Euro 2024: schedule, venues, groups and more

After the postponement of the 2020 edition due to the pandemic to 2021, the European Championship returns to its usual route. And it will do so this summer 2024 in Germany, where the reigning champion Italy will fight to defend its throne against the 23 remaining qualified teams.

In Hellotickets you can buy your tickets for all the matches of the European Championship and also here you will find all the important information to follow the tournament and enjoy one of the best national team competitions in the world. Let's get to it.

Tickets for Euro 2024 are now available for fans. Due to the high demand for this kind of events, the best way to get tickets is always online. And as early as possible.

In addition to the official media, in Hellotickets you can get your tickets for all matches and stages of this European Championship.

Germany is the host country for Euro 2024. It is one of the most important countries in the world of football, as its national team is a four-time world champion and a three-time winner of the European Championship. The biggest winner of the tournament in history, along with Spain.

The country has not hosted the European Championship since 1988, when it was still a Federal Republic. And it does so with 10 venues in 10 cities, which we have listed below.

Venues

These are the 10 cities that will host the matches of Euro 2024 with their respective stadiums:

• Berlin: Olympiastadion Berlin (Capacity: 71,000) Venue of the Final
• Munich: Munich Football Arena (Capacity: 66,000) Venue for the opening match
• Cologne: Cologne Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)
• Dortmund: BVB Stadion Dortmund (Capacity: 62.000)
• Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf Arena (Capacity: 47,000)
• Frankfurt: Frankfurt Arena (Capacity: 47,000)
• Gelsenkirchen: Arena AufSchalke (Capacity: 50,000)
• Hamburg: Volksparkstadion Hamburg (Capacity: 49,000)
• Leipzig: Leipzig Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)
• Stuttgart: Stuttgart Arena (Capacity: 51,000)

How to buy tickets for each stadium

Very easy! You can buy tickets for all the stadiums here by selecting your first qualifying matches, or, if you prefer, the matches of the following decisive stages of the European Championship: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals or the final in Berlin.

In addition to enjoying the competition in these stadiums, it is always advisable to take advantage of your stay in the cities to get to know them. Cities such as Berlin and Munich offer visitors plenty to see and do.

The tournament kicks off on Friday 14 June in Munich and will last exactly one month. The winner will be decided in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 14 July. The schedule will be as follows:

Atotal of 24 teams have qualified for Euro 2024. Among them, England, France, Spain and hosts Germany are the favourites. All of them and the rest of the qualified teams will try to wrest the throne from Italy, winners of the last edition in 2021. The 24 qualified teams are:

• Albania
• Germany
• Austria
• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Scotland
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• France
• Georgia
• Hungary
• England
• Italy
• Poland
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Serbia
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine

The groups

The 24 teams participating in the European Championship will be divided into six groups of four teams each. The draw that determined both the groups and the groupings for the Euro 2024 finals was held in Hamburg on 2 December, with the groups being as follows:

You can follow the results of the group stage and the final round of matches on the official website of the tournament organised by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).

Format

The format of the competition remains the same as it has been in recent years. First, a group stage is played from 14 to 26 June. The four teams from each group play against each other, and the top two teams from each group advance to the finals.

This final phase is divided into round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, matches whose tickets can also be booked online on the official Hellotickets website. The crossings are a single match and this final phase will begin on June 29th until July 14th when the final will be played.

The history of the tournament dates back to 1960. The first edition was held in France after several years of trying to create a European national team competition like the Copa America in the Americas. Although it was not until 1992 that it received the name Eurocup, previously known as the European Nations Cup.

In the first 16 years of the tournament, only four teams took part. This number increased until recently, when 24 teams competed for the title. In total, until this edition in 2024, 15 editions have been played, and 10 countries have won it on one occasion or another. Germany (1972, 1980 and 1996) and Spain (1984, 2008 and 2012) are the two teams with the most European Cups in their trophy cabinet, with 3 each.

This is the history of the countries that have lifted the coveted cup the most:

Euro Cup Winners' medals

• Germany: 3 titles
• Spain: 3 titles
• Italy: 2 titles
• France: 2 titles
• Russia: 1 title
• Czech Republic: 1 title
• Netherlands: 1 title
• Denmark: 1 title
• Greece: 1 title
• Portugal: 1 title

The European Championship is also considered to be one of the best national team tournaments in the world, thanks also to the great stars who have played and made history at the tournament. Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane, Platini, Iniesta and a long list of legends have all made their mark at the European Championship. Among the all-time leading scorers at the European Championship, there are also some top names, as follows:

All-time leading scorers at the European Championship

• Cristiano Ronaldo: 14
• Michel Platini: 9
• Alan Shearer: 7
• Antoine Griezmann: 7
• Ruud Van Nistelrooy: 6
• Patrick Kluivert: 6
• Alvaro Morata: 6
• Romelu Lukaku: 6
• Wayne Rooney: 6
• Thierry Henry: 6
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 6
• Nuno Gomes: 6