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The latest edition of the European Championship is now just around the corner, with 24 countries aiming for glory in Germany.
The action is scheduled to get underway on Friday 14th June, although the four countries in Group C will have to remain patient before beginning their campaigns.
England will be looking to get the better of Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia, and it could be a tricky task for the Three Lions with a number of potential banana skins.
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Euro 2024 Group C fixtures
Date |
Team |
vs |
Team |
Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sun 16th June, 5pm |
Slovenia |
vs |
Denmark |
MHPArena, Stuttgart |
Sun 16th June, 8pm |
Serbia |
vs |
England |
VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
Thu 20th June, 2pm |
Slovenia |
vs |
Serbia |
Allianz Arena, Munich |
Thu 20th June, 5pm |
Denmark |
vs |
England |
Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt |
Tue 25th June, 8pm |
England |
vs |
Slovenia |
Cologne Stadium, Cologne |
Tue 25th June, 8pm |
Denmark |
vs |
Serbia |
Allianz Arena, Munich |
Slovenia
Manager |
Matjaz Kek |
---|---|
Captain |
Jan Oblak |
FIFA ranking |
57th |
UEFA ranking |
27th |
Top scorer in qualifying |
Benjamin Sesko (5) |
Route to the finals |
Group H runners-up, 22 points |
Previous best |
Group stage (2000) |
Slovenia are gearing up for only their second-ever appearance at the European Championship, 24 years on from their group stage exit in Belgium and the Netherlands.
They won seven of their ten qualifying games and averaged two goals per game, with rising RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko leading the line for Matjaz Kek’s side.
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
---|---|
Tue 4th June |
Slovenia 2-1 Armenia |
Sat 8th June |
Slovenia 1-1 Bulgaria |
As well as having a superstar in the making in attack, Slovenia also have one of the best goalkeepers in world football, with Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak between the sticks. Should the pair shine in the three group games, Slovenia could make history by reaching the last 16.
Slovenia Euro 2024 squad |
||
---|---|---|
Position |
Player |
Club |
Goalkeeper |
Vid Belec |
APOEL |
Goalkeeper |
Jan Oblak |
Atletico Madrid |
Goalkeeper |
Igor Vekic |
Vejle |
Defender |
Jure Balkovec |
Alanyaspor |
Defender |
Jaka Bijol |
Udinese |
Defender |
Miha Blazic |
Lech Poznan |
Defender |
David Brekalo |
Orlando City |
Defender |
Vanja Drkusic |
Sochi |
Defender |
Erik Janza |
Gornik Zabrze |
Defender |
Zan Karnicnik |
Celje |
Defender |
Petar Stojanovic |
Sampdoria |
Midfielder |
Timi Max Elsnik |
Olimpija Ljubljana |
Midfielder |
Adam Gnezda Cerin |
Panathinaikos |
Midfielder |
Jon Gorenc Stankovic |
Sturm Graz |
Midfielder |
Tomi Horvat |
Sturm Graz |
Midfielder |
Jasmin Kurtic |
Sudtirol |
Midfielder |
Sandi Lovric |
Udinese |
Midfielder |
Benjamin Verbic |
Panathinaikos |
Midfielder |
Adrian Zeljkovic |
Spartak Trnava |
Midfielder |
Nino Zugelj |
Bodo/Glimt |
Forward |
Zan Celar |
Lugano |
Forward |
Josip Ilicic |
Maribor |
Forward |
Jan Mlakar |
Pisa |
Forward |
Benjamin Sesko |
RB Leipzig |
Forward |
Andraz Sporar |
Panathinaikos |
Forward |
Zan Vipotnik |
Bordeaux |
Denmark
Manager |
Kasper Hjulmand |
---|---|
Captain |
Simon Kjaer |
FIFA ranking |
21st |
UEFA ranking |
11th |
Top scorer in qualifying |
Rasmus Hojlund (7) |
Route to the finals |
Group H winners, 22 points |
Previous best |
Winners (1992) |
Denmark have loved playing the underdog in major tournaments and reached the semi-finals in Euro 2020, eventually losing in extra time to England. They regrouped, comfortably qualifying for this year’s event and now have some new young blood in Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund and Celtic star Matt O’Riley.
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
---|---|
Wed 5th June |
Denmark 2-1 Sweden |
Sat 8th June |
Denmark 3-1 Norway |
The Red and Whites also have a plethora of experienced players to lean on such as goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen and Premier League midfielders Christian Eriksen and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
They already know two of their opponents in Group C well after pipping Slovenia to the top of their qualifying group and recently facing England in a major tournament, so they may fancy their chances of a deep run once more, possibly by getting their revenge against the Three Lions.
Denmark Euro 2024 squad |
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---|---|---|
Position |
Player |
Club |
Goalkeeper |
Mads Hermansen |
Leicester |
Goalkeeper |
Frederik Ronnow |
Union Berlin |
Goalkeeper |
Kasper Schmeichel |
Anderlecht |
Defender |
Joachim Andersen |
Crystal Palace |
Defender |
Alexander Bah |
Benfica |
Defender |
Andreas Christensen |
Barcelona |
Defender |
Mathias Jorgensen |
Brentford |
Defender |
Simon Kjaer |
Milan |
Defender |
Rasmus Kristensen |
Roma |
Defender |
Victor Kristiansen |
Bologna |
Defender |
Joakim Maehle |
Wolfsburg |
Defender |
Jannik Vestergaard |
Leicester |
Midfielder |
Jacob Bruun Larsen |
Burnley |
Midfielder |
Mikkel Damsgaard |
Brentford |
Midfielder |
Thomas Delaney |
Anderlecht |
Midfielder |
Christian Eriksen |
Man Utd |
Midfielder |
Morten Hjulmand |
Sporting CP |
Midfielder |
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg |
Tottenham |
Midfielder |
Mathias Jensen |
Brentford |
Midfielder |
Christian Norgaard |
Brentford |
Midfielder |
Andreas Skov Olsen |
Club Brugge |
Forward |
Kasper Dolberg |
Anderlecht |
Forward |
Anders Dreyer |
Anderlecht |
Forward |
Rasmus Hojlund |
Man Utd |
Forward |
Yussuf Poulsen |
RB Leipzig |
Forward |
Jonas Wind |
Wolfsburg |
Serbia
Manager |
Dragan Stojkovic |
---|---|
Captain |
Dusan Tadic |
FIFA ranking |
33rd |
UEFA ranking |
18th |
Top scorer in qualifying |
Aleksandar Mitrovic (5) |
Route to the finals |
Group G runners-up, 14 points |
Previous best |
Runners-up (1960, 1968; as Yugoslavia) |
Serbia are making a long-awaited return to the European Championship, with their previous participation coming as FR Yugoslavia back in 2000.
They reached the quarter-finals in Belgium and the Netherlands, but since then, have missed the last five tournaments.
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
---|---|
Tue 4th June |
Austria 2-1 Serbia |
Sat 8th June |
Sweden 0-3 Serbia |
We saw Dragan Stojkovic’s side at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where they were knocked out at the group stage, and they will be coming into this year’s Euros looking to go one better by springing a surprise.
The form of experienced attacking heads Dusan Tadic and Aleksandar Mitrovic could be vital in Serbia’s attempts to reach the knockout stages, with Stojkovic usually setting his side up in a 3-4-2-1 system.
Serbia Euro 2024 squad |
||
---|---|---|
Position |
Player |
Club |
Goalkeeper |
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic |
Torino |
Goalkeeper |
Djordje Petrovic |
Chelsea |
Goalkeeper |
Predrag Rajkovic |
Mallorca |
Defender |
Srdan Babic |
Spartak Moscow |
Defender |
Nikola Milenkovic |
Fiorentina |
Defender |
Strahinja Pavlovic |
RB Salzburg |
Defender |
Uros Spajic |
Red Star |
Defender |
Nemanja Stojic |
Red Star |
Defender |
Milos Veljkovic |
Werder Bremen |
Midfielder |
Veljko Birmancevic |
Sparta Prague |
Midfielder |
Mijat Gacinovic |
AEK Athens |
Midfielder |
Nemanja Gudelj |
Sevilla |
Midfielder |
Ivan Ilic |
Torino |
Midfielder |
Filip Kostic |
Juventus |
Midfielder |
Sasa Lukic |
Fulham |
Midfielder |
Nemanja Maksimovic |
Getafe |
Midfielder |
Srdjan Mijailovic |
Red Star |
Midfielder |
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
Al-Hilal |
Midfielder |
Filip Mladenovic |
Panathinaikos |
Midfielder |
Lazar Samardzic |
Udinese |
Midfielder |
Dusan Tadic |
Fenerbahce |
Midfielder |
Andrija Zivkovic |
PAOK |
Forward |
Luka Jovic |
Milan |
Forward |
Aleksandar Mitrovic |
Al-Hilal |
Forward |
Petar Ratkov |
RB Salzburg |
Forward |
Dusan Vlahovic |
Juventus |
England
Manager |
Gareth Southgate |
---|---|
Captain |
Harry Kane |
FIFA ranking |
4th |
UEFA ranking |
3rd |
Top scorer in qualifying |
Harry Kane (8) |
Route to the finals |
Group C winners, 20 points |
Previous best |
Runners-up (2020) |
After suffering penalty-shootout heartbreak at Wembley Stadium in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, England come into this year’s event as one of the favourites to go one better and lift a first major men’s trophy since 1966.
Gareth Southgate’s side went unbeaten in qualifying in a group that included Italy, while they arguably have some of Europe’s best players in Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, who was recently crowned a Champions League winner.
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
---|---|
Mon 3rd June |
England 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Fri 7th June |
England 0-1 Iceland |
Alongside those two superstars, Premier League aces Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden and Declan Rice also look set to play a big role in Germany, though they were all given a reality check in the build-up to the tournament following a shock friendly defeat to 2016 nemeses Iceland.
The Three Lions have been a real threat in the last three major tournaments, so expectations appear to be high, and anything but another run to the final could be deemed a failure.
England Euro 2024 squad |
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---|---|---|
Position |
Player |
Club |
Goalkeeper |
Dean Henderson |
Crystal Palace |
Goalkeeper |
Jordan Pickford |
Everton |
Goalkeeper |
Aaron Ramsdale |
Arsenal |
Defender |
Lewis Dunk |
Brighton |
Defender |
Joe Gomez |
Liverpool |
Defender |
Marc Guehi |
Crystal Palace |
Defender |
Ezri Konsa |
Aston Villa |
Defender |
Luke Shaw |
Man Utd |
Defender |
John Stones |
Man City |
Defender |
Kieran Trippier |
Newcastle |
Defender |
Kyle Walker |
Man City |
Midfielder |
Trent Alexander-Arnold |
Liverpool |
Midfielder |
Conor Gallagher |
Chelsea |
Midfielder |
Kobbie Mainoo |
Man Utd |
Midfielder |
Declan Rice |
Arsenal |
Midfielder |
Adam Wharton |
Crystal Palace |
Forward |
Jude Bellingham |
Real Madrid |
Forward |
Jarrod Bowen |
West Ham |
Forward |
Eberechi Eze |
Crystal Palace |
Forward |
Phil Foden |
Man City |
Forward |
Anthony Gordon |
Newcastle |
Forward |
Harry Kane |
Bayern Munich |
Forward |
Cole Palmer |
Chelsea |
Forward |
Bukayo Saka |
Arsenal |
Forward |
Ivan Toney |
Brentford |
Forward |
Ollie Watkins |
Aston Villa |
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