Euro 2024, the 17th edition of the European Championship, will kick off in Germany on June 14.
Euro 2024 marks the return of the competition to its usual four-year cycle after the 2020 event was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Italy are the defending champions, having won the last tournament by beating England in the Euro 2020 final on penalties.
Here’s what you need to know about Euro 2024.
Al Jazeera has identified the six main contenders who could be lifting the Euro 2024 trophy come July 14.
We will send out these team features 24 hours before each team plays their first match.
⚽ Al Jazeera Sport has a quick walkthrough of the history of the European Football Championship.
After learning the history, test yourself on the Al Jazeera Euro 2024 quiz.
Public ticket sales for Euro 2024 started on German Unity Day, October 3, 2023. More than 1.2 million tickets were available during the first round of ticket applications.
Tickets were allocated via a UEFA portal lottery process and applicants could apply for a maximum of four tickets per match. Individuals were not awarded tickets for different matches scheduled for the same day.
The cheapest tickets available are for 30 euros (approximately $33) for the lowest category pricing of group stage fixtures. The ticket price for the final ranges from 95 to 2,000 euros.
UEFA has said it will pay 331 million euros ($360m) in total prize money to the 24 participants.
The maximum amount that the champion team may achieve, if they have won all three of their group matches, is 28.25 million euros ($30.31m).
UEFA has allotted rights to various broadcasting and online streaming outlets across the world.
You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Euro 2024 tournament page with all the match build-up and live text commentary of the biggest matches, and keep up to date with group standings and real-time match results and schedules.
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