Germany, the three-time winners, will host the 17th European Championship in 2024.
England will hope to go one better after losing the 2020 edition at Wembley on penalties, going into the tournament as the outright favourites, while Scotland are participating in this year’s Euros for the fourth time.
Wales hope to join them in Germany but must first navigate a play-off game against Poland.
Here we take a look at all you need to know in our Euro 2024 guide.
When does Euro 2024 start?
The tournament begins on Friday June 14, with hosts Germany facing Scotland at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
When is the Euro 2024 final?
The showpiece takes place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday July 14.
Who are the defending Euro 2024 champions?
Italy lifted the trophy for the second time following a penalty shoot-out victory over England at Wembley.
England’s long wait for major silverware continued after Gareth Southgate’s side saw their dreams end in heartbreaking fashion.
The nation was at a standstill for the Three Lions’ biggest match in 55 years and Luke Shaw’s early stunner at a rocking Wembley had fans dreaming that football would be coming home rather than going to Rome.
But Italy wrested control of the final and deservedly levelled through Leonardo Bonucci, with the match going to extra-time and on to spot-kicks after it ended 1-1.
Southgate failed with the key effort in the Euro ’96 semi-final loss to Germany and Wembley witnessed another gutting shoot-out loss in the country’s first European Championship final.
Jordan Pickford denied Andrea Belotti and Jorginho but Marcus Rashford hit the post before fellow substitutes Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were denied as Italy won the shoot-out 3-2.
What are the Euro 2024 groups?
Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
Group D: Play-off winners A, Netherlands, Austria, France
Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Play-off winners B
Group F: Turkey, Play-off winners C, Portugal, Czech Republic
Play-off winners A: Poland, Wales
Play-off winners B: Ukraine, Iceland
Play-off winners C: Georgia, Greece
What are the Euro 2024 fixtures?
Group stages
June 14: Germany vs Scotland (Munich, 21:00)
June 15: Spain vs Croatia (Berlin, 18:00), Italy vs Albania (Dortmund, 21:00), Hungary vs Switzerland (Cologne, 15:00)
June 16: Serbia vs England (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00), Play-off winner A vs Netherlands (Hamburg, 15:00), Slovenia vs Denmark (Stuttgart, 18:00)
June 17: Austria vs France (Dusseldorf, 21:00), Belgium vs Slovakia (Frankfurt, 18:00), Romania vs Play-off winner B (Munich, 15:00)
June 18: Portugal vs Czech Republic (Leipzig, 21:00), Turkey vs Play-off winner C (Dortmund, 18:00)
June 19: Croatia vs Albania (Hamburg, 15:00), Scotland vs Switzerland (Cologne, 21:00), Germany vs Hungary (Stuttgart, 18:00)
June 20: Spain vs Italy (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00), Denmark vs England (Frankfurt, 18:00), Slovenia vs Serbia (Munich, 15:00)
June 21: Play-off winner A vs Austria (Berlin, 18:00), Netherlands vs France (Leipzig, 21:00)
Slovakia vs Play-off winner B (Dusseldorf, 15:00)
June 22: Play-off winner C vs Czech Republic (Hamburg, 15:00), Turkey vs Portugal (Dortmund, 18:00)
Belgium vs Romania (Cologne, 21:00)
June 23: Switzerland vs Germany (Frankfurt, 21:00)
Scotland vs Hungary (Stuttgart, 21:00)
June 24: Croatia vs Italy (Leipzig, 21:00), Albania vs Spain (Dusseldorf, 21:00)
June 25: Netherlands vs Austria (Berlin, 18:00), France vs Play-off winner A (Dortmund, 18:00), England vs Slovenia (Cologne, 21:00), Denmark vs Serbia (Munich, 21:00)
June 26: Czech Republic vs Turkey (Hamburg, 21:00), Play-off winner C vs Portugal (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00), Slovakia vs Romania (Frankfurt, 18:00), Play-off winner B vs Belgium (Stuttgart, 18:00)
Round of 16
June 29: 1A vs 2C (Dortmund, 21:00), 2A vs 2B (Berlin, 18:00)
June 30: 1B vs 3A/D/E/F (Cologne, 21:00), 1C vs 3D/E/F (Gelsenkirchen), 18:00)
July 1: 1F vs 3A/B/C (Frankfurt, 21:00), 2D vs 2E (Dusseldorf, 18:00)
July 2: 1E vs 3A/B/C/D (Munich, 18:00), 1D vs 2F (Leipzig), 21:00)
Quarter-finals
July 5: W39 vs W37 (Stuttgart, 18:00), W41 vs W42 (Hamburg, 21:00)
July 6: W43 vs W44 (Berlin, 21:00), W40 vs W38 (Dusseldorf, 18:00)
Semi-finals
July 9: W45 vs W46 (Munich, 21:00)
July 10: W47 vs W48 (Dortmund, 21:00)
Final
July 14: W49 vs W50 (Berlin, 21:00)
What are the Euro 2024 venues?
Berlin (Olympiastadion)
June 15: Spain vs Croatia
June 21: Play-off winner A vs Austria
June 25: Netherlands vs Austria
June 29: Round of 16 (2A vs 2B)
July 6: Quarter-final
July 14: Final
Cologne (Cologne Stadium)
June 15: Hungary vs Switzerland
June 19: Scotland vs Switzerland
June 22: Belgium vs Romania
June 25: England vs Slovenia
June 30: Round of 16 (1B vs 3A/D/E/F)
Dortmund (BVB Stadion Dortmund)
June 15: Italy vs Albania
June 18: Turkey vs Play-off winner C
June 22: Turkey vs Portugal
June 25: France vs Play-off winner A
June 29: Round of 16 (1A vs 2C)
July 10: Semi-final
Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf Arena)
June 17: Austria vs France
June 21: Slovakia vs Play-off winner B
June 24: Albania vs Spain
July 1: Round of 16 (2D vs 2E)
July 6: Quarter-final
Frankfurt (Frankfurt Arena)
June 17: Belgium vs Slovakia
June 20: Denmark vs England
June 23: Switzerland vs Germany
June 26: Slovakia vs Romania
July 1: Round of 16 (1F vs 3A/B/C)
Gelsenkirchen (Arena AufSchalke)
June 16: Serbia vs England
June 20: Spain vs Italy
June 26: Play-off winner C vs Portugal
June 30: Round of 16 (1C vs 3D/E/F)
Hamburg (Volksparkstadion Hamburg)
June 16: Play-off winner A vs Netherlands
June 19: Croatia vs Albania
June 22: Play-off winner C vs Czech Republic
June 26: Czech Republic vs Turkey
July 5: Quarter-final
Leipzig (Leipzig Stadium)
June 18: Portugal vs Czech Republic
June 21: Netherlands vs France
June 24: Croatia vs Italy
July 2: Round of 16 (1D vs 2F)
Munich (Allianz Arena)
June 14: Germany vs Scotland
June 17: Romania vs Play-off winner B
June 20: Slovenia vs Serbia
June 25: Denmark vs Serbia
July 2: Round of 16 (1E vs 3A/B/C/D)
July 9: Semi-final
Stuttgart (Stuttgart Arena)
June 16: Slovenia vs Denmark
June 19: Germany vs Hungary
June 23: Scotland vs Hungary
June 26: Play-off winner B vs Belgium
July 5: Quarter-final
What was the reaction to the Euro 2024 draw?
Gareth Southgate (England)
I’ve been fortunate as a coach and a player to have been to eight tournaments.
I’ve seen a lot of teams that were fancied and well ranked going into tournaments not deliver and not get out of their group.
So, we have to have the humility to start again, as well as we’ve been playing and as well as we’ve built over a long period of time.
We’ve been ranked in the top five in the world for five years, so we’ve had consistency of performances and results.
But a new tournament means a new challenge and the first objective is to get out of the group again.
Steve Clarke (Scotland)
The first thing for us to do is just to prepare properly.
Make sure we’re competitive, play as well as we can in the games and then after that we’ll count on the points and see if we’ve got enough.
I think what impressed me most about this group of players (in qualification) is that they want to be competitive every time they go out there.
We want to continue to improve – they feel as though they can improve a little bit more and hopefully between now and next summer, we do improve and we can be very competitive in Germany.
Rob Page (Wales)
When you dream of becoming a footballer as a kid, you want to play against top teams, you want to play against top players, and those teams that are drawn in that group certainly fall into the category.
They’re the best teams in Europe and well respected in world football and rightly so.
For us to get there will be a big achievement and to look forward to playing those teams is incredible for the players again.
What are the Euro 2024 odds?
England 3/1
France 7/2
Germany 5/1
Spain 15/2
Portugal 15/2
Belgium 16/1
Italy 16/1
Netherlands 16/1
Euro 2024 Group A winner:
Germany 2/5
Switzerland 11/2
Hungary 6/1
Scotland 8/1
Euro 2024 Group B winner:
Spain 3/4
Italy 13/5
Croatia 7/2
Albania 25/1
Euro 2024 Group C winner:
England 2/5
Denmark 7/2
Serbia 8/1
Slovenia 16/1
Euro 2024 Group D winner:
France 57/100
Netherlands 11/4
Austria 7/1
Any other team 12/1
Euro 2024 Group E winner:
Belgium 7/25
Romania 13/2
Slovakia 9/1
Any other team 21/2
Euro 2024 Group F winner:
Portugal 7/20
Turkey 17/4
Czech Republic 8/1
Any other team 12/1
Past European Championship winners
1960: Soviet Union
1964: Spain
1968: Italy
1972: West Germany
1976: Czechoslovakia
1980: West Germany
1984: France
1988: Netherlands
1992: Denmark
1996: Germany
2000: France
2004: Greece
2008: Spain
2012: Spain
2016: Portugal
2020: Italy
