UEFA Euro 2024

The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2024) or simply Euro 2024, will be the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. Germany will host the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 14 June to 7 July 2024. It will be the second time that European Championship matches are played on German soil after the tournament of 1988, however it will be the first Euro that is played in Austria. It could have been the first time that a Euro is played in one country with two football associations however Denmark failed to qualify for the tournament.
Germany was chosen as the host nation on 27 September 2018, after a bidding process in which they beat England and Turkey for the right to host the 2024 finals. The host team will qualify automatically while the remaining 15 finalists will be decided through a qualifying competition from March 2023 to March 2024.
The Euro will be played at nine venues in eight cities and it is predicted to be the greatest Euro ever because the eight stadiums in Berlin, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Ruhrstadt, München, Hamburg, Augustfurt and Königsberg have an average capacity of 82,807. The final will be played at the largest stadium in the world, the Olympiastadion in Berlin with a capacity of 110,000.
Italy are the defending champions going into the tournament if they manage to qualify. The winner will be able to play in the 2025 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2025 CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions.
== Host selection ==
On 8 March 2017, announced that three countries, Germany, England and Turkey, had announced their intentions to host the tournament before the deadline of 3 March 2017. The host was selected on 27 September 2018 in Nyon, Switzerland. Germany initially planned to host Euro 2020 although never announced any firm interest by May 2012.
 Voting results
Country	Votes
Germany	27
England	10
Turkey 	2
Total 	39
The UEFA Executive Committee voted for the host in a secret ballot, with only a simple majority required to determine the host. In the event of a tie, the would cast the decisive vote. Of the 42 members of the Executive Committee, three were ineligible to vote, leaving a total of 39 voting members.
== Venues ==
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Capacity: 110,000	Capacity: 100,000 	Capacity: 97,553	Capacity: 92,708
 	 	 	
Ruhrstadt 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Capacity: 81,365 	 	 	Capacity: 77,024
 	 	 	
 	Augustfurt 	 	Ruhrstadt
 	Schlesisches Stadion	Preußenstadion 	
Capacity: 75,000 	Capacity: 72,000 	Capacity: 70,050	Capacity: 62,271
 	 	 	
== Qualification ==
As hosts, Germany qualified for the tournament automatically. The 15 remaining spots were determined by a qualifying tournament; eight spots were decided by the direct qualification of the winners of the eight qualifying groups, with the remaining seven spots being based on the performance of the runners-up of the eight qualifying groups. The seven best of these eight runners-up qualified for the tournament (average points per game was used as a decider). This meant that England was unable to qualify for the tournament after finishing second behind Italy in their qualifying group. The draw for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group stage was held on 9 October 2022 at the Festhalle in Frankfurt. The qualifying group stage took place from March 2023 to March 2024.
Team 	Qualified as 	Previous appearances (bold and italic indicate champions and hosts respectively)
Germany 	Hosts 	13 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Celtland 	Group F runners-up	8 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Dutchland 	Group C winners 	13 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Estonia 	Group G runners-up	0 (debut)
France 	Group H winners 	9 (1968, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)From 1996 to 2008, France competed with Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain as Rome.
Georgia 	Group E runners-up	1 (1996)
Hellas 	Group D runners-up	8 (1960, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020)In 1960, Hellas competed with Italy.The Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, then known as Porto Leone, hosted the third place play-off.
Hungary 	Group D winners 	5 (1964, 1968, 1996, 2000, 2016)
Intermarium	Group D winners 	9 (1960, 1964, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)In 1960 Bohemia and from 1972 to 2016 Czechia competed in the Euros. Bohemia/Czechia is now part of Intermarium, however it is seen as a separate association. Therefore Czechia's victory in 1976 is not counted towards Intermarium.In 1996, Slovakia competed in the tournament. Slovakia is now part of Intermarium, however it is seen as a separate association.
Italy 	Group A winners 	10 (1960, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)From 1996 to 2008, Italy competed with France, Portugal, Romania and Spain as Rome.
Latvia 	Group C runners-up	0 (debut)
Portugal 	Group F winners 	6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)From 1996 to 2008, Portugal competed with France, Italy, Romania and Spain as Rome.
Russia 	Group B runners-up	10 (1972, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)From 1972 to 1992, Russia competed as North Russia.In 1968, the Free State of Russia, competing as South Russia, managed to qualify for the Euro, however it is seen as a separate association.
Spain 	Group G winners 	11 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)From 1996 to 2008, Spain competed with France, Italy, Portugal and Romania as Rome.
Turkey 	Group H runners-up	6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Yugoserbia 	Group B winners 	11 (1960, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)From 1960 to 1996, Yugoserbia competed as Yugoslavia.
== Tournament summary ==
=== Group A ===
For detailed match reports, see UEFA Euro 2024 Group A
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=== Group B===
For detailed match reports, see UEFA Euro 2024 Group B
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=== Group C ===
For detailed match reports, see UEFA Euro 2024 Group C
Before the start of the tournament, Dutchland and Intermarium were seen as the title and secret favorite respectively, even though Russia was seen by some as a dark horse as well. Georgia, previously only having participated in one Euro, was seen by many fans of the aforementioned teams as a walkover. On matchday 1, Intermarium faced Dutchland in Augustfurt which experienced pouring rain. In the ensuing mud fight, spectators saw a game of equals but Frenkie de Jong curled the ball past Wojciech Szczęsny from 25 meters. The fiercely contested game was decided when Kevin de Bruyne scored a 20 meter hammer in the 76th minute. In Leipzig, a mostly Georgian-filled Zentralstadion saw Russia take the lead in the 20th minute however 15 minutes later, Lasha Dvali equalized with a header. In the second half, Russia regained the lead when Roman Zobnin and Artem Dzuyba netted with the final result being 3-2 after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converted a rebound in the 76th minute.
In the second round of matches, Russia dominated a weak Intermarium, despite them needing a win to be able to advance to the quarter-finals. Thanks to goalie Szczęsny, Intermarium was able to keep a 0-0 scoreline in the first half, even though Russia had twelve to two shots on target. Russia remained the better team throughout the second round and eventually Aleksei Miranchuk put Russia ahead in the 86th minute, despite Intermarium growing stronger in the previous 20 minutes. With Russian fans already celebrating advancement into the knock-outs, Robert Lewandowski scored an astonishing bicycle kick 6 minutes into stoppage time. This greatly dampened the Russians' mood, which drew despite having an advantage in shots on target and xGoals (22-10 and 4.5-2), after which a brawl in the stands resulted in injuries. In Silesia, 71,394 spectators experienced one of football history's biggest shake-ups, when underdogs Georgia demolished title favorites Dutchland 4-1. Now playing with a back five, Georgia's defense was rock solid. Despite this, Dutchland took the lead after Cody Gakpo converted a cross from Nathan Aké, however Kvaratskhelia equalized only two minutes later against unsorted Dutch. In the 46th minute, Kvaratskhelia copied his equalizer and in the 55th minute Georges Mikautadze put Georgia 3-1 ahead after duping captain Virgil van Dijk who was again sidestepped when Kvaratskhelia netted again, scoring the first hat-trick of the tournament. Kvaratskhelia later described the 4-1 as: "We didn't do it for us, we did it for our entire fatherland and people!".
Russia went into the final matchday as group leaders, with their opponents Dutchland also having progress in their own hands. Following their embarrassing performance against the underdogs, the Dutch sought redress. In the 21st minute, Loïs Openda failed because of the strong Anton Shunin. Generally, Russia managed the Dutch pressing well but failed to convert their counterattack opportunities, nevertheless in the 51st minute Openda curved the ball around Shunin, bringing salvation for Oranje. In the remaining playtime, the Sbornaya failed to make an impression, while Dutchland increased their control over the match. Xavi Simons, de Jong and Openda all had chances to increase the lead but Shunin always deflected strongly. In the end, Dutchland managed to qualify for the knock-outs as second while Russia were unfortunately eliminated due to Georgia's performance in the parallel match. Bringing the euphoria into the final round, Georgia scored an early lead when Levan Shengelia hit a strong cross into the center where Mikautadze dropkicked the ball into the top corner. Intermarium fought hard against elimination and in the 57th minute, Lewandowski temporarily equalized, while Nicola Zalewski's late decider was repudiated by the VAR. Jvarosnebi kept the moral high and in injury time, Mikautadze put the ball through to Kvaratskhelia who triumphantly thundered the ball into the net. This meant that Georgia clutched the group victory (direct comparison) in the Euro's "greatest eruption of emotions" with their unpredictable style of play being tellingly dubbed "chaos football".
=== Group D ===
For detailed match reports, see UEFA Euro 2024 Group D
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=== Quarter-finals ===
In the first match of the quarter-finals, hosts and reigning world champions Germany met World Cup finalists Yugoserbia at Olympiastadion, Berlin. Germany went into the match as favorites due to Yugoserbia not playing well in the group stage and also missing Stefan Milinković-Savić (yellow card suspension). Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann sent his best team onto the field, with Antonio Rüdiger returning to the starting lineup after having served his red card suspension. Nevertheless, Yugoserbia started lively and German goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen had a hard time dealing with the Yugoserbian attack. In the 20th minute, a header of Aleksander Mitrović almost resulted in a goal, however Joshua Kimmich managed to scrape the ball off the line. In summary, in the first half Yugoserbia had 8 to 1 shots on target and 5 to 0 corners. In the third added minute of the first half, German Jamal Musiala managed to score a goal after winning the ball back from Stefan Savić in the Yugoslav box. In the 50th and 51st, Mitrović and Dušan Vlahović failed to equalize and after that, the match flipped to the German side. In the 76th minute, Yugoserbia had a chance to equalize but instead of shooting, Dušan Tadić passed the ball to Ivan Ilić who lost the ball. Kimmich scored the decider when he latched onto the ball and finished after a through ball from Deniz Undav in the 86th minute. In stoppage time, it was Undav who made it 3-0 after running over half the pitch.
=== Semi-finals ===
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=== Final and third place play-off ===
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== References ==
Category:UEFA European Championship tournaments
Category:Football Competitions