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Euro 2024 draw recap: England and Scotland learn their opponents as 'strange' noise interrupts broadcast

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Updated 18:10 2 Dec 2023 GMTPublished 15:57 2 Dec 2023 GMT

Euro 2024 draw recap: England and Scotland learn their opponents as 'strange' noise interrupts broadcast

England and Scotland have learned their group stage opponents, with the latter opening Euro 2024.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

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Topics: England, Euro 2024, Football, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

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The draw for Euro 2024 took place today in Hamburg, Germany, with England and Scotland learning their group stage opponents.

England and Scotland qualified after impressive campaigns, while Wales can still book their place at the tournament via the play-offs in March.

England finished as runners-up to Italy at Euro 2020 and are one of the favourites to go all the way in Germany, having risen to third in FIFA's world rankings.

Gareth Southgate's men will be fairly happy with their draw, while Scotland have the honour of opening the tournament against Germany.

Here is a recap of the Euro 2024 draw, brought to you by EA FC 24.

KEY Points

  • Netherlands in same group as France

  • England learned their group stage opponents

  • Euro 2024 group stage draw complete

  • England will face Euro 2020 semi-finalists

  • Scotland to open the tournament

  • England are placed in Group C

a year ago18:05

All done and dusted

That's the draw concluded. Excitement is certainly building for what should be a cracker of a tournament.

Thanks for tuning in to our coverage.

a year ago17:53

Euro 2024 group stage draw in full:

Group A: Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland

Group B: Spain, Albania, Croatia, Italy

Group C: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia

Group D: France, Austria, Netherlands, Playoff winner A

Group E: Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, Playoff winner B

Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic, Playoff winner C

a year ago17:52

England's group complete

Serbia became the final team in Group C, joining England, Denmark and Slovenia.

a year ago17:50

Broadcast interrupted

The draw was overshadowed by a sex noise heard as the groups were being made.

It's happened before and the noise is not stopping. The legendary players on stage looked stunned.

a year ago17:46

Tasty fixtures

England and Denmark are joined in Group C by Slovenia, who were in their group in 2010.

Meanwhile, Netherlands are in Group D and will meet France and Austria.

a year ago17:43

Scotland learn their fate

Scotland have qualified after an excellent campaign under Steve Clarke and they have been rewarded with an opening fixture against hosts Germany in Cologne.

They will also play Hungary and Switzerland.

a year ago17:39

England and Denmark in Group C!

It's a repeat of the Euro 2020 semi-final in Group C. A tricky one for England, who will come up against the likes of Rasmus Hojlund and Christian Eriksen.

a year ago17:34

England out of the hat!

Gareth Southgate's men were the third team out, having been drawn in Group C.

The Three Lions are one of the favourites and will look to go one better than last time.

a year ago17:33

Spain into Group B

The 2008 and 2012 winners were drawn into the second group by Gianluigi Buffon.

a year ago17:32

Germany straight into Group A

The Euro 2024 official mascot appeared to give the first ball the drawn and of course it was hosts Germany.

They go into Group A.

a year ago17:24

Euro 2024 raw about to get underway!

A slew of legends are in the house, and of course UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti is running the show once again.

Let's see what the group stage draw has to offer.

a year ago16:59

Pots revealed ahead of draw

24 teams will compete in Euro 2024, with 21 already having confirmed their spot in Germany - including the hosts themselves.

The final three spots will go to the winners of the three play-offs, who will all end up in the final pot alongside Italy and Switzerland.

This includes the likes of Wales, Ukraine, Bosnia, Iceland, Poland and Israel.

England are in pot one with all the big guns, while 1988 winners Netherlands are down in pot three.

Here are the pots in full:

Pot 1: Germany, Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England

Pot 2: Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria

Pot 3: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic

Pot 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C

a year ago16:52

How to watch the draw:

The draw is taking place in Hamburg, one of the 10 host cities for the showpiece in Germany.

It will be streamed live on the official UEFA YouTube channel, as well as around the world on various channels.

In the UK, it will be available on BBC 2 or on BBC iPlayer.

a year ago16:48

England and Scotland's draws simulated

We simulated the Euro 2024 draw to see who each nation could end up playing against.

Predicting the groups on Draw Simulator, England were placed in Group C alongside reigning European champions Italy, who they beat home and away in qualifying.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

The rest of the group was made up of the Netherlands and Hungary, who inflicted two defeats over England in a poor Nations League campaign back in 2022.

Meanwhile, Scotland grouped with hosts Germany, Albania and one of Wales, Finland, Poland and Estonia - depending on who progresses via the upcoming play-offs.

Read the full simulation here:

a year ago16:39

Best and worse case scenarios for England

England are in pot one for the draw after a superb, unbeaten qualifying campaign that saw them top Group C.

That means they avoid the likes of France, Germany, Portugal and Spain.

However, they could still be hit with a very difficult draw.

Seedings mean they could still come up against holders Italy, who they beat home and away in qualifying.

The worst possible outcome for England would be to be drawn against Denmark, Netherlands and Italy.

Their dream scenario would be to have Albania, Slovenia and Serbia in a nice-looking group.

a year ago16:30

Good evening!

Hello and welcome to our coverage of today's Euro 2024 draw.

England and Scotland will both learn their opponents in the group stage for the showpiece in Germany.

The draw takes place in Hamburg, one of 10 host cities, from 5pm GMT time.

Stick with us for live updates and reaction.

a year ago22:14

Live updates will posted here from 4.30pm.

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