On June 15, the opening match of UEFA Euro 2024 pits hosts Germany vs. Scotland. This is the first time a major international competition has been held in Germany since the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Italy, the reigning champions, will face strong competition from Group B’s Spain, Croatia, and Albania if they want to advance at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be the center of attention, and this could be his final competition for Portugal. In the meantime, Kylian Mbappe, who recently completed a huge deal with Real Madrid, will once again be crucial for France. For Germany, it will be about their young guns, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala. Each of the six groups comprises four teams, and they will compete against one another in a single round-robin style. Each group’s top two teams advance to the Round of 16. In the meantime, the top four teams in third place will advance to the round of 16.
UEFA Euro 2024: The Format And Groups
The knockout stages will take place after the two-week group stage, which runs from June 15 to June 27. The Round of 16 will take place from June 29 to July 3. Subsequently, on July 5 and 7, the quarterfinals, on July 10, and on July 11, and finally, on July 15, the final, will take place. On July 15, the Final will take place at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.
The Groups –
- Group A: Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, and Scotland
- Group B: Italy, Spain, Croatia, and Albania
- Group C: England, Denmark, Serbia, and Slovenia
- Group D: France, Netherlands, Austria, and Poland
- Group E: Belgium, Ukraine, Romania, and Slovakia
- Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Georgia
UEFA Euro 2024: Venue
The UEFA Euro 2024 matches will take place in ten stadiums around Germany. The semi-finals will take place on July 10 and 11 at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion (commonly known as Signal Iduna Park) and Munich’s Allianz Arena, with the Final taking place at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on July 15. All but one of the 10 stadiums—Dusseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena—had previously played host to matches during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Amazingly, each stadium can accommodate more than 45,000 people.
The Past Records
With three each, Germany and Spain have shared the record for most UEFA Euro victories. West Germany emerged victorious in 1972, 1980, and 1996. Prior to their golden age, which saw them win back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2012, Spain won the second-ever Euros in 1964. Each of France and Italy has two titles. Every country has one title: Portugal, Greece, Denmark, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union.
The greatest player in UEFA Euro history, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, with 14 goals overall—five more than any other player. With nine goals, all of which he scored in the 1984 tournament on his way to France’s first Euros championship, legendary player Michel Platini sits in second place. But French sensation Antoine Griezmann, who is now tied for third place with seven goals, and England’s Alan Shearer will be vying to surpass Platini’s total.
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