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Euro 2024 guide
Euro 2024, the 17th edition of the European Championship, will kick off in Germany on June 14.
Italy are the defending champions, having won the last tournament by beating Englandhaving won the last tournament by beating England in the Euro 2020 final on penalties.
Here’s what you need to know about Euro 2024.
Which teams have qualified for Euro 2024?
- A total of 24 teams will compete for the title.
- Germany qualified for the tournament as the hosts, while 20 teams secured their spot through the qualifiers and three progressed via playoffs.
- Among the participants, Georgia will be playing at the Euros for the first time.
- All 24 nations’ squad lists are now finalised.
- From established players to breakout stars, Al Jazeera picks out 10 players to watch out for at Euro 2024 in Germany.
- Also, check out Europe’s top players who have missed out on playing at Euro 2024.
- Euro 2024 is the last European Football Championship for several legendary players entering the twilight of their careers. Al Jazeera reveals the five superstars making their final Euros appearance.
- Group stage: June 14 to 26
- Round of 16: June 29 to July 2
- Quarterfinals: July 5 and 6
- Semifinals: July 9 and 10
- Final: July 14
- Teams will be divided into six groups, consisting of four teams each. The top two sides from each group along with the best four third-placed teams will advance to the round of 16.
- Winners of the last-16 will proceed to the quarterfinals followed by the semifinals and the final.
- In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time (two periods of 15 minutes each) will be played. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.
- Keep up to date with your team’s progress in the tournament via the real-time Euro 2024 Group Standings page.
Which teams are favourites to win Euro 2024?
Al Jazeera has identified the six main contenders who could be lifting the Euro 2024 trophy come July 14.
We will send out these team features 24 hours before each team plays their first match.
- England
- France
- Spain
- Germany
- Portugal
- Italy
- Ten venues have been chosen for the tournament. Of those, nine were used at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- The host cities are Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart.
- Munich will be staging matches for the second Euro in succession; Munich Football Arena was one of 11 co-host venues that held matches during Euro 2020.
- Check out the 10 stadiums to be used during Euro 2024.
Euro 2024 tickets
Public ticket sales for Euro 2024 started on German Unity Day, October 3, 2023. More than 1.2 million tickets were available during the first round of ticket applications.
Tickets were allocated via a UEFA portal lottery process and applicants could apply for a maximum of four tickets per match. Individuals were not awarded tickets for different matches scheduled for the same day.
The cheapest tickets available are for 30 euros (approximately $33) for the lowest category pricing of group stage fixtures. The ticket price for the final ranges from 95 to 2,000 euros.
How much is the prize money for Euro 2024?
UEFA has said it will pay 331 million euros ($360m) in total prize money to the 24 participants.
The maximum amount that the champion team may achieve, if they have won all three of their group matches, is 28.25 million euros ($30.31m).