The 2024 European Championship is rapidly approaching and, with that, the excitement continues to build.
England are the favourites, despite never winning the tournament, with France second favourites.
Perhaps Les Bleus should be placed above England given that they knocked out the Three Lions in the quarterfinals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Germany are the hosts of the tournament and have therefore been drawn into Group A. Joining them in that group are Switzerland, Scotland and Hungary.
The Sporting News takes a look at the tournament’s schedule along with its format and opening game.
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When does EURO 2024 start? Schedule and format of tournament
The UEFA European Championship takes place this summer, with the group stage to begin June 14, 2024.
The opening game of the tournament will see hosts Germany face Scotland in Munich at the Allianz Arena. Kick-off is scheduled to take place at 9:00 p.m. local time (8pm UK and 3pm ET).
The tournament will then continue for the rest of the month, with the knockout stage beginning June 30, 2024, with the Round of 16.
The final will take place in Berlin on July 14, 2024, to crown the winner and close the competition.
Round Dates Group Stage June 14-26, 2024 Round of 16 June 30-July 1, 2024 Quarterfinals July 5-6, 2024 Semifinals July 9-10, 2024 Final July 14, 2024
What time do Euro 2024 games kick off?
Matches at Euro 2024 will kick off in one of three time slots (in local CET time): 3 p.m., 6 p.m., or 9 p.m.
Here is how those times translate to some of the major territories:
Time Zone 3 p.m. CET 6 p.m. CET 9 p.m.CET USA/Canada (ET) 9 a.m. 12 p.m. 3 p.m. USA/Canada (PT) 6 a.m. 9 a.m. 12 p.m. UK (BST) 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 8 p.m. India (IST) 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m.* Australia (AEST) 11 p.m. 2 a.m.* 5 a.m.*
*Following day
Full list of teams at Euro 2024
As tournament hosts, Germany were the only team to have qualified for Euro 2024 before the October qualifying matches.
Here are the teams who joined them over the course of the closing fixtures.
Team Qualification method Germany Hosts Belgium Group F — 1st place France Group B — 1st place Portugal Group J — 1st place Scotland Group A — 2nd place Spain Group A — 1st place Turkiye Group D – 1st place Austria Group F — 2nd place England Group C — 1st place Hungary Group G — 1st place Slovakia Group J — 2nd place Albania Group E – 1st place Czechia Group E – 2nd place Denmark Group H — 1st place Netherlands Group B — 2nd place Romania Group I – 1st place Switzerland Group I – 2nd place Slovenia Group J — 2nd place Serbia Group G — 2nd place Croatia Group D – 2nd place Italy Group C — 2nd place
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