The trail to Euro 2024 glory has been outlined.
The group stage draw for subsequent summer seasonโs event was performed Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, providing up some engaging matchups involving the continentโs perennial titans.
Reigning European champion Italy, which barely averted one other qualifying catastrophe simply to achieve the competitors, was rewarded with a spot in arguably essentially the most troublesome of the six teams. The Azzurri must navigate a quartet that features Spain and Croatia as they bid to retain their crown. Italy beat Spain in a penalty shootout within the semifinals en path to its Euro 2020 triumph.
France, all the time among the many favorites at any worldwide event, was handed a tough take a look at in Group D alongside the Netherlands and Austria.
In the meantime, England and Denmark will meet in Group C in a rematch of the Euro 2020 semifinals, a recreation the Three Lions received in additional time.
Euro 2024 begins with host nation Germany taking up Scotland on June 14. The Germans, who misplaced six of their 11 pleasant matches and altered their coach this 12 months, will not play one other aggressive recreation till the event opener in Munich.
The event remaining is slated for July 14 on the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Listed here are the teams in full:
Group A
| Slot | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Germany ๐ฉ๐ช |
| 2 | Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
| 3 | Hungary ๐ญ๐บ |
| 4 | Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ |
Match schedule (kickoffs in ET)
- June 14: Germany vs. Scotland โ 3 p.m.
- June 15: Hungary vs. Switzerland โ 9 a.m.
- June 19: Germany vs. Hungary โ 12 p.m.
- June 19: Scotland vs. Switzerland โ 3 p.m.
- June 23: Switzerland vs. Germany โ 3 p.m.
- June 23: Scotland vs. Hungary โ 3 p.m.
Group B
| Slot | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spain ๐ช๐ธ |
| 2 | Croatia ๐ญ๐ท |
| 3 | Italy ๐ฎ๐น |
| 4 | Albania ๐ฆ๐ฑ |
Match schedule (kickoffs in ET)
- June 15: Spain vs. Croatia โ 12 p.m.
- June 15: Italy vs. Albania โ 3 p.m.
- June 19: Croatia vs. Albania โ 9 a.m.
- June 20: Spain vs. Italy โ 3 p.m.
- June 24: Albania vs. Spain โ 3 p.m.
- June 24: Croatia vs. Italy โ 3 p.m.
Group C
| Slot | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ |
| 2 | Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
| 3 | Serbia ๐ท๐ธ |
| 4 | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match schedule (kickoffs in ET)
- June 16: Slovenia vs. Denmark โ 12 p.m.
- June 16: Serbia vs. England โ 3 p.m.
- June 20: Slovenia vs. Serbia โ 9 a.m.
- June 20: Denmark vs. England โ 12 p.m.
- June 25: England vs. Slovenia โ 3 p.m.
- June 25: Denmark vs. Serbia โ 3 p.m.
Group D
| Slot | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Playoff winner A โฝ๏ธ |
| 2 | Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ |
| 3 | Austria ๐ฆ๐น |
| 4 | France ๐ซ๐ท |
Match schedule (kickoffs in ET)
- June 16: Playoff winner A vs. Netherlands โ 9 a.m.
- June 17: Austria vs. France โ 3 p.m.
- June 21: Playoff winner A vs. Austria โ 12 p.m.
- June 21: Netherlands vs. France 3 p.m.
- June 25: Netherlands vs. Austria โ 12 p.m.
- June 25: France vs. Playoff winner A โ 12 p.m.
Group E
| Slot | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium ๐ง๐ช |
| 2 | Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ |
| 3 | Romania ๐ท๐ด |
| 4 | Playoff winner B โฝ๏ธ |
Match schedule (kickoffs in ET)
- June 17: Romania vs. Playoff winner B โ 9 a.m.
- June 17: Belgium vs. Slovakia โ 12 p.m.
- June 21: Slovakia vs. Playoff winner B โ 9 a.m.
- June 22: Belgium vs. Romania โ 3 p.m.
- June 26: Slovakia vs. Romania โ 12 p.m.
- June 26: Playoff winner B vs. Belgium โ 12 p.m.
Group F
| Slot | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey ๐น๐ท |
| 2 | Playoff winner C โฝ๏ธ |
| 3 | Portugal ๐ต๐น |
| 4 | Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ |
Match schedule (kickoffs in ET)
- June 18: Turkey vs. Playoff winner C โ 12 p.m.
- June 18: Portugal vs. Czechia โ 3 p.m.
- June 22: Playoff winner C vs. Czechia โ 9 a.m.
- June 22: Turkey vs. Portugal โ 12 p.m.
- June 26: Playoff winner C vs. Portugal โ 3 p.m.
- June 26: Czechia vs. Turkey โ 3 p.m.
The highest two nations in every group, together with the 4 greatest third-placed finishers, advance to the knockout levels of the competitors, which opens on June 29. Kickoff occasions for the group matches will probably be finalized at a later date.
Why is not your complete discipline confirmed?
The three excellent event berths will probably be decided by the qualification playoffs.
The 12 groups that reached the playoffs have been cut up into three sections โ Paths A, B, and C โ and can compete in four-team tournaments. The one-elimination semifinals are scheduled for March 21, 2024, with the decisive finals in every path going down on March 26.
As outlined above, the eventual winners from every path will already know their allotted event group upon qualifying.
The playoff matchups are as follows:
Path A: Poland vs. Estonia, Wales vs. Finland
Path B: Israel vs. Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ukraine
Path C: Georgia vs. Luxembourg, Greece vs. Kazakhstan
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