This year’s EURO 2024 will be hosted by Germany. The tournament is set off by the draw which is highly anticipated by fans, spectators, officials and anyone else interested in the sport and league. The Euro Draw is a pivotal event in the lead-up to the UEFA European Championship. It sets the stage for the tournament, determining the groups and fixtures, and igniting the anticipation and enthusiasm of football fans across Europe and beyond.
Here is the result of this year’s EURO 2024 group stage draw:
• Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
• Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
• Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
• Group D: Netherlands, Austria, France, Play-off winner A
• Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Play-off winner B
• Group F: Türkiye, Portugal, Czechia, Play-off winner C
EURO 2024: Group A
Group A of EURO 2024 is composed of four teams: Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland. In the past, these teams have participated and finished the tournament’s editions with achievements and milestones of their own. Among these four teams, Germany could easily be considered as the strongest competitor. They have proven their might with a number of highlights tracing back to the start of joining this league.
Despite that, the other teams have definitely put Germany in a tight spot and give them a hard time getting through to the next stage of the tournament. These teams have also bagged various semi-finals appearances and championships.
Team Germany
This year’s host, Germany, belongs to EURO 2024 group A. As hosts, Germany has been fortunate to have the games in their country where their fans and supporters could be easily present to support them. They’ll probably fill the games and venues with the loudest cheers for team Germany.
Apart from that, team Germany has actually proved to be great contenders to the title. The team has won 3 titles and had 9 semi-finals stints since the beginning of the EURO.
Team Scotland
Scotland opens the tournament with a game against the hosts, Germany on June 14. They were able to reach the UEFA European Championship finals thrice: 1992, 1996, and 2020. Scotland has yet to progress beyond the group stage in their previous European Championship campaigns.
Team Hungary
This team have et to win the championship in the tournament. However, they were able to reach the but four-team final tournaments twice, in 1964 and 1972.
Team Switzerland
Despite their participation in previous UEFA European Championships, Switzerland has not yet managed to secure a victory in the tournament. Their best performance to date was reaching the quarter-finals during EURO 2020.
In Conclusion
It’s never easy to point out a favored team in the league. This year, the league comes back after its last edition in time of the pandemic and that has built up the anticipation of fans even more as more fans could come to the games. Ultimately, despite previous performances, hopefully, all the teams get all the support they could get.