24 teams won tickets to Euro 2024 in Germany: Champion candidates and potential surprises

Summer 2024 promises to be a dramatic and emotional football season in Europe with Euro 2024 taking place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. 24 of the best teams on the old continent will compete to win the prestigious Henri Delaunay Golden Cup. Let’s take a look at the first-class championship candidates and the football teams that can create unexpected surprises.

Summer 2024 will be a hot football season in Europe with Euro 2024 opening from June 14 to July 14 in Germany, before the 2024 Paris Olympics (July 26-August 11). The 24 best teams on the continent will compete to win the prestigious Golden Blood named after the legendary Henri Delaunay.

Big players like France, England, Spain and host Germany are considered the top candidates for the championship. These are all teams with iconic achievements in Euro history going to the World Cup. However, Euro 2024 promises to have no shortage of interesting surprises from rising teams like Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands or Croatia.

On the banks of the river with attractive games and high professional quality, Euro 2024 is also a stage for the world’s top stars such as Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Kevin De Bruyne or Cristiano Ronaldo to shine. Top performances, beautiful goals and decisive moments will make for a memorable Euro season.

Let’s take a look at the 24 teams that won tickets to Euro 2024, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses and opportunities at the most attractive beverage on the planet next summer. Are the old men holding steady or will the upstart teams create injuries? Euro 2024 promises to be a sumptuous football party for fans.

Toni Kroos during the international friendly football match between France and Germany at the Groupama stadium in Decines, near Lyon, central France, Saturday March 23, 2024.

Group A

Virtue

Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Euro (best result): 3 times champion (1972, 1980, 1996)

World (best result): 4 times champion (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

FIFA Ranking: 16th (as of February 15, 2024)

John McGinn takes Scotland to Scotland and Ireland to Hampden Park, Glasgow, on March 26, 2024.

Group A

Scotland

Coach: Steve Clarke

Euro: What’s going on?

World Cup: Final stage

FIFA ranking: 34th (as of 15 February 2024)

Hungary’s Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during an international friendly soccer match between Hungary and Kosovo in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Group A

Hungary

What to do: Marco Rossi

Euro: Tuesday (1964)

World: Finalist (1938, 1954)

FIFA Ranking: 27th (as of February 15, 2024)

Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates after scoring his first interior goal during the final stages of the international football friendly between Ireland and Switzerland at Aviva Stadium in Athens March 26, 2024.

Group A

Switzerland

Coach: Murat Yakin

Euro: Quarterfinals (2020)

World Cup: Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954)

FIFA ranking: 19th (as of February 15, 2024)

It’s time for Albania to go to Albania, it’s time for Chile to be 23rd in 2023 and it’s time for Ennio Tardini to be in Parma, Italy.

Group B

Albania

Coach: Sylvinho

Euro: What’s going on?

World: Not participating

FIFA ranking: 64th (as of February 15, 2024)

Croatia players strike a pose before the final match of the international friendly at Misr Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, March 26, 2024.

Group B

Croatia

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

Euro: Quarterfinals (1996, 2008)

World: Finals (2018)

FIFA Ranking: 10th (as of February 15, 2024)

Rodri Hernández of Spain celebrates a goal during an international friendly soccer match between Spain and Brazil at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on March 26, 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

Group B

Spain

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

Euro: 3 times champion (1964, 2008, 2012)

World Cup: 1 match (2010)

FIFA ranking: 8th (as of February 15, 2024)

Nicolò Barella is here to help Red Bull Arena come March 24, 2024 in Harrison, New Jersey.

Group B

IDEA

What’s next?: Luciano Spalletti

Euro: 2 times champion (1968, 2020)

World Cup: 4 times champion (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)

FIFA Ranking: 9th (as of February 15, 2024)

Jude Bellingham is at Wembley, London, Monday 23 October 2024.

Group C

England

Coach: Gareth Southgate

Euro: Final (2020)

World Cup: 1 championship (1966)

FIFA Ranking: 3rd (as of February 15, 2024)

Christian Eriksen (Denmark) controls the ball during the UEFA friendly match, Denmark vs Faroe Islands, at Brondby Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark on March 26, 2024.

Group C

Denmark

Coach: Kasper Hjulmand

Euro: 1 time champion (1992)

World Cup: Quarterfinals (1998)

FIFA ranking: 21st (as of 15 February 2024)

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of Serbia, left, and Loizos Loizou of Cyprus compete for the ball during the international friendly football match between Cyprus and Serbia at the AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2024.

Group C

Serbia

Coach: Dragan Stojkovic

Euro: Runner-up (1960, 1968, as Yugoslavia)

World Cup: Fourth (1930, 1962, as Yugoslavia)

FIFA ranking: 32nd (as of February 15, 2024)

The Slovenian team celebrates their victory after the international friendly match between Slovenia and Portugal at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia on March 26, 2024.

Group C

Slovenia

Coach: Matjaz Kek

Euro: Final stage

World Cup: Final stage

FIFA ranking: 55th (as of February 15, 2024)

Austrian Michael Gregoritsch, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal in an international friendly soccer match between Austria and Turkey in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, December 26 March 2024.

Group D

Shirt

Coach: Ralf Rangnick

Euro: Round of 16 (2020)

World: Tuesday (1954)

FIFA ranking: 25th (as of February 15, 2024)

France captain Kylian Mbappé during the international friendly football match between France and Germany at the Groupama stadium in Decines-Charpieu near Lyon, March 23, 2024.

Group D

France

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Euro: 2 times champion (1984, 2000)

World Cup: 2 times champion (1998, 2018)

FIFA ranking: 2nd (as of February 15, 2024)

The Dutch team before the friendly match against Germany, in Frankfurt, March 26, 2023.

Group D

Netherlands

Coach: Ronald Koeman

Euro: 1 time champion (1988)

World: Finalist (1974, 1978, 2010)

FIFA Ranking: 6th (as of February 15, 2024)

Robert Lewandowski and Krzysztof Piatek, during the final qualifying match between Wales and Poland at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, on March 26, 2024.

Group D

Poland

Coach: Michal Probierz

Euro: Quarterfinals (2016)

World Cup: Third place (1974, 1982)

FIFA Ranking: 30th (as of February 15, 2024)

Belgian Arthur Theater during the friendly match between England and Belgium at Wembley Stadium, London, March 26, 2024.

Group E

Belgium

Coach: Domenico Tedesco

Euro: Final (1980)

World: Tuesday (2018)

FIFA ranking: 4th (as of February 15, 2024)

The Romanian team poses for a photo before the international friendly football match between Romania and Northern Ireland at the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania, March 22, 2024.

Group E

Romania

Coach: Edi Iordanescu

Euro: Quarterfinals (2000)

World Cup: Quarterfinals (1994)

FIFA ranking: 45th (as of 15 February 2024)

Ondrej Duda of Slovakia celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during an international friendly soccer match between Norway and Slovakia in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Group E

Slovakia

Coach: Francesco Calzona

Euro: Round of 16 (2016)

World Cup: Round of 16 (2010)

FIFA ranking: 48th (as of February 15, 2024)

Ukrainian players sing the national anthem before the Euro 2024 qualifying match between Ukraine and Iceland, at Tarczynski Arena Wroclaw in Wroclaw, Poland, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Group E

Ukraine

Coach: Sergei Rebrov

Euro: Quarterfinals (2020)

World Cup: Quarterfinals (2006)

FIFA ranking: 24th (as of 15 February 2024)

Georgia’s Nika Kvekveskiri takes the penalty shootout at the end of the Euro 2024 qualifying soccer match between Georgia and Greece at Boris Paichadze National Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Group F

Georgia

Coach: Willy Sagnol

Euro: First qualifier to finals (2024)

World: Not participating

FIFA ranking: 77th (as of February 15, 2024)

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo takes a shot during the international friendly soccer match between Slovenia and Portugal at Stozice Stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Group F

Portugal

Coach: Roberto Martinez

Euro: 1 time champion (2016)

World: Tuesday (1966)

FIFA Ranking: 7th (as of February 15, 2024)

Czech striker No. 10 Patrik Schick (left) and Armenian midfielder No. 08 Eduard Spertsyan compete for the ball during a soccer friendly match between the Czech Republic and Armenia in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 26, 2024.

Group F

Czech Republic

Coach: Miroslav Pelta

Euro: Final (1996)

World Cup: Final stage

FIFA Ranking: 40th (as of February 15, 2024)

Türkiye’s Hakan Calhanoglu, 2nd right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s first goal during an international friendly soccer match between Austria and Turkey in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Group F

Türkiye

Coach: Vincenzo Montella

Euro: Semi-finals (2008)

World: Tuesday (2002)

FIFA Ranking: 35th (as of February 15, 2024)