20 facts about the UEFA Euro Football Championship 2024

20 facts about UEFA Euro 2024 Football Championship
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20 facts about UEFA Euro 2024 Football Championship
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The European Football Championship 2024 is coming up soon! Here are a few things you should know before the tournament starts.

The European Football Championship, nicknamed the Euro, are coming up and they are always an exciting moment! This edition will be held in Germany and start on 14 June 2024. The inaugural game will see Germany play against Scotland.

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The two teams first played each other in 1929 and have played each other a total of 17 times! The winning tally is quite unbalanced though - Scotland has only won 4 times. That being said, the competition overall promises to be an interesting one. Indeed, Italy, the winner of the 2020 Euro didn't qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Sources used:

bundesregierung.de: Facts about EURO 24

bmi.bund.de: Frequently asked questions about EURO 24

deutschland.de: EURO 2024 - all the facts about the soccer festival

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