• What do the groups look like?
Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy and Albania
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia and England
Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria and France
Group E: BelgiumSlovakia, Romania and Ukraine
Group F: Turkey, Georgia, Portugal and the Czech Republic
The last three spots for the European Championships were distributed at the end of this month via the jump-offs. Poland, Georgia and Ukraine (the last opponent of the Red Devils) managed to qualify.
The final tournament will take place from June 14 to July 14.
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• How do I get tickets?
On Tuesday, December 5, ticket sales started via fan club 1895 for Red Devils matches at next year’s European Championships in Germany.
All members of the fan club received a code with which they could buy one ticket for one or more matches in the group stage. Anyone can still register for 1895. But the longer you are a member (and especially: the more matches you have attended), the greater the chance of getting a ticket.
The sale of tickets for the group stage (10,000 tickets per match) will take place in four phases, based on a ranking determined by the number of matches already attended by fans. “This is how the KBVB rewards its loyal supporters,” it says. Supporters can still become members of the 1895 fan club. They enter the final phase of ticket sales, for which the availability of tickets depends on sales in the previous phases.
If the Red Devils qualify for the second round, ticket sales will open after their final group match. Here too, the most loyal supporters will be given priority.
Anyone who is not only interested in tickets for the Red Devils can visit the UEFA website. From December 4, 1 million tickets will be available there. A third round will take place soon, now that the remaining three countries have qualified through the play-offs.
During the first sales period in October, when only the dates and host cities were known, 1.2 million tickets were already sold. Ticket prices range from 30 euros (group match) to 1,000 euros. The most expensive ticket is for the final.
• What ball is played with?
The official match ball for the European Football Championship in Germany is equipped with numerous technological gadgets. Adidas has equipped the ball with so-called ‘connected ball technology’ that can send real-time data to the VAR. The Adidas ball has the name Fussballliebe received.
• Where is football played?
Germany has designated ten host cities and as many stadiums for the European Championship: Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen and Frankfurt. The Red Devils are in group E and therefore play in Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
The opening match (with host country Germany) is on June 14 in the Allianz Arena in Munich, the final will be played on July 14 in Berlin, at the Olympiastadion.
Where do the Red Devils play?
17/06 (6pm): Belgium – Slovakia
The Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt
Home of: Eintracht Frankfurt
Capacity: 52,300
The Red Devils kick off their European Championship on June 17 in Frankfurt against Slovakijke. With 52,300 seats, the Deutsche Bank Park – formerly Commerzbank-Arena – is the second smallest stadium to host football during the upcoming European Championship. In addition to four group matches, they will also be presented with one eighth final in Frankfurt. The home stadium of Eintracht Frankfurt also served as a World Cup stadium in 2006, and on July 1, 2006, losing finalist France later beat Brazil 0-1. Ex-assistant of the Red Devils, Thierry Henry then scored the only goal.
22/06 (9pm): Belgium – Romania
The RheinEnergie Stadium in Cologne
Home of: FC Köln
Capacity 50,000
The Devils travel to Cologne for their second group match against Romania. Immediately the shortest possible journey for the Belgian fans. With a capacity of 50,000, FC Köln’s RheinEnergie Stadium is the winner among the European Championship stadiums. The Cologne stadium certainly brings back good memories for Tedesco and the Devils. At the end of March, it was the second international match under Domenico Tedesco, the Red Devils won 2-3 in Cologne against Germany.
26/6 (6pm): Ukraine – Belgium
MHParena in Stuttgart
Home of: Vfb Stuttgart
Capacity 60,449
The Devils conclude the group stage in Stuttgart in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, where in addition to four group matches, one quarter-final will also be played. For national coach Domencio it will be a bit of a homecoming in Stuttgart. Between 2008 and 2015 he worked as a youth coach at the local VfB Stuttgart. During the 2006 World Cup, the then Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium was the setting for the consolation final between Germany and Portugal, the Mannschaft won 3-1. The stadium underwent another renovation in 2022. The MHParena also has 66 boxes, good for 956 people and 2,528 business seats. Five days after the European Championships, it is Pink’s turn to shine in the MHParena.
• Seven countries ‘more valuable’ than Red Devils
The bookies do not count the Red Devils among the top favorites at the upcoming European Championship. Their total market value supports that fact. Considering the combined value of all countries that will soon have a shot at final victory, no fewer than seven countries do better than the Red Devils. England takes the cake, with Bellingham (150 million), Saka (120 million) and Kane (110 million), among others, ahead of France and Roberto Martínez’s Portugal. The Netherlands is also doing better than our Red Devils with an estimated market value of 575 million.
Top ten market value participating countries:
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• Which other ‘Belgians’ are there?
They can just fit in one car. The five Danes from the Jupiler Pro League who will soon travel with their homeland to the European Championships in Germany. Denmark will – barring injuries or surprises – have a huge Belgian touch at the European Championships next summer. Anderlecht sends no fewer than four players with Delaney, Dolberg, Schmeichel and Dreyer. Club Brugge striker Skov Olsen – if he is fit – will always be selected. The ‘Danish Dynamite’ – a semi-finalist at the previous European Championship – becomes a country to look forward to.
The Jupiler Pro League is producing very few players this summer: in addition to the Danes, only Hrosovsky (Genk, Slovakia) and Zeqiri (Genk, Switzerland) are still allowed to go to the European Championship. Roman Yaremchuk, still owned by Club Brugge, will also be there with Ukraine.
• They are not there
More participants means more stars at the upcoming European Championships. With Erling Haaland (Man City), only one superstar needs to watch the European Championship on television. He was permanently eliminated from the tournament in Germany with Norway. Robert Lewandowski managed to qualify with Poland via the jump-offs, as did Napoli player and Georgian sensation Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
• How much can you earn?
The total prize pool is 331 million euros. Each participating country will receive at least 9.25 million euros. An additional one million euros is added for each match won and 500,000 euros for a draw.
Qualifying for the round of 16 earns 1.5 million, the quarter-finals 2.5 million and the semi-finals 4 million. The runners-up earn an additional 5 million euros, and the eventual winner can even contribute 8 million euros. The European champion can thus earn a maximum of 28.25 million euros at the European Championship.
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