Let’s look at the six groups, the 24 teams, and the 600-plus players competing at Euro 2024 in Germany.
Akhil Arora, an avid football viewer who has been writing about the UEFA European Championship since 2012. He has reported live from Wembley and Wimbledon.
(top row) Toni Kroos, Rasmus Højlund, Kobbie Mainoo, and Olivier Giroud
(bottom row) Euro 2024 mascot Albärt, Robert Lewandowski, Virgil van Dijk, Coupe Henri Delaunay, Kevin De Bruyne, and Kyle Walker
Photos: UEFA. Arrangement: Akhil Arora
Three years after the experimental COVID-delayed Euro 2020 that crisscrossed half of Europe, Euro 2024 takes the championship back to a single country: Germany. Running from June 14 to July 14, it’s set to be the first Euros hosted by a unified Germany and the second major footballing tournament following the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Interestingly, the defending European champions are Italy, who won that World Cup in Germany. Will they be able to reconjure that magic and hold onto the trophy? Only one team—Spain—has ever won back-to-back European Championships. If Italy do manage it, they will be tied with Spain and Germany, both of whom have three European trophies to their name.
With the tournament kicking off in a week, the teams have announced their final squads. From France’s Kylian Mbappé to Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, all the big players are going to show up at Euro 2024. But who are they facing? Who else is playing? And what’s the schedule like?
Euro 2024 groups and teams
The 24 teams at Euro 2024 have been divided into six groups as follows.
Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
Group D: Netherlands, France, Poland, Austria
Group E: Ukraine, Slovakia, Belgium, Romania
Group F: Portugal, Czechia, Georgia, Turkey
Georgia make their European Championship debut at Euro 2024, having beaten Greece in the play-off to book their spot. They find themselves in the same group as Portugal, who won all 10 of their qualifying matches and finished with a +34 goal difference.
Meanwhile, Serbia and Slovenia are returning to the competition for the first time in 24 years. They are in the same group—alongside Denmark and England, who met in the Euro 2020 semi-finals.
Group B is being seen as the group of death, with defending champions Italy, 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medal winners Croatia, and reformed heavyweights Spain in the mix. Poor Albania, for whom this is just the second major tournament.
Euro 2024 dates, schedule, and fixtures
Host nation Germany kick off the Euro 2024 group stage on June 14 in Munich. Each team will play a total of three group-stage fixtures. With six matches in every group—and 36 overall, given the six groups—the group stage will run from June 14 to June 26. Matches will be held at 3 pm, 6 pm, or 9 pm Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The top two teams in each group will directly qualify for the Euro 2024 knockouts. They will be joined by the best four third-placed teams (of the six in total). These 16 teams will naturally contest the Round of 16 which runs from June 29 to July 2. Matches will take place at 6 pm or 9 pm CEST.
That leads us into the Euro 2024 quarterfinals on July 5 and July 6. Those fixtures will also take place at 6 pm or 9 pm CEST. Then, of course, we have the semi-finals on July 9 and July 10—both at 9 pm CEST—in Munich and Dortmund, respectively. And that leaves the Euro 2024 final at 9 pm CEST on July 14 in Berlin.
If you would like a handy document showing the entire Euro 2024 schedule, refer to the following PDF.
Euro 2024 squads — the final list
Of the 24 squads listed here, France—with 25 players—are the only team who are not using the maximum allotted squad strength of 26 players.
Austria have announced the injured David Alaba as their non-playing captain, with Marcel Sabitzer carrying the armband on the pitch. The captains for the other 23 teams are noted below.
Group A
Germany Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann, Manuel Neuer, Marc-André ter Stegen
Defenders: Waldemar Anton, Benjamin Henrichs, Joshua Kimmich, Robin Koch, Maximilian Mittelstädt, David Raum, Antonio Rüdiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jonathan Tah
Midfielders: Robert Andrich, Chris Führich, Pascal Groß, İlkay Gündoğan (captain), Toni Kroos, Jamal Musiala, Aleksandar Pavlović, Leroy Sané, Florian Wirtz
Forwards: Maximilian Beier, Niclas Füllkrug, Kai Havertz, Thomas Müller, Deniz Undav
Scotland Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Zander Clark, Angus Gunn, Liam Kelly
Defenders: Liam Cooper, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Ross McCrorie, Scott McKenna, Ryan Porteous, Anthony Ralston, Andrew Robertson (captain), Greg Taylor, Kieran Tierney
Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong, Ryan Christie, Ryan Jack, Billy Gilmour, John McGinn, Callum McGregor, Kenny McLean, Scott McTominay
Forwards: Ché Adams, Tommy Conway, James Forrest, Lewis Morgan, Lawrence Shankland
Hungary Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Dénes Dibusz, Péter Gulácsi, Péter Szappanos
Defenders: Botond Balogh, Bendegúz Bolla, Endre Botka, Márton Dárdai, Attila Fiola, Milos Kerkez, Ádám Lang, Willi Orbán, Attila Szalai
Midfielders: Mihály Kata, László Kleinheisler, Ádám Nagy, Zsolt Nagy, Loïc Négo, András Schäfer, Callum Styles, Dominik Szoboszlai (captain)
Forwards: Martin Ádám, Kevin Csoboth, Dániel Gazdag, Krisztofer Horváth, Roland Sallai, Barnabas Varga
Switzerland Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel, Yvon Mvogo, Yann Sommer
Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schär, Leonidas Stergiou, Silvan Widmer, Cédric Zesiger
Midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Remo Freuler, Ardon Jashari, Fabian Rieder, Xherdan Shaqiri, Vincent Sierro, Granit Xhaka (captain), Denis Zakaria
Forwards: Zeki Amdouni, Kwadwo Duah, Breel Embolo, Dan Ndoye, Noah Okafor, Renato Steffen, Ruben Vargas, Steven Zuber
Group B
Spain Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: David Raya, Álex Remiro, Unai Simón
Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Marc Cucurella, Álex Grimaldo, Aymeric Laporte, Robin Le Normand, Nacho, Jesús Navas, Daniel Vivian
Midfielders: Álex Baena, Fermín López, Mikel Merino, Pedri, Rodri, Fabián Ruiz, Martín Zubimendi
Forwards: Joselu, Álvaro Morata (captain), Dani Olmo, Mikel Oyarzabal, Ayoze Pérez, Ferran Torres, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal
Croatia Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Ivica Ivušić, Nediljko Labrović, Dominik Livaković
Defenders: Martin Erlić, Joško Gvardiol, Josip Juranović, Marin Pongračić, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanišić, Josip Šutalo, Domagoj Vida,
Midfielders: Martin Baturina, Marcelo Brozović, Luka Ivanušec, Mateo Kovačić, Lovro Majer, Luka Modrić (captain), Mario Pašalić, Luka Sučić, Nikola Vlašić
Forwards: Ante Budimir, Andrej Kramarić, Marco Pašalić, Ivan Perišić, Bruno Petković, Marko Pjaca
Italy Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (captain), Alex Meret, Guglielmo Vicario
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni, Raoul Bellanova, Alessandro Buongiorno, Riccardo Calafiori, Andrea Cambiaso, Matteo Darmian, Federico Dimarco, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Gatti, Gianluca Mancini
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Nicolo Fagioli, Michael Folorunsho, Davide Frattesi, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini
Forwards: Federico Chiesa, Stephan El Shaarawy, Giacomo Raspadori, Mateo Retegui, Gianluca Scamacca, Mattia Zaccagni
Albania Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Etrit Berisha, Thomas Strakosha, Elhan Kastrati
Defenders: Berat Djimsiti (captain), Elseid Hysaj, Ivan Balliu, Ardian Ismajli, Arlind Ajeti, Naser Aliji, Mario Mitaj, Enea Mihaj, Marash Kumbulla
Midfielders: Amir Abrashi, Kristjan Asllani, Nedim Bajrami, Medon Berisha, Klaus Gjasula, Qazim Laci, Ernest Muci, Ylber Ramadani
Forwards: Jasir Asani, Armando Broja, Mirlind Daku, Arber Hoxha, Rey Manaj, Taulant Seferi
Group C
Slovenia Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Vid Belec, Jan Oblak (captain), Igor Vekić
Defenders: Jure Balkovec, Jaka Bijol, Miha Blažič, David Brekalo, Vanja Drkušić, Erik Janža, Žan Karničnik, Petar Stojanović
Midfielders: Timi Max Elšnik, Adam Gnezda Čerin, Tomi Horvat, Jasmin Kurtić, Sandi Lovrić, Jon Gorenc Stanković, Benjamin Verbič, Adrian Zeljković, Nino Žugelj
Forwards: Žan Celar, Josip Iličić, Jan Mlakar, Benjamin Šeško, Andraž Šporar, Žan Vipotnik
Denmark Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Frederik Rønnow, Mads Hermansen
Defenders: Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjær (captain), Joachim Andersen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Nelsson, Alexander Bah, Joakim Mæhle, Rasmus Nissen Kristensen, Victor Kristiansen
Midfielders: Christian Eriksen, Thomas Delaney, Morten Hjulmand, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Christian Nørgaard, Mathias Jensen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Andreas Skov Olsen
Forwards: Anders Dreyer, Kasper Dolberg, Rasmus Højlund, Jonas Wind, Yusuf Poulsen
Serbia Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Vanja Milinković-Savić, Đorđe Petrović, Predrag Rajković
Defenders: Srđan Babić, Nikola Milenković, Strahinja Pavlović, Uroš Spajić, Nemanja Stojić, Miloš Veljković
Midfielders: Veljko Birmančević, Mijat Gaćinović, Nemanja Gudelj, Ivan Ilić, Filip Kostić, Saša Lukić, Nemanja Maksimović, Srđan Mijailović, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Lazar Samardžić, Dušan Tadić (captain), Andrija Živković
Forwards: Luka Jović, Aleksandar Mitrović, Petar Ratkov, Dušan Vlahović
England Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale
Defenders: Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Kobbie Mainoo, Declan Rice, Adam Wharton
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen, Eberechi Eze, Phil Foden, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane (captain), Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins
Group D
Netherlands Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow, Mark Flekken, Bart Verbruggen
Defenders: Nathan Aké, Daley Blind, Virgil van Dijk (captain), Denzel Dumfries, Jeremie Frimpong, Lutsharel Geertruida, Matthijs de Ligt, Micky van de Ven, Stefan de Vrij
Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch, Frenkie de Jong, Teun Koopmeiners, Tijjani Reijnders, Jerdy Schouten, Xavi Simons, Joey Veerman, Georginio Wijnaldum
Forwards: Steven Bergwijn, Brian Brobbey, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, Donyell Malen, Wout Weghorst
France Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Mike Maignan, Brice Samba
Defenders: Jonathan Clauss, Théo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Ferland Mendy, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Warren Zaïre-Emery
Forwards: Bradley Barcola, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé (captain), Randal Kolo Muani, Marcus Thuram
Poland Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Marcin Bułka, Łukasz Skorupski, Wojciech Szczęsny
Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszyński, Paweł Dawidowicz, Jakub Kiwior, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Bartosz Salamon, Sebastian Walukiewicz
Midfielders: Przemysław Frankowski, Kamil Grosicki, Jakub Moder, Jakub Piotrowski, Taras Romanczuk, Michał Skóraś, Bartosz Slisz, Damian Szymański, Sebastian Szymański, Kacper Urbański, Nicola Zalewski, Piotr Zieliński
Forwards: Adam Buksa, Robert Lewandowski (captain), Krzysztof Piątek, Karol Świderski
Austria Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Niklas Hedl, Heinz Lindner, Patrick Pentz
Defenders: Flavius Daniliuc, Kevin Danso, Philipp Lienhart, Philipp Mwene, Stefan Posch, Leopold Querfeld, Gernot Trauner, Maximilian Wöber
Midfielders: Christoph Baumgartner, Florian Grillitsch, Marco Grüll, Florian Kainz, Konrad Laimer, Alexander Prass, Marcel Sabitzer, Romano Schmid, Matthias Seidl, Nicolas Seiwald, Patrick Wimmer
Forwards: Marko Arnautović, Maximilian Entrup, Michael Gregoritsch, Andreas Weimann
Group E
Ukraine Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Heorhiy Bushchan, Andriy Lunin, Anatoliy Trubin
Defenders: Valeriy Bondar, Yukhym Konoplia, Mykola Matvienko, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Oleksandr Svatok, Maksym Taloverov, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Illia Zabarnyi
Midfielders: Volodymyr Brazhko, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Mykhailo Mudryk, Mykola Shaparenko, Taras Stepanenko, Heorhiy Sudakov, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Viktor Tsyhankov, Andriy Yarmolenko, Oleksandr Zinchenko (captain), Oleksandr Zubkov
Attackers: Artem Dovbyk, Vladyslav Vanat, Roman Yaremchuk
Slovakia Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Martin Dúbravka, Henrich Ravas, Marek Rodák
Defenders: Vernon De Marco, Norbert Gyömbér, Dávid Hancko, Sebastian Kóša, Adam Obert, Peter Pekarík, Milan Škriniar (captain), Denis Vavro
Midfielders: László Bénes, Matúš Bero, Ondrej Duda, Patrik Hrošovský, Juraj Kucka, Stanislav Lobotka, Tomáš Rigo
Forwards: Róbert Boženík, Dávid Ďuriš, Lukáš Haraslín, Leo Sauer, Ivan Schranz, David Strelec, Tomáš Suslov, Ľubomír Tupta
Belgium Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels, Thomas Kaminski, Matz Sels
Defenders: Timothy Castagne, Maxim De Cuyper, Zeno Debast, Wout Faes, Thomas Meunier, Arthur Theate, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne (captain), Orel Mangala, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, Arthur Vermeeren, Aster Vranckx
Forwards: Johan Bakayoko, Yannick Carrasco, Charles De Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukebakio, Lois Openda, Leandro Trossard
Romania Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Horațiu Moldovan, Florin Niță, Ștefan Târnovanu
Defenders: Nicușor Bancu, Andrei Burcă, Alexandru Cicâldău, Radu Drăgușin, Vasile Mogoș, Ionuț Nedelcearu, Bogdan Racovițan, Andrei Rațiu, Adrian Rus
Midfielders: Florinel Coman, Ianis Hagi, Dennis Man, Marius Marin, Răzvan Marin, Valentin Mihăilă, Darius Olaru, Deian Sorescu, Nicolae Stanciu (captain), Adrian Șut
Forwards: Denis Alibec, Daniel Bîrligea, Denis Drăguș, George Pușcaș
Group F
Portugal Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Rui Patrício, José Sá
Defenders: João Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Rúben Dias, Gonçalo Inácio, Nuno Mendes, Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Nélson Semedo, António Silva
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes, João Neves, Rúben Neves, Matheus Nunes, João Palhinha, Vitinha
Forwards: Francisco Conceição, João Félix, Diogo Jota, Rafael Leão, Pedro Neto, Gonçalo Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo (captain), Bernardo Silva
Czechia Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Vítězslav Jaroš, Matěj Kovář, Jindřich Staněk
Defenders: Vladimír Coufal, David Douděra, Tomáš Holeš, Robin Hranáč, David Jurásek, Ladislav Krejčí, Martin Vitík, Tomáš Vlček, David Zima
Midfielders: Antonín Barák, Václav Černý, Lukáš Červ, Matěj Jurásek, Ondřej Lingr, Lukáš Provod, Michal Sadílek, Tomáš Souček (captain), Pavel Šulc
Forwards: Tomáš Chorý, Mojmír Chytil, Adam Hložek, Jan Kuchta, Patrik Schick
Georgia Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Luka Gugeshashvili, Giorgi Loria, Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defenders: Lasha Dvali, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Giorgi Gvelesiani, Otar Kakabadze, Guram Kashia (captain), Solomon Kvirkvelia, Luka Lochoshvili, Jemal Tabidze
Midfielders: Sandro Altunashvili, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Zuriko Davitashvili, Otar Kiteishvili, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Nika Kvekverskiri, Saba Lobzhanidze, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Levan Shengelia, Gabriel Sigua, Giorgi Tsitaishvili
Forwards: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Georges Mikautadze, Budu Zivzivadze
Turkey Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır, Uğurcan Çakır, Mert Günok
Defenders: Samet Akaydin, Kaan Ayhan, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Mert Müldür
Midfielders: Arda Güler, Hakan Çalhanoğlu (captain), Orkun Kökçü, Salih Özcan, Okay Yokuşlu, İsmail Yüksek
Forwards: Yunus Akgün, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, İrfan Kahveci, Semih Kılıçsoy, Cenk Tosun, Yusuf Yazıcı, Kenan Yıldız, Bertuğ Yıldırım, Barış Alper Yılmaz
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