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With the Netherlands missing out on Euro 2016 and Italy absent from the World Cup in 2018, some of Europe's traditional soccer powers have surprisingly failed to advance to recent major international tournaments.
Don't expect any big shocks when qualification for next year's European Championship wraps up over the coming days.
Six teams - Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Russia and Ukraine - have already booked their places in the tournament and the remaining 14 automatic qualifiers will be determined after the final group games.
World champion France, European champion Portugal, and heavyweights such as Germany, England and the Netherlands are in good shape to finish in the top two in their respective groups, ensuring spots in the Europe-wide finals taking place in June and July.