2024 UEFA European Football Championship
June 14-July 14 2024
Germany was chosen to host the 2024 tournament by the UEFA Executive Committee in September 2018. Turkey were the only other applicant but given the abundance of German football stadia that meet UEFA criteria, excellent communications, transport and tourist infrastructure, they were the natural choice. Ten cities were chosen to host matches, all of which have previously provided venues for Euros or World Cup matches except for Leipzig, which was part of the German Democratic Republic and has not been a host city until now.
Of the 24 finalists, Germany qualified automatically while twenty places went to the winners and runners-up of the ten qualifying groups. The remaining three places were decided by play-offs between the 12 teams that performed best in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League competition and had not otherwise qualified. Russia was banned from the qualifers following the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Knock Out Stages
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Group A
Germany
1st
2nd
Designer: Adidas
Despite being one of the world's most successful sides, Germany have endured a lean time of it since they won the World Cup in 2014 and are hoping that home advantage wlll allow them to turn the corner. The team have turned out in Adidas kit for 70 years but the financial might of Nike has finally prevailed and from 2027 they will become the DFB's technical supporter in a deal worth €100m a year.
The team's first choice kit is all-white with some gorgeous detailing in the national colours at the shoulders. This is made up of diamonds that blend one into the other reminiscent of the iconic World Cup kit from 30 years ago. Graded diamonds are also evident in the pink and dark purple alternative but this is, what's the word...ah yes, horrible.
Scotland
1st
2nd
Designer: Adidas
After so many years in the wilderness, Scotland have qualified for their second successive Euro finals which is great news for their passionate supporters. Adidas have not really excelled themselves with their recent offerings for the Scottish team and they have lived down to their reputation with these Euro kits. The first choice is once again all-navy (white shorts always look better) with a complicated stripe graphic on the shirt. The three stripe trim is white and there are yellow accents. Taken altogether this is a bit of a mingin fankle. The alternative is light mint blue with purple trim and what appears to be navy stripes on the side of the torso. I mean, really?
Hungary
1st
2nd
Designer: Adidas
Hungary have qualified for their third Euro finals in a row, finishing first in their qualifying group undefeated. They are wearing Adidas' latest template that features swirling flashes on the shirt front and shorts: workmanlike but unremarkable. The change strip is in the same template. According to Adidas' marketing children the design "pays tribute to the River Danube which flows through the country and is made from recycled polyester to help preserve the natural world." Quick fact check: I've seen the Danube and it doesn't look much like this. Also polyester cannot be recycled. These are made from recycled plastic and will persist in the environment for more than a century.
Switzerland
1st
2nd
Designer: Puma
The Swiss qualify regularly for both World Cup and Euro finals but have only once reached the quarter-finals. They have decided to continue the combination of traditional red with dark red/maroon unveiled at Euro 2020 but now with the addition of white trim around the waist to create contrast, a signature of Puma's new international template. The change strip is even more adventurous, albeit in a rather subdued fashion. Essentially it's white with dark blue trim, ice blue side panels and a curious, swirling graphic printed into the front of the shirt.
Group B
Spain
1st
2nd
Designer: Adidas
Spain finished third in Euro 2020 and expect to qualify for the knock out stages at the very least this time round. Their red shirts feature yellow trim and a very subtle textured wave effect printed into the fabric. The shorts are now a rich shade of royal blue. The alternative is pale yellow ("Pulse Yellow" in Adidas speak) with red and light blue trim. The wave effect is repeated in the blue panels. Apparently this may also be worn with light blue shorts and socks.
Croatia
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
In an effort to find a new twist on Croatia's unique checkerboard shirts, Nike have, as it were, gone large. The back of the shirt is mainly white to allow for squad numbers and player names. The change strip is in two shades of blue, providing an excellent contrast, with the checkers arranged on the slant.
Italy
1st
2nd
Designer: Adidas
Adidas replaced Puma as the European champion's technical sponsor last year and have provided an eye catching first choice kit in two shades of blue and with white flashes. The three-stripe trim on the shirt is in the national colours, a nice touch, and the crest has been given a makeover. The change shirts are white with red and green applications matched with blue shorts which can be swapped out with the first choice strip if needed.
Albania
1st
2nd
Designer: Macron
Albania were surprise winners of their qualifying group thanks to a 3-0 home win against the Czech Republic, with whom they tied on points. This is only their second appearance in the Euros and they will have their work cut out if they are going to progress from this very competitive group.
Group C
Slovenia
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
This is Slovenia's second appearance in the Euros since they made their debut in 2000. Their white first kit is based on Nike's very plain Vapor IV template with the addition of a vertical stripe and an abstract mountain top graphic between the swoosh and badge. The stripe itself is made up of tiny mountain shapes. The second choice strip is more or less the same but in two shades of blue. The overall result is thoroughly underwhelming.
Denmark
1st
2nd
Designer: Hummel
Ironically Denmark and Slovenia tied on points in the qualifiers and were then drawn into the same group for the finals. This is their tenth appearance in the tournament. As always, Hummel supply their kit, which is in red and white with contrasting trim. Each element of the two kits can be switched to cater for any clashes and they will look elegantly simple on the pitch. This being 2024, however, there has to be a twist and this comes in the form of a subtle pixelated pattern woven into the shirts and shorts.
Serbia
1st
2nd
Designer: Puma
This is Serbia's first appearance since 2000 when they competed as FR Yugoslavia. The first strip mirrors the national flag (red over blue over white) while the second choice is all-white. The detailing on the change shirt's cuffs represents Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town), a formation of some 200 soil pyramids or towers in the south of the country and is perhaps the only interesting thing about these outfits.
England
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
England blew their best chance in a generation of winning the Euros when they lost out to Italy in a penalty shoot out at Wembley three years ago. They face a rather tougher proposition in Germany but as always, hope springs eternal.
Their new Nike first choice kit is rather innocuous but did provoke some right wing commentators (not to mention the Prime Minister) to faux outrage because they thought the playful reworking of the St George's cross on the back of the collar was unpatriotic and "woke". The alternative in "Dark Raisin" with "Sesame" applications and multicoloured side panels (no doubt representing multicultural England) can only be aimed at the lefty liberal metropolitan elite with their poncy electric cars, hand knitted yogurt and organic haircuts. (With apologies to Stewart Lee.)
Group D
Poland
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
Poland broke Welsh hearts in March, winning the penalty shoot-out in the play-off final in Cardiff. They have competed in the last four Euro finals led by their talisman, Robert Lewandowski. Nike have followed convention with a white/red/white combination as first, reversed for the second, allowing each element to be swapped round when needed. There are no gimmicky graphics on the white top but the red jersey has a very fine pattern woven into the fabric. Placing the Polish Eagle crest in the centre of the shirt focusses attention and there is a neat collar detail. Top drawer stuff.
Austria
1st
2nd
Designer: Puma
Austria are appearing in their third Euro Finals in succession after finishing second in their qualifying group just one point behind Belgium. The red first choice shirt has a bizarre graphic on the front that Puma's marketeers insist represents the blend of modern and traditional architecture in Austria's mountainous terrain. To me it looks like somewhere the Flintstones would go on holiday. The white alternative is trimmed in black and has "Electric Peppermint" and light grey graphics that represent the soaring wings of an eagle. Half close your eyes and pop an electric peppermint in your mouth and you'll see it.
Netherlands
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
It seems remarkable that a nation that has produced teams of the highest quality has only won the European Championship once, back in 1988. Given their proximity to the host nation it is a certainty hordes of fans decked out in orange will be a familiar site on the autobahns.
Speaking of orange the first choice kit is just that but for the first time ever, it's trimmed in dark blue
("Blue Void" if you please) and teal ("Copa"). It's only when you get close that you notice the very complicated vertical pattern sublimated into the fabric. The change strip is a veritable car crash, mainly dark blue with orange and turquoise highlights and more vertical stripy nonesense.
France
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
France won their qualifying group with ease, undefeated and are making their eleventh appearance in the finals. Runners up in the World Cup final two years ago they are strong contenders for this tournament.
Nike have dropped
the dark blue shirts seen in recent years in favour of mid-blue, white shorts and red socks. The tricolour trims the neat V neck making this outfit reminiscent of the one worn in the 1966 World Cup (which did not end well). The change strip is, sensibly white over blue with novel pinstripes that grade from red to blue across the shirt. The familiar cockerel crest has been given a colourful makeover The verdict here at HFK Towers is a cautious 7/10.
Group E
Belgium
1st
2nd
Designer: Adidas
Belgium were undefeated in the qualifiers but so often flatter to deceive and are once again dark horses.
In a break with tradition the Red Devils' first choice kit is
now a shade of wine red ("Team College Burgundy") trimmed in metallic gold and black. A complex 3D graphic is sublimated into the shirt. The change strip is (look away now) based on the outfit worn by Tintin, the cartoon character created by the Belgian cartoonist, Hergé. Personally I'm looking forward to Nike designing England's next strips based on Inspector Gadget.
Slovakia
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
This is the third time that Slovakia have reached the Euro finals since their debut in 2016 and they form part of a very strong central European presence in this tournament.
There is nothing exceptional about Slovakia's strips which are based on Nike's Vapor IV template. One is blue with red applications and the alternative is white with white applications. And that's that's all yer gettin'. (With apologies to Eddie Waring.)
Romania
1st
2nd
Designer: Joma
Romania are irregular finalists and this is their first appearance since 2016. In March 2024 the president of the Romanian Football Federation, Razvan Berleanu, announced that the team would retain the strips worn during the qualifying campaign. These are all-yellow as first choice with trimmings in the national colours and all-red as the alternative.
Ukraine
1st
2nd
Designer: Joma
Ukraine's appearance in the finals, which came by way of the play-offs is a triumph of success over adversity. Because of the Russian invasion of their country, the team played their "home" games in Wroclaw, Poland where there is a substantial Ukrainian population. Despite the war the Ukrainian Premer League has continued to function but matches in the European competitions are played in Poland.
This is the last time that the team will play in Joma kit. Adidas take over the contract in the Autumn.
Group F
Turkey
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
Having won their qualifying group, Turkey are making their sixth appearance in the finals.
The white first choice strip
with the crescent moon and star emblem centrally placed on the red band is bang on for tradition. The change strip is red. No gimmicks, no sublimated graphics, no nonsense. Full marks.
Georgia
1st
2nd
Designer: Macron
Georgia made their way to the finals via the play-offs, beating Greece on penalties in the final and are making their debut in the Euros. They are continuing with the strips worn in the qualifiers. The pattern on the fabric, which is barely visible, is made up of tiny crosses.
Portugal
1st
2nd
Designer: Nike
Portugal completed their qualifying group with a 100% record and racked up 38 goals in 10 matches. At 39, Ronaldo leads the side.
These are the last kits that Nike will provide and Puma take up the contract next year. First choice is the usual red and green combination with the addition of black trimmings which I don't see the point of. The change strip is altogether more ambitious and is based on
the intricate patterns found on decorative tiles known as Azulejo.
Czech Republic
1st
2nd
Designer: Puma
The Czech team finished level on points with Albania in the qualifiers and are making their eighth apperance since the break up of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
The team have reverted to a red, white and bright blue combination, and inevitably there is a complex graphic printed into the front of the shirt based on elements of the lion crest. The change strip is white and blue.
