The 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024, shall be held from June 14 to July 14, 2024 in 10 host cities.
Starting from June 14 to July 14, 2024, the greatest soccer players in the world shall gather together in 10 host cities for the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe.
The tournament format will be the same as for UEFA Euro 2020. The top two in each of the six final tournament groups will proceed to the round of 16 along with the four best third-placed finishers.
Just like every quadrennial, there's no shortage of football-related stories as the event draws near. Do you feel confident about your favorite team's chances? Did the manager pick the right squad? Who's going to be your star player? How far do you think your team will go?
The host country Germany shall get the party started in Munich on June 14 against Scotland, and by July 14 a new champion shall be crowned.
Having the biggest capacity of any of the stadiums entered for the competition, Olympiastadion Berlin has been chosen to host the quarter-final and final.
The Italy team is the defending champion, as they have won the UEFA Euro 2020 competition.
About the UEFA Euro 2024
The UEFA Euro 2024 is a quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
The final tournament will be held on July 14 at the Olympiastadion, a sports stadium at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany.
VENUES
Euro 2024 is Germany's first major tournament as hosts since the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fixtures at this summer's event are taking place in 10 host cities.
Overall, 51 matches featuring 24 nations shall be played in 10 stadium venues across Germany.
- Cologne
Four group games, one round of 16 game
- Dortmund
Four group games, one round of 16 game, semi-final
- Düsseldorf
Three group games, one round of 16 game, one quarter-final
- Frankfurt
Four group games, one round of 16 game
- Gelsenkirchen
Three group games, one round of 16 game
- Hamburg
Four group games, one quarter-final
- Leipzig
Three group games, one round of 16 game
- Munich
Four group games, one round of 16 game, semi-final
- Olympiastadion Berlin
Three group games, one round of 16 game, one quarter-final and final
LOGO BRAND and SLOGAN
The tournament logo is derived from UEFA's 55 member associations' flags and their colors, which assemble in various combinations, depicting the shape of the Olympiastadion roof. The famous Henri Delaunay Cup features at the centre of the logo, while the 24 coloured slices around the trophy represent the 24 participating teams of EURO.
"United by Football. Vereint im Herzen Europas." is the official slogan of the 2024 tournament. The slogan is meant to further strengthen the message of unity, togetherness and inclusion.
MATCH BALL
UEFA announced on November 15, 2023 that the "Fussballliebe" by Adidas will be the official match ball of the Euro 2024 tournament. Mostly white, the ball features black wing shapes with blue, red, orange and green edges and curves. The name is translated from the German as "Love of football." This is the first ball for a UEFA Euro to feature "Connected Ball Technology", which contains internal electronic sensors, allowing detection of its movement for UEFA match officials to use to assist in decision-making.
MASCOT
The UEFA Euro 2024 mascot is Albärt, a brown teddy bear, which was unveiled on June 20, 2023. A public vote was used to choose the name of the mascot, with options being "Albärt", "Bärnardo", "Bärnheart" and "Herzi von Bär", all referencing the German word for bear (Bär). Results were made public on 5 July, with mascot's name announced to be "Albärt", as it got 32% of the votes.
TV BROADCASTING RIGHTS
The tournament will be broadcast via radio and television all over the world.
The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) will be located at the Leipzig Trade Fair in Leipzig, Germany.
In the United States, the UEFA Euro 2024 will be aired by Fox Sports, fubo TV and VIX.
In the United Kingdom, soccer fans can tune in to BBC and ITV.
GROUPS
Below are the following countries divided into groups A to F:
- Group A: Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Scotland
- Group B: Spain, Italy, Albania, Croatia
- Group C: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia
- Group D: Netherlands, France, Austria, Poland
- Group E: Romania, Belgium, Slovakia, Ukraine
- Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czechia, Georgia
Want to know more details per team, like who's their coach and star player, when's their best years, how they qualified for the Euro 2024, and the latest news about each country? Then check out the comprehensive news section of the official UEFA.com website.
SCHEDULE
A total of 51 games will be played to determine the winner of the UEFA Euro 2024 competition.
Below you will find the UEFA Euro 2024's complete schedule, fixtures and venues:
Date: June 14 to July 14, 2024
Friday 14 June
Group A: Germany vs Scotland (Munich)
Saturday June 15
Group A: Hungary vs Switzerland (Cologne)
Group B: Spain vs Croatia (Berlin)
Group B: Italy vs Albania (Dortmund)
Sunday June 16
Group D: Poland vs Netherlands (Hamburg)
Group C: Slovenia vs Denmark (Stuttgart)
Group C: Serbia vs England (Gelsenkirchen)
Monday June 17
Group E: Romania vs Ukraine (Munich)
Group E: Belgium vs Slovakia (Frankfurt)
Group D: Austria vs France (Dusseldorf)
Tuesday June 18
Group F: Turkey vs Georgia (Dortmund)
Group F: Portugal vs Czechia (Leipzig)
Wednesday June 19
Group B: Croatia vs Albania (Hamburg)
Group A: Germany vs Hungary (Stuttgart)
Group A: Scotland vs Switzerland (Cologne)
Thursday June 20
Group C: Slovenia vs Serbia (Munich)
Group C: Denmark vs England (Frankfurt)
Group B: Spain vs Italy (Gelsenkirchen)
Friday June 21
Group E: Slovakia vs Ukraine (Dusseldorf)
Group D: Poland vs Austria (Berlin)
Group D: Netherlands vs France (Leipzig)
Saturday June 22
Group F: Georgia vs Czechia (Hamburg)
Group F: Turkey vs Portugal (Dortmund)
Group E: Belgium vs Romania (Cologne)
Sunday June 23
Group A: Switzerland vs Germany (Frankfurt)
Group A: Scotland vs Hungary (Stuttgart)
Monday June 24
Group B: Croatia vs Italy (Leipzig)
Group B: Albania vs Spain (Dusseldorf)
Tuesday June 25
Group D: Netherlands vs Austria (Berlin)
Group D: France vs Poland (Dortmund)
Group C: England vs Slovenia (Cologne)
Group C: Denmark vs Serbia (Munich)
Wednesday June 26
Group E: Slovakia vs Romania (Frankfurt)
Group E: Ukraine vs Belgium (Stuttgart)
Group F: Czechia vs Turkey (Hamburg)
Group F: Georgia vs Portugal (Gelsenkirchen)
Round of 16
Saturday June 29
Game 1: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up (Berlin)
Game 2: Group A winners vs Group C runners-up (Dortmund)
Sunday June 30
Game 3: Group C winners vs third-placed side from Group D/E/F (Gelsenkirchen)
Game 4: Group B winners vs third-placed side from Group A/D/E/F (Cologne)
Monday July 1
Game 5: Group D runners-up vs Group E runners-up (Dusseldorf)
Game 6: Group F winners vs third-placed side from Group A/B/C (Frankfurt)
Tuesday July 2
Game 7: Group D winners vs Group F runners-up (Munich)
Game 8: Group E winners vs third-placed side Group A/B/C/D (Leipzig)
Quarter-finals
Friday July 5
Quarter-final 1: Game 6 winner vs Game 5 winner (Stuttgart)
Quarter-final 2: Game 4 winner vs Game 2 winner (Hamburg)
Saturday July 6
Quarter-final 3: Game 3 winner vs Game 1 winner (Dusseldorf)
Quarter-final 4: Game 8 winner vs Game 7 winner (Berlin)
Semi-finals
Tuesday July 9
Semi-final 1: Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 1 winner (Munich)
Wednesday July 10
Semi-final 2: Quarter-final 4 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner (Dortmund)
The Final
Sunday July 14
Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner (Berlin)
Source: https://www.uefa.com/
