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UEFA Euro 2024 was an international football tournament held in Germany that took place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 to 26 players – of which three had to be goalkeepers – by 7 June 2024, 23:59 CEST (), seven days prior to the opening match of the tournament. [1]
Group B of UEFA Euro 2024 took place from 15 to 24 June 2024. [1] The group contained Spain , Croatia , defending champions Italy , and Albania . Spain, Italy, and Croatia were drawn together in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012 , and just like 2012, Croatia would go out in the group stage while Spain would go on to win the tournament.
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2024) or simply Euro 2024, was the 17th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men's national teams of their member associations.
Team Pot Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance Qualifying Rankings November 2023 [nb 1] FIFA Rankings April 2024 A1 Germany [nb 2] 1: Host: 27 September 2018: 14th: 2020: Winners (1972, 1980, 1996) — 16 A2 Scotland: 3: Group A runner-up: 15 October 2023: 4th: 2020: Group ...
Having won one World Cup, one Nations League and three European Championship titles since 2008, Spain is the most successful European national team of the 21st century. The team's achievements from 2008 to 2012 have led many experts and commentators to consider this era's squads one of the best ever teams in football history.
From 1980, eight teams competed. In 1996 the tournament expanded to 16 teams, since it was easier for European nations to qualify for the World Cup than their own continental championship; 14 of the 24 teams at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 World Cups had been European, whereas the European Championship finals still involved only eight teams.
Spain 2-0 Scotand: McTominay’s strike was disallowed with the Euro 2024 qualifier goalless, before Alvaro Morata and a Ryan Porteous own goal gave the hosts a controversial win
The sides most notably met in the UEFA Euro 2008 final, which Spain won 1–0. Their most recent tournament meeting was in the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw. [24] This was German midfielder Toni Kroos' last professional football match, as he had announced that he would retire after the Euros. [25]