Germany is the host country of the competition this year. Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland complete the group
The 2024 European Championships will begin. Hosts of the competition this year, Germany hosts Scotland, this Friday (14th), at 4pm (Brasilia time), at the Allianz Arena, in Munich, for the opening match. The German team is looking for a fourth title and is a title candidate, but will have to go through Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland in the group stage to reach the knockout stage. Below is the main information about Group A:
Group A matches
14/6 – Germany x Scotland – 4pm
15/6 – Hungary x Switzerland – 10:00
6/19 – Germany x Hungary – 1pm
6/19 – Scotland x Switzerland – 4pm
6/23 – Switzerland x Germany – 4pm
23/6 – Scotland x Hungary – 4pm
NOTE: The broadcasters that hold the broadcasting rights are: TV Globo, CazéTV and SporTV
Germany
The host country will compete in the European Championship for the 14th time in history. The three-time European champion has reached at least the semi-finals in three of the last four editions and is the competition’s biggest winner alongside Spain. It will be the second time that the country hosts the competition: in 1988 it was eliminated in the semi-finals. The team led by coach Julian Nagelsmann is betting on a mix between the experience of names like goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, from Bayern Munich, and young people like Florian Wirtz, German champion with Bayer Leverkusen. Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos will retire from football after the European Championships.
Summoned
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-André Ter Stegen (Barcelona) and Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim)
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittlestadt (Stuttgart), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) and David Raum (RB Leipzig)
Socks: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Toni Kroos ( Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Attackers: Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) and Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim)
Scotland
Having qualified second in qualifying Group A, Scotland will enter the competition for the fourth time in their history and will look to advance to the round of 16 for the first time. Manager Steve Clarke has called on famous names from English football, such as left-back Andy Robertson, from Liverpool, and midfielders Billy Gilmour, from Brighton, John McGinn, from Aston Villa, and Scott McTominay, from Manchester United.
Summoned
Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Norwich City), Zander Clark (Rangers) and Liam Kelly (Motherwell)
Defenders: Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad), Jack Hendry (Al Ettifaq), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Liam Cooper (Leeds United), Scott McKenna (FC Copenhagen), Grant Hanley (Norwich City), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Anthony Ralston (Celtic) and Ross McCrorie (Bristol City)
Midfielders: Callum McGregor (Celtic), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Brighton & Hove Albion), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) and Ryan Jack (Rangers)
Forwards: Che Adams (Southampton), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), James Forrest (Celtic), Tommy Conway (Bristol City) and Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls)
Hungary
The Hungarian national team has never enchanted world football more than in the 1950s, when it shone under the talent of star Férenc Puskás. However, Hungary qualified first in Group G of the European Championship qualifiers and are dreaming of a place in the round of 16, but are unlikely to get past the group stage. It will be the fifth participation in the competition, where the best result was only third place in the 1964 edition, in Spain. The team’s strong points are goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, from RB Leipzig, Germany, and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, from Liverpool, England.
Summoned
Goalkeepers: Peter Gulacsi (RB Leipzig), Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros) and Peter Szappanos (Paksi FC)
Defenders: Botond Balogh (Parma), Endre Botka (Ferencvaros), Marton Dardai (Hertha Berlin), Attila Fiola (Fehervar), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth), Adam Lang (Omonia Nicosia), Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), Zsolt Nagy ( Puskas Akademia), Attila Szalai (Hoffenheim) and Loic Nego (Le Havre)
Fans: Bendeguz Bolla (Servette), Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union), Krisztofer Horvath (Kecskemeti), Laszlo Kleinheisler (Hajduk Split), Mihaly Kata (MTK Budapest), Adam Nagy (Spezia), Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) and Callum Styles (Barnsley)
Forwards: Roland Sallai (Freiburg), Martin Adam (Ulsan HD), Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros) and Kevin Csoboth (Ujpest FC)
Swiss
After qualifying in second place in Group I of the Qualifiers, Switzerland will participate in the European Championship for the sixth time in its history. All participations have taken place, starting from the 1996 edition, in England. Since then, he has only been excluded in the 2000 and 2012 editions. At Euro 2020, which was held several times across Europe, he had his best season with the elimination in the quarter-finals. The main names in the Swiss team are veteran midfielders Shaqiri, from Chicago Fire, USA, and Xhaka, from Bayer Leverkusen, Germany, but it has other top names such as goalkeepers Kobel, from Borussia Dortmund, Germany, and Sommer , from Inter, Italy, as well as defender Akanji, from Manchester City and forwards Embolo, from Monaco, France, and Okafor, from Milan, Italy.
Summoned
Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient) and Yann Sommer (Inter)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Turin), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05) and Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg)
Fans: Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Remo Freuler Bologna), Ardon Jashari (Lucerne), Fabian Rieder (Rennes), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC), Vincent Sierro (Toulouse), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) and Denis Zakaria (Monaco ). )
Forwards: Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets Razgrad), Breel Embolo (Monaco), Dan Ndoye (Bologna), Noah Okafor (Milan), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Andi Zeqiri (Genk) . and Steven Zuber (AEK)
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