The 17th edition of the European Championship - Euro 2024 - is all set to start in Germany on June 14. Hosts Germany will kick off Group A proceedings against Scotland at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Hungary and Switzerland are the other teams in the group.
After the previous edition three years ago was hosted across multiple European cities, the tournament returns to a single host for the 2024 edition. Like in Euro 2020, the competition will continue in a 24-team format, though, which was first introduced at Euro 2016 in France.
Georgia are the only finals debutants in this year's field, while Germany are making a record-extending 13th. Among the 11 teams to have won the competition, only Greece (who didn't qualify) and Russia (who didn't feature in qualifying) will be absent.
The format of the tournament will be the same as in the previous three editions: the top two teams from all six groups and four best third-placed teams will qualify for the Round of 16, giving ample opportunities for the top sides to reach the knockouts.
The Round of 16 will be followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final, which will be at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14, exactly a month after the first game.
Ten host cities spread across Germany - Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart - will host the 51 games of Euro 2024.
Download the entire Euro 2024 PDF schedule and fixtures list here.
Italy will look to go back-to-back at Euro 2024
Italy completed a memorable triumph at Euro 2020, culminating with a 4-3 shootout defeat of hosts England in the final at the Wembley. It ended the Azzurri's 52-year wait for the title, having fallen short in the final in 2020 and 2012.
Luciano Spalleti has announced his 26-man squad for Euro 2024 as the Azzurri look to go back-to-back, emulating Spain (2008, 2012) as the only teams to do so. Only Goalkepeer Gianluigi Donarumma, Federico Chiesa and three others return from the triumphant Euro 2020 squad.
However, the Azzurri didn't have a convincing qualifying campaign, finishing behind group winners England, winning only four of their eight games and losing twice.
In Spalletti, though, they have a coach of proven pedigree. Could do the Azzurri embark on another title run in Germany - the place of their memorable FIFA World Cup triumph 18 summers ago?
Here's Italy full 26-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Meret, Guglielmo Vicario
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni, Raoul Bellanova, Alessandro Buongiorno, Riccardo Calafiori, Andrea Cambiaso, Matteo Darmian, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Dimarco, Federico Gatti, Gianluca Mancini
Midfielders: Davide Frattesi, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante, Nicolo Barella, Nicolo Fragioli
Forwards: Gianluca Scamacca, Giacomo Raspadori, Federico Chiesa, Mateo Retegui, Mattea Zaccagni, Stephan El Shaarawy, Michael Folonrunsho