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Euro 2024 is nearly upon and it’s set to be a summer of thrilling international football.
As the 2022 World Cup was held in December, Euro 2024 is the first summer international tournament involving European teams in three years.
England reached the final last time at Euro 2020 (held in 2021) but lost out on penalties to Italy.
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions will be hoping to go one better in Germany but will face some stiff competition to do so.
Here is everything you need to know about all 24 teams competing in this year’s tournament.
Euro 2024 Group A
Germany
The hosts will be hoping to make a better showing in a home tournament than they managed in the 2006 World Cup, where they were knocked out in the semi-finals by winners Italy.
Julian Nagelsmanm’s side didn’t have to qualify so haven’t played competitively for some time but did defeat Netherlands and France in their last two friendlies.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim) | Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart) | Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen) | Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim) |
| Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) | Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) | Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart) | Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund) |
| Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) | Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) | Pascal Gross (Brighton) | Kai Havertz (Arsenal) |
| Robin Koch (Kaiserslautern) | Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona) | Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) | |
| Maximilian Mittelstadt (Stuttgart) | Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) | Deniz Undav (Stuttgart (on loan from Brighton)) | |
| David Raum (RB Leipzig) | Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) | ||
| Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid) | Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich) | ||
| Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) | Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) | ||
| Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) | Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) |
Germany Fixtures
- vs Scotland, June 14. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Hungary, June 19. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Switzerland, June 23. Kickoff: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Florian Wirtz
Fresh off winning the Bundesliga Player of the Year after firing Bayer Leverkusen to a remarkable undefeated title triumph, Florian Wirtz will be looking to continue his form in the Euros.
The exciting forward has 22 goal contributions to his name this season and is one of several classy forwards in the German side.
Predicted finish
Quater-final defeat to Spain.
Scotland
Scotland qualified for the tournament with two games to spare after Steve Clarke’s side won five of their first six matches, finishing ahead of Norway and Georgia but below Spain in their group.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Zander Clark (Hearts) | Liam Cooper (Leeds United) | Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) | Che Adams (Southampton) |
| Liam Kelly (Motherwell) | Grant Hanley (Norwich City) | Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) | Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls) |
| Angus Gunn (Norwich City) | Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq) | Billy Gilmour (Brighton) | Tommyy Coway (Bristol City) |
| Scott McKenna (FC Copenhagen) | Ryan Jack (Rangers) | James Forrest (Celtic) | |
| Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) | John McGinn (Aston Villa) | Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) | |
| Ryan Porteous (Watford) | Callum McGregor (Celtic) | ||
| Anthony Ralston (Celtic) | Scott McTominay (Manchester United) | ||
| Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) | Kenny McLean (Norwich) | ||
| Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad (on loan from Arsenal)) | |||
| Greg Taylor (Celtic) |
Scotland Fixtures
- vs Germany, June 14. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Switzerland, June 19. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Hungary, June 23. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Scott McTominay
A middling midfielder at Manchester United, Scott McTominay comes alive for the national team and bagged seven goals during qualifying. Will be key if Scotland are to advance.
Predicted finish
Bottom of Group A.
Hungary
Hungary went undefeated in their qualifying group and will be confident of making an impression this time around. They are managed by Marco Rossi.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Peter Gulacsi (RB Leipzig) | Botond Balogh (Parma) | Bendeguz Bolla (Servette) | Krisztofer Horvath (Kecskemeti) |
| Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros) | Endre Botka (Ferencvaros) | Loic Nego (Le Havre) | Roland Sallai (Freiburg) |
| Peter Szappanos (Paksi FC) | Marton Dardai (Hertha Berlin) | Laszlo Kleinheisler (Hajduk Split) | Martin Adam (Ulsan HD) |
| Attila Fiola (Fehervar) | Mihaly Kata (MTK Budapest) | Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros) | |
| Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) | Adam Nagy (Spezia) | Kevin Csoboth (Ujpest FC) | |
| Adam Lang (Omonia Nicosia) | Andras Schafer (Union Berlin) | Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) | |
| Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) | Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) | ||
| Attila Szalai (Hoffenheim) | Callum Styles (Barnsley) | ||
| Zsolt Nagy (Puskas Akademia) |
Hungary Fixtures
- vs Switzerland, June 15. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Germany, June 19. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Scotland, June 23. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Milos Kerkez
Captain Dominik Szoboszlai is the star of the show but Milos Kerkez is an exciting player. The young, attacking full-back impressed in his debut Premier League season with Bournemouth.
Predicted finish
Eliminated in the Round of 16 by Croatia.
Switzerland
A mainstay of international tournaments, Switzerland finished second in their group behind Romania but Murat Yakin’s side lost just once during qualifying.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) | Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino) | Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) | Breel Embolo (Monaco) |
| Yann Sommer (Inter Milan) | Fabian Schar (Newcastle United) | Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire) | Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) |
| Yvon Mvogo (Lorient) | Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) | Remo Freuler (Bologna) | Ruben Vargas (Augsburg) |
| Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach) | Denis Zakaria (Monaco) | Noah Okafor (AC Milan) | |
| Silvan Widmer (Mainz) | Michel Aebischer (Bologna) | Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) | |
| Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart) | Fabian Rieder (Rennes) | Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets) | |
| Cedric Zesiger (Wolfsburg) | Ardon Jashari (Luzern) | Dan Ndoye (Bologna) | |
| Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) | |||
| Renato Steffen (Lugano) |
Switzerland Fixtures
- vs Hungary, June 15. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Scotland, June 19. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Germany, June 23. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Granit Xhaka
Once a laughing stock at Arsenal, combative midfielder Granit Xhaka has just played a crucial role in perhaps the best season in German top-flight history at Bayer Leverkusen.
It will be interesting to see if that form translates to the international stage.
Predicted finish
Reach the Round of 16 via third-place performance but knocked out by Spain.
Euro 2024 Group B
Spain
Spain lost to Scotland in qualifying but won their other seven matches and Luis de la Fuente has a side bustling with exciting young talent.
They are in the group of death but should be confident of making it through to the knock-out stages.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Alex Remiro – (Real Sociedad) | Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr) | Fermin Lopez (Barcelona) | Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) |
| David Raya (Arsenal (on loan from Brentford)) | Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) | Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) | Nico Williams (Athletic) |
| Unai Simon (Athletic) | Nacho (Real Madrid) | Fabian Ruiz (PSG) | Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) |
| Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) | Alex Baena (Villarreal) | Joselu (Real Madrid (on loan from Espanyol)) | |
| Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) | Rodri (Manchester City) | Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) | |
| Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) | Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) | Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) | |
| Dani Vivian (Athletic) | Pedri (Barcelona) | Ayoze Perez (Real Betis) | |
| Jesus Navas (Sevilla) | Ferran Torres (Barcelona) | ||
Spain Fixtures
- vs Croatia, June 15. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Italy, June 20. Kick-off: 8 pm: TV channel: ITV.
- vs Albania, June 24. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Lamine Yamal
At just 16 years old, Lamine Yamal is one of the hottest prospects in the game. He played a staggering 50 times for Barcelona last season and registered 17 goal contributions.
Predicted finish
A semi-final defeat to rivals Portugal.
Croatia
Croatia have been one of the best international teams for the last six years but have seen their powers begin to wane as big stars get older.
They finished behind Turkey in qualifying but Zlatko Dalic’s men know how to turn it on when it matters.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce) | Domagoj Vida (AEK) | Luka Modric (Real Madrid) | Ivan Perisic (Hajduk Split) |
| Ivica Ivusic (Pafos) | Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin) | Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) | Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) |
| Nediljko Labrovic (Rijeka) | Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) | Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr) | Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) |
| Borna Sosa (Ajax) | Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) | Marko Pjaca (Rijeka) | |
| Josip Stanisic (Bayer Leverkusen) | Nikola Vlasic (Torino) | Ante Budimir (Osasuna) | |
| Josip Sutalo (Ajax) | Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg) | Marco Pasalic (Rijeka) | |
| Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) | Luka Ivanusec (Feyenoord) | ||
| Marin Pongracic (Lecce) | Luka Sucic (RB Salzburg) | ||
| Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) |
Croatia Fixtures
- vs Spain, June 15. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Albania, June 19. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Italy, June 24. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Josko Gvardiol
Josko Gvariol announced himself on the world stage in Qatar and has gone from strength to strength since.
The defender found a hot scoring sheet towards the end of the season at Manchester City but will likely be back at centre-back for his country rather than an advanced left-back.
Predicted finish
A valiant effort but eliminated by England in the quarter-finals.
Italy
The reigning champions finished six points behind England in qualifying but their only defeats came to the Three Lions.
In Luciano Spalletti the Azzuri have an experienced coach that could elevate a squad lacking real star power.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain) | Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) | Jorginho (Arsenal) | Federico Chiesa (Juventus) |
| Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) | Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan | Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan) | Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) |
| Alex Meret (Napoli) | Raoul Bellanova (Torino) | Bryan Cristante (Roma) | Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) |
| | Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) | Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus) | Mateo Retegui (Genoa) |
| | Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) | Michael Folorunsho (Verona) | Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) |
| | Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) | Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) | Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) |
| | Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) | Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) | |
| | Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) | | |
| Gianluca Mancini (Roma) | |||
| Federico Gatti (Juventus) |
Italy Fixtures
- vs Albania, June 15. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Spain, June 20. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Croatia, June 24. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Federico Chiesa
In an Italy team that isn’t blessed with a lot of quality, Federico Chiesa is always capable of making things happen. Key to the Euro 2020 triumph, he’ll be aiming to do the same in Germany.
Predicted finish
Make it to the quarter-finals despite finishing third in the group but losing to France.
Albania
Albania finished top of their group on goal difference in qualifying under the stewardship of Sylvinho but will likely be the whipping boys of the group of death.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Etrit Berisha (Empoli) | Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) | Amir Abrashi (Grasshoppers) | Jasir Asani (Gwangju FC) |
| Thomas Strakosha (Brentford) | Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) | Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) | Armando Broja (Fulham) |
| Elhan Kastrati (Cittadella) | Ivan Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) | Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) | Mirlind Daku (Rubin Kazan) |
| Simon Simoni (Eintracht Frankfurt) | Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) | Medon Berisha (Lecce) | Arber Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) |
| | Arlind Ajeti (CFR Cluj) | Klaus Gjasula (Darmstadt) | Rey Manaj (Sivasspor) |
| | Naser Aliji (Voluntari) | Qazim Laci (Sparta Prague) | Taulant Seferi (Baniyas) |
| | Mario Mitaj (Lokomotiv Moscow) | Ernest Muci (Besiktas) | |
| | Enea Mihaj (Famalicao) | Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) | |
| Marash Kumbulla (Sassuolo) |
Albania Fixtures
- vs Italy, June 15. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Croatia, June 19. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Spain, June 24. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Berat Djimsiti
If Albania are to have any hope of pulling off the mother of all upsets they’ll have to be strong defensively and Berat Djimsiti will be crucial to that. The experienced defender and captain is coming off a fine season at Atalanta.
Predicted finish
Bottom of Group B.
Euro 2024 Group C
England
In what could be Southgate’s final tournament in charge, England will be desperate to finally win a major trophy again.
They are the favourites and have a very talented side but injuries in defence could prove to be their undoing.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Jordan Pickford (Everton) | Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) | Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) | Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) |
| Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) | Lewis Dunk (Brighton) | Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) | Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) |
| Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) | Joe Gomez (Liverpool) | Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) | Phil Foden (Manchester City) |
| Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) | Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) | Ivan Toney (Brentford) | |
| | Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) | Declan Rice (Arsenal) | Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) |
| | Luke Shaw (Manchester United) | Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) | Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) |
| | John Stones (Manchester City) | Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) | |
| | Kyle Walker (Manchester City) | | Cole Palmer (Chelsea) |
| Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) |
England Fixtures
- vs Serbia, June 16. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Denmark, June 20. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Slovenia, June 25. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Jude Bellingham
The Three Lions have several brilliant attackers but it’s sure to be Jude Bellingham’s chance to shine on the international stage.
The team will likely be built around the Real Madrid superstar, giving him every opportunity to recreate his La Liga form.
Predicted finish
A strong showing making it to the semi-finals but once again coming unstuck against France.
Slovenia
Slovenia finished behind Denmark in qualifying but only by two goals as otherwise they had identical records. It’s their first major tournament since 2010.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) | Petar Stojanovic (Sampdoria) | Timi Max Elsnik (Olimpija Ljubljana) | Josip Ilicic (Maribor) |
| Vid Belec (APOEL) | Jaka Bijol (Udinese) | Jasmin Kurtic (Sudtirol) | Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos) |
| Igor Vekic (Vejle) | Miha Blazic (Lech Poznan) | Benjamin Verbic (Panathinaikos) | Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) |
| Jure Balkovec (Alanyaspor) | Nino Zugelj (Bodo/Glimt) | Zan Vipotnik (Bordeaux) | |
| | Zan Karnicnik (Celje) | Sandi Lovric (Udinese) | Zan Celar (Lugano) |
| | David Brekalo (Orlando City) | Adam Gnezda Cerin (Panathinaikos) | Jan Mlakar (Pisa) |
| | Erik Janza (Gornik Zabrze) | Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz) | |
| | Vanja Drkusic (Sochi) | Tomi Horvat (Sturm Graz) | |
| Adrian Zeljkovic (Spartak Trnava) |
Slovenia Fixtures
- vs Denmark, June 16. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Serbia, June 20. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs England, June 25. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel. ITV.
Player to watch – Josip Ilicic
A surprise call-up to the squad, Josip Ilicic hasn’t played for his country since 2021 after mental health issues disrupted his career.
The 36-year-old left Atalanta in 2022 to return to his homeland, where he has 21 goal contributions this past season. What a comeback story this could be.
Predicted finish
Finish second in the group but lose to Germany in the next round.
Denmark
Denmark were excellent in the last Euros but disappointed in the World Cup, finishing bottom of their group behind Australia and Tunisia.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Kasper Schmeichel (Anderlecht) | Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) | Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) | Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) |
| Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin) | Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) | Thomas Delaney (Anderlecht) | Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) |
| Mads Hermansen (Leicester City) | Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) | Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) | Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht) |
| Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) | Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham) | Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht) | |
| | Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray) | Christian Norgaard (Brentford) | Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United) |
| | Alexander Bah (Benfica) | Mathias Jensen (Brentford) | Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg) |
| | Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg) | Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) | Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) |
| Victor Kristiansen (Bologna) | |||
| | Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) | | |
Denmark Fixtures
- vs Slovenia, June 16. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs England, June 20. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Serbia, June 25. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Rasmus Hojlund
Rasmus Hojlund’s performances during qualifying is what put his name on the map and perhaps led to his Manchester United move.
The striker scored seven goals in the campaign and enjoyed a decent start to life at Old Trafford where he showed how clinical he can be if given service.
Predicted finish
Escape the group though finishing third but losing to Portugal in the last 16.
Serbia
Serbia edged out bitter rivals Montenegro to finish second in their qualifying group but were battered 4-0 by Russia and only beat Cyprus 1-0 in recent friendlies.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino) | Strahinja Pavlovic (Red Bull Salzburg) | Sasa Lukic (Fulham) | Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hilal) |
| Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea) | Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) | Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) | Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) |
| Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca) | Srdan Babic (Spartak Moscow) | Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe) | Luka Jovic (AC Milan) |
| | Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen) | Ivan Ilic (Torino) | Petar Ratkov (Red Bull Salzburg) |
| | Uros Spajic (Red Star Belgrade) | Srdan Mijailovic (Red Star Belgrade) | |
| | Nemanja Stojic (TSC Backa Topola) | Sergej Milenkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) | |
| | | Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce) | |
| | | Lazar Samardzic (Udinese) | |
| Vejko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) | |||
| Filip Kostic (Juventus) | |||
| Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK) | |||
| Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos) | |||
| Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) |
Serbia Fixtures
- vs England, June 16. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Slovenia, June 20. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Denmark, June 25. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Dusan Vlahovic
In Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, Serbia have real quality and a potential game changer. He scored 18 goals last season but it’ll be up his teammates to get him the ball.
Predicted finish
Bottom of Group C.
Euro 2024 Group D
France
Sure to once again go far in a tournament, World Cup runners-up France smashed through qualifying, drawing just once and remaining undefeated.
Didier Dechamps has assembled yet another side brimming with incredible talent that will be hard for most to match.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Alphonse Areola (West Ham) | Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) | Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) | Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| Mike Maignan (AC Milan) | Theo Hernandez (AC Milan) | Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) | Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich) |
| Brice Samba (Lens) | Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) | Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) | Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| | Jules Kounde (Barcelona) | N’Golo Kante (Al Ittihad) | Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) |
| | Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) | Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) | Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| | Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) | Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid) | Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| | William Saliba (Arsenal) | Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain) | Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) |
| | Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich) | | |
France Fixtures
- vs Austria, June 17. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Netherlands, June 21. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Poland, June 25. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Kylian Mbappe
Sometimes the right answer is the most obvious one. Kylian Mbappe is the best player in the world and always delivers at tournaments. All eyes will be on him once again.
Predicted finish
Finalists once again but also runners-up for the second tournament running.
Netherlands
Like Denmark and Slovenia, the Netherlands and France have also been drawn together after being in the same qualifying group.
The Dutch comfortably qualified despite losing twice but Ronald Koeman doesn’t have a great squad at his disposal.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord) | Nathan Ake (Manchester City) | Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) | Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) |
| Mark Flekken (Brentford) | Daley Blind (Girona) | Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) | Brian Brobbey (Ajax) |
| Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) | Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) | Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) | Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) |
| | Denzel Dumfries (Inter) | Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) | Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) |
| | Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord) | Jerdy Schouten (PSV) | Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) |
| | Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich) | Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig (on loan from PSG)) | Wout Weghorst (Hoffenheim) |
| | Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) | Joey Veerman (PSV) | |
| | Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) | Georginio Wijnaldum (Al Ettifaq) | |
| Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) |
Netherlands Fixtures
- vs Poland, June 16. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs France, June 21. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Austria, June 25. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Xavi Simons
The great Dutch hope, 21-year-old playmaker Xavi Simons managed 10 goals and 15 assists in an excellent loan stint at RB Leipzig last term and Euro 2024 could be his grand arrival on the world stage.
Predicted finish
A quarter-final defeat to Portugal.
Austria
Ralf Rangnick has turned Austria’s fortunes around and they haven’t lost a match since 2022.
They recently defeated Germany in a friendly and could be a surprise name to break out of the groups but they are without captain David Alaba.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Niklas Hedl (Rapid Wien) | Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord) | Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) | Marko Arnautovic (Inter) |
| Patrick Pentz (Brondby) | Stefan Posch (Bologna) | Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim) | Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg) |
| Heinz Lindner (Union Saint-Gilloise) | Max Wober (Borussia Monchengladbach) | Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) | Andreas Weimann (West Brom) |
| Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg) | Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich) | Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) | |
| | Kevin Danso (Lens) | Florian Kainz (Cologne) | Marco Grull (Rapid Wien) |
| | Phillipp Mwene (Mainz) | Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) | Maximilian Entrup (TSV Hartberg) |
| | Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg) | Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen) | |
| | Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Wien) | Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz) | |
| Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna) |
Austria Fixtures
- vs France, June 17. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Poland, June 21. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Netherlands, June 25. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Konrad Laimer
Versatile midfielder Konrad Laimer brings efficient quality to the Austrian set-up.
Predicted finish
Defeat to England in the Round of 16.
Poland
Poland have once again squeezed into a tournament, this time through the play-offs, but it’s hard to see them doing any better than any of their recent underwhelming showings.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) | Jan Bednarek (Southampton) | Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) | Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor) |
| Marcin Bulka (Nice) | Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) | Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin) | Kamil Swiderski (Verona) |
| Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna) | Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) | Jakub Moder (Brighton) | Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) |
| Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) | Taras Romanczuk (Jagiellonia Bialystok) | Krzysztof Piatek (Basaksehir) | |
| | Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznan) | Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) | |
| | Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserslautern) | Michal Skoras (Brugge) | |
| | Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) | Nikola Zalewski (Roma) | |
| | Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets) | | |
| Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta) | |||
| Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) | |||
| Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) | |||
| Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) |
Poland Fixtures
- vs Netherlands, June 16. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Austria, June 21. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs France, June 25. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Robert Lewandowski
As always, Poland’s hopes lie with Robert Lewandowski in what could be the legendary striker’s last international tournament.
Predicted finish
Bottom of Group D.
Euro 2024 Group E
Belgium
Belgium’s golden generation has come to an end but there is still some remaining quality. Romelu Lukaku was the top scorer in qualifying with 14 goals and Kevin De Bruyne is still sensational.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg) | Timothy Castagne (Fulham) | Yannick Carrasco (Al Shabab) | Johan Bakayoko (PSV) |
| Thomas Kaminski (Luton) | Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) | Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) | Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) |
| Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) | Wout Faes (Leicester) | Orel Mangala (Lyon) | Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) |
| | Zeno Debast (Anderlecht) | Amadou Onana (Everton) | Romelu Lukaku (Roma) |
| | Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor) | Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) | Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla) |
| | Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht) | Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid) | Lois Openda (RB Leipzig) |
| | Arthur Theate (Rennes) | Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg) | Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) |
| | Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) | | |
Belgium Fixtures
- vs Slovakia, June 17. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Romania, June 22. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Ukraine, June 26. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Jeremy Doku
Jeremy Doku had an inconsistent start to life at Manchester City but when he’s in flow he is one of the most exciting wingers to watch in the Premier League with his lightning pace and bag of tricks.
Predicted finish
Out of the groups but another underwhelming tournament as they’re knocked out by Italy in the last 16.
Slovakia
Slovakia finished second in qualification but amassed an impressive 22 points and only lost to the undefeated Portugal. A pre-tournament friendly against San Marino doesn’t seem the best preparation, though.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Martin Dubravka (Newcastle) | Peter Pekarik (Hertha Berlin) | Juraj Kucka (Slovan Bratislava) | Robert Bozenik (Boavista) |
| Marek Rodak (Fulham) | Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint-Germain) | Ondrej Duda (Hellas Verona) | Lukas Haraslin (Sparta Prague) |
| Henrich Ravas (New England Revolution) | Norbert Gyomber (Salernitana) | Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk) | Tomas Suslov (Hellas Verona) |
| David Hancko (Feyenoord) | Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) | Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague) | |
| | Denis Vavro (Copenhagen) | Matus Bero (Bochum) | David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava) |
| | Vernon De Marco (Hatta) | Laszlo Benes (Hamburg) | David Duris (Ascoli) |
| | Sebastian Kosa (Spartak Trnava) | Tomas Rigo (Bank Ostrava) | Leo Sauer (Feyenoord) |
| | Adam Obert (Cagliari) | Lubomir Tupta (Slovan Liberec) |
Slovakia Fixtures
- vs Belgium, June 17. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Ukraine, June 21. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Romania, June 26. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Leo Sauer
The 18-year-old winger has just one cap so far but has just enjoyed a breakout season at Feyenoord and could be a wild card for the Slovakians.
Predicted finish
Bottom of Group E.
Romania
Romania returned to the Euros after failing to qualify for Euro 2020 by going undefeated and finishing top of their group at a canter.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Florin Nita (Gaziantep) | Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova) | Nicolae Stanciu (Damac) | George Puscas (Bari) |
| Horatiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid) | Andrei Burca (Al Okhdood) | Razvan Marin (Empoli) | Denis Alibec (Muaither) |
| Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB) | Ionut Nedelcearu (Palermo) | Alexandru Cicaldau (Konyaspor) | Denis Dragus (Gaziantep) |
| Adrian Rus (Pafos) | Ianis Hagi (Alaves) | Daniel Birligea (CFR Cluj) | |
| | Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) | Dennis Man (Parma) | |
| | Radu Dragusin (Tottenham) | Valentin Mihaila (Parma) | |
| | Vasile Mogos (CFR Cluj) | Marius Marin (Pisa) | |
| | Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow Czestochowa) | Darius Olaru (FCSB) | |
| Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep) | |||
| Florinel Coman (FCSB) | |||
| Adrian Sut (FCSB) |
Romania Fixtures
- vs Ukraine, June 17. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Belgium, June 22. Kick-off: 8 pm: TV channel: ITV.
- vs Slovakia, June 26. Kick-off: 5 pm/ TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Ianis Hagi
The creative spark of the team, Ianis Hagi will be aiming to inspire Romania like his father once did at the 1994 World Cup.
Predicted finish
One of the surprises of the tournament as they reach the knock-out stages but are then defeated by the Netherlands.
Ukraine
Despite not being able to play in their home country due to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine made it to Euro 2024 after beating Bosnia and Iceland in the play-offs. They will be playing for more than just football when they take to the field.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid) | Yukhym Konoplia (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Artem Dovbyk (Girona) |
| Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica) | Valeriy Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) |
| Heorhiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv) | Mykola Matvienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Heorhiy Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv) |
| | Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv) | Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv) | |
| | Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) | Volodymyr Brazhko (Dynamo Kyiv) | |
| | Maksym Talovierov (LASK) | Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv) | |
| | Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) | Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo) | |
| | Oleksandr Svatok (Dnipro-1) | Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) | |
| Bohdan Vasyliovych Mykhaylichenko (Luhansk) | Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) | ||
| Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) | |||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) |
Ukraine Fixtures
- vs Romania, June 17. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Slovakia, June 21. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Belgium, June 26. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
Player to watch – Heorhiy Sudakov
Heorhiy Sudakov is the latest Shakhtar Donetsk player to be linked with a big-money move to the Premier League after an impressive season and the attacking-midfielder could add to his transfer value with a strong tournament.
Predicted finish
Third place finish but fail to qualify from the groups.
Euro 2024 Group F
Portugal
After winning all 10 of their qualifiers and conceding just two goals, Roberto Martinez’s side have to be among the favourites to win Euro 2024.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Diogo Costa – Porto | Antonio Silva – Benfica | Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United | Bernardo Silva – Manchester City |
| Jose Sa – Wolves | Danilo Pereira – PSG | Joao Neves – Benfica | Cristiano Ronaldo – Al-Nassr |
| Rui Patricio – Roma | Diogo Dalot – Manchester United | Palhinha – Fulham | Diogo Jota – Liverpool |
| Goncalo Inacio – Sporting | Matheus Nunes – Manchester City | Goncalo Ramos – PSG | |
| Joao Cancelo – Barcelona (on loan from Manchester City) | Ruben Neves – Al Hilal | Joao Felix – Barcelona (on loan from Atletico Madrid) | |
| Nelson Semedo – Wolves | Vitinha – PSG | Pedro Neto – Wolves | |
| Nunos Mendes – PSG | Rafel Leao – AC Milan | ||
| Pepe – Porto | Francisco Conceicao – Porto | ||
| Ruben Dias – Manchester City |
Portugal Fixtures
- vs Czechia, June 18. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Turkey, June 22. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Georgia, June 26. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Rafael Leao
Portugal have got enough strength in depth to make every other nation on earth jealous but Rafael Leao might be their most exciting player. The forward registered 15 goals and 14 asists in Italy this past season.
Predicted finish
Winners! Defeating France in the final.
Czechia
Czechia qualified after finishing second on goal difference in their group and will fancy their chances of doing the same to reach the group stage.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vitezslav Jaros (Sturm Graz) | Vladimir Coufal (West Ham) | Antonin Barak (Fiorentina) | Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague) |
| Matej Kovar (Bayer Leverkusen) | David Doudera (Slavia Prague | Vaclav Cerny (Wolfsburg) | Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) |
| Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague) | Tomas Holes (Slavia Prague) | Lukas Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) | Mojmir Chytil (Slavia Prague) |
| | Robin Hranac (Viktoria Plzen) | Matej Jurasek (Slavia Prague) | Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) |
| | David Jurasek (TSG Hoffenheim) | Ondrej Lingr (Feyenoord) | Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) |
| | Ladislav Krejci (Sparta Prague) | Lukas Provod (Slavia Prague) | |
| | Martin Vitik (Sparta Prague) | Michal Sadilek (FC Twente) | |
| | Tomas Vlcek (Slavia Prague) | Tomas Soucek (West Ham) | |
| David Zima (Slavia Prague) | Pavel Sulc (Viktoria Plzen) |
Czechia Fixtures
- vs Portugal, June 18. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Georgia, June 22. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Turkey, June 26. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Patrik Schick
With 13 goals in Bayer Leverkusen’s remarkable season and five goals at Euro 2020, Patrik Schick is the stand-out player for the Czechs.
Predicted finish
Third in the group but fail to qualify.
Turkey
Perennial dark horses Turkey finished above Croatia to qualify for the tournament and only lost once. With experienced stars and promising talent alike, maybe they will finally deliver on their promise this time.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Mert Gunok (Besiktas) | Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) | Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) | Cenk Tosun (Besiktas) |
| Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor) | Zeki Celik (Roma) | Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray) | Yusuf Yazici (Lille) |
| Altay Bayindir (Manchester United) | Merih Demiral (Al Ahli) | Okay Yokuslu (West Brom) | Semih Kilicsoy (Besiktas) |
| Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) | Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) | Irfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce) | |
| | Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce) | Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund) | Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray) |
| | Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce) | Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce) | Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) |
| | Samet Akaydin (Panathinaikos) | Arda Guler (Real Madrid) | Yunus Akgun (Leicester) |
| | Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) | ||
| Bertug Yildirim (Rennes) |
Turkey Fixtures
- vs Georgia, June 18. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Portugal, June 22. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: ITV.
- vs Czechia, June 26. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Arda Guler
Teenage starlet Arda Guler didn’t get many chances at Real Madrid this past season but he took them when they came, scoring six times in just 373 minutes of La Liga football.
Predicted finish
A defeat to France in the last 16.
Georgia
Georgia qualified for their first-ever major tournament despite finishing fourth by upsetting Luxembourg and Greece in the playoffs.
They might struggle to get a point but getting there is already an incredible achievement for the 75th-ranked team in the world.
Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi) | Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava) | Gabriel Sigua (Basel) | Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL) |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) | Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia) | Nika Kvekverskiri (Lech Poznan) | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) |
| Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag) | Solomon Kvirkvelia (Al Okhdood) | Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz) | Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher) |
| | Lasha Dvali (APOEL) | Saba Lobzhanidze (Atlanta United) | Georges Mikautadze (Metz) |
| | Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos) | Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux) | |
| | Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese) | Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) | |
| | Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk) | Levan Shengelia (Panetlikos) | |
| | Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis) | Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi) | |
| Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova) | |||
| Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante) | |||
| Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger AC) |
Georgia Fixtures
- vs Turkey, June 18. Kick-off: 5 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Czechia, June 22. Kick-off: 2 pm. TV channel: BBC.
- vs Portugal, June 26. Kick-off: 8 pm. TV channel: ITV.
Player to watch – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
The star that inspired Napoli to their first Serie A title since 1980 in 2023 and now the shining light of his nation, if Georgia are to come up with any upsets then it will be up to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to inspire it.
Predicted finish
Bottom of Group F.
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