Over $360M prize money to be distributed in EURO 2024: UEFA
Over $360 million will be on offer as prize winnings at the 17th edition of the European Football Championship, UEFA announced on Saturday.
"The amount for distribution to the participating teams is confirmed at the same level as for UEFA EURO 2020, i.e. a total of €331 million," UEFA said in a statement.
The governing body of European football noted that its Executive Committee in Hamburg approved the distribution system of the prize money for nations participating in the EURO 2024.
It added that the title winner could get a maximum of €28.25 million if the national team wins all three games in the group stage.
"The 2024 European champions will receive an extra payment of €8 million almost," UEFA said.
UEFA also said that each of the 24 teams would receive a minimum of €9.25 million for playing in the month-long tournament.
The 51 matches at EURO 2024 will take place across 10 stadiums in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024.
UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament draw unveiled
Türkiye pairs with Portugal, Czech Republic, playoff winner C in group F.
The UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament draw took place Saturday at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany.
Türkiye paired with Portugal and the Czech Republic in the group stage draw, as well as playoff winner C in group F, which may be either, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, or Luxembourg.
The top two in each of the six final groups will advance to the round of 16, along with the four best third-placed finishers.
Hosts Germany were seeded in pot 1 but were not drawn as they are automatically allocated to group A. The three eventual playoff winners have been assigned to pot 4.
The finals will have 24 national teams as the final three tickets will be determined via playoffs in March.
In the semifinal playoffs on March 21, Poland will face Estonia and Wales will take on Finland in path A.
In path B, Israel will play against Iceland, while Bosnia and Herzegovina will face Ukraine.
In path C, Georgia will take on Luxembourg and Greece will play against Kazakhstan.
In the playoff finals on March 26, winners of each draw will face one another in each path and every playoff final winner will earn their ticket to the finals.
The groups are as follows:
Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
Group C: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia
Group D: France, Austria, Netherlands, Playoff winner A
Group E: Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, Playoff winner B
Group F: Portugal, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Playoff winner C
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