The European football championships they are upon us. Italy, led from the bench by Luciano Spalletti, is the reigning champion nation thanks to the winning run in 2021, in which the Azzurri under then coach Roberto Mancini stormed Wembley with the success on penalties against England, winning their second European title of their history after that of 1968.
Euro 2024
The format of UEFA Euro 2024 will be the same as the previous edition, with 24 participating teams, divided into six groups: the top two in each group will go to the round of 16 together with the four best third-placed teams. The group stage will last until June 26, while the knockout stage will begin on June 29.
The continental event will be inaugurated by the hosts Germany’s match against Scotland, scheduled for Friday 14 June at 9pm in the Munich Football Arena in Munich. The final, however, will be on Sunday 14 July at 9pm at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
The groups
Group stage matches are played at 3pm, 6pm and 9pm.
GROUP A: GERMANY, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND, HUNGARY
14 June 9.00pm: Germany-Scotland
15 June 3pm: Hungary-Switzerland
19 June 18:00: Germany-Hungary
19 June 9pm: Scotland-Switzerland
23 June 9.00pm: Switzerland-Germany
23 June 9pm: Scotland v Hungary
GROUP B: ALBANIA, CROATIA, ITALY, SPAIN
15 June 18:00: Spain-Croatia
June 15th 9.00pm: Italy-Albania
June 19th 3.00pm: Croatia-Albania
20 June 9.00pm: Spain-Italy
24 June 9.00pm: Albania-Spain
24 June 9.00pm: Croatia-Italy
GROUP C: DENMARK, ENGLAND, SERBIA, SLOVENIA
16 June 18:00: Slovenia-Denmark
16 June 9.00pm: Serbia-England
20 June 3pm: Slovenia-Serbia
20 June 18:00: Denmark-England
June 25th at 9pm: Denmark-Serbia
25 June at 9.00pm: England-Slovenia
GROUP D: AUSTRIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, POLAND
16 June 3pm: Poland vs Netherlands
17 June 9.00pm: Austria-France
21 June 18:00: Poland-Austria
June 21st 9pm: Netherlands vs France
25 June 18:00: France-Poland
25 June 18:00: Netherlands v Austria
GROUP E: BELGIUM, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, UKRAINE
17 June 3pm: Romania-Ukraine
17 June 18:00: Belgium-Slovakia
21 June 3pm: Slovakia-Ukraine
June 22nd 9.00pm: Belgium-Romania
26 June 18:00: Ukraine-Belgium
26 June 18:00: Slovakia-Romania
GROUP F: GEORGIA, PORTUGAL, CZECH REPUBLIC, Türkiye
18 June 18:00: Türkiye-Georgia
18 June 9.00pm: Portugal-Czech Republic
June 22, 3:00 pm: Georgia-Czech Republic
22 June 18:00: Türkiye-Portugal
June 26 9.00pm: Georgia-Portugal
June 26, 9:00 pm: Czech Republic vs. Türkiye
Italy
Italy is included in Group B, where it will meet Albania on 15 June in Dortmund, Spain on 20 June in Gelsenkirchen and Croatia on 24 June in Leipzig. All three matches are played at 9pm.
TV and streaming
All Italy’s matches will be visible on both Rai and Sky.
Sky will guarantee coverage of the entire event with 20 absolutely exclusive races. The viewing of all matches will be available for subscribers to the Sky Sports and Sky Calcio packages. Sky owners will be able to use the Sky Go app to watch Euro 2024 in streaming and NOW subscribers will be able to access the matches with the same channels chosen by Sky and Sky Go. Sky will be able to count on three studios, where they will alternate day after day hosts, journalists and guests to present and analyze all the matches: the first in the Milan headquarters, the second will be the Home of Adidas Football studio in Berlin, while during Italy’s matches the Sky studio will be located directly inside of the stadium, a few meters from the pitch.
Rai will broadcast the best 31 matches throughout the tournament. The matches will be free-to-air on Rai1, Rai2, Rai SportHD and RaiPlay, to which will be added the full radio coverage of the event guaranteed by Radio Rai. Immediately after the matches, the Notti Europea program will be broadcast on Rai 1 with hot interviews and comments. In-depth information on sport will also be available during the daytime with Dribbling Europei on Rai2 in the early afternoon and Diretta Azzurra on RaiSportHD.
Mascot
Also in this edition of the European Championships there will be the official mascot of the tournament, the Albärt bear, whose name was voted by UEFA.com readers and students from all over Europe through the UEFA Football in Schools programme. The goal of this mascot is to inspire children to do physical activity and cultivate their love for football and its values.
Source: Vanity Fair
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