The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament will start this Friday in Germany, beginning a month-long competition among Europe’s top football teams. Germany wants to take the championship from Italy and will play their first match against Scotland in Munich on the opening day, as is tradition for the host nation.
Here’s a simple guide to Euro 2024 before it begins. Euro 2024 start and end dates Euro 2024 starts on June 14 (June 15, 12:30 am IST). After the group stage, the knockout phase begins with the round of 16 matches from June 29 to July 2. Quarter-finals will be on July 5 and July 6, and the semi-finals will be on July 9 and July 10. The final match will be in Berlin on Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Euro Cup 2024 Groups
24 teams are split into six groups, each with four teams. The host country is in Group A. The defending champions, Italy, are in Group B, which is considered the “group of death” because it is very strong. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal is in Group F, along with Turkey, Georgia, and Czechia, which was formerly known as the Czech Republic.
Euro Cup 2024 format
- In the first round of Euro Cup 2024, each team in every group will play one match against every other team in a round-robin format.
- The top two teams from each group, based on the points table, will qualify for the round of 16, also known as the pre-quarterfinals, which is a knockout round.
- The remaining four spots in the pre-quarterfinals will be filled by the best third-ranked teams from the six groups.
- The winners of the pre-quarterfinals will compete in the quarterfinals.
- The winners of the quarterfinals will move on to the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinals will play in the grand finale.
Euro Cup 2024 full schedule, match timings (IST)
| European Championship (Euro Cup 2024) Schedule | |||
| Match | venue | Date (Indian Time) | Time (IST) |
| Group stage | |||
| Germany vs Scotland | Munich | 15 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Hungary vs Switzerland | Cologne | 15 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Spain vs Croatia | Berlin | 15 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Italy vs Albania | Dortmund | 16 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Poland vs Netherlands | Hamburg | 16 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Slovenia vs Denmark | Stuttgart | 16 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Serbia vs England | Gelsenkirchen | 17 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Romania vs Ukraine | Munich | 17 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Belgium vs Slovakia | Frankfurt | 17 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Austria vs France | Dusseldorf | 18 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Turkey vs Georgia | Dortmund | 18 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Portugal vs Czech Republic | Leipzig | 19 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Croatia vs Albania | Hamburg | 19 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Germany vs Hungary | Stuttgart | 19 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Scotland vs Switzerland | Cologne | 20 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Slovenia vs Serbia | Munich | 20 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Denmark vs England | Frankfurt | 20 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Spain vs Italy | Gelsenkirchen | 21 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Slovakia vs Ukraine | Dusseldorf | 21 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Poland vs Austria | Berlin | 21 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Netherlands vs France | Leipzig | 22 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Georgia vs Czech Republic | Hamburg | 22 June 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Turkey vs Portugal | Dortmund | 22 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Belgium vs Romania | Cologne | 23 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Switzerland vs Germany | Frankfurt | 24 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Scotland vs Hungary | Stuttgart | 24 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Albania vs Spain | Dusseldorf | 25 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Croatia vs Italy | Leipzig | 25 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| France vs Poland | Dortmund | 25 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Netherlands vs Austria | Berlin | 25 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Denmark vs Serbia | Munich | 26 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| England vs Slovenia | Cologne | 26 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Slovakia vs Romania | Frankfurt | 26 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Ukraine vs Belgium | Stuttgart | 26 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| Georgia vs Portugal | Gelsenkirchen | 27 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Czech Republic vs Turkey | Hamburg) | 27 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Round of 16 (Pre-quarterfinals) | |||
| 38. 2A vs 2B | Berlin | 29 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| 37. 1A vs 2C | Dortmund | 30 June 2024 | 12:30 am |
| 40. 1C vs 3D | Gelsenkirchen | 30 June 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| 39. 1B vs 3A | Cologne | 1 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| 42. 2D vs 2E | Dusseldorf | 1 July 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| 41. 1F vs 3A | Frankfurt | 2 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| 43. 1E vs 3A | Munich | 2 July 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| 44. 1D vs 2F | Leipzig | 3 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Quarter Finals | |||
| 45. W39 vs W37 | Stuttgart | 5 July 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| 46. W41 vs W42 | Hamburg | 6 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| 47. W40 vs W38 | Dusseldorf | 6 July 2024 | 9:30 pm |
| 48. W43 vs W44 | Berlin | 7 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Semi-Finals | |||
| 49. W45 vs W46 | Munich | 10 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| 50. W47 vs W48 | Dortmund | 11 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
| Final | |||
| W49 vs W50 | Berlin | 15 July 2024 | 12:30 am |
So, let’s support your team and enjoy this tournament and whom you think could be the winner comment your answer.
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