Euro 2024 kicked off on June 14 when tournament hosts Germany faced Scotland in Munich.
That game kickstarted a month-long football extravaganza, as 24 teams vie for glory and a path to the final in Berlin on July 14th.
However, the first step for every team dreaming of European glory is to get out of the group stages, with six groups of four teams battling it out. The top two teams from each group will qualify automatically for the Round of 16, with the best four third-placed teams also making the first knockout phase.
But what happens if teams finish level tied on points at the end of the group stage, and how will tiebreakers at the tournament work? Here, The Sporting News finds out.
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In the event that two or more teams finish with the same number of points in the group stage of Euro 2024, UEFA have already defined tiebreaker rules to decide the situation, as per their tournament guidelines.
The qualifier will be decided on the below criteria, with number one being the first used and then others following in order if the tie remains:
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A total of 24 teams are taking part in Euro 2024, split into six groups of four teams. They are:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
Germany | Spain | England | France | Belgium | Portugal |
Scotland | Italy | Denmark | Poland | Slovakia | Turkey |
Hungary | Croatia | Serbia | Netherlands | Romania | Czechia |
Switzerland | Albania | Slovenia | Austria | Ukraine | Georgia |
Stage | Date | Time (Local, CEST) |
Match |
---|---|---|---|
R16 #1 | Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Runner-up of Group A vs. Runner-up of Group B |
R16 #2 | Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Group A vs. Runner-up of Group C |
R16 #3 | Sunday, June 30, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Winner of Group C vs. Best third-place from Group D/E/F |
R16 #4 | Sunday, June 30, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Group B vs. Best third-place from Group A/D/E/F |
R16 #5 | Monday, July 1, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Runner-up of Group D vs. Runner-up of Group E |
R16 #6 | Monday, July 1, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Group F vs. Best third-place from Group A/B/C |
R16 #7 | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Winner of Group E vs. Best third-place from Group A/B/C/D |
R16 #8 | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Group D vs. Runner-up of Group F |
Stage | Date | Time (Local, CEST) |
Match |
---|---|---|---|
QF #1 | Friday, July 5, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Winner of Match 39 vs. Winner of Match 37 |
QF #2 | Friday, July 5, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Match 41 vs. Winner of Match 42 |
QF #3 | Saturday, July 6, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Winner of Match 40 vs. Winner of Match 38 |
QF #4 | Saturday, July 6, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Match 43 vs. Winner of Match 44 |
Stage | Date | Time (Local, CEST) |
Match |
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SF #1 | Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Match 45 vs. Winner of Match 46 |
SF #2 | Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Match 47 vs. Winner of Match 48 |
Date | Time (Local, CEST) |
Match |
---|---|---|
Sunday, July 14, 2024 | 9 p.m. | Winner of Match 49 vs. Winner of Match 50 |
Matches at Euro 2024 will kick off in one of three time slots: 3 p.m., 6 p.m., or 9 p.m. local CEST.
In the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals, there will be two match slots, at 6 p.m. CEST or 9 p.m. CEST. The semifinals and final will all be played at 9 p.m. CEST.
Here is how those times translate to some of the major global territories:
Kickoff slot | 3 p.m. CEST | 6 p.m. CEST | 9 p.m. CEST |
US/Canada (ET) | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. |
Australia (AEST) | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m.* | 5 a.m.* |
U.K. (BST) | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. |
India (IST) | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 12:30 a.m.* |
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