Following the December draw in Hamburg, England and Scotland have learned the teams they will be playing against in the UEFA Euro 2024 group stage, so they will be hard at work studying their opponents.
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Scotland has been drawn in Group A with hosts Germany, Hungary, and Switzerland, while Gareth Southgate’s team is in Group C with Slovenia, Denmark, and Serbia.
The Three Lions, with their all-star team, will be aiming to improve on their runners-up finish from the previous season of UEFA’s main competition, where they were defeated by Italy at Wembley in a penalty shootout.
Scotland, led by Steve Clarke, will be driven to make it to a major tournament’s knockout stages for the first time ever.
With thousands of fans expected to travel across the continent to support England and Scotland, here is all the information you need to know about Euro 2024.
When does 2024 Euro begin?
Between June 14 and July 14, 2024, Germany will host Euro 2024.
Germany has not hosted a major competition since the World Cup in 2006, when they defeated competition from Turkey to win the championship back in 2018.
Following its 2016 hosting by France, the 2024 competition will be the first to be conducted in a single nation. In 2020, Euro 2020 was contested in 11 different countries to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the European Championship.
Here is the detailed schedule for Euro 2024:
June 14: Opening group stage game(s)
June 29: Round of 16 starts
July 5: Quarter-finals start
July 9: Semi-finals start
July 14: Final
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Groups for Euro 2024:
The top four teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16, where they will be joined by the six group winners and runners-up.
Wales can still make it to the tournament if they advance further in the play-off system.
In their play-off semifinal matchup, Rob Page’s team takes on Finland in Cardiff. Poland or Estonia will face off in the championship match.
The other two play-off routes are Georgia/Greece/Kazakhstan/Luxembourg and Israel/Bosnia/Ukraine/Iceland.
GROUP A:
Germany
Scotland
Hungary
Switzerland
GROUP B:
Spain
Croatia
Italy
Albania
GROUP C:
Slovenia
Denmark
Serbia
England
GROUP D:
Play-off Winner A (Wales/Poland/Estonia/Finland)
Netherlands
Austria
France
GROUP E:
Belgium
Slovakia
Romania
Play-off Winner B (Israel/Bosnia/Ukraine/Iceland)
GROUP F:
Turkey
Play-off Winner C (Georgia/Greece/Kazakhstan/Luxembourg)
Portugal
Czechia
Group stage schedules for Euro 2024:
June 14:
Scotland vs. Germany (Munich, 8pm)
June 15th:
Switzerland vs. Hungary (Cologne, 2pm)
Croatia vs. Spain (Berlin, 5pm)
Albania vs. Italy (Dortmund, 8pm)
June 16:
Netherlands vs. Play-off winner A (Hamburg, 2pm)
Denmark vs. Slovenia (Stuttgart, 5pm)
England versus Serbia (Gelsenkirchen, 8 p.m.)
June 17
Play-off winner B vs. Romania (Munich, 2pm)
Slovakia vs. Belgium (Frankfurt, 5pm)
France vs. Austria (Dusseldorf, 8pm)
June 18
Play-off champion C versus Turkey (Dortmund, 5pm)
Portugal versus. Czechia, 8 p.m. in Leipzig
June 19
Albania vs. Croatia (2 p.m., Hamburg)
Germany versus. Hungary (5 p.m., Stuttgart)
Switzerland vs. Scotland, Cologne, 8 p.m.
June 20:
Serbia vs. Slovenia (Munich, 2:00 PM)England versus Denmark (Frankfurt, 5pm)Italy versus Spain (Gelsenkirchen, 8 p.m.)
June 21:
Play-off winner B vs. Slovakia (Dusseldorf, 2pm)Austria vs. Play-off winner A (Berlin, 5pm)France vs. the Netherlands (Leipzig, 8pm)
June 22:
Czechia vs. Play-off winner C (Hamburg, 2pm)Portugal vs. Turkey (Dortmund, 5pm)Romania vs. Belgium (Cologne, 8pm)
June 23:
Germany vs. Switzerland (Frankfurt, 8pm)Hungary vs. Scotland, Stuttgart, 8 p.m.
June 24:
Italy vs. Croatia (Leipzig, 8pm)Spain versus Albania (Dusseldorf, 8 p.m.)
June 25:
Austria vs. the Netherlands (Berlin, 5pm)France vs. A winner of the Play-offs (Dortmund, 5pm)Slovenia vs. England (Cologne, 8pm)Serbia vs. Denmark (Munich, 8pm)
June 26:
Romania vs. Slovakia (5 p.m., Frankfurt)Belgium vs. Play-off winner B (Stuttgart, 5pm)Turkey vs. Czechia (Hamburg, 8pm)Portugal vs. Play-off winner C (Gelsenkirchen, 8pm)
How do watch TV for Euro 2024?
In the UK, live coverage of Euro 2024 will be shared by the BBC and ITV.
Fans will have the option to watch live streaming of the action on BBC iPlayer and ITVX in addition to viewing on TV.
Are there any tickets left for Euro 2024?
The first two ticket phases are now concluded, and candidates can check the Euro 2024 ticket page to find out if they were selected.
Fans are reminded to check the UEFA website for the most recent updates, as there might be other ticket sales chances later in the year.
In March 2024, supporters will be able to purchase returned tickets on the official UEFA EURO 2024 Resale Platform.
Which stadiums are scheduled to host the 2024 Euro?
Nine out of the ten locations chosen to host games at Euro 2024 were used for the World Cup in 2006.
Among the venues that have made the final shortlist are Signal Iduna Park in Borussia Dortmund and Allianz Arena in Bayern Munich.
Venues for the UEFA Euro 2024:
Olympiastadion (Berlin)
Allianz Arena (Munich)
Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
Veltins-Arena (Gelsenkirchen)
Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart)
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne)
Merkur Spiel-Arena (Dusseldorf)
Volksparkstadion (Hamburg)
Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt).
