# UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Group E of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 17 to 26 June 2024. The group contained Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine. All four teams finished with four points, making it the first European Championship, and the first major tournament since Group E of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where all teams in a group had the same amount of points. Ukraine became the first team to finish bottom of a European Championship group while earning as many as four points.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Qualifying Rankings November 2023 | FIFA Rankings April 2024 |
| E1 | Belgium | 1 | Group F winner | 13 October 2023 | 7th | 2020 | Runners-up (1980) | 4 | 3 |
| E2 | Slovakia | 3 | Group J runner-up | 16 November 2023 | 6th | 2020 | Winners (1976) | 16 | 48 |
| E3 | Romania | 2 | Group I winner | 18 November 2023 | 6th | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2000) | 8 | 46 |
| E4 | Ukraine | 4 | Play-off winner B | 26 March 2024 | 4th | 2020 | Quarter-finals (2020) | 21 | 22 |
Notes
* ↑ The European Qualifiers overall rankings from November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* ↑ From 1960 to 1980, Slovakia competed as Czechoslovakia.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
In the round of 16,
* The winner of Group E, Romania, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group D, the Netherlands.
* The runner-up of Group E, Belgium, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, France.
* The third-placed team of Group E, Slovakia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, England.

## Matches
### Romania vs Ukraine

| Romania | Ukraine |
| GK | 1 | Florin Niță |
| RB | 2 | Andrei Rațiu |
| CB | 3 | Radu Drăgușin |
| CB | 15 | Andrei Burcă |
| LB | 11 | Nicușor Bancu |
| DM | 6 | Marius Marin | | 75' |
| CM | 18 | Răzvan Marin | 79' |
| CM | 21 | Nicolae Stanciu (c) | | 87' |
| RW | 20 | Dennis Man | | 62' |
| LW | 17 | Florinel Coman | | 62' |
| CF | 19 | Denis Drăguș | | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Ianis Hagi | | 62' |
| FW | 13 | Valentin Mihăilă | | 62' |
| DF | 4 | Adrian Rus | | 75' |
| FW | 9 | George Pușcaș | | 75' |
| DF | 24 | Bogdan Racovițan | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Edward Iordănescu ||
| GK | 23 | Andriy Lunin |
| RB | 2 | Yukhym Konoplya | 67' | 72' |
| CB | 13 | Illya Zabarnyi |
| CB | 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| LB | 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| DM | 6 | Taras Stepanenko (c) | | 62' |
| CM | 19 | Mykola Shaparenko | | 62' |
| RW | 15 | Viktor Tsyhankov | | 62' |
| AM | 14 | Heorhiy Sudakov | | 83' |
| LW | 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| CF | 11 | Artem Dovbyk |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Volodymyr Brazhko | | 62' |
| MF | 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko | | 62' |
| FW | 9 | Roman Yaremchuk | | 62' |
| DF | 24 | Oleksandr Tymchyk | | 72' |
| MF | 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Serhiy Rebrov ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nicolae Stanciu (Romania)
* Assistant referees:
* Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
* Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
* Fourth official:
* Espen Eskås (Norway)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
* Video assistant referee:
* Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
* Jérôme Brisard (France)

### Belgium vs Slovakia

Based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking, Slovakia's win was the biggest upset in UEFA European Championship history, with 45 places separating Belgium (3rd) and Slovakia (48th). This was short lived, however, since Georgia (74th) beat Portugal (6th) 2-0 on June 26 in Group F. 68 places separated Georgia and Portugal, beating the Belgium-Slovakia record by 23 places.
| Belgium | Slovakia |
| GK | 1 | Koen Casteels |
| RB | 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| CB | 4 | Wout Faes |
| CB | 2 | Zeno Debast |
| LB | 11 | Yannick Carrasco | | 84' |
| CM | 18 | Orel Mangala | 29' | 57' |
| CM | 24 | Amadou Onana |
| RW | 9 | Leandro Trossard | | 74' |
| AM | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne (c) |
| LW | 22 | Jérémy Doku | | 84' |
| CF | 10 | Romelu Lukaku |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Johan Bakayoko | | 57' |
| MF | 8 | Youri Tielemans | 76' | 74' |
| FW | 20 | Loïs Openda | | 84' |
| FW | 14 | Dodi Lukebakio | 85' | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Domenico Tedesco ||
| GK | 1 | Martin Dúbravka |
| RB | 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| CB | 3 | Denis Vavro |
| CB | 14 | Milan Škriniar (c) |
| LB | 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| CM | 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| CM | 22 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| CM | 8 | Ondrej Duda | | 90+4' |
| RF | 26 | Ivan Schranz | 41' | 81' |
| CF | 9 | Róbert Boženík | | 70' |
| LF | 17 | Lukáš Haraslín | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Tomáš Suslov | | 70' |
| FW | 18 | David Strelec | | 70' |
| FW | 20 | Dávid Ďuriš | | 81' |
| MF | 4 | Adam Obert | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Francesco Calzona ||
* Man of the Match:
* Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia)
* Assistant referees:
* Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (Turkey)
* Kerem Ersoy (Turkey)
* Fourth official:
* Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Johan Balder (Netherlands)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bastian Dankert (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
* Marco Fritz (Germany)

### Slovakia vs Ukraine

| Slovakia | Ukraine |
| GK | 1 | Martin Dúbravka |
| RB | 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| CB | 3 | Denis Vavro |
| CB | 14 | Milan Škriniar (c) |
| LB | 16 | Dávid Hancko | 67' |
| CM | 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| CM | 22 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| CM | 8 | Ondrej Duda | 60' |
| RF | 26 | Ivan Schranz | 86' |
| CF | 9 | Róbert Boženík | 60' |
| LF | 17 | Lukáš Haraslín | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | László Bénes | 60' |
| FW | 18 | David Strelec | 60' |
| MF | 7 | Tomáš Suslov | 67' |
| MF | 4 | Adam Obert | 67' |
| FW | 24 | Leo Sauer | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Francesco Calzona ||
| GK | 12 | Anatoliy Trubin |
| RB | 24 | Oleksandr Tymchyk |
| CB | 13 | Illya Zabarnyi |
| CB | 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| LB | 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| CM | 19 | Mykola Shaparenko | | 90+2' |
| CM | 18 | Volodymyr Brazhko | | 85' |
| CM | 14 | Heorhiy Sudakov |
| RF | 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko (c) | | 67' |
| CF | 11 | Artem Dovbyk | | 67' |
| LF | 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Roman Yaremchuk | 84' | 67' |
| MF | 20 | Oleksandr Zubkov | | 67' |
| MF | 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi | | 85' |
| MF | 5 | Serhiy Sydorchuk | | 85' |
| DF | 4 | Maksym Talovyerov | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Serhiy Rebrov ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine)
* Assistant referees:
* Stuart Burt (England)
* Dan Cook (England)
* Fourth official:
* Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Johan Balder (Netherlands)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bastian Dankert (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* David Coote (England)
* Christian Dingert (Germany)

### Belgium vs Romania

| Belgium | Romania |
| GK | 1 | Koen Casteels |
| CB | 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| CB | 4 | Wout Faes |
| CB | 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| RM | 22 | Jérémy Doku | | 72' |
| CM | 8 | Youri Tielemans | | 72' |
| CM | 24 | Amadou Onana |
| LM | 3 | Arthur Theate | | 77' |
| RF | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne (c) |
| CF | 10 | Romelu Lukaku |
| LF | 14 | Dodi Lukebakio | 35' | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Leandro Trossard | | 56' |
| DF | 11 | Yannick Carrasco | | 72' |
| MF | 18 | Orel Mangala | | 72' |
| DF | 2 | Zeno Debast | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Domenico Tedesco ||
| GK | 1 | Florin Niță |
| RB | 2 | Andrei Rațiu | | 90' |
| CB | 3 | Radu Drăgușin |
| CB | 15 | Andrei Burcă |
| LB | 11 | Nicușor Bancu | 59' |
| DM | 6 | Marius Marin | 65' | 68' |
| CM | 18 | Răzvan Marin |
| CM | 21 | Nicolae Stanciu (c) |
| RW | 20 | Dennis Man |
| LW | 13 | Valentin Mihăilă | | 68' |
| CF | 19 | Denis Drăguș | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Darius Olaru | | 68' |
| MF | 10 | Ianis Hagi | | 68' |
| FW | 7 | Denis Alibec | | 81' |
| MF | 23 | Deian Sorescu | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Edward Iordănescu ||
* Man of the Match: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
* Assistant referees:
* Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
* Adam Kupsik (Poland)
* Fourth official:
* Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Aleksandr Radiuš (Lithuania)
* Video assistant referee:
* Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
* Nejc Kajtazovič (Slovenia)

### Slovakia vs Romania

| Slovakia | Romania |
| GK | 1 | Martin Dúbravka |
| RB | 2 | Peter Pekarík | | 90+2' |
| CB | 3 | Denis Vavro |
| CB | 14 | Milan Škriniar (c) |
| LB | 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| CM | 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| CM | 22 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| CM | 8 | Ondrej Duda | 90+1' | 90+2' |
| RF | 26 | Ivan Schranz | | 78' |
| CF | 18 | David Strelec | | 70' |
| LF | 17 | Lukáš Haraslín | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Tomáš Suslov | | 70' |
| FW | 9 | Róbert Boženík | | 70' |
| FW | 20 | Dávid Ďuriš | | 78' |
| DF | 6 | Norbert Gyömbér | | 90+2' |
| MF | 21 | Matúš Bero | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Francesco Calzona ||
| GK | 1 | Florin Niță |
| RB | 2 | Andrei Rațiu |
| CB | 3 | Radu Drăgușin |
| CB | 15 | Andrei Burcă | 45+1' |
| LB | 11 | Nicușor Bancu | 45+4' |
| DM | 6 | Marius Marin |
| CM | 18 | Răzvan Marin | | 86' |
| CM | 21 | Nicolae Stanciu (c) |
| RW | 10 | Ianis Hagi | | 66' |
| LW | 17 | Florinel Coman | | 58' |
| CF | 19 | Denis Drăguș | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Deian Sorescu | | 58' |
| MF | 20 | Dennis Man | | 66' |
| FW | 9 | George Pușcaș | 88' | 66' |
| DF | 4 | Adrian Rus | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Edward Iordănescu | 55' |
* Man of the Match:
* Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia)
* Assistant referees:
* Jan Seidel (Germany)
* Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Felix Zwayer (Germany)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Marco Achmüller (Germany)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bastian Dankert (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Christian Dingert (Germany)
* Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

### Ukraine vs Belgium

| Ukraine | Belgium |
| GK | 12 | Anatoliy Trubin |
| CB | 13 | Illya Zabarnyi |
| CB | 3 | Oleksandr Svatok | | 81' |
| CB | 22 | Mykola Matviyenko (c) |
| RWB | 24 | Oleksandr Tymchyk |
| LWB | 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko | | 58' |
| CM | 19 | Mykola Shaparenko | | 70' |
| CM | 18 | Volodymyr Brazhko | | 70' |
| CM | 14 | Heorhiy Sudakov |
| CF | 9 | Roman Yaremchuk | | 70' |
| CF | 11 | Artem Dovbyk | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | | 58' |
| MF | 6 | Taras Stepanenko | | 70' |
| MF | 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi | | 70' |
| FW | 25 | Vladyslav Vanat | | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Serhiy Rebrov ||
| GK | 1 | Koen Casteels |
| RB | 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| CB | 4 | Wout Faes | 43' |
| CB | 3 | Arthur Theate |
| LB | 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| CM | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne (c) |
| CM | 24 | Amadou Onana |
| CM | 8 | Youri Tielemans | | 62' |
| RF | 22 | Jérémy Doku | | 77' |
| CF | 10 | Romelu Lukaku | | 90' |
| LF | 9 | Leandro Trossard | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Orel Mangala | | 62' |
| MF | 11 | Yannick Carrasco | | 62' |
| FW | 19 | Johan Bakayoko | | 77' |
| FW | 20 | Loïs Openda | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Domenico Tedesco ||
* Man of the Match:
* Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
* Assistant referees:
* Gary Beswick (England)
* Adam Nunn (England)
* Fourth official:
* Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
* Video assistant referee:
* Stuart Attwell (England)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* David Coote (England)
* Marco Fritz (Germany)

## Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:
* yellow card = 1 point
* red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
* direct red card = 3 points
* yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Slovakia | 1 | | 1 | –2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | –3 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | –5 |
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 4 | –7 |