When will England play in Euro 2024? Group stage fixtures, knockout dates and route to final

The 2024 European Championships are nearly upon us and football fever is once again sweeping across the nation as the latest major international tournament gears up.

Whether it's World in Motion, Vindaloo or Three Lions blaring out of your speakers this summer, we're all willing England to go one step further than they managed in 2021 when they fell to Italy on penalties in the final at Wembley Stadium. Now Gareth Southgate and his squad are out for revenge, determined to end the 58-year curse.

With the Group Stage the first hurdle to navigate, the Three Lions must overcome Serbia in their first clash followed by a Euro 2020 semi-final rematch against Denmark, while Slovenia will be their final group opponents in Group C. The Three Lions have managed to escape the group stage in either first or second at every European Championships since 2000, having topped their group in two of the last four editions of the competition.

Full Group Stage details

Planning your life around England's early fixtures should be easy enough, with their three group games already mapped out and confirmed. Here's how the next two weeks will look for the Three Lions:

Sunday 16 June, 8pm - Group C: Serbia vs England (Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen)

Thursday 20 June, 5pm - Group C: Denmark vs England (Waldstadion, Frankfurt)

Tuesday 25 June, 8pm - Group C: England vs Slovenia (RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne)

But who will England play if we get out of the group stage and when will you have to book time off work in order to go down the pub with your mates and enjoy the game? Well football.london has got you sorted - here's every date and time England could play on over the next few weeks!

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If England win Group C

Ok, fantastic. England have won Group C, it's the start we're all looking for! If England top Group C, they'll be scheduled to play against one of the best third-placed sides from either Group D, Group E or Group F. Some of their likeliest opponents would be Austria from Group D, Romania from Group E or Turkey in Group F.

Sunday 30 June, 5pm - Round of 16: England vs third-placed side in Group D/E/F (Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen)

If the Three Lions then win that game, they'll face the winner of the round of 16 clash between the runners-up of Group A and Group B in their quarter-final match. Possible opponents at this stage could be some serious heavy-hitters with Spain and Italy both potential threats having been drawn in the same group together. Scotland could also make for a huge quarter-final clash if they make it out of Group A.

Saturday 6 July, 5pm - Quarter-final: England vs Winner of 2A vs 2B (Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf)

By winning their quarter-final, they'll face either the winner of Group E, one of the third best teams from Groups A, B, C, D, the winner of Group D or the runner-up Group F. That game will take place on Wednesday, July 10 at the Westfalenstadion, Dortmund.

Wednesday 10 July, 8pm - Semi-final: Berlin quarter-final winner vs England (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

If England do make it to back-to-back Euros finals, they'll face off against the other winner of the semi-final on Sunday July 14 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, with kick-off at 8pm UK time.

Sunday 14 July, 8pm - Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

If England finish second in Group C

England may have lost out on topping the group, but they've still qualified for the round of 16 stage. Now they'll be set to play the winner of Group A on Saturday, June 29 at the Westfalenstadion, Dortmund. Should this be the outcome, their possible opponents are Germany, Hungary, Scotland and Switzerland with the host nation being the most likely to top that group.

Saturday 29 June, 8pm - Round of 16: Group A winners vs England (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

If they manage to make it to the quarter-final after finishing second in their group, they'll have to face either the winner of Group B or one of the third-place teams in the MHPArena, Stuttgart on Friday, July 5. This is another clash in which the Three Lions could play a deadly Spain side, while the Netherlands or Austria could also be likely opponents.

Friday 5 July, 5pm - Quarter-final: England vs Winner of 1B vs 3A/D/E/F (MHPArena, Stuttgart)

If England finish second in Group C, but win their round of 16 game and the quarter-final, they'll play at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Tuesday, July 9 against one of the winners of Group F, one of the third-best teams from Groups A, B or C, or the runners-up of Groups D and E.

There are a plethora of potential teams to play against here, with a potential rematch of their 2004 quarter-final against one of the pre-tournament favourites Portugal on the cards as well as possible games against France, Belgium or Italy. To be the best, you have to beat the best...

Tuesday 9 July, 8pm - Semi-final: England vs Hamburg quarter-final winner (Allianz Arena, Munich)

Sunday 14 July, 8pm - Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

If England finish third - Scenario 1

This isn't the worst-case scenario for Southgate and his men, but it's pretty close. Things obviously haven't gone to plan so far but England have still made it through as one of the four best third-place teams.

There are two potential routes if this scenario occurs. If three of the four best third-place teams come from Groups A, B, and C, they would face the winner of Group F - either Portugal, Turkey, Georgia or Czech Republic on Monday, July 1 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt.

Monday 1 July - Round of 16 (Scenario 1): Group F winner vs England (Waldstadion, Frankfurt)

If they win that match, they will face the winner of the round of 16 clash between the runners-up of Group D and Group E if three of the four best third-place teams come from Groups A, B, and C. That match will take place on Friday, July 5 at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg.

Friday 5 July, 8pm - Quarter-final (Scenario 1): England vs Winner of 2D vs 2E (Volksparkstadion, Hamburg)

A quarter-final win here would see England face either the same opponents as listed in the example above where they finish second in Group C, with games against Portugal, France, Belgium or Italy on the cards.

Tuesday 9 July, 8pm - Semi-final (Scenario 1): England vs Hamburg quarter-final winner (Allianz Arena, Munich)

Sunday 14 July, 8pm - Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

If England finish third - Scenario 2

Alternatively, if all of the four best third-place teams come from Groups A, B, C and D, they'd face off against the winners of Group E, with their possible opponents being Belgium, Slovakia, Romania or Ukraine on Tuesday, July 2 at the Allianz Arena, Munich.

Tuesday 2 July - Round of 16 (Scenario 2): Group E winners vs England (Allianz Arena, Munich)

If the Three Lions get through that Round of 16 game, they'll play either the winner of Group D or the runner-up of Group F at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday, July 6.

Saturday 6 July, 8pm - Quarter-final (Scenario 2): England vs Winner of 1D vs 2F (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

Finally, England would have to face one of the winners of Group C, one of the third-best teams from Groups D, E or F, or the runners-up of Groups A and B in their semi-final in this second scenario with that game also kicking off at 8pm UK time, this time in Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion.

Wednesday 10 July, 8pm - Semi-final (Scenario 2): England vs Dusseldorf quarter-final winner (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

Sunday 14 July, 8pm - Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin)