32 May, Kathmandu. The 17th edition of the Eurocup football tournament, also known as the Mini World Cup, is starting today. In the first match, host Germany is playing against Scotland.
The match will start at 12:45 PM Nepali time at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Three-time winners Germany are aiming to win the title at home. So Germany is aiming for a good start.
Germany and Scotland are going to meet for the third time in the main tournament. Earlier, Germany defeated Scotland in 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1992 Euro.
Scotland have only beaten Germany once in their last 13 matches. In 1999, Scotland defeated Germany 1-0.
Germany is playing the Euros for the 14th time in its history, which is a record. Similarly, Germany has won the European Cup 3 times, along with Spain. This time, they are planning to become a successful team in the Euro by winning the title at home.
From June 14 to July 14, 24 best European nations are participating in the competition, which will be held in 10 stadiums in 10 different cities in Germany.
The previous edition of Europac was held in 11 cities of different 11 countries. But this time again the Eurocup is being held in one country only.
The final of the same competition will be held on July 14 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Georgia debuts
19 teams, including the champion Italy, who played the Euro 2020, are playing the Euro this time as well. Georgia is debuting in the Eurocup as a new team, while Albania, Slovenia, Serbia and Romania have also returned.
Sweden, Russia and Wales are among the big teams that failed to qualify this time. In the same way, Norway with Erlin Holland and Martin Odegaard as Justa stars also failed to qualify.
Germany and Spain have won the Euro 3 times the most so far. This time, if one of these two wins the title, it will be the maximum 4 times champion.
Like the previous edition, this time too 24 countries will participate in the Euro. The participating 24 teams will be divided into 6 groups. There are 4 teams in each group.
The competition will be played in league less knockout style. In the group stage, there will be a total of 36 matches divided into 6 groups. The top two teams from each group will enter the last 16 directly. Similarly, the best 4 teams out of 6 who finish third will also make it to the last 16. From the last 16 to the final, there will be 15 matches in the knockout stage and there will be a total of 51 matches in the Euro.
Euro 2024 group division
Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
Group C: England, Denmark, Serbia, Slovenia
Group D: France, Netherlands, Poland, Austria
Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine
Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic, Georgia
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