By Caleb Faniyan
The UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as the Euros, is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world. This famous football tourney is organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and its first edition was held in 1960. The competition is held every four years and Germany won the bid over Turkey to host the 17th edition of the tournament.
For the 17th edition of the competition, after the rigorous qualification process, national teams from across Europe were divided into 6 groups named through the alphabets “A” to “F”. Each group contains 4 teams, bringing the number of teams in the tournament to 24. The UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament began on Friday, 14 June, with Germany, the host country putting 5 past Scotland at the Munich Football Arena. The group-stage matches of the competition continued with some highly-rated teams underperforming due to poor management and individual player errors. However, some underdogs also performed beyond expectation, securing a round of 16 qualification for their nations.
The top 2 teams of each group secured an automatic spot for the round of 16 knockout stage of the competition. These teams include Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, England, Denmark, Austria, France, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, and Turkey. They were joined by 4 of the best third-placed finishers - Netherlands, Georgia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, all of whom finished with 4, 4, 4, and 3 points respectively.
The competition resumes for the round of 16 knockout stage on Saturday, 29 June, with Germany facing off against Denmark and Switzerland trying to secure their quarter-final spot against Italy. The fierce competition has many football fans worldwide speculating as to who will lift the competition’s trophy. While some previous favorites-to-win have been knocked out, some least-rated teams are doing their best to lift the glorious trophy.
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