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Who are the hosts of Euro 2024?
The 2024 European Championship is edging ever closer, with the tournament kicking off today.
Below, FootballTransfers runs through everything you need to know about who is hosting the 2024 European Championship and the stadiums in which the action will take place.
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Which country is hosting Euro 2024?
Germany will host the European Championship in 2024. The three-time winners of the tournament have previously hosted the Euros on one occasion before (1988), although that was as West Germany before the country’s reunification.
The 2024 Euros will be the first international men’s football tournament held in Germany since the 2006 World Cup.
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What are the Euro 2024 host cities?
In total, there are 10 host cities for the 2024 European Championship in Germany. They are: Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, Gelsenkirchen, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf.
Berlin, the capital, will host the final.
What stadiums will host matches at Euro 2024?
Olympiastadion Berlin
Home Team - Hertha Berlin
Capacity - 70,000
RheinEnergieSTADION
Home Team - FC Koln
Capacity - 47,000
Signal Iduna Park
Home Team - Borussia Dortmund
Capacity - 66,000
Merkur Spiel-Arena
Home Team - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Capacity - 47,000
Deutsche Bank Park
Home Team - Eintracht Frankfurt
Capacity - 46,000
Veltins-Arena
Home Team - Schalke
Capacity - 50,000
Volksparkstadion Hamburg
Home Team - Hamburger SV
Capacity - 50,000
Red Bull Arena
Home Team - RB Leipzig
Capacity - 42,000
Allianz Arena
Home Team - Bayern Munich
Capacity - 67,000
MHPArena
Home Team - VfB Stuttgart
Capacity - 54,000
Previous hosts of the European Championships
Year | Hosts |
---|---|
1960 | France |
1964 | Spain |
1968 | Italy |
1972 | Belgium |
1976 | Yugoslavia |
1980 | Italy |
1984 | France |
1988 | West Germany |
1992 | Sweden |
1996 | England |
2000 | Belgium/Netherlands |
2004 | Portugal |
2008 | Austria/Switzerland |
2012 | Poland/Ukraine |
2016 | France |
2020 (Delayed to 2021) | 11 Countries |
The first ever European Championship was held in France back in 1960. The final was held at the Parc des Princes in Paris, with the Soviet Union beating Yugoslavia 2-1 after extra-time. France lost the third-place play-off to Czechoslovakia.
The most recent European Championship was delayed from 2020 until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was hosted by 11 countries in total, with both semi-finals and the final held at England’s national team stadium Wembley.
Italy emerged triumphant in the final, beating England on penalties. They are the reigning European Championship winners.