The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament kicks off on June 14 with a match between hosts Germany and Scotland at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
The Olympiastadion in Berlin will host the final on July 14 and is also one of the 10 venues that will host the 16 matches of the hosting phase:
The Olympiastadion is the oldest stadium used in Euro 2024 and, until now, its best-known stadium in ancient terms.
The stadium built for the 1936 Olympics, which coincided with the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
In more modern times, the Olympiastadion hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup and is the home of the Bundesliga team, Hertha Berlin.
Formerly known as the Mungersdorfer Stadium, the Cologne Stadium is the third reconstruction at the site since 1923.
The last reconstruction was completed in 2004, just in time for Germany to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, FC Cologne.
BVB Stadion is the home of German powerhouse Borussia Dortmund, who just reached the UEFA Champions League final on June 1, 2024.
The stadium was originally built for the German organization of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Six matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup were also held there.
Any Dortmund fan will tell you that the highlight of this stadium is the Yellow Wall, which is one of the ends of the stadium where Dortmund enthusiasts gather in large numbers to display their famous yellow and black flags.
Opened in 2004, the Dusseldorf Arena is one of the few Euro 2024 stadiums that will not be used for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
The stadium, better known as Merkur Spiel-Arena, will host five European Championship matches, culminating in the quarterfinals on July 6.
Home to second-division Fortuna Düsseldorf and close to the Rhine, the stadium is one of the most architecturally impressive sports venues in Europe, with a clever retractable roof, a heating formula for bloodless winter matches and an aesthetically pleasing venue and symmetrical stadium layout. .
Despite its at least 100-year history here, the Frankfurt Arena, also known as the Waldstadion, is an example of an evolving stadium concept with the most recent refurbishment incorporating a futuristic retractable roof and modern stadium seating adapted to the demands of fashion. he was a football player.
The stadium is home to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, who finished the 2023/24 season in sixth place in the table.
The highlight of the Frankfurt Arena is the retractable roof that folds into a giant scoreboard.
The Frankfurt Arena will host five Euro 2024 matches, adding a home match between Germany and Switzerland on June 23.
With 225,000 inhabitants, Gelsenkirchen is the smallest of the 10 Euro 2024 cities, but it more than makes up for it with some of the country’s toughest football fans, who fill the 50,000-capacity AufSchalke Arena, also known as the Veltins-Arena.
Despite being relegated to the German second division in 2021, local club FC Schalke 04 continually draws sold-out crowds, and the stadium is one of the most modern and multi-purpose facilities in Europe, with a retractable roof and pitch.
The AufSchalke Arena hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League final and hosted five matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
It will host 4 Euro 2024 matches, adding to the successful Group B clash between Spain and Italy on June 20.
The Volksparkstadion was opened in 2000 and hosted, like several Euro 2024 venues, several matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
The stadium is home to Hamburg SV, one of the founding clubs of the Bundesliga. The club was relegated to the second division in 2018.
For the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League, the Volksparkstadion also served as the home stadium for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, who cannot play in the same stadium due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The Volksparkstadion will host five UEFA Euro 2024 matches, 4 matches at organisational level and a quarter-final.
The Leipzig Stadium, or Zentralstadion, is the largest football stadium in the former East Germany, with a capacity of just over 40,000 people for foreign matches.
Also known as Red Bull Arena, it is the home of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, which in 2010 took over the rights to the club’s name after Red Bull bought the former Leipzig team, SSV Markranstadt.
The stadium is still the Zentralstadion thanks to many fans.
In 1956, the first Zentralstadion opened its doors and at the time one of the largest stadiums in Europe, with a capacity for more than 100,000 spectators.
The renovated Zentralstadion, completed in 2004, hosted matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
For Euro 2024, the stadium will host 4 matches, adding the highly anticipated Netherlands vs France match on June 21, and one on June 16.
The Munich Football Arena is the most famous modern stadium in Germany thanks to its striking external plastic panel that changes color dramatically for night games.
Better known as the Allianz Arena, the venue is home to Germany’s richest and most successful club, Bayern Munich.
It is the only German stadium selected for Euro 2020, delayed due to COVID, and co-host to 11 European countries.
For Euro 2024, the Munich Football Arena will host a total of six matches, adding the opening match of the tournament between Germany and Scotland on June 14, as well as a semi-final on July 9.
The original stadium opened in 1933 and has been rebuilt several times.
The Stuttgart Arena has a long history of foreign football, including matches from the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the 1988 European Championship and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart have made this place their home, and they have used it wisely, performing brilliantly throughout the season and completing Bayer Leverkusen’s momentum in the 2023/24 season.
Germany will play one of their 3 organizational matches against Hungary on June 19. The Stuttgart Arena, known as MHP Arena, will host one of the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Euro 2024 tournament page with all the proper preparation and text commentary, and stay up to date with the organization’s standings and the organization’s results and schedules in real-time.