England begin their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on June 16, while also facing Denmark and Slovenia in Group C before proceeding to the knockout stages.
Qualifying for Euro 2024 has been completed, and all 24 teams are now looking forward to the tournament kicking off in Germany on June 14.
Injury-plagued England showed some of their weaknesses in friendly matches in March, losing 1-0 to Brazil before drawing 2-2 with Belgium, but there is still plenty of optimism around Gareth Southgate's side. The Three Lions are ranked third in the world by FIFA, with World Cup runners-up France the only European team above them.
They reached the final of the last competition, narrowly missing out on penalties against Italy at Wembley after a 1-1 draw. England are the clear favorites alongside France with bookmakers, with hosts Germany, three-time world champions Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal the other teams most favored.
England is supposed to be confident of reaching the knockout rounds, after being placed in Group C alongside Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia. But what teams might be waiting for them in the round of 16 and beyond? here Football mirror He takes a look at the possibilities after Georgia, Poland and Ukraine qualified for the qualifiers to complete the Euro 2024 squad.
Group stages
Germany will start the tournament by facing Scotland on June 14, but England's first match will be on Sunday, June 16, against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen. Four days later they will face Denmark in Frankfurt, before completing their group on Tuesday 25 June in Cologne against Slovenia.
Sunday, June 16 at 8 p.m – Serbia vs. England at the Auf Schalke Stadium in Gelsenkirchen
Thursday, June 20 at 5 p.m – Denmark vs England at Waldstadion Stadium in Frankfurt
Tuesday, June 25 at 8 p.m – England vs. Slovenia at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne
If England tops Group C
Southgate and his players will be confident of topping Group C. Should this happen, they will be pitted against the third-placed team in Group 4, 5 or 6, depending on which of these teams falls inside the top. Four of the top six teams are in third place.
Here we've ranked the teams in those groups by FIFA rankings to see who England could face.
Group D – France (2), Netherlands (6), Austria (25), Poland (30).
Group E: Belgium (4), Ukraine (24), Romania (45), Slovakia (48).
Group Six: Portugal (7), Turkey (35), Czech Republic (40), Georgia (77).
So, based on this logic – however flawed the FIFA ranking – England might face off Austria, Romania or Czechia In the last 16. Group E in particular seems difficult to define, so take your pick from the above. Whichever side he's on, we know when and where it will happen.
Round of 16: Sunday, June 30 – Leader of Group C vs. third place in Group D/E/F at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
If England win that match, they will take them to Dusseldorf on July 6, where they will play whoever finishes second in Group A and Group B. Using the same FIFA ranking method as above, these two teams would be: Switzerland a duck Italy .
Group A – Germany (16), Switzerland (19), Hungary (27), Scotland (34).
Group Two – Spain (8), Italy (9), Croatia (10), Albania (64).
Quarter-finals: Saturday, July 6 – Group C winners or third-placed team in Group D/E/F vs. Group A runner-up or Group B runner-up at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
If England qualify for this match, the semi-final will be in Dortmund on July 10. They will likely face the winner of Group D or Group E, unless the runner-up in Group F faces a storm. It is possible that France can face Belgium In a delicious quarter-final between neighbors and two of the top four in the FIFA World Rankings.
Semi-final: Wednesday 10 July, 8pm at Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
It is very difficult to predict a possible opponent for England in the final, but that is the case. The other side of the drawer will contain the winners from Group B, Group A and Group F. They could be as well Germany , Spain or Portugal . Really worthy opponents.
If England finishes second in Group C
If the Three Lions fail to top their group, they will clearly face a tougher test in the round of 16 against the winners of Group A – who are likely to be the hosts. Germany, Although Switzerland or Hungary could pull off a surprise there.
Round of 16: Saturday, June 29 – The winner of Group A against the runner-up of Group C at the Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
If they pass this match, they will go to Stuttgart on July 5 to face the winner of Group B or the brave team that finishes third. The second group is full of strong competitors, so that may be the case Spain , Italy or Croatia.
Quarter-finals: Friday, July 5 – Group B winner or Group A/D/E/F third place finisher versus Group A winner or Group C runner-up at MHPArena, Stuttgart
The next match on this path (much more difficult) is the semi-final in Munich. This could be it Portugal or Holland .
Semi-finals: Tuesday, July 9, 8 p.m – Allianz Arena, Munich
The final match will be held on July 14 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
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