 "Euro 2024, Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland records, fixtures, squads and more")
Euro 2024 Group A features Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland. A look at each team’s history in the competition, records, FIFA rankings, recent results, squads and their fixtures.
Facts about Germany:
Previous Euro performance: 13 participations, winners 1972, 1980 (as West Germany), 1996
Other honours: World Cup winners 1954, 1974, 1990 (as West Germany), 2014
FIFA ranking: 16th
Nickname: Die Mannschaft (The Team), Nationalelf (The National Eleven)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
Star players: Manuel Neuer, Florian Wirtz, Toni Kroos, Ilkay Gundogan, Jamal Musiala
Main clubs: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen
How did they qualify: Hosts
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Germany 0 Ukraine 0 (June 3)
Germany v Greece (June 7)
Germany’s 27-man squad (one to be cut pre-tournament)
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Alex Nuebel (Stuttgart), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona/ESP)
Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Ruediger (Real Madrid/ESP), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Chris Fuehrich (Stuttgart), Pascal Gross (Brighton/ENG), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona/ESP), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/ESP), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards: Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Niclas Fuellkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal/ENG), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
Facts about Scotland:
Previous Euro performance: 3 tournaments, group stage 1992, 1996, 2020
FIFA ranking: 39
Nickname: Tartan Army
Coach: Steve Clarke
Star players: Andy Robertson, John McGinn, Scott McTominay
Main clubs: Celtic, Rangers
How did they qualify: Second place in Group A
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Gibraltar 0 Scotland 2
Scotland v Finland (June 7)
Provisional 28-man squad (playing in England or Scotland unless stated):
Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Norwich City), Zander Clark (Hearts), Craig Gordon (Hearts), Liam Kelly (Motherwell)
Defenders: Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad/ESP), Jack Hendry (Al Ettifaq/KSA), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Liam Cooper (Leeds United), Scott McKenna (FC Copenhagen/DEN), Grant Hanley (Norwich City), Greg Taylor (Celtic), John Souttar (Rangers), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Ross McCrorie (Bristol City)
Midfielders: Callum McGregor (Celtic), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Brighton), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Jack (Rangers)
Forwards: Lyndon Dykes (Queen’s Park Rangers), Che Adams (Southampton), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), Ben Doak (Liverpool), James Forrest (Celtic)
Facts about Hungary:
Previous Euro performances: Four participations, best performance third in 1964
Other: World Cup runners-up 1938, 1954
FIFA ranking: 26th
Nickname: The Magyars
Coach: Marco Rossi (ITA)
Star players: Dominik Szoboszlai, Willi Orban, Milos Kerkez
Main clubs: Ferencvaros, Budapest Honved, MTK Budapest
How did they qualify: Topped Group G ahead of Serbia
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Ireland 2 Hungary 1 (June 4)
Hungary v Israel (June 8)
26-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros), Peter Gulacsi (RB Leipzig/GER), Peter Szappanos (Paksi FC)
Defenders: Botond Balogh (Parma/ITA), Endre Botka (Ferencvaros), Marton Dardai (Hertha Berlin/GER), Attila Fiola (Fehervar), Adam Lang (Omonia Nicosia/CYP), Willi Orban (RB Leipzig/GER), Attila Szalai (Freiburg/GER, on loan from Hoffenheim/GER), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth/ENG), Zsolt Nagy (Puskas Akademia), Loic Nego (Le Havre/FRA)
Midfielders: Bendeguz Bolla (Servette/SUI, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers/ENG), Mihaly Kata (MTK Budapest), Laszlo Kleinheisler (Hajduk Split/CRO, on loan from Panathinaikos/GRE), Adam Nagy (Spezia/ITA, on loan from Pisa/ITA), Andras Schaefer (Union Berlin/GER), Callum Styles (Barnsley/ENG), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool/ENG), Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union/USA)
Strikers: Martin Adam (Ulsan/KOR), Kevin Csoboth (Ujpest), Krisztofer Horvath (Kecskemeti), Roland Sallai (Freiburg/GER), Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros)
Facts about Switzerland:
Previous Euro performances: Five participations, best performance quarter-finals 2020
Other: World Cup quarter-finals 1934, 1938, 1954
FIFA ranking: 19th
Nickname: Nati (National Team)
Coach: Murat Yakin
Star players: Yann Sommer, Granit Xhaka, Manuel Akanji, Xherdan Shaqiri, Gregor Kobel
Main clubs: Young Boys, Basel, Grasshopper Zurich
How did they qualify: Group I runners-up behind Romania
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Switzerland 4 Estonia 0 (June 4)
Switzerland v Austria (June 8)
Provisional 33-man squad
Goalkeepers: Marvin Keller (Winterthur), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient/FRA), Pascal Loretz (Lucerne), Yann Sommer (Inter Milan/ITA)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City/ENG), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Albian Hajdari (Lugano), Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg/GER), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino/ITA), Fabian Schaer (Newcastle United/ENG), Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Silvan Widmer (Mainz/GER), Cedric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg)
Midfielders: Uran Bislimi (Lugano), Kwadwo Dua (Ludogorets/BUL), Michel Aebischer (Bologna/ITA), Remo Freuler (Bologna/ITA), Joel Monteiro (Young Boys), Dan Ndoye (Bologna/ITA), Fabian Rieder (Rennes/FRA), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire/USA), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Ardon Jashari (Lucerne), Denis Zakaria (Monaco/FRA), Steven Zuber (AEK/GRE), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg/GER), Vincent Sierro (Toulouse/FRA)
Forwards: Zeki Amdouni (Burnley/ENG), Breel Embolo (Monaco/FRA), Noah Okafor (AC Milan/ITA), Andi Zeqiri (Genk/BEL)
With AFP inputs