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UEFA Euro 2024

Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2024 '
United by Football. Vereint im Herzen Europas. (United in the heart of Europe.)
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	14 June – 14 July
Teams	24
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Runners-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
Goals scored	117 (2.29 per match)
Attendance	2,681,288 (52,574 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Harry Kane Georges Mikautadze Jamal Musiala Cody Gakpo Ivan Schranz Dani Olmo (3 goals each)
Best player	Rodri
Best young player	Lamine Yamal
← 2020 2028 →

The UEFA Euro 2024 was a big international football tournament for men's national teams in Europe. It was the 17th time this championship was held. The event happened in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024.

Twenty-four teams played in the tournament. Georgia joined for the first time ever. This was the third time Germany hosted parts of the European Championship. It was the first time the event was held in what used to be East Germany, with Leipzig as a host city.

Italy were the champions from the 2020 tournament. They had won against England in a penalty shootout. However, Italy was knocked out by Switzerland in the Round of 16. Germany, the host nation, lost to Spain in the quarter-finals. Spain then went on to win the tournament. They beat England 2–1 in the final match, winning their fourth title.

Choosing the Host Country

The Trophy

On March 8, 2017, UEFA announced that two countries wanted to host the tournament. These countries were Germany and Turkey.

The UEFA Executive Committee chose the host country. They voted secretly, and the country with the most votes won. If there was a tie, the UEFA president, Aleksander Čeferin, would make the final choice. Out of 20 committee members, 17 were able to vote.

Germany was chosen as the host on September 27, 2018, in Nyon, Switzerland.

Voting results

Country	Votes
Germany	12
Turkey	4
Abstention	1
Total	17

Stadiums Used

Germany had many stadiums that were big enough for the European Championship. UEFA required stadiums to have at least 30,000 seats. The Olympiastadion in Berlin was the largest stadium used. It hosted the final match, along with other games.

Nine of the ten stadiums used for Euro 2024 were also used for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. These cities included Berlin, Dortmund, and Munich. Düsseldorf was the tenth stadium. It had been used for earlier tournaments but not the 2006 World Cup.

During the tournament, most stadiums used different names. This was because of rules about stadium sponsorships. The Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region had the most host cities, with four out of ten.

Berlin	Munich	Dortmund	Stuttgart
Olympiastadion (Olympiastadion Berlin)	Allianz Arena (Munich Football Arena)	Westfalenstadion (BVB Stadion Dortmund)	MHPArena (Stuttgart Arena)
Capacity: 71,000	Capacity: 66,000	Capacity: 62,000	Capacity: 51,000
Gelsenkirchen
Arena AufSchalke
Capacity: 50,000
Hamburg
Volksparkstadion (Volksparkstadion Hamburg)
Capacity: 49,000
Düsseldorf	Frankfurt	Cologne	Leipzig
Merkur Spiel-Arena (Düsseldorf Arena)	Waldstadion (Frankfurt Arena)	RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne Stadium)	Red Bull Arena (Leipzig Stadium)
Capacity: 47,000	Capacity: 47,000	Capacity: 43,000	Capacity: 40,000

Team Training Camps

Each team chose a "team base camp" in Germany. This was where they stayed and trained between matches. They traveled from these bases to play their games.

Base camp and training ground by team—sortable

Team	Base camp	Training ground
Albania	Kamen	SportCentrum Kaiserau
Austria	Berlin	Mommsenstadion
Belgium	Ludwigsburg	Wasenstadion, SGV Freiberg am Neckar
Croatia	Neuruppin	Volksparkstadion [de], MSV Neuruppin
Czech Republic	Hamburg	Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion, FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03
Denmark	Freudenstadt	Hermann-Saam-Stadion
England	Blankenhain	Golfresort Weimarer Land
France	Bad Lippspringe	Home Deluxe Arena, SC Paderborn 07
Georgia	Velbert	Stadion Velbert, SSVg Velbert
Germany	Herzogenaurach	Adidas Campus/HomeGround
Hungary	Weiler-Simmerberg	Tannenhof Resort, Sport & Spa
Italy	Iserlohn	Hemberg-Stadion
Netherlands	Wolfsburg	AOK Stadion, VfL Wolfsburg (women)
Poland	Hanover	Eilenriedestadion
Portugal	Harsewinkel	Hotel-Residence Klosterpforte Marienfeld / Sports grounds
Romania	Würzburg	Akon Arena, FC Würzburger Kickers
Scotland	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Stadion am Gröben
Serbia	Augsburg	Rosenaustadion, FC Augsburg (Women)
Slovakia	Mainz	Bruchwegstadion, 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Women)
Slovenia	Wuppertal	Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertaler SV
Spain	Donaueschingen	Der Öschberghof
Switzerland	Stuttgart	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgarter Kickers
Turkey	Barsinghausen	Sporthotel Fuchsbachtal [de]
Ukraine	Wiesbaden	Stadion am Halberg

Tickets for Matches

Tickets for the games were sold by UEFA on their website. Football associations of the 24 teams also distributed tickets. Ticket sales began on October 3, 2023.

More than 80% of the 2.7 million tickets were available for fans. Fans of each team received a certain number of tickets for group stage matches, knockout rounds, and the final. Over 50 million requests for tickets came from 206 countries. Besides Germany, fans from Turkey, Hungary, England, Albania, and Croatia requested the most tickets. Prices ranged from €30 for a basic seat to €2000 for a prime seat at the final.

Qualifying for the Tournament

     Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2024     Team failed to qualify     Team was banned from entering the competition     Not a member of UEFA

As the host, Germany automatically qualified. The other 23 spots were decided by a qualifying tournament. Twenty spots went to the winners and runners-up of 10 qualifying groups. The last three spots were decided by play-off matches. These play-off spots were given to teams that did well in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League but had not yet qualified.

The draw for the qualifying groups was held on October 9, 2022, in Frankfurt. The qualifying games took place from March to November 2023. The play-offs were held in March 2024.

Teams That Qualified

Out of the 24 teams that qualified, 19 had played in the previous Euro tournament. This included the defending champions, Italy, and the runners-up, England. Also, France (who were runners-up in the 2022 World Cup) and Croatia (bronze medalists) qualified. Portugal was the only team to win all their qualifying games.

Albania and Romania returned after missing Euro 2020. Serbia and Slovenia qualified for the first time since Euro 2000. Georgia won their play-off against Greece in a penalty shootout. This was Georgia's first major tournament since becoming independent in 1991. They were the only new team in this Euro.

Some notable teams that did not qualify included Sweden and Wales. Sweden missed the finals for the first time since Euro 1996. Russia was not allowed to enter the qualifiers due to the country's actions in Ukraine. Wales, who had done well in the last two Euros, lost to Poland in a penalty shootout during the play-offs. UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Russia's Exclusion

On September 20, 2022, UEFA confirmed that Russia would not be allowed to qualify for Euro 2024. This decision was made because all Russian teams were suspended after the country's actions in Ukraine in February 2022. This was the first European Championship finals Russia missed since 2000.

Final Tournament Draw

The draw for the final tournament happened on December 2, 2023, in Hamburg. Teams were placed into different "pots" based on their performance in the qualifiers. Germany, as the host, was automatically placed in Pot 1. The three play-off winners were not known at the time of the draw, so they were placed in Pot 4.

• Pot 1: Germany (Host), plus the top 5 group winners.
• Pot 2: Group winners ranked 6–10, and the best group runner-up.
• Pot 3: Group runners-up ranked 2–7.
• Pot 4: Group runners-up ranked 8–10, and the three play-off winners.

Team Seeding

Seeding Pot 1

Team	Rank
Germany (hosts)	N/A
Portugal	1
France	2
Spain	3
Belgium	4
England	5

Seeding Pot 2

Team	Rank
Hungary	6
Turkey	7
Romania	8
Denmark	9
Albania	10
Austria	11

Seeding Pot 3

Team	Rank
Netherlands	12
Scotland	13
Croatia	14
Slovenia	15
Slovakia	16
Czech Republic	17

Seeding Pot 4

Team	Rank
Italy	18
Serbia	19
Switzerland	20
Play-off winners A	N/A
Play-off winners B
Play-off winners C

Draw Results

Group A

Pos	Team
A1	Germany
A2	Scotland
A3	Hungary
A4	Switzerland

Group B

Pos	Team
B1	Spain
B2	Croatia
B3	Italy
B4	Albania

Group C

Pos	Team
C1	Slovenia
C2	Denmark
C3	Serbia
C4	England

Group D

Pos	Team
D1	Poland
D2	Netherlands
D3	Austria
D4	France

Group E

Pos	Team
E1	Belgium
E2	Slovakia
E3	Romania
E4	Ukraine

Group F

Pos	Team
F1	Turkey
F2	Georgia
F3	Portugal
F4	Czech Republic

Team Rosters

The maximum number of players allowed on each team's roster was increased from 23 to 26. Teams had to submit their lists of players by June 7.

Match Officials

In April 2024, 19 referee teams were chosen to manage the 51 matches. This included a team from Argentina, as part of an agreement between UEFA and CONMEBOL (South American football confederation).

Refereeing teams

Country	Referee	Assistant referees	Matches assigned
Argentina	Facundo Tello	Gabriel Chade [de] Ezequiel Brailovsky [es]	Turkey–Georgia (Group F) Scotland–Hungary (Group A)
England	Michael Oliver	Stuart Burt [de] Dan Cook [de]	Spain–Croatia (Group B) Slovakia–Ukraine (Group E) Germany–Denmark (Round of 16) Portugal–France (Quarter-finals)
	Anthony Taylor	Gary Beswick [de] Adam Nunn [de]	Netherlands–France (Group D) Ukraine–Belgium (Group E) Spain–Germany (Quarter-finals)
France	François Letexier	Cyril Mugnier [de] Mehdi Rahmouni [de]	Croatia–Albania (Group B) Denmark–Serbia (Group C) Spain–Georgia (Round of 16) Spain–England (Final)
	Clément Turpin	Nicolas Danos [de] Benjamin Pagès [de]	Germany–Scotland (Group A) England–Slovenia (Group C) Netherlands–Turkey (Quarter-finals)
Germany	Daniel Siebert	Jan Seidel Rafael Foltyn	Georgia–Czech Republic (Group F) Slovakia–Romania (Group E)
	Felix Zwayer	Stefan Lupp [de] Marco Achmüller [de]	Italy–Albania (Group B) Turkey–Portugal (Group F) Romania–Netherlands (Round of 16) Netherlands–England (Semi-finals)
Italy	Marco Guida	Filippo Meli [it] Giorgio Peretti [de]	Portugal–Czech Republic (Group F) France–Poland (Group D)
	Daniele Orsato	Ciro Carbone [de] Alessandro Giallatini [de]	Serbia–England (Group C) Switzerland–Germany (Group A) Portugal–Slovenia (Round of 16) England–Switzerland (Quarter-finals)
Netherlands	Danny Makkelie	Hessel Steegstra [de] Jan de Vries [simple]	Germany–Hungary (Group A) Croatia–Italy (Group B)
Poland	Szymon Marciniak	Tomasz Listkiewicz [de] Adam Kupsik [de]	Belgium–Romania (Group E) Switzerland–Italy (Round of 16)
Portugal	Artur Soares Dias	Paulo Soares [de] Pedro Ribeiro [de]	Poland–Netherlands (Group D) Denmark–England (Group C) Austria–Turkey (Round of 16)
Romania	István Kovács	Vasile Marinescu [de] Mihai Ovidiu Artene [de]	Slovenia–Serbia (Group C) Czech Republic–Turkey (Group F)
Slovakia	Ivan Kružliak	Branislav Hancko [de] Jan Pozor [de]	Scotland–Switzerland (Group A) Netherlands–Austria (Group D)
Slovenia	Slavko Vinčić	Tomaž Klančnik [de] Andraž Kovačič [de]	Hungary–Switzerland (Group A) Spain–Italy (Group B) Spain–France (Semi-finals)
Spain	Jesús Gil Manzano	Diego Barbero Sevilla [de] Ángel Nevado Rodríguez [es]	Austria–France (Group D)
Sweden	Glenn Nyberg	Mahbod Beigi [de] Andreas Söderkvist [de]	Romania–Ukraine (Group E) Albania–Spain (Group B) France–Belgium (Round of 16)
Switzerland	Sandro Schärer	Stéphane de Almeida [de] Bekim Zogaj [de]	Slovenia–Denmark (Group C) Georgia–Portugal (Group F)
Turkey	Halil Umut Meler	Mustafa Emre Eyisoy [de] Kerem Ersoy [de]	Belgium–Slovakia (Group E) Poland–Austria (Group D) England–Slovakia (Round of 16)

Group Stage Matches

Result of teams participating in UEFA Euro 2024

Winner      Runner-up

Semi-finals      Quarter-finals

Round of 16     Group stage

UEFA announced the tournament schedule on May 10, 2022. The kick-off times for all matches were announced on December 2, 2023.

The top two teams from each group moved on to the Round of 16. Also, the four best third-placed teams from all groups advanced.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

How Ties Were Broken

If two or more teams had the same number of points in the group stage, these rules decided who ranked higher:

• The team with more points from games played only between the tied teams.
• The team with a better goal difference from games played only between the tied teams.
• The team that scored more goals in games played only between the tied teams.
• If teams were still tied after these steps, the rules were applied again. If still tied, then:
• The team with a better goal difference in all group matches.
• The team that scored more goals in all group matches.
• The team with fewer disciplinary points (yellow and red cards).
• The team with a higher ranking from the European Qualifiers.

However, if two teams playing each other in the last group game were tied in points, goal difference, and goals scored, and they drew their match, their ranking was decided by a penalty shootout.

Group A Matches

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Group B Matches

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Group C Matches

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Group D Matches

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Group E Matches

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Group F Matches

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Ranking of Third-Placed Teams

Knockout Stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after normal time, teams played extra time. This meant two periods of 15 minutes each. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout decided the winner.

There was no match for third place, just like in every tournament since 1984.

All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Tournament Bracket

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Round of 16 Matches

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Quarter-final Matches

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Semi-final Matches

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The Final Match

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Tournament Statistics

Top Goalscorers

There were 117 goals scored in 51 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Awards Given

Maignan

Saliba

Akanji

Walker

Cucurella

Rodri

Olmo

Fabián

Yamal

Williams

Musiala

The Team of the Tournament, chosen by UEFA

UEFA Team of the Tournament

UEFA's experts chose the best eleven players from the tournament to form a special team. Six players from the winning Spanish team were included.

UEFA Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Mike Maignan	Kyle Walker Manuel Akanji William Saliba Marc Cucurella	Dani Olmo Rodri Fabián Ruiz	Lamine Yamal Jamal Musiala Nico Williams

Player of the Tournament

The award for the best player of the tournament went to Rodri. UEFA's technical observers chose him.

• Rodri

Young Player of the Tournament

This award was for players born on or after January 1, 2002. Lamine Yamal won this award, also chosen by UEFA's experts.

• Lamine Yamal – (2007-07-13)13 July 2007 (aged 17)

Top Scorer

Unlike past tournaments, the "Alipay Top Scorer" award could be shared if multiple players scored the same number of goals. Six players each scored three goals and shared this award: Cody Gakpo, Harry Kane, Georges Mikautadze, Jamal Musiala, Dani Olmo, and Ivan Schranz.

• Cody Gakpo
• Harry Kane
• Georges Mikautadze
• Jamal Musiala
• Dani Olmo
• Ivan Schranz

(3 goals each)

Goal of the Tournament

A panel of UEFA experts decided the Goal of the Tournament. On July 16, 2024, UEFA announced that Lamine Yamal's goal against France in the semi-final was the best goal.

• Lamine Yamal (goal vs France)

UEFA also listed other great goals. The next three best goals were:

• Jude Bellingham (goal vs Slovakia in the Round of 16)
• Xherdan Shaqiri (goal vs Scotland in the group stage)
• Nicolae Stanciu (goal vs Ukraine in the group stage)

Fans' Goal of the Tournament

Fans voted online for their favorite goal. On July 20, 2024, UEFA announced that Mert Müldür's goal for Turkey against Georgia in the group stage was chosen by the fans.

• Mert Müldür (goal vs Georgia)

Player Discipline

Players were suspended for the next match if they received a red card or two yellow cards in different matches. Yellow cards were cleared after the quarter-finals.

Players suspended during the tournament—sortable

Player	Offence(s)	Suspension(s)
Giorgi Loria	in qualifying vs Greece (March 26, 2024)	Group F vs Turkey (matchday 1; June 18, 2024)
Ryan Porteous	in Group A vs Germany (matchday 1; June 14, 2024)	Group A vs Switzerland (matchday 2; June 19, 2024) Group A vs Hungary (matchday 3; June 23, 2024)
Mirlind Daku	Nationalist chants following Group B vs Croatia (matchday 2; June 19, 2024)	Group B vs Spain (matchday 3; June 24, 2024)
Rodri	in Group B vs Croatia (matchday 1; June 15, 2024) in Group B vs Italy (matchday 2; June 20, 2024)	Group B vs Albania (matchday 3; June 24, 2024)
Dodi Lukebakio	in Group E vs Slovakia (matchday 1; June 17, 2024) in Group E vs Romania (matchday 2; June 22, 2024)	Group E vs Ukraine (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)
Rafael Leão	in Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 1; June 18, 2024) in Group F vs Turkey (matchday 2; June 22, 2024)	Group F vs Georgia (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)
Abdülkerim Bardakcı	in Group F vs Georgia (matchday 1; June 18, 2024) in Group F vs Portugal (matchday 2; June 22, 2024)	Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)
Jonathan Tah	in Group A vs Scotland (matchday 1; June 14, 2024) in Group A vs Switzerland (matchday 3; June 23, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Denmark (June 29, 2024)
Silvan Widmer	in Group A vs Hungary (matchday 1; June 15, 2024) in Group A vs Germany (matchday 3; June 23, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Italy (June 29, 2024)
Riccardo Calafiori	in Group B vs Albania (matchday 1; June 15, 2024) in Group B vs Croatia (matchday 3; June 24, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Switzerland (June 29, 2024)
Patrick Wimmer	in Group D vs Poland (matchday 2; June 21, 2024) in Group D vs Netherlands (matchday 3; June 25, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Turkey (July 2, 2024)
Morten Hjulmand	in Group C vs Slovenia (matchday 1; June 16, 2024) in Group C vs Serbia (matchday 3; June 25, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Germany (June 29, 2024)
Erik Janža	in Group C vs Serbia (matchday 2; June 20, 2024) in Group C vs England (matchday 3; June 25, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Portugal (July 1, 2024)
Nicușor Bancu	in Group E vs Belgium (matchday 2; June 22, 2024) in Group E vs Slovakia (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Netherlands (July 2, 2024)
Antonín Barák	in Group F vs Turkey (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)	Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Tomáš Chorý	in Group F vs Turkey (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)
Anzor Mekvabishvili	in Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 2; June 22, 2024) in Group F vs Portugal (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Spain (June 30, 2024)
Samet Akaydin	in Group F vs Portugal (matchday 2; June 22, 2024) in Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)	Round of 16 vs Austria (July 2, 2024)
Hakan Çalhanoğlu	in Group F vs Georgia (matchday 1; June 18, 2024) in Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 3; June 26, 2024)
Marc Guéhi	in Group C vs Slovenia (matchday 3; June 25, 2024) in Round of 16 vs Slovakia (June 30, 2024)	Quarter-finals vs Switzerland (July 6, 2024)
Adrien Rabiot	in Group D vs Poland (matchday 3; June 25, 2024) in Round of 16 vs Belgium (July 1, 2024)	Quarter-finals vs Portugal (July 5, 2024)
Matjaž Kek (manager)	in Round of 16 vs Portugal (July 1, 2024)	Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Orkun Kökçü	in Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 3; June 26, 2024) in Round of 16 vs Austria (July 2, 2024)	Quarter-finals vs Netherlands (July 6, 2024)
İsmail Yüksek	in Group F vs Czech Republic (matchday 3; June 26, 2024) in Round of 16 vs Austria (July 2, 2024)
Merih Demiral	Nationalist hand symbol in Round of 16 vs Austria (July 2, 2024)
Dani Carvajal	in Quarter-finals vs Germany (July 5, 2024)	Semi-finals vs France (July 9, 2024)
Robin Le Normand	in Group B vs Italy (matchday 2; June 20, 2024) in Quarter-finals vs Germany (July 5, 2024)
Bertuğ Yıldırım	in Quarter-finals vs Netherlands (July 6, 2024)	Suspension to be served outside the tournament

Prize Money

The prize money was decided on December 2, 2023. Each team received €9.25 million just for participating. The winning team could earn a maximum of €28.25 million.

Prize money

Rank (unoff.)	Team	€ million
1	Spain	28.25
2	England	24.25
3	France	19.25
4	Netherlands	18.75
5	Germany	15.75
6	Portugal  Turkey  Switzerland	15.25
9	Austria	12.75
10	Romania  Belgium  Georgia  Italy  Slovakia  Denmark  Slovenia	12.25
17	Ukraine	10.75
18	Hungary  Serbia  Croatia	10.25
21	Albania  Czech Republic  Poland  Scotland	9.75

Tournament Records

• Spain won their fourth title, a new record. They were the first team to win all their group matches twice (they also did this in 2008).
• Spain also became the first European team to win all seven matches in a European Championship without needing a penalty shootout.
• Spain scored 15 goals, breaking the record for most goals by one team in a single European Championship. Ten different players scored for Spain, which was also a record.
• England became the first team to lose two European Championship finals in a row.
• Julian Nagelsmann, the coach for Germany, became the youngest head coach in European Championship history. He was 36 years and 327 days old when Germany played Scotland.
• Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to play in a UEFA European Championship. He was 16 years and 338 days old when he played for Spain against Croatia.
• Yamal then became the youngest goalscorer in the tournament's history. He scored a goal in Spain's semi-final against France when he was 16 years and 362 days old.
• Yamal also became the youngest player to play in and win a UEFA European Championship final. He was 17 years old the day before the final.
• Nedim Bajrami scored the fastest goal in European Championship history. He scored for Albania against Italy in just 23 seconds.
• Portugal's Pepe became the oldest player to appear in the European Championship. He was 41 years and 130 days old when he played against France in the quarter-finals.
• Cristiano Ronaldo played in his sixth European Championship, extending his own record.
• Luka Modrić became the oldest player to score a goal at the European Championship. He was 38 years and 289 days old when he scored for Croatia against Italy.
• Kevin Csoboth scored the latest goal in regular time in tournament history. He scored for Hungary against Scotland in the 100th minute.
• The game between Czech Republic and Turkey in Group F had the most cards shown in a single match. There were 19 cards (17 yellow and 2 red).
• Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa made three saves in a penalty shootout against Slovenia in the Round of 16. This broke the record for most saves in one penalty shootout. Slovenia also became the first team in tournament history to miss all their penalties.

Tournament Marketing

Countdown clock for UEFA Euro 2024 in front of Düsseldorf City Hall

Branding and Slogan

The official logo was revealed on October 5, 2021, in Berlin. It showed the Henri Delaunay Trophy with 24 colored slices around it. These slices represented the 24 participating nations. Each of the ten host cities also had its own unique logo, featuring local landmarks.

The tournament's official slogan was "United by Football. Vereint im Herzen Europas" (English: United in the heart of Europe). This slogan was chosen to promote diversity and inclusion.

Merchandise and Video Games

In November 2023, it was announced that EA Sports would create the official video game for UEFA Euro 2024. A downloadable update for EA Sports FC 24 and other EA Sports FC games was released on June 11, 2024. This update included a full tournament mode with all the teams, players, and stadiums.

Fanatics managed the online store, event sales, and licensing for UEFA National Team competitions until Euro 2028.

Topps, also owned by Fanatics, became the official sticker and trading card partner. This ended Panini's long partnership with UEFA. Stickers were made for all Euro 2024 teams.

Official Song

In December 2023, Italian DJ group Meduza, American band OneRepublic, and German singer Kim Petras were announced as the official music artists. However, in March 2024, Kim Petras was replaced by German singer Leony. The official song, "Fire", was released on May 10, 2024. The artists performed it live at the closing ceremony before the final match on July 14, 2024.

Broadcasting the Games

The main broadcast center was located at the Leipzig Trade Fair in Leipzig, Germany.

Unlike the two previous tournaments, UEFA did not broadcast in 4K resolution. They focused on high-dynamic-range (HDR) color instead.

Sponsors

UEFA used virtual advertising for the first time in the Euros. There were global sponsors and special sponsors for Germany, the United States, and China.

Official Global Sponsors

• Adidas
• Alibaba Group (including Alipay, AliExpress, Antom, and WorldFirst)
• Atos
• Betano
• Booking.com
• BYD Auto
• Coca-Cola
• Engelbert Strauss
• Hisense
• Lidl
• Qatar Airways
• Unilever
• Visit Qatar
• Vivo Mobile

Official Germany National Sponsors

• Bitburger Brewery
• Deutsche Bahn
• Deutsche Telekom
• Ergo Group
• Wiesenhof

Tournament Symbols

Mascot

The official mascot "Albärt".

The official mascot for UEFA Euro 2024 was revealed on June 20, 2023. It was a teddy bear wearing shorts. Fans voted to choose the mascot's name from options like "Albärt" and "Bärnardo." The name "Albärt" won with 32% of the votes.

There was also an unofficial animal oracle, Bubi the Elephant. She "predicted" Germany's first game by kicking a ball through a goal.

Match Ball

Official replica-version of the match ball "Fussballliebe".

The official match ball, named "Fussballliebe," was unveiled on November 15, 2023. "Fussballliebe" means "football love" in German. It had black wing shapes with colorful edges to show the energy of the teams and the fans' love for football.

This was the first Euro ball to use "Connected Ball Technology." It had internal electronic sensors to track its movement. This helped UEFA officials make better decisions during matches.

More Football Events

• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
• 2024 Copa América
• 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup
• UEFA Women's Euro 2025

See also

In Spanish: Eurocopa 2024 para niños