It’s almost time for the 2024 European Championships, three years on from the heartbreak that was the 2020 final as England once again fell short of bringing football home as they lost out on penalties against Italy at Wembley Stadium.
The defeat marked another low point in the 58 years since Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet trophy at the old Wembley Stadium back in 1966 and the wait has gone on since the 2022 World Cup quarter-final loss to France. However, hopes are as high as they ever have been for an England squad that has some serious talent.
With established stars like captain Harry Kane, Kieran Trippier, John Stones and Kyle Walker all leading the youthful exuberance of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Kobbie Mainoo, there’s a real possibility that the Three Lions will be the ones to lift the Henri Delaunay Trophy come Sunday, July 14.
They’ll have to go through Europe’s best to do it though, with France, Portugal, Spain and Italy all having star-studded squads that will prove an enormous task for Southgate’s men to deal with. Before they reach the best though, they must first get through the Group Stage round, something they’ve managed to do in every Euros they’ve attended since 2004.
There, they’ll face off against Serbia in their opening game on Sunday, June 16 at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen before a rematch of their Euro 2020 semi-final clash with Denmark on Thursday, 20 June in the Frankfurt Arena. Their final group stage game will be against Slovenia on Tuesday, 25 June at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
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However, supporters will be sad to know that you are unable to buy tickets to any of England’s three Group Stage matches via UEFA’s official ticketing portal. Their official ticket resale platform was open throughout March and April but that window has now closed as we head toward the tournament.
As for knockout stage tickets, they will be sold during the tournament via the same ticketing platform when teams qualify and the matches are set. Therefore, whilst England fans will be unable to buy tickets for knockout stage matches right now, they’ll have every chance to if the Three Lions manage to get out of Group C.