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UEFA Euro 2024
Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2024 (in German)
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates14 June – 14 July 2024
Teams24
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored117 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Harry Kane
Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze
Germany Jamal Musiala
Netherlands Cody Gakpo
Slovakia Ivan Schranz
Spain Dani Olmo
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Rodri
Best young playerSpain Lamine Yamal
2020
2028

The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as UEFA Euro 2024 or simply Euro 2024, was the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship. Germany was hosting the tournament. It took place from 14 June to 14 July 2024.[1] Spain won the tournament against England, winning their 4th title.

Historical background

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It would be the third time that the matches are played on German territory and the second time in reunified Germany. The former West Germany hosted the tournament of 1988. Four matches of the multi-national Euro 2020 were played in Munich.

However, it would be the first time the match is held in the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city.[2]

Italy are the defending champions going into the tournament. They have beaten England on penalties in the 2020 final.

Bid process

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On 8 March 2017, UEFA announced that only two countries, Germany and Turkey, had announced their intentions to host the tournament before the deadline of 3 March 2017.[3][4]

The host was selected on 27 September 2018 in Nyon, Switzerland.[5]

Voting results
Country Votes
 Germany 12
 Turkey 4
Did not vote 1
Total 17

The UEFA Executive Committee voted for the host in a secret ballot, with only a simple majority (more than half of the valid votes) required to determine the host. In the event of a tie, the UEFA President would cast the decisive vote.[6] Of the twenty members of the Executive Committee, two were ineligible to vote and one was not there, leaving a total of seventeen voting members.[7]

Qualification

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As hosts, Germany qualified for the tournament automatically. The 23 remaining spots will be determined through qualifying, with the group stage taking place from March to November 2023, and the play-offs linked with the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League in March 2024.[8] The qualifying draw is expected to take place in Hamburg in December 2022.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
 Germany[A] Hosts 27/09/2018 14

('1968,'1972,

1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)

  1. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Germany had a wide choice of stadia that satisfied UEFA's minimum capacity requirement of 30,000 seats for European Championship matches.

Nine venues used at the 2006 FIFA World Cup were selected: Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen. Düsseldorf, which was not used in 2006 but had previously been used for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988, will serve as a 10th venue; conversely, Hanover, Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern, host cities in 2006, will not be used for this championship.

Many other stadiums, such as those in Bremen and Mönchengladbach were not selected.[9] The venues covered all the main regions of Germany, but the area with the highest number of venues at UEFA Euro 2024 is the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with four of the 10 host cities (Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen and Cologne).[10]

Berlin Munich Dortmund Gelsenkirchen
Olympiastadion Allianz Arena Westfalenstadion Arena AufSchalke
Capacity: 74,461 Capacity: 70,076 Capacity: 65,849 Capacity: 54,740
Stuttgart Hamburg
MHPArena Volksparkstadion
Capacity: 54,697 Capacity: 52,245
Düsseldorf Cologne Frankfurt Leipzig
Merkur Spiel-Arena RheinEnergieStadion Waldstadion Red Bull Arena
Capacity: 51,031 Capacity: 49,827 Capacity: 48,387 Capacity: 42,959

The final tournament draw will take place in December 2023 at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.[11] The format used in 2016 and 2020 will be used again.[8]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2  Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 7 –5 1
14 June 2024
Germany  5–1  Scotland
15 June 2024
Hungary  1–3  Switzerland
19 June 2024
Germany  2–0  Hungary
Scotland  1–1  Switzerland
23 June 2024
Switzerland  1–1  Germany
Scotland  0–1  Hungary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 –3 2
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
15 June 2024
Spain  3–0  Croatia
Italy  2–1  Albania
19 June 2024
Croatia  2–2  Albania
20 June 2024
Spain  1–0  Italy
24 June 2024
Albania  0–1  Spain
Croatia  1–1  Italy
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
2  Denmark 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Serbia 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
16 June 2024
Slovenia  1–1  Denmark
Serbia  0–1  England
20 June 2024
Slovenia  1–1  Serbia
Denmark  1–1  England
25 June 2024
England  0–0  Slovenia
Denmark  0–0  Serbia
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Austria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
2  France 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1
16 June 2024
Poland  1–2  Netherlands
17 June 2024
Austria  0–1  France
21 June 2024
Poland  1–3  Austria
Netherlands  0–0  France
25 June 2024
Netherlands  2–3  Austria
France  1–1  Poland
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4
17 June 2024
Romania  3–0  Ukraine
Belgium  0–1  Slovakia
21 June 2024
Slovakia  1–2  Ukraine
22 June 2024
Belgium  2–0  Romania
26 June 2024
Slovakia  1–1  Romania
Ukraine  0–0  Belgium
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
18 June 2024
Turkey  3–1  Georgia
Portugal  2–1  Czech Republic
22 June 2024
Georgia  1–1  Czech Republic
Turkey  0–3  Portugal
26 June 2024
Georgia  2–0  Portugal
Czech Republic  1–2  Turkey

Ranking of 3rd place teams

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
2  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
5  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
6  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 –3 2
 
Round of 16[broken anchor]Quarter-finals[broken anchor]Semi-finals[broken anchor]Final[broken anchor]
 
              
 
30 June – Cologne
 
 
 Spain4
 
5 July – Stuttgart
 
 Georgia1
 
 Spain (aet)2
 
29 June – Dortmund
 
 Germany1
 
 Germany2
 
9 July – Munich
 
 Denmark0
 
 Spain2
 
1 July – Frankfurt
 
 France1
 
 Portugal (p)0 (3)
 
5 July – Hamburg
 
 Slovenia0 (0)
 
 Portugal0 (3)
 
1 July – Düsseldorf
 
 France (p)0 (5)
 
 France1
 
14 July – Berlin
 
 Belgium0
 
 Spain2
 
2 July – Munich
 
 England1
 
 Romania0
 
6 July – Berlin
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands2
 
2 July – Leipzig
 
 Turkey1
 
 Austria1
 
10 July – Dortmund
 
 Turkey2
 
 Netherlands1
 
30 June – Gelsenkirchen
 
 England2
 
 England (aet)2
 
6 July – Düsseldorf
 
 Slovakia1
 
 England (p)1 (5)
 
29 June – Berlin
 
 Switzerland1 (3)
 
 Switzerland2
 
 
 Italy0
 
Spain 2–1 England
Report
Attendance: 65,600[12]


 UEFA Euro 2024 Winners 

Spain
4th title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Broadcasters

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The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) will be located at the halls of the Leipzig Trade Fair in Leipzig, Germany.[13]

References

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  1. "Bericht über den Finanzplan zur Austragung der Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2024 in Berlin beschlossen" (in German). Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Euro 2024: Germany beats Turkey to host tournament". BBC News. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. "Euro 2024: Tournament to be held in Germany or Turkey". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. "Germany and Turkey officially interested in hosting UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA. 8 March 2017.
  5. "Germany to host UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA. 27 September 2018.
  6. "UEFA EURO 2024: bid regulations" (PDF). UEFA. 9 December 2016.
  7. "UEFA EURO 2024: tournament requirements" (PDF). UEFA. 17 March 2017.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "UEFA EURO 2024: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. "Evaluierungsbericht Stadien/Städte" [Evaluation report stadiums/cities] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. "EURO 2024 an Rhein und Ruhr". nrw.de (in German). North Rhine-Westphalia State Government. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  11. "Hamburg to stage EURO 2024 finals draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. "Spain vs. England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  13. "Leipzig to host UEFA EURO 2024 international broadcast centre". UEFA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

Other websites

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