In 20 days, on June 14, 2024, the EURO 2024 will kick off in Munich – Germany vs. Scotland, that is the opening match. Die-Fussballreise.de reveals where the individual national teams will have their bases and what is offered in the host cities.
“We have wonderful possibilities there, we can travel by bus,” said DFB sporting director Rudi Völler in an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk about the base of the German national team in the “Home Ground” of (still) supplier Adidas in Herzogenaurach, the birthplace of Lothar Herbert Matthäus.
Munich, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt are the venues for the DFB team against Scotland, Hungary, and Switzerland – Herzogenaurach, where "Adi" Dassler once invented the legendary screw-in studs for football boots, is thus strategically well-chosen.
Adidas in Herzogenaurach with the Adi-Dassler statue in front of the headquarters, will be the "Home Ground" of the German national team for EURO 2024. Photo: Imago
Where are Germany and its group opponents staying?
The fan zones of the three cities where the German team will play their group matches are almost traditionally located in the Olympic Park in Munich, at Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, and along the river Main in Frankfurt between Holbeinsteg and Friedensbrücke.
Two of Germany's three opponents have retreated to the Bavarian-Austrian border region. Hungary has its team hotel in Weiler im Allgäu, the birthplace of World Champion Karl-Heinz “Air” Riedle. Scotland is staying in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Austria and its German head coach Ralf Rangnick are residing in the capital city Berlin, where the fan mile at the Brandenburg Gate has been an institution since 2006.
Wolfsburg will be the home of the "Elftal" from the Netherlands for EURO 2024, who drew one of the toughest groups with France, Poland, and Austria on their way to the round of 16.
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The vice-world champion from France is setting up their base near Paderborn, in Bad Lippspringe, while Poland and superstar Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona) are guests in Hanover.
If you want to meet Harry Kane and the "Three Lions" for selfies and autographs, you have to travel to Thuringia: in Blankenhain is the team hotel of the English. Including a golf resort, of course. England, with stars like Kane, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) and the "Stockport-Iniesta" Phil Foden from champions Manchester City, are among the favorites of the tournament.
The first opponent of the vice-European champion of 2021 is Serbia, which will be staying in Wuppertal during the tournament.
The host cities cannot complain about a lack of frequency from the participating teams.
The national team from the Czech Republic will be staying in Hamburg, where there will be public viewing at Heiligengeistfeld near the Millerntor Stadium of Bundesliga promoted team FC St. Pauli . The atmosphere in nearby Stuttgart is appreciated by "Die Nati" from Switzerland.
Spain, with 3 titles the record European champion alongside Germany (most recently in 2012) and title defender Italy are opting for locations away from the big metropolises – to Donaueschingen and Iserlohn.
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Turkey is participating in the EURO finals for the first time since 2016. A center of Turkish football enthusiasm is likely to be the base in Barsinghausen, Lower Saxony.
In addition to Poland, Ukraine and EURO newcomer Georgia also qualified through the playoff games. The team from war-torn Ukraine will likely experience a high level of security in Taunusstein, Hesse, near Frankfurt, while Georgia has its hotel in Velbert (North Rhine-Westphalia).
In addition to Georgia, Turkey, and the Czech Republic in Group F: Portugal and football star Cristiano Ronaldo. When the 2016 European champions train in Marienfeld (NRW), the fan rush is likely to be great.
Also at the public viewing venues in Leipzig (Augustusplatz), Gelsenkirchen (Amphitheater / Nordsternpark), on the Rhine riverbank in Düsseldorf, at Heumarkt in Cologne, and in Westfalenpark in Dortmund, where the official UEFA fan zones are located.
What does die-fussballreise.de offer for EURO 2024?
Normally, tickets for major sporting events such as the EURO are sold through the official website of the organizer (in this case UEFA) and through authorized sales outlets. However, it is also possible to obtain EURO tickets through other channels such as the official ticket agents of the respective countries. We at DIE-FUSSBALLREISE are also helpful in arranging EURO 2024 tickets .
Der Autor: Carsten Germann berichtet seit 2002 aus erster Hand über den englischen Fußball, u. a. für DIE WELT, BILD am SONNTAG und seit April 2021 auch als leitender Redakteur beim Portal Fussballdaten.de. Zudem gab er mit den Büchern Football’s home (2007) und Absolute Dynamite! (2010) zwei Sammelbände mit seinen Fußball-Reiseerlebnissen aus Großbritannien heraus. Für DIE FUSSBALLREISE schreibt er regelmäßig über den Insel-Kick.