The European Football Association (UEFA) announced in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on September 27, 2023 that Germany will host the 2024 European Football Championship (European Cup), which is the second time Germany has hosted the European Cup since 1988. The European Cup is the highest level national football match in Europe
The European Football Association (UEFA) announced in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on September 27, 2023 that Germany will host the 2024 European Football Championship (European Cup), which is the second time Germany has hosted the European Cup since 1988. The European Cup is the highest level national football match in Europe. It is held every four years and has attracted hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.
The schedule of the European Cup 2024 has been determined. There are 24 teams participating in the tournament, which are divided into six groups, with four teams in each group. The group match will be held from June 14 to June 29, 2024, and the knockout match will be held from June 30 to July 10, 2024. A total of 16 teams will be promoted to the knockout match, including the first two teams in each group and the third team in the four best teams. The knockout rounds are divided into the 1/8 final, the 1/4 final, the semi-final and the final. The champion of the final will win the trophy and honor of the European Cup.
The venue for the 2024 European Cup has also been determined, with 10 cities and 10 stadiums participating in the hosting, namely Berlin, Munich, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig, Dusseldorf and Giessen. The opening battle will be held at Allianz Stadium in Munich on June 14, 2024, and the final will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on July 10, 2024. These two stadiums are symbols of German football. Allianz Stadium is the largest football stadium in Germany, which can accommodate 75000 spectators. The Olympic Stadium is the most historic football stadium in Germany, which once hosted the finals of the 1974 and 2006 World Cup.
| city |
court |
capacity |
match |
| Berlin |
Olympic Stadium |
74 thousand |
Final, semi-final, group match |
| Munich |
Allianz Stadium |
75 thousand |
Opening game, quarter final, group game |
| Dortmund |
Signar Eduna Parker Stadium |
66 thousand |
1/8 final, group match |
| Stuttgart |
Mercedes Benz Stadium |
60 thousand |
1/8 final, group match |
| Frankfurt |
Deutsche Bank Stadium |
51 thousand |
Group competition |
| Cologne |
Rhine Energy Stadium |
50 thousand |
Group competition |
| hamburger |
Volkspark Stadium |
57 thousand |
Group competition |
| Leipzig |
Red Bull Stadium |
42 thousand |
Group competition |
| Dusseldorf |
Medea Stadium |
54 thousand |
Group competition |
| Giessen |
Opel Stadium |
49 thousand |
Group competition |
The teams participating in the European Cup in 2024 have also been determined, with a total of 24 teams participating, including the host Germany and 23 teams qualified through the qualifiers. These teams are France, England, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Croatia, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Ukraine, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Russia, Wales, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia, Scotland and Northern Macedonia. These teams will be divided into six groups with four teams in each group at the draw ceremony on March 16, 2024.
The 2024 European Cup will be a feast of football. It will show the highest level and strongest competition of European football. It will attract the attention of hundreds of millions of audiences around the world. It will be the pride and charm of football.
