Euro 2024 guide: dates, venues, teams and all matches | Sports

New summer with national team football. After the last major event of this nature, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, was held in winter, the Euro 2024 returns to the usual months of this type of continental tournaments, at the end of the club season and with players from all the national teams at an optimal level, although fatigue and the minutes accumulated during this demanding course will also come into play.

In this way, Germany will host the fight to be European champion, from June 14 to July 14, once all participants have already earned a place in this important competition. Thus, of the 24 participants, 20 achieved it in the qualifying phase, being better positioned in their respective leagues, another three (Poland, Ukraine and Georgia) through a playoff to which they had access due to performance in the UEFA Nations League and the remaining It is the German team, which as host had its participation guaranteed and did not have to earn its classification.

So that you don’t miss anything, we are going to review the main details that must be taken into account for this Euro 2024. From the places and stadiums where it will take place, through the groups and teams that will compete in the tournament, to the dates and times of all the matches from the group stage to the grand final that will decide who takes the crown, which Italy currently holds as the current European champion after winning the last edition of the Euro.

Euro 2024 venues and stadiums

As we say, Euro 2024 is being held in Germany, and 10 venues have been selected. As UEFA points out on its website, nine of the selected stadiums already hosted matches in the 2006 World Cup, which was also played in this country, with the Düsseldorf Arena being the only one that was not present in that World Cup. In addition, the Munich Football Arena (known as Allianz Arena) repeats as the venue for the second consecutive time, after it was also one of the venues for Euro 2020.

This tournament had to be postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and was held in 11 different countries, with Denmark, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Azerbaijan, Germany, Italy, Russia and England hosting matches. during the tournament. This has given the possibility for the Bayern Munich field to repeat for the second time. These are all the venues and stadiums for Euro 2024:

• Berlin: Olympiastadion Berlin (71,000 spectators)
• Cologne: Cologne Stadium (43,000 spectators)
• Dortmund: BVB Stadion Dortmund (62,000 spectators)
• Dusseldorf: Düsseldorf Arena (47,000 spectators)
• Frankfurt: Frankfurt Arena (47,000 spectators)
• Gelsenkirchen: Arena AufSchalke (50,000 spectators)
• Hamburg: Volksparkstadion Hamburg (49,000 spectators)
• Leipzig: Leipzig Stadium (40,000 spectators)
• Munich: Munich Football Arena (66,000 spectators)
• Stuttgart: Stuttgart Arena (51,000 spectators)

Groups and teams of Euro 2024

In this Euro 2024, 24 teams are classified. These, during the first part of the final phase of the tournament, are divided into six groups of four teams each, having to play three games per national team against the rivals they were drawn in the draw held on December 2, 2023 in Hamburg. This is how the group stage turned out:

• Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland
• B Group: Spain, Croatia, Italy and Albania
• Group C: Slovenia, Denmark. Serbia and England
• Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria and France
• Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine
• Group F: Türkiye, Georgia, Portugal and Czech Republic

The two first-place finishers from each group and the four best third-place finishers will advance to the next phase of the round of 16, which will also define who their rivals will be, not only in the immediate eliminatory round, but will also leave them placed on one side of the tournament table. and they will know immediately what their path would be until the grand final on July 14.

Group stage matches

The group stage begins on June 14 with the opening match between the host team, Germany, and Scotland, in Group A. From then on there will be matches every day until the teams that advance to the group are decided. knockout phase after each of them plays three matches. Thus, this first part of the championship ends on June 26, followed by a couple of days of rest. These are all the matches in the group stage of Euro 2024:

Friday June 14

• Group A | Germany – Scotland (Munich, 21:00)

Saturday June 15

• Group A | Hungary – Switzerland (Cologne, 15:00)
• Group B | Spain – Croatia (Berlin, 18:00)
• Group B | Italy – Albania (Dortmund, 21:00)

Sunday June 16

• Group D | Poland – Netherlands (Hamburg, 15:00)
• Group C | Slovenia – Denmark (Stuttgart, 18:00)
• Group C | Serbia – England (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00)

Monday June 17

• Group E | Romania – Ukraine (Munich, 15:00)
• Group E | Belgium – Slovakia (Frankfurt, 18:00)
• Group D | Austria – France (Düsseldorf, 21:00)

Tuesday June 18

• Group F | Türkiye – Georgia (Dortmund, 18:00)
• Group F | Portugal – Czechia (Leipzig, 21:00)

Wednesday June 19

• Group B | Croatia – Albania (Hamburg, 15:00)
• Group A | Germany – Hungary (Stuttgart, 18:00)
• Group A | Scotland – Switzerland (Cologne, 21:00)

Thursday June 20

• Group C | Slovenia – Serbia (Munich, 15:00)
• Group C | Denmark – England (Frankfurt, 18:00)
• Group B | Spain – Italy (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00)

Friday, June 21st

• Group E | Slovakia – Ukraine (Düsseldorf, 15:00)
• Group D | Poland – Austria (Berlin, 18:00)
• Group D | Netherlands – France (Leipzig, 21:00)

Saturday June 22

• Group F | Georgia-Czechia (Hamburg, 15:00)
• Group F | Türkiye – Portugal (Dortmund, 18:00)
• Group E | Belgium – Romania (Cologne, 21:00)

Sunday June 23

• Group A | Switzerland – Germany (Frankfurt, 21:00)
• Group A | Scotland – Hungary (Stuttgart, 21:00)

Monday June 24

• Group B | Croatia – Italy (Leipzig, 21:00)
• Group B | Albania – Spain (Düsseldorf, 21:00)

Tuesday June 25

• Group D | Netherlands – Austria (Berlin, 18:00)
• Group D | France – Poland (Dortmund, 18:00)
• Group C | England – Slovenia (Cologne, 21:00)
• Group C | Denmark – Serbia (Munich, 21:00)

Wednesday June 26

• Group E | Slovakia – Romania (Frankfurt, 18:00)
• Group E | Ukraine – Belgium (Stuttgart, 18:00)
• Group F | Czechia – Türkiye (Hamburg, 21:00)
• Group F | Georgia – Portugal (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00)

Rest days: June 27 and 28

When are the round of 16 of Euro 2024?

As we have explained before, the first two from each group and the four best third parties will qualify for this phase, that is, 16 teams will be in the qualifying rounds and eight will fall by the wayside. The round of 16 is played in a single match and begins on June 29 and ends on July 2. Again, then there will be two days of rest before the quarters. These are the dates and times of the round of 16 matches of Euro 2024:

Saturday June 29

• Eighth 1 | 2A – 2B (Berlin, 18:00)
• Eighth 2 | 1A – 2C (Dortmund, 21:00)

Sunday June 30

• Eighth 3 | 1C – 3D/E/F (Gelsenkirchen), 18:00)
• Eighth 4 | 1B – 3A/D/E/F (Cologne, 21:00)

Monday July 1

• Eighth 5 | 2D – 2E (Düsseldorf, 18:00)
• Eighth 6 | 1F – 3A/B/C (Frankfurt) 21:00)

Tuesday July 2

• Eighth 7 | 1E – 3A/B/C/D (Munich, 18:00)
• Eighth 8 | 1D – 2F (Leipzig, 21:00)

Rest days: July 3 and 4

When are the quarterfinals of Euro 2024?

Eight teams will arrive here and the four matches will be played on July 5 and 6, once again, there will be a two-day break before reaching the semifinals. These are the dates and times of the Euro 2024 quarterfinal matches:

Friday, July 5

• Rooms 1 | Winner of round of 16 4 – Winner of round of 16 2 (Stuttgart, 18:00)
• Rooms 2 | Winner of the round of 6 – Winner of the round of 5 (Hamburg, 21:00)

Saturday July 6

• Rooms 3 | Winner of round of 16 3 – Winner of round of 16 1 (Düsseldorf, 18:00)
• Rooms 4 | Winner of round of 7 – Winner of round of 8 (Berlin, 9:00 p.m.)

Rest days: July 7 and 8

When are the Euro 2024 semi-finals?

The last step to the grand final. Only four national teams will come here in search of a historic possibility on July 9 or 10. Then we will have three days of rest and preparation before the culmination of the competition. These are the dates and times of the Euro 2024 semi-final matches:

Tuesday July 9

• Semifinal 1 | Winner of quarters 1 – Winner of quarters 2 (Munich, 9:00 p.m.)

Wednesday, July 10

• Semifinal 2 | Winner of quarters 4 – Winner of quarters 3 (Dortmund, 21:00)

Rest days: July 11, 12 and 13

When is the Euro 2024 final?

The moment of truth. The grand final of Euro 2024 in Germany will be played on July 14, starting at 9:00 p.m. (Spanish peninsular time). The champion will be decided at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, which has a capacity of 71,000 spectators.

Sunday July 14

• Final | Semifinal winner 1 – Semifinal winner 2 (Berlin, 9:00 p.m.)