Euro 2024: Groups, teams, tournament schedule, matchups, dates and fixtures

Group F

And the last group is indeed Group F.

Group E

Group E is as follows.

Group D

Group D will see France take on the Netherlands.

Group C

Group B

What a group that is!

Group A

Here is Group A!

And that concludes today's draw!

And Playoff winner Cwill go into Group F.

Playoff winner B will play in Group E.

Playoff winner A will go into Group D.

Serbia go into Group C!

Italy join Group B!

... With Spain, Croatia and Albania.

Switzerland join Group A!

It's now time for the Pot 4 teams...

Pot 3 has been concluded!

Czechia will play in Group F with Portugal and Turkey.

Slovakia are drawn into Group E.

The Netherlands come out next and they are in Group D with France!

Slovenia go into Group C. It's their first Euros in 24 years.

Croatia are drawn into Group B with Spain and Albania.

Germany vs Scotland will be the opening match of the 2024 Euros!

Scotland are drawn into Group A.

We'll now move on to Pot 3, with the likes of Scotland and the Netherlands set to learn their faith.

Turkey are out next with Portugal in Group F.

Romania join Belgium in Group E.

Austria are out next and will take on France in Group D.

Denmark will face England in Group C.

Albania will join Spain in Group B.

Hungary will play in Group A with Germany. 

It's now time for Pot 2.

And last out, Portugal, are in F3.

Belgium find themselves in E1.

Two-time Euro winners France are in Group D, with the position D4.

England go into Group C. They have the position C4.

Spain go into Group B. They will take the position B1.

Pot 4 teams

Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C

Pot 3 teams

Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia

Pot 2 teams

Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria

Pot 1 teams

Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England

Hosts Germany will go into Group A.

Giorgio Marchetti is in charge of today's draw - a fountain of knowledge.

Ricardo Quaresma, Blaise Matuidi, Wesley Sneijder, Sami Khedira, Angelos Charisteas, Steve McManaman, Brian Laudrup and Tomas Rosicky are now all on stage.

Former players, including David Silva and Miroslav Klose, are now being welcomed onto the stage in Hamburg as guests for today's ceremony.

Buffon discusses Italy's success at the last Euros: "We deserved to win the final. Great work was done by all."

We'll soon discover the six groups but first, we have guest Gigi Buffon on stage with the Euro trophy.

In total, 24 teams will qualify for Germany next summer. We already know 21 of the 24 teams, with only the three teams to progress from the play-offs still to be determined.

West Germany hosted the tournament in 1988, but this will be the first time Germany has staged the European Championship since reunification.

We're starting today's ceremony with some nice musical performances before getting down to the main draw action.

How does it all work?

Hosts Germany are seeded in Pot 1 but are not drawn as they are automatically allocated to Group A. The three eventual play-off winners have been assigned to Pot 4.

The six pots (A, B, C, D, E, F) are required to draw the respective team’s position in each group.

Pots B-F contain four balls each to represent the positions available in each group (eg B1, B2, B3 and B4).

Pot A contains only three balls for the positions A2, A3 and A4 in Group A, since Germany will occupy position A1.

We're now live at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie hall with hosts Pedro Pinto and Esther Sedlaczek.

Can England finally do it?

Euro 2024 draw

Pot 1: Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England

Pot 2: Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria

Pot 3: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia

Pot 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C

We'll be getting underway very shortly in Hamburg. Don't go away!

All set in Hamburg

Luis Figo arrives ahead of today's Euro 2024 draw ceremony.

Euro 2024 dates

Remaining qualifying dates

March 21, 2024: play-off semi-finals

March 26, 2024: play-off finals

Tournament

June 14, 2024: Euro 2024 opening game, Munich Football Arena (Allianz Arena)

June 30 - July 2: Round of 16

July 5-6: Quarter-finals

July 9-10, 2024: Semi-finals

July 14, 2024: Euro 2024 final, Olympiastadion Berlin

The 10 host venues

Berlin - Olympiastadion Berlin

Cologne - Cologne Stadium (RheinEnergieSTADION)

Dortmund - BVB Stadion Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park)

Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf Arena (MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA)

Frankfurt - Frankfurt Arena (Deutsche Bank Park)

Gelsenkirchen - Arena AufSchalke (Veltins-Arena)

Hamburg - Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Leipzig - Leipzig Stadium (Red Bull Arena)

Munich - Munich Football Arena (Allianz Arena)

Stuttgart - Stuttgart Arena (MHPArena)

Pot 4

And here is Pot 4, where defending champions Italy are.

Former stars on show

Today's draw ceremony in Hamburg will feature former stars David Silva, Sami Khedira, Wesley Sneijder, Miroslav Klose as well as Gianluigi Buffon.

What is the format for Euro 2024?

Teams will play each of the other teams in their group and the top two in each of the six groups will proceed to the round of 16 along with the four best third-placed finishers.

The tournament then enters its knockout stage with a round of 16 ahead of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Pot 3

Here is Pot 3.

Scotland have impressed on their way to qualifying for Germany next summer.

Euro 2024: play-offs

The remaining three places at the tournament will be decided following a series of playoffs that will take place in March 2024 with the recent draw throwing up the following fixtures

Semi-finals – Path A: Poland vs Estonia, Wales vs Finland

Semi-finals – Path B: Israel vs Iceland, Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Ukraine

Semi-finals – Path C: Georgia vs Luxembourg, Greece vs Kazakhstan

Final – Path A: Wales/Finland vs Poland/Estonia

Final – Path B: Bosnia-Herzegovina/Ukraine vs Israel/Iceland

Final – Path C: Georgia/Luxembourg vs Greece/Kazakhstan

The three victorious sides will advance to Germany.

Pot 2

Here are the teams in Pot 2.

How will the Euro 2024 draw work?

Hosts Germany are seeded in Pot 1 but are not drawn as they are automatically allocated to Group A. The three eventual play-off winners have been assigned to Pot 4.

The six pots (A, B, C, D, E, F) are required to draw the respective team’s position in each group.

Pots B-F contain four balls each to represent the positions available in each group (eg B1, B2, B3 and B4).

Pot A contains only three balls for the positions A2, A3 and A4 in Group A, since Germany will occupy position A1.

Pots and teams

There will be four pots of six teams in today's draw in Hamburg.

England will be in Pot One along with hosts Germany, Belgium, Portugal, France and Spain.

Pot Two has Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Romania and Austria.

Pot Three comprises of Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Croatia.

Defending European champions Italy are in Pot 4 with Serbia and Switzerland, and the three-play-off winners.

Germany as host nation 

West Germany hosted the tournament in 1988, but this will be the first time Germany has staged the European Championship since reunification.

24 teams at Euro 2024

In total, 24 teams will qualify through the results of the European Qualifiers. 21 of the 24 teams are now known, with only the three teams to progress from the play-offs still to be determined.

The host cities

There are some fine venues hosting next year's games.

Where is the Euro 2024 final being held?

Munich will host the opening game on June 14, while the final will take place in Berlin on July 14. Other host cities include Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Gelsenkirchen and Stuttgart.

UEFA has divided the 24-team tournament in Germany next summer into three regions to reduce travel and carbon emissions.

EURO 2024

England discover Euro 2024 draw group of death possibility

England could be included in a tricky group in the Euro 2024 draw on Saturday. A ‘group of death’ for Gareth Southgate’s men would arguably include Denmark and the Netherlands or Croatia from Pot Three.

England - runners-up at Euro 2020 - will be one of the favourites to win the tournament.

In qualifying, they topped Group C ahead of reigning European champions Italy, which has earned them a place among the top seeds for the draw.

Pot 1

Pot 1 has some of Europe's heavyweights.

Euro 2024 draw: welcome!

Hello and welcome to AS USA's live coverage of the Euro 2024 draw.

I'm Kieran and I'll be taking you through today's draw from Hamburg, Germany.