Euro 2024 is being held in Germany next summer; there are 10 host cities, including Munich and Berlin; the first match of the tournament takes place in Munich on June 14; the final takes place in Berlin on July 14

England will face Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia in their Euro 2024 group next summer while Scotland will kick off the tournament against hosts Germany on June 14.

Gareth Southgate’s side face a repeat of their Euro 2020 semi-final against the Danes in Group C, having won 2-1 after extra-time in July 2021 before eventually losing to Italy in the final.

England’s first game on June 16 sees them travel to Gelsenkirchen to take on Serbia, who finished second in qualifying Group G behind Hungary, and who they have not faced since their split with Montenegro in 2006.

Euro 2024 draw in full

Group A – Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland

Group B – Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania

Group C – Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

Group D – Poland/Wales/Finland/Estonia, Netherlands, Austria, France

Group E – Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Israel/Bosnia & Herzegovina/Ukraine/Iceland

Group F – Turkey, Georgia/Greece/Kazakhstan/Luxembourg, Portugal, Czech Republic

They then take on Denmark four days later in Frankfurt before rounding off their group on June 25 in Cologne against Slovenia, who they previously beat in a must-win final group game at World Cup 2010 to reach the knockout stages.

“When Denmark came out, you could still have had Denmark, Croatia and Italy or something like that, then you’re wondering where it’s heading,” Southgate told Sky Sports News after the draw.

“But of course, you have to be very careful not to underestimate the opponents that you have. I’ve been fortunate as a coach and a player to go to eight tournaments. I’ve seen a lot of teams that were fancied and well-ranked going in to tournaments and not deliver in their group.

“We have to have the humility to start again. As well as we’ve been playing, as well as we’ve built over a long period of time and we’ve had five years where we’ve been ranked in the top five in the world, we’ve had consistency of performance and results, but a new tournament means a new challenge and the first objective is to get out of the group again.

Southgate praise for Scotland and Wales

England manager Gareth Southgate to Sky Sports News:

“They’re both good football teams in the end. Rob [Page] has still got a couple of stages to go, but Steve [Clarke] has done a brilliant job with Scotland to get them where they are. He’ll be looking at that group think ‘that’ll be possible to get through’.

“In terms of the quality of what they are, you’d rather not play them, but in terms of the local derby element, they’re brilliant to be a part of.”

“It’s clear that the team are heading in a good direction… we were in a tough qualifying group and we won it comfortably, but that’s history. You have to go again in the next calendar year.

“It’s nice when we’re travelling around Europe, we are well-received, we do get a lot of credit which is lovely. But we know there’s still a step we want to take and that’s what drives us.”

Should England win their group, they would face either the third-placed team from Group D, E or F in the last-16 – and could set up a quarter-final clash with Scotland if Steve Clarke’s side finished second in Group A.

If the Three Lions were to finish second in Group C, they would face the winner of Group A, most likely Germany, in the second round, just as they did at Euro 2020, albeit on opposition soil three years on.

The Scots face a tough test in that group against the hosts, as well as games against perennial qualifiers Switzerland and Hungary, who reached the knock-out stages in 2016, also in Group A.

The Tartan Army have history kicking off tournaments, having been drawn to face Brazil in the opening game of World Cup 1998, a game they narrowly lost 2-1 to a second-half Tom Boyd own goal.

This time they begin at the Allianz Arena before facing Switzerland in Cologne on June 19, before Hungary await in Stuttgart on June 23.

Wales, should they qualify, will face another difficult prospect with the Netherlands, Austria and France awaiting in Group D for the Path A play-off winner.

Their first game would see them face the Netherlands in Hamburg on June 16, before games with Ralf Rangnick’s Austria on June 21 and World Cup 2022 runners-up France on June 25.

Southgate: Major tournament experience can help England

“Probably the biggest pressure is the pressure you put on yourself because of what you want to achieve and what you want to bring for your country. It’s no more or less than when I started in the job seven years ago.

“We now have a lot more experience, a lot more experience of big matches and navigating tournaments so we’re looking forward to it. We’re hoping we can give our fans some more great nights like we have in the last three tournaments.

“The first thing [England have learned from last few tournaments] is when you have a difficult performance or result, which happens in every tournament, we’ve been able to navigate that. Even the players have got used to that… you have to stay on track in those moments.

“We’ve also got great experience of really big matches, including several quarter-finals, which people kind of dismiss now, but quarter-finals of major tournaments are big games. We won one in Russia against Sweden, we also beat Ukraine [at Euro 2020] and they’re big nights.

“They’re stored in the memory bank for us as a staff, but also a lot of the players that are with us.

“Every group of players realise you only get a certain number of tournaments and you want to be playing in a team that has a chance of winning. Results over a consistent period will tell you we are one of those teams that can, as the likes of France and Portugal will feel as well.

“There are good teams in Europe, it’s a tournament that has had all sorts of different winners because teams have peaked at the right moment. Denmark and Greece did it, so it does throw up some anomalies, but we want to go into every tournament as competitive as we are.

“We set that out 10 years ago, ‘can we get to the latter stages of tournaments regularly’, because that’s how you learn to win in the end.”

Clarke: All matches in our group will be competitive

Scotland manager Steve Clarke to Sky Sports News:

“The draw is what it is. I’ve got to go away and do some homework, look at the opposition and prepare the team properly, that’s the most important thing.

“The good thing about the draw is we now have clarity – we know who we play and when we play them so we can prepare for it.

“It should be a good occasion, but we have to make sure it’s about the match and not the occasion. We will turn up and play as well as we can play.

“All the matches in the group will be competitive. It’ll be a tough group and we look forward to the challenge.

“For the last four years, all we’ve tried to do is improve from game to game. We feel we’re on a path where we’ve done OK, but we also feel that we can do a little better so we’ll go away, work hard and try and be as good as we can be come the tournament next summer.

“This time, without the Covid restrictions and the tournament being spread all over Europe, it will be more like what you would call a normal tournament. For the Tartan Army to come here and enjoy themselves in a different country, I’m sure they’ll have a great time an the German people will love them and the Tartan Army will love being here.

“In terms of preparation, there’ll be two friendlies in March, two friendlies in June and then we should be ready for kick-off.”

Source: Skysports

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