Every Euro 2024 match will be broadcast on free-to-air TV in the UK with the BBC and ITV once more sharing the rights.
The major tournament starts on Friday 14 June, when hosts Germany take on Scotland in Munich, live on ITV.
England are first in action against Serbia on Sunday 16 June, with that match live on the BBC.
Both broadcasters will air the final, which takes place in Berlin on Sunday 14 July.
Here i runs through key dates and broadcasting details for England and Scotland’s Euro 2024 group games, plus information on whether the BBC or ITV have first pick for the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
TV channel for England and Scotland Euro 2024 matches
ITV and STV (in Scotland) will broadcast the opening match of Euro 2024 as hosts Germany take on Scotland. The BBC will then show England’s first two group matches and Scotland’s final two group matches.
England’s final group game against Slovenia will be on ITV.
- 14 June: Germany vs Scotland (8pm) – ITV
- 16 June: Serbia vs England (8pm) – BBC
- 19 June: Scotland vs Switzerland (8pm) – BBC
- 20 June: Denmark vs England (5pm) – BBC
- 23 June: Scotland vs Hungary (8pm) – BBC
- 25 June: England vs Slovenia (8pm) – ITV
How to stream Euro 2024 matches in the UK
Every Euro 2024 match will be available to live stream for free on either BBC iPlayer or ITVX.
All ITV matches will also be on STV Player in Scotland.
Full TV schedule for Euro 2024 group stages
All times BST, all ITV games also on STV in Scotland
- 14 June: Germany vs Scotland (8pm) – ITV
- 15 June: Hungary vs Switzerland (2pm) – ITV
- 15 June: Spain vs Croatia (5pm) – ITV
- 15 June: Italy vs Albania (8pm) – BBC
- 16 June: Poland vs Netherlands (2pm) – BBC
- 16 June: Slovenia vs Denmark (5pm) – ITV
- 16 June: Serbia vs England (8pm) – BBC
- 17 June: Romania vs Ukraine (2pm) – BBC
- 17 June: Belgium vs Slovakia (5pm) – ITV
- 17 June: Austria vs France (8pm) – ITV
- 18 June: Turkey vs Georgia (5pm) – BBC
- 18 June: Portugal vs Czech Republic (8pm) – BBC
- 19 June: Croatia vs Albania (2pm) – ITV
- 19 June: Germany vs Hungary (5pm) – BBC
- 19 June: Scotland vs Switzerland (8pm) – BBC
- 20 June: Slovenia vs Serbia (2pm) – ITV
- 20 June: Denmark vs England (5pm) – BBC
- 20 June: Spain vs Italy (8pm) – ITV
- 21 June: Slovakia vs Ukraine (2pm) – BBC
- 21 June: Poland vs Austria (5pm) – ITV
- 21 June: Netherlands vs France (8pm) – BBC
- 22 June: Georgia vs Czech Republic (2pm) – BBC
- 22 June: Turkey vs Portugal (5pm) – ITV
- 22 June: Belgium vs Romania (8pm) – ITV
- 23 June: Switzerland vs Germany (8pm) – BBC
- 23 June: Scotland vs Hungary (8pm) – BBC
- 24 June: Albania vs Spain (8pm) – BBC
- 24 June: Croatia vs Italy (8pm) – BBC
- 25 June: Netherlands vs Austria (5pm) – BBC
- 25 June: France vs Poland (5pm) – BBC
- 25 June: England vs Slovenia (8pm) – ITV
- 25 June: Denmark vs Serbia (8pm) – ITV
- 26 June: Slovakia vs Romania (5pm) – BBC
- 26 June: Ukraine vs Belgium (5pm) – BBC
- 26 June: Georgia vs Portugal (8pm) – ITV
- 26 June: Czech Republic vs Turkey (8pm) – ITV
Euro 2024 knockout schedule on TV
ITV will have the top three picks for the round of 16 as well as the first pick of the semi-finals.
BBC will have the first pick of the quarter-finals, while both channels will broadcast the final.
- 28 June: Round of 16: Match 1 (5pm) – Channel TBC
- 28 June: Round of 16: Match 2 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 29 June: Round of 16: Match 3 (5pm) – Channel TBC
- 29 June: Round of 16: Match 4 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 30 June: Round of 16: Match 5 (5pm) – Channel TBC
- 30 June: Round of 16: Match 6 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 1 July: Round of 16: Match 7 (5pm) – Channel TBC
- 1 July: Round of 16: Match 8 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 5 July: Quarter-final: Match 1 (5pm) – Channel TBC
- 5 July: Quarter-final: Match 2 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 6 July: Quarter-final: Match 3 (5pm) – Channel TBC
- 6 July: Quarter-final: Match 4 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 9 July: Semi-final: Match 1 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 10 July: Semi-final: Match 2 (8pm) – Channel TBC
- 14 July: Final (8pm) – BBC and ITV
BBC and ITV commentary teams
Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Alex Scott will lead BBC’s coverage as presenters from their studio.
Ex-England players Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Joe Hart, Micah Richards, Ellen White and Frank Lampard will all be pundits, so too the Scottish trio of David Moyes, Rachel Corsie and James McFadden.
Two-time Euros winner Cesc Fabregas and Brentford boss Thomas Frank will also be in the studio, while Jermaine Jenas, Danny Murphy and Martin Keown are among the names on co-comms.
For ITV, Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods are the lead presenters, with Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Karen Carney, Graeme Souness, Eni Aluko and Ange Postecoglou in their punditry line-up.
Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist and Andros Townsend will be on co-comms for ITV, while Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl and refereeing analyst Christina Unkel will also feature on their coverage.
The full list of Euro 2024 groups
Group A
- Germany
- Scotland
- Hungary
- Switzerland
Group B
- Spain
- Croatia
- Italy
- Albania
Group C
- Slovenia
- Denmark
- England
- Serbia
Group D
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Austria
- France
Group E
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Germany
Group F
- Turkey
- Georgia
- Portugal
- Czechia
Euro 2024 odds
England are the slight favourites to win Euro 2024 with bookmakers in the UK, ahead of France.
Hosts Germany are third favourites, with Spain and Portugal also below 10-1.
Reigning champions Italy are out at 18-1 with some bookmakers, with the Netherlands and Belgium also seen as outsiders.
At time of writing, the Euro 2024 winners’ odds are:
- England – 7-2
- France – 4-1
- Germany – 11-2
- Portugal – 7-1
- Spain – 8-1
- Italy – 18-1
- Netherlands – 18-1
- Belgium – 20-1
England’s chances of winning Euro 2024
England’s road to the Euro 2024 final is unsurprisingly tricky, and the recent friendly defeat to Iceland has somewhat tempered expectations, while also vindicating many of Gareth Southgate’s doubters.
Whether Southgate has what it takes to get over the line is the biggest concern. Under his watch England’s men reached their first major final since 1966, at Euro 2020, where they fell agonisingly short when losing to Italy on penalties.
Since then, England’s forwards have emerged as a world-class pack of talent plying their trade across the continent. Jude Bellingham recently won the Champions League and La Liga with Real Madrid, and was named the Spanish league’s player of the season, while Phil Foden collected the same award in England when steering Manchester City to the Premier League title.
Add the exploits of Harry Kane in Germany, where he may have missed out on silverware but ended his debut season at Bayern Munich with 36 Bundesliga goals, and England have a trio spearheading three of Europe’s biggest clubs.
The hope is therefore that Southgate can build on this and form a forward line to be feared, with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka also expected to start alongside Kane, Foden and Bellingham.
Injuries will be a concern, however, with Kane, Bellingham and John Stones among those carrying problems, while the absence of Harry Maguire leaves England light in defence, a factor that could yet haunt them in the latter stages of the tournament.
Providing both England and France top their respective groups, a potential semi-final meeting is in the offing, although that may require England to see off Italy first – no guarantee given what happened three years ago.
And given the French beat England 2-1 in the World Cup quarter-finals two years ago, France also have that experience of winning a major tournament (2018 World Cup) that England lack.
Whether that will cost England again remains to be seen, but the hope among English fans will be that this star-studded attack can blow away any opponent standing in their way, especially with Declan Rice there to anchor the midfield and support the defence.
The aura around France and even Italy could suggest otherwise, while the usual suspects of Germany, Spain and Portugal will be out for glory as well. Heading into the tournament, it looks too close to call.
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