Euro starts today, what you can know
The European Championship begins on Friday (June 14) with a match between hosts Germany and Scotland. Before the start of the 30-day tournament, you can catch a glimpse of some 'important' information.
The 17th Euro will continue till July 14 with the participation of 24 teams. Group stage games will end on June 26, round of sixteen will start from June 29. The quarter-final matches will be played between July 5 and July 6. 2 semi-finals on 9th and 10th July. Final 14 July.
Expelled Russia, Debut of Georgia
Russia has been kicked out of the Euro over its military operations in Ukraine. They are not in the Euro for the first time since 2000. Georgia, on the other hand, has never played in the Euros in its 66-year history (they were part of the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1992). This is the first time they have qualified for the Euros. The country from the Caucasus region beat Greece in the play-offs to book its ticket to the Euros. The other 23 teams are - Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Austria, England, Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, Denmark, Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, Serbia, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Ukraine and Poland.
Who is in which group?
24 teams are divided into 6 groups, with 4 teams in each group to find the champion. 2 teams from each group will go directly to the Round of Sixteen, with the third placed team also having a chance to go to the knockouts. In that case, the top four of the 6 teams ranked third in the 6 groups should be retained. Points, goal difference, goals, least off-points and European qualifier ranking will be taken into account in determining the top four.
Group A
Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland.
Group 'B'
Spain, Croatia, Italy and Albania.
Group 'C'
Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia and England.
Group D
Poland, Netherlands, Austria and France.
Group 'E'
Belgium, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine.
Group 'F'
Türkiye, Georgia, Portugal and Czech Republic.
the venue
This year's Euro will be held in 10 venues in 10 German cities. 9 of these 10 venues (Berlin's Olympiastadion, Munich's Allianz Arena, Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, Stuttgart's MHP Arena, Gelsenkirchen's Off-Schalke, Frankfurt's Wallstadion, Hamburg's Volksparkstadion, Cologne's Energy Stadium and Leipzig's Red Bull Arena) were used in the 2006 World Cup Happened, just the Mercure Spiel Arena in Dusseldorf It was not used in the 2006 World Cup, but it hosted matches in the 1974 World Cup and the 1988 Euros.
Important stadiums for the 17th Euro are - MHP Arena, Volksparkstadion, Mercure Spiel Arena, Olympiastadion, Allianz Arena, Westfalenstadion and Olympiastadion. There will be 4 quarter finals in the first 4 fields here. After the first semi-final at the Allianz Arena, the second semi-final will be played at the Westfalenstadion. The final will be played at the 74 thousand 475 capacity Olympiastadion.
The successful team of the Euro
Germany and Spain are the joint most successful teams in the Euros in terms of title wins. Both teams have won the Euro crown 3 times. Germany, who are hosting the Euros for the second time alone, are leading the race to the finals (6 times). Spain, defending champions Italy and Russia have played in the final 4 times each.
The unluckiest team in the Euros is Serbia. Despite playing the final twice in 1960 and 1968, they could not become champions. Belgium reached the 1980 final and lost to West Germany. England lost to Italy in the last tournament.
Top goal scorer
Cristiano Ronaldo is probably the biggest star to play in the Euros. There are many records associated with the eldest son of Portuguese football. Ronaldo, who is on the brink of five Euro games, has the most goals in the main season (14), and also has the most goals in the qualifiers (41). Even in the main stage and qualifying, Ronaldo is on top. He has scored goals in every tournament. Ronaldo scored 2 goals in his first Euro in 2004, 1 in 2008, 3 in 2012. When Ronaldo's team won the Euros in 2016, he scored 3 goals. He scored 5 goals in the last season.
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