will be playing in the tournament for the first time as an independent nation.
Russia qualified for the tournament, to be held next year in France, with a 2-0 win Monday over Montenegro in Moscow, securing second place in Group G behind Austria. Slovakia won at Luxembourg, 4-2, to finish second to Spain in Group C, guaranteeing its first appearance in the tournament since it played as part of Czechoslovakia in 1992.
Ukraine, Slovenia and Sweden will have to qualify through a playoff.