Euro 2024: Germany Soccer

[John Steed]

The Euro 2024 group stage draw is taking place later today following the final round of qualifiers last week.

Twenty-one nations have already booked their plane tickets to Germany next summer, with three more spots still up for grabs from the play-offs — which will take place between March 21-26.

Wales, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Luxembourg, Greece and Kazakhstan are the twelve teams who will compete in the last-chance saloon.

LiveScore will be bringing you all the key updates from UEFA's ceremony in Hamburg, where England and Scotland will learn their fates.

Pots for the Euro 2024 group stage draw​

Pot 1: Germany, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium
Pot 2: Hungary, Turkiye, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria
Pot 3: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic
Pot 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C

Key dates Euro 2024 dates for your diary​

Group stage: June 14-June 26
Round of 16: June 29-July 2
Quarter-finals: July 5-6
Semi-finals: July 9-10
Final: July 14

 

[John Steed]

The Euro 2024 group stage draw​

• Group A: Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland
• Group B: Spain, Albania, Croatia, Italy
• Group C: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia
• Group D: France, Austria, Netherlands, play-off winner A
• Group E: Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, play-off winner B
• Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic, play-off winner C

Each team will play three group matches, facing their trio of opponents in one of 12 venues scattered across Germany.

The first allotment of fixtures start on June 14, with the penultimate set commencing five days later.

And the final round begins on June 23 where the two games from each group will kick off at the same time to make sure no team is afforded an unfair advantage.

 

[Tom]

Tough draw for Scotland but they might have a chance of sneaking 2nd place.

I'd rank the groups from hardest to easiest as follows - D, B, A, C, E, F.

 

[Best]

Germany were the weakest team in Pot 1. Switzerland are not were they were.

Could have been worse for Scotland.

Group B is a belter.

England and France the favourites?

 

[David76]

Scotland have a chance - it all depends how good Switzerland are now. Saying that, we'll probably get hammered every game but it is good to be back in major tournaments!

England and France the favourites?

Anything other than England or France winning would be a huge surprise, in my opinion.

 

[Ginger Ted]

Tough draw for Scotland but we could sneak through. We don't have any world class players but a team who work hard and know their jobs, England got perhaps the easiest draw (again) on paper and they must have a great chance of winning the tournament - they've certainly got the players.

 

[Best]

The German preliminary squad has been announced...

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1791064558800339176

Nagelsmann has stated that he will take all four keepers into the tournament so it will be one (or more) outfield players. Reasoning was having more keepers available for training sessions with the team.

 

[Tom]

Gareth Southgfate has named England's provisional 33 man squad.

Among those not selected are Marcus Rashford, Jordan Henderson, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Dominic Solanke, Eric Dier, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling and Ben White.

England provisional squad

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley).

Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).

Forwards: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

 

[Crabtree]

Croatia have named their squad

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1792500864008990832

 

[Crabtree]

Hungary have named their provisional squad

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1790336964735959413