Euro 2024 start time, England's possible opponents and live stream details

02 December 2023 , 08:01

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England will find out their Euro 2024 fate on Saturday, November 2, when the draw for next year's tournament is made.

Gareth Southgate's side will have their eye on going one better than they did at the last Euros two years ago where they made the final only to beaten on penalties by Italy at Wembley. The Three Lions impressed in their qualifying campaign where they remained unbeaten and pulled off home and away victories against Italy.

England now join hosts Germany, Portugal, France, Spain and Belgium in Pot 1 and could face a tie against Scotland once again, should the draw demand, after Steve Clarke’s side qualified for their second European Championships in a row. Scotland are in Pot 3 while Wales, could yet join the competition, however they will need to go via the play-offs if they are to reach a fourth major tournament in eight years.

Germany are automatically assigned to Group A with them hosting the competition. The draw will place the remaining teams from Pot 1 into Groups B-F, the teams from Pot 2 placed into Groups A-F and the same will apply to Pot 3 and Pot 4. Teams will also be given a position within their group, which will determine their fixture's date and time.

So with any England success next summer potentially hinging on what happens tomorrow, let's take a look at the Euro 2024 draw and all you need to know.

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When is the Euro 2024 group stage draw?

The draw for the Euro 2024 group stage takes place on Saturday, December 2 from 5pm UK time and will take place in Hamburg.

How can you watch it?

The draw shown on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 5:15pm and it will also be streamed live online on Uefa’s official website, YouTube channel and app.

What are the pots?

Pot 1 : Germany (hosts), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England

Pot 2 : Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria

Pot 3 : Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic

Pot 4 : Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Play-off winner A, Play-off winner B, Play-off winner C

What is the play-off bracket?

Three more teams can still join the draw with three separate ‘paths’ offering those sides who qualified for the play-offs a way into the tournament. There will be six semi-finals on March 21 2024 and three finals on March 26, with the victors getting a spot in the Championships.

Semi-finals – Path A: Poland (1) vs Estonia (4) / Wales (2) vs Finland (3)

Semi-finals – Path B: Israel (1) vs Iceland (4) / Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) vs Ukraine (3)

Semi-finals – Path C: Georgia (1) vs Luxembourg (4) / Greece (2) vs Kazakhstan (3)

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