As has been the case for some time, the BBC and ITV/STV share the broadcasting rights for the UEFA European Championship in Great Britain.
The BBC will broadcast England’s first two matches against Serbia and Denmark after ITV were banking on Gareth Southgate’s men reaching at least the semi-finals.
ITV chose England’s potentially decisive final Group C match against Slovenia, plus a possible last-16 match involving the Three Lions and a possible semi-final.
The BBC will broadcast every England quarter-final, with both channels – as always – sharing the final.
The opening match of the tournament between Scotland and hosts Germany was on ITV on Friday, with the BBC picking the Scots’ other Group A matches against Switzerland and Hungary.
The expert teams for both channels were announced in May. The BBC will use twelve former England players for presenting duties. Read our full verdict from BBC and ITV presenters, commentators, co-commentators and studio experts here.
In the US, the entire tournament will be broadcast on Fox.
Where is it?
The tournament will be held in Germany, with 10 host cities: Dortmund, Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Gelsenkirchen.
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The full broadcast schedule for Euro 2024’s knockout stage matches will be confirmed at a later date.
Group games
Friday June 14
Saturday June 15
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Hungary vs Switzerland (Cologne, KO 2pm, ITV)
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Spain vs Croatia (Berlin, KO 5pm, ITV)
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Italy vs Albania (Dortmund, KO 8pm, BBC One)
Sunday June 16
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Poland vs. Netherlands (Hamburg, KO 2 p.m., BBC One)
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Slovenia vs Denmark (Stuttgart, KO 5pm, ITV)
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Serbia vs England (Gelsenkirchen, KO 8 p.m., BBC One)
Monday June 17
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Romania vs Ukraine (Munich, KO 2pm, BBC One)
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Belgium vs Slovakia (Frankfurt, KO 5pm, ITV)
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Austria vs France (Dusseldorf, KO 8pm, ITV)
Tuesday June 18
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Turkey vs Georgia (Dortmund, KO 5pm, BBC One)
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Portugal vs Czech Republic (Leipzig, KO 8pm, BBC One)
Wednesday June 19
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Croatia vs Albania (Hamburg, KO 2pm, ITV)
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Germany vs Hungary (Stuttgart, KO 5pm, BBC One)
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Scotland vs Switzerland (Cologne, KO 8pm, BBC One)
Thursday June 20
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Slovenia vs Serbia (Munich, KO 2pm, ITV)
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Denmark vs England (Frankfurt, KO 5pm, BBC One)
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Spain vs Italy (Gelsenkirchen, KO 8pm, ITV)
Friday June 21
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Slovakia vs Ukraine (Dusseldorf, KO 2pm, BBC One)
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Poland vs Austria (Berlin, KO 5pm, ITV)
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Netherlands vs France (Leipzig, KO 8 p.m., BBC One)
Saturday June 22
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Georgia vs Czech Republic (Hamburg, KO 2pm, BBC One)
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Turkey vs Portugal (Dortmund, KO 5pm, ITV)
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Belgium vs Romania (Cologne, KO 8pm, ITV)
Sunday June 23
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Switzerland vs. Germany (Frankfurt, KO 8 p.m., BBC)
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Scotland vs Hungary (Stuttgart, KO 8pm, BBC One)
Monday June 24
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Croatia vs Italy (Leipzig, KO 8 p.m., BBC)
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Albania vs Spain (Dusseldorf, KO 8pm, BBC)
Tuesday June 25
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Netherlands vs Austria (Berlin, KO 5 p.m., BBC)
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France vs Poland (Dortmund, KO 5pm, BBC)
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England vs Slovenia (Cologne, KO 8pm, ITV)
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Denmark vs Serbia (Munich, KO 8pm, ITV4)
Wednesday June 26
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Slovakia vs Romania (Frankfurt, KO 5pm, BBC)
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Ukraine vs. Belgium (Stuttgart, KO 5 p.m., BBC)
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Czech Republic vs Turkey (Hamburg, KO 8pm, ITV)
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Georgia vs Portugal (Gelsenkirchen, KO 8pm, ITV)
Rest days on June 27 and 28
Round of 16
Saturday June 29
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37 1A vs 2C (Dortmund, KO 8 p.m.)
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38 2A vs 2B (Berlin, KO 5 p.m.)
Sunday June 30
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39 1B vs 3A/D/E/F (Cologne, KO 8 p.m.)
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40 1C vs 3D/E/F (Gelsenkirchen, KO 5 p.m.)
Monday July 1
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41 1F vs 3A/B/C (Frankfurt, KO 8 p.m.)
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42 2D vs 2E (Düsseldorf, KO 5 p.m.)
Tuesday July 2
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43 1E vs 3A/B/C/D (Munich, KO 5 p.m.)
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44 1D vs 2F (Leipzig, KO 8 p.m.)
Rest days on July 3 and 4
Quarterfinals
Friday July 5
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45 W39 vs W37 (Stuttgart, KO 5 p.m.)
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46 W41 vs W42 (Hamburg, KO 8 p.m.)
Saturday July 6
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47 W43 vs W44 (Berlin, KO 8 p.m.)
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48 W40 vs W38 (Dusseldorf, KO 5 p.m.)
Rest days on July 7 and 8
Semi-finals
Tuesday July 9
Wednesday July 10
Rest days on July 11, 12 and 13
Last
Sunday July 14th
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Football version of ‘snicko’ can be used against euros
Television viewers of Euro 2024 will be introduced to football’s equivalent of the cricket snickometer during this summer’s tournament in Germany.
For the first time, broadcasters will receive a ‘touch detection’ image used by referees to make key decisions regarding handballs and offside.
This summer’s tournament will be the first European championship to feature an advanced match ball with a microchip that transmits accurate data to referees in real time.
The chip allows officials to see exactly when contact has been made with the ball, such as ‘snicko’ in cricket.
For example, such information could be crucial in determining certain offside decisions, as it would reveal whether an attacking player touched the ball on its way to a teammate.
It can also be used for handball decisions when it is unclear to the referees whether the ball has hit a player’s hand or arm. The hope is that the technology will reduce the time VAR spends resolving such incidents.
When the “touch detection” system is used to inform VAR decisions, an image is generated for television viewers to demonstrate the point of contact. This image is then broadcast during live coverage of the match.
Similar technology was deployed during the World Cup in Qatar, but the relevant graphics were not broadcast to viewers.
In an example at the World Cup, ball manufacturer Adidas proved that Cristiano Ronaldo had not made contact with the ball for one of Portugal’s goals against Uruguay, using their snickometer equivalent technology. However, this was not broadcast live to television viewers.
Meanwhile, players and coaches have been informed by UEFA referees that only the captain will be allowed to speak to the referee on the pitch this summer. All other players will be shown a yellow card for flouting this rule, with UEFA’s referee chief warning that referees will deal with such issues “firmly and strictly”.
As part of these new guidelines, which are intended to prevent officials from being harassed by players, referees have been asked to have more open conversations with team captains and to explain in more depth why decisions are made.
Keen to quell dissent, Roberto Rosetti, UEFA director of referees, said the new measures had been well received by the players and coaches during their pre-tournament briefings.
“We shared this with the players and the coaches,” he said. “They are happy with it. This isn’t for the referees, this is for football. This is for the game image. It is for young players, young referees, for the image of football.
“We want to give the players more information. We want to explain to the players what is going on. It is impossible to explain the referee’s decision to 10 and 12 players surrounding the referees. We only need one person, just the captain. This is the message.
“These sessions [with the teams] were very productive. All players had a very good interaction: they wanted to know how we wanted to implement this open dialogue with the captains and they were absolutely satisfied with that. I am sure this will be a fantastic example for the next era of football.”
During a speech in Munich, Rosetti also announced that explanations of VAR decisions will be shown on large screens during the matches. The same “technical explanations” sent to match commentators are shown on the large screens.
As a taste of how this explanation will work, UEFA provided the following example of what might appear on the big screens after a handball decision: “Penalty kick, handball foul. Germany’s number 9 hits the ball with his left arm, which was in an unnatural position, above the shoulder, making his body bigger.”