The 2024 European Football Championship in Germany is casting its shadow ahead – and the six preliminary round groups promise high excitement. In Group C, vice-European champions England as well as Denmark, Serbia and Slovenia meet. All information about the game schedule, TV times and team checks can be found at sport.de.
Preliminary group A with Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland is certainly one of the most exciting constellations at the 2024 European Football Championship. But EM Group C is also absolutely tough.
The duels between England, Denmark, Serbia and Slovenia promise to be very explosive.
European Football Championship 2024 in Germany, Group C: schedule and TV times
- Sunday, June 16th: Slovenia – Denmark, kick-off at 6:00 p.m. in Stuttgart (Magenta TV/free TV broadcast still open)
- Sunday, June 16th: Serbia – England, kick-off at 9:00 p.m. in Gelsenkirchen (Magenta TV/free TV broadcast still open)
- Thursday, June 20th: Slovenia – Serbia, kick-off at 3:00 p.m. in Munich (Magenta TV/free TV broadcast still open)
- Thursday, June 20th: Denmark – England, kick-off at 6:00 p.m. in Frankfurt (Magenta TV/free TV broadcast still open)
- Tuesday, June 25th: England – Slovenia, kick-off at 9:00 p.m. in Cologne (Magenta TV/free TV broadcast still open)
- Tuesday, June 25th: Denmark – Serbia, kick-off at 9:00 p.m. in Munich (Magenta TV/free TV broadcast still open)
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European Football Championship 2024, Group C: Denmark in the team check
- Denmark Solved the European Championship ticket as winners of qualification group H. With 22 points (seven wins, two draws, one defeat) and 19:10 goals, the Northern Europeans came ahead of Slovenia (22), Finland, Kazakhstan (both 18), Northern Ireland (9th). ) and San Marino (0).
- Denmark and Slovenia (20:9 goals) finished the qualification with equal points. In a direct comparison (1:1, 2:1), Kasper Hjulmand’s team was ahead. Now both teams meet again.
- The stars of the Danish team include midfielder Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (RSV Anderlecht). From the Bundesliga, Joakim Maehle and Jonas Wind (both VfL Wolfsburg) as well as Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), among others, can hope for a European Championship nomination.
- Denmark is taking part in the European Championships for the tenth time. In 1964 the Danes took third place, and in 1992 “Danish Dynamite” sensationally became European champions as a replacement for Yugoslavia. In the final, Peter Schmeichel and Co. celebrated a 2-0 win over the DFB team, which, as the reigning world champions, was the clear favorite.
- Denmark is not only well-known in Slovenia. The Danes still have a score to settle with group opponents England. In 2021, Denmark advanced to the European Championship semi-finals. After a controversial penalty against England in extra time it was over (1:2).
European Football Championship 2024, Group C: Serbia in the team check
- Serbia qualified for the 2024 European Championship in Germany as second in qualifying group G behind Hungary.
- With 14 points (four wins, two draws, two defeats) and 15:9 goals, coach Dragan Stojkovic’s team kept Montenegro (11), Lithuania (6) and Bulgaria (4) at bay.
- There are some well-known players in the Orlovi (“the Eagles”) team. Among them are midfield star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) as well as the strike trio around Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal), Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) and ex-Frankfurt player Luka Jovic (AC Milan).
- For the Serbian national team, it is the first European Championship participation under the Serbian flag. The national team of the former Yugoslavia reached the European Championship finals in 1960 and 1968.
European Football Championship 2024, Group C: England in the team check
- England dominated qualifying group C almost at will. With 20 points (six wins, two draws) and 22:4 goals, the “Three Lions” prevailed undefeated ahead of European champions Italy (14), Ukraine (14), North Macedonia (8) and Malta (0).
- The English won the double rematch of the 2021 European Championship final against Italy 2-1 and 3-1.
- The English national team is one of the top favorites to triumph at the European Championships. Numerous Premier League professionals are in coach Gareth Southgate’s squad.
- But two legionnaires in particular are considered superstars: Bayern striker Harry Kane and former BVB midfielder Jude Bellingham, who now plays for Real Madrid.
- England is taking part in a European Championship for the eleventh time. The 1966 world champion only made it past the quarter-finals at a European Championship twice. At the home European Championships in 1996, the semi-final against Germany ended in a penalty shootout. In 2021, the dream of winning the final at Wembley Stadium was also shattered on penalties, this time against Italy.
European Football Championship 2024, Group C: Slovenia in the team check
- Slovenia won the European Championship ticket as second in qualifying group H (seven wins, two draws, one defeat).
- The Eastern Europeans held their own on points with their current European Championship group opponents Denmark, ahead of Finland, Kazakhstan (both 18), Northern Ireland (9) and San Marino (0).
- Slovenia’s national team is led by world-class goalkeeper Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid). Striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig is considered a great promise for the future.
- It is the second European Championship participation for Slovenia. At their European Championship debut in 2000, the preliminary round ended after a 3-3 draw against Yugoslavia, a 1-2 draw against Spain and a 0-0 draw against Norway.