EURO 2024 Draw Highlights: Italy, Spain and Croatia in same group, Germany vs Scotland opening game

Group A - Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland

Group B - Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania

Group C - Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

Group D - Play-off Winner A, Netherlands, Austria, France

Group E - Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Play-off Winner B

Group F - Turkey, Play-off Winner C, Portugal, Czechia

Group A - Germany, Scotland, Hungary, X

Group B - Spain, Croatia, X, Albania

Group C - Slovenia, Denmark, X, England

Group D - X, Netherlands, Austria, France

Group E - Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, X

Group F - Turkey, X, Portugal, Czechia

Group A - Germany, Scotland, Hungary, X

Group B - Spain, Croatia, X, Albania

Group C - Slovenia, Denmark, X, England

Group D - X, Netherlands, Austria, France

Group E - Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, X

Group F - Turkey, X, Portugal, Slovakia

Group A - Germany, X, Hungary, X

Group B - Spain, X, X, Albania

Group C - X, Denmark, X, England

Group D - X, X, Austria, France

Group E - Belgium, X, Romania, X

Group F - Turkey, X, Portugal, X

Group A - Germany, X, Hungary, X

Group B - Spain, X, X, Albania

Group C - X, Denmark, X, England

Group D - X, X, Austria, France

Group E - Belgium, X, Romania, X

Group F - Turkey, X, Portugal, X

Group A - Germany, X, X, X

Group B - Spain, X, X, X

Group C - X, X, X, England

Group D - X, X, X, France

Group E - Belgium, X, X, X

Group F - X, X, Portugal, X

Belgium in drawn in E1 while Portugal goes to F3

Deschamps side is drawn in Group D and it is also in the fourth position.

England is drawn in the fourth position in Group C.

Buffins picks Spain, who is placed in B1.

The 24 teams are distributed into four pots of six teams. The teams yet to qualify – which will be confirmed through play-offs – are mentioned through indicator tags. 

Host Germany is seeded in Pot 1 but is not drawn as they are automatically allocated to Group A. The three eventual play-off winners have been assigned to Pot 4. 

One team is picked from each pot in a way that each of the six groups has four teams each for the group stage.

Giorgio Marchetti, the UEFA Deputy Secretary General takes centre-stage after the initial proceedings to explain the process of the draw, with only a few minutes left for the main draw. 

Steve MacManaman, Angelos Charisteas, Ricardo Quaresma and Blaise Matuidi, Wesley Sneijder, Sami Khedira and Davis Silva are some of the players who will help with the draw in Germany.

FIFA World Cup 2006 winner with Italy and an absolute legend of the game, Gianluigi Buffon comes on the stage with the EURO Trophy. Italy last won the trophy, beating England in the final. 

Pot 1: Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England 

Pot 2: Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria 

Pot 3: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia 

Pot 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-Off Winner Path A, Play-Off Winner Path B, Play-Off Winner Path C

Jonas Kaufmann’s orchestra starts the event with a wonderful musical performance as the managers and teams settles inside the auditorium for the draw.

Presenters Esther Sedlaczek and Pedro Pinto welcome the guest in what promises to be a destiny-defining moment for the 21 teams set to compete in the European Championship. The remaining three teams will be eventually finalised in March 2024,

The coaches and former players of teams have already started arriving at the venue. Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Italy, poses for a photo as they arrive prior to the UEFA EURO 2024 Final Tournament Draw at Elbphilharmonie on December 02, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England, Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria, Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia, Italy, Serbia, Switzerland

The next edition of the European Championship will be played in Germany from June 14 to July 14 next year. This will be the 17th edition of the quadrennial tournament with top teams from Europe vying for the crown.

Of the 24 teams in EURO 2024, 21 teams have been finalised with the remaining three to be finalised through eliminators in March 2024. Now, the fixtures of EURO 2024 will be confirmed in Germany.