The latest edition of the European Championship is now just around the corner, with 24 countries aiming for glory in Germany.
The action is scheduled to get underway on Friday 14th June, although the four countries in Group C will have to remain patient before beginning their campaigns.
England will be looking to get the better of Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia, and it could be a tricky task for the Three Lions with a number of potential banana skins.
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ByStephan Georgiou Euro 2024 Group C fixtures
Sun 16th June, 5pm
Slovenia
vs
Denmark
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Sun 16th June, 8pm
Serbia
vs
England
VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Thu 20th June, 2pm
Slovenia
vs
Serbia
Allianz Arena, Munich
Thu 20th June, 5pm
Denmark
vs
England
Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
Tue 25th June, 8pm
England
vs
Slovenia
Cologne Stadium, Cologne
Tue 25th June, 8pm
Denmark
vs
Serbia
Allianz Arena, Munich
Slovenia
Matjaz Kek
Jan Oblak
57th
27th
Benjamin Sesko (5)
Group H runners-up, 22 points
Group stage (2000)
Slovenia are gearing up for only their second-ever appearance at the European Championship, 24 years on from their group stage exit in Belgium and the Netherlands.
They won seven of their ten qualifying games and averaged two goals per game, with rising RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko leading the line for Matjaz Kek’s side.
Tue 4th June
Slovenia 2-1 Armenia
Sat 8th June
Slovenia 1-1 Bulgaria
As well as having a superstar in the making in attack, Slovenia also have one of the best goalkeepers in world football, with Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak between the sticks. Should the pair shine in the three group games, Slovenia could make history by reaching the last 16.
Position
Player
Club
Goalkeeper
Vid Belec
APOEL
Goalkeeper
Jan Oblak
Atletico Madrid
Goalkeeper
Igor Vekic
Vejle
Defender
Jure Balkovec
Alanyaspor
Defender
Jaka Bijol
Udinese
Defender
Miha Blazic
Lech Poznan
Defender
David Brekalo
Orlando City
Defender
Vanja Drkusic
Sochi
Defender
Erik Janza
Gornik Zabrze
Defender
Zan Karnicnik
Celje
Defender
Petar Stojanovic
Sampdoria
Midfielder
Timi Max Elsnik
Olimpija Ljubljana
Midfielder
Adam Gnezda Cerin
Panathinaikos
Midfielder
Jon Gorenc Stankovic
Sturm Graz
Midfielder
Tomi Horvat
Sturm Graz
Midfielder
Jasmin Kurtic
Sudtirol
Midfielder
Sandi Lovric
Udinese
Midfielder
Benjamin Verbic
Panathinaikos
Midfielder
Adrian Zeljkovic
Spartak Trnava
Midfielder
Nino Zugelj
Bodo/Glimt
Forward
Zan Celar
Lugano
Forward
Josip Ilicic
Maribor
Forward
Jan Mlakar
Pisa
Forward
Benjamin Sesko
RB Leipzig
Forward
Andraz Sporar
Panathinaikos
Forward
Zan Vipotnik
Bordeaux
Denmark
Kasper Hjulmand
Simon Kjaer
21st
11th
Rasmus Hojlund (7)
Group H winners, 22 points
Winners (1992)
Denmark have loved playing the underdog in major tournaments and reached the semi-finals in Euro 2020, eventually losing in extra time to England. They regrouped, comfortably qualifying for this year’s event and now have some new young blood in Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund and Celtic star Matt O’Riley.
Wed 5th June
Denmark 2-1 Sweden
Sat 8th June
Denmark 3-1 Norway
The Red and Whites also have a plethora of experienced players to lean on such as goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen and Premier League midfielders Christian Eriksen and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
They already know two of their opponents in Group C well after pipping Slovenia to the top of their qualifying group and recently facing England in a major tournament, so they may fancy their chances of a deep run once more, possibly by getting their revenge against the Three Lions.
Position
Player
Club
Goalkeeper
Mads Hermansen
Leicester
Goalkeeper
Frederik Ronnow
Union Berlin
Goalkeeper
Kasper Schmeichel
Anderlecht
Defender
Joachim Andersen
Crystal Palace
Defender
Alexander Bah
Benfica
Defender
Andreas Christensen
Barcelona
Defender
Mathias Jorgensen
Brentford
Defender
Simon Kjaer
Milan
Defender
Rasmus Kristensen
Roma
Defender
Victor Kristiansen
Bologna
Defender
Joakim Maehle
Wolfsburg
Defender
Jannik Vestergaard
Leicester
Midfielder
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Burnley
Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard
Brentford
Midfielder
Thomas Delaney
Anderlecht
Midfielder
Christian Eriksen
Man Utd
Midfielder
Morten Hjulmand
Sporting CP
Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Tottenham
Midfielder
Mathias Jensen
Brentford
Midfielder
Christian Norgaard
Brentford
Midfielder
Andreas Skov Olsen
Club Brugge
Forward
Kasper Dolberg
Anderlecht
Forward
Anders Dreyer
Anderlecht
Forward
Rasmus Hojlund
Man Utd
Forward
Yussuf Poulsen
RB Leipzig
Forward
Jonas Wind
Wolfsburg
Serbia
Dragan Stojkovic
Dusan Tadic
33rd
18th
Aleksandar Mitrovic (5)
Group G runners-up, 14 points
Runners-up (1960, 1968; as Yugoslavia)
Serbia are making a long-awaited return to the European Championship, with their previous participation coming as FR Yugoslavia back in 2000.
They reached the quarter-finals in Belgium and the Netherlands, but since then, have missed the last five tournaments.
Tue 4th June
Austria 2-1 Serbia
Sat 8th June
Sweden 0-3 Serbia
We saw Dragan Stojkovic’s side at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where they were knocked out at the group stage, and they will be coming into this year’s Euros looking to go one better by springing a surprise.
The form of experienced attacking heads Dusan Tadic and Aleksandar Mitrovic could be vital in Serbia’s attempts to reach the knockout stages, with Stojkovic usually setting his side up in a 3-4-2-1 system.
Position
Player
Club
Goalkeeper
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
Torino
Goalkeeper
Djordje Petrovic
Chelsea
Goalkeeper
Predrag Rajkovic
Mallorca
Defender
Srdan Babic
Spartak Moscow
Defender
Nikola Milenkovic
Fiorentina
Defender
Strahinja Pavlovic
RB Salzburg
Defender
Uros Spajic
Red Star
Defender
Nemanja Stojic
Red Star
Defender
Milos Veljkovic
Werder Bremen
Midfielder
Veljko Birmancevic
Sparta Prague
Midfielder
Mijat Gacinovic
AEK Athens
Midfielder
Nemanja Gudelj
Sevilla
Midfielder
Ivan Ilic
Torino
Midfielder
Filip Kostic
Juventus
Midfielder
Sasa Lukic
Fulham
Midfielder
Nemanja Maksimovic
Getafe
Midfielder
Srdjan Mijailovic
Red Star
Midfielder
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
Al-Hilal
Midfielder
Filip Mladenovic
Panathinaikos
Midfielder
Lazar Samardzic
Udinese
Midfielder
Dusan Tadic
Fenerbahce
Midfielder
Andrija Zivkovic
PAOK
Forward
Luka Jovic
Milan
Forward
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Al-Hilal
Forward
Petar Ratkov
RB Salzburg
Forward
Dusan Vlahovic
Juventus
England
Gareth Southgate
Harry Kane
4th
3rd
Harry Kane (8)
Group C winners, 20 points
Runners-up (2020)
After suffering penalty-shootout heartbreak at Wembley Stadium in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, England come into this year’s event as one of the favourites to go one better and lift a first major men’s trophy since 1966.
Gareth Southgate’s side went unbeaten in qualifying in a group that included Italy, while they arguably have some of Europe’s best players in Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, who was recently crowned a Champions League winner.
Mon 3rd June
England 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fri 7th June
England 0-1 Iceland
Alongside those two superstars, Premier League aces Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden and Declan Rice also look set to play a big role in Germany, though they were all given a reality check in the build-up to the tournament following a shock friendly defeat to 2016 nemeses Iceland.
The Three Lions have been a real threat in the last three major tournaments, so expectations appear to be high, and anything but another run to the final could be deemed a failure.
Position
Player
Club
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson
Crystal Palace
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford
Everton
Goalkeeper
Aaron Ramsdale
Arsenal
Defender
Lewis Dunk
Brighton
Defender
Joe Gomez
Liverpool
Defender
Marc Guehi
Crystal Palace
Defender
Ezri Konsa
Aston Villa
Defender
Luke Shaw
Man Utd
Defender
John Stones
Man City
Defender
Kieran Trippier
Newcastle
Defender
Kyle Walker
Man City
Midfielder
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool
Midfielder
Conor Gallagher
Chelsea
Midfielder
Kobbie Mainoo
Man Utd
Midfielder
Declan Rice
Arsenal
Midfielder
Adam Wharton
Crystal Palace
Forward
Jude Bellingham
Real Madrid
Forward
Jarrod Bowen
West Ham
Forward
Eberechi Eze
Crystal Palace
Forward
Phil Foden
Man City
Forward
Anthony Gordon
Newcastle
Forward
Harry Kane
Bayern Munich
Forward
Cole Palmer
Chelsea
Forward
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal
Forward
Ivan Toney
Brentford
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa
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