UEFA Euro 2024 kicks off with the host country, Germany, taking on Scotland in the lone game to be played on Friday.
After a more than two-decade absence, Scotland is becoming a bit of a regular in major international tournaments. Scotland qualified for UEFA Euro 2020 after not appearing in a major tournament since the 1998 World Cup. History is not on Scotland's side, however, as it has never made it out of the group stage in 11 major tournaments. Still, Scotland should enter the match vs. Germany with some confidence given it rode five consecutive victories — including a 2-0 win over Spain — en route to Euro 2024 qualification.
Germany, meanwhile, will be looking to return to its typical place of prominence in European football after a dreadful 2022 World Cup in which it did not advance out of the group stage. In fact, Germany has failed to get out of the group stage in the last two World Cups, a horrendous performance given Germany reached at least the quarterfinals in nine consecutive World Cups — a run that included two World Cup victories. Germany has won the Euros three times, but it last won the European championship in 1996 (when Jürgen Klinsmann was still playing). As host, Die Mannschaft enters Euro 2024 as one of the tournament favorites.
UEFA EURO 2024: 11 players you need to know
Here's everything you need to know for the opening match of the 2024 UEFA European Championship:
Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. ET on Friday, June 14.
Germany and Scotland will play at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Allianz Arena — or Fußball Arena München — opened in 2005 and is the primary home stadium of German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. On Nov. 13, 2022, Allianz Arena hosted the first-ever NFL regular-season game in Germany, which saw the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Seattle Seahawks, 21-16.
The television broadcast will be available on FOX. Ian Darke (play-by-play), Landon Donovan (analyst), Geoff Shreeves (sideline reporter) and Mark Clattenburg (rules analyst) will provide coverage.
Spanish-language television broadcasts are available on TUDN, Unvision, and UniMás.
FOX Sports will provide live streams for matches. Vix will provide a streaming option for Spanish-language broadcasts. Streaming also available on fubo.
Germany and Scotland are in Group A, along with Hungary and Switzerland.
Goalkeepers (3): Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona/Spain)
Defenders (9): Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstadt (Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid/Spain), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders (9): Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Chris Führich (Stuttgart), Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion/England), İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona/Spain), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Spain), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards (5): Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal/England), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
Goalkeepers (3): Zander Clark (Heart of Midlothian), Angus Gunn (Norwich City/England), Liam Kelly (Motherwell)
Defenders (10): Liam Cooper (Leeds United/England), Grant Hanley (Norwich City/England), Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq/Saudi Arabia), Ross McCrorie (Bristol City/England), Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest/England), Ryan Porteous (Watford/England), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool/England), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Arsenal/England)
Midfielders (8): Stuart Armstrong (Southampton/England), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth/England), Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion/England), Ryan Jack (unattached), John McGinn (Aston Villa/England), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich City/England), Scott McTominay (Manchester United/England)
Forwards (5): Che Adams (Southampton/England), Tommy Conway (Bristol City/England), James Forrest (Celtic), Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls/USA)
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