The competition system of the 24 teams in the 2024 European Cup shows that: in the new order of European football, which dark horses can challenge the competition?

The 2024 European Cup will be held in Germany from June 14 to July 14 next year, which is a large-scale football event hosted by Germany again after the 2006 World Cup. This European Cup follows the competition system of 24 teams, which is divided into 6 groups, with 4 teams in each group. The top two teams and the third one of the four teams with the best results will be promoted to the top 16, and then the elimination match will be held until the champion is determined.

The 2024 European Cup will be held in Germany from June 14 to July 14 next year, which is a large-scale football event hosted by Germany again after the 2006 World Cup. This European Cup follows the competition system of 24 teams, which is divided into 6 groups, with 4 teams in each group. The top two teams and the third one of the four teams with the best results will be promoted to the top 16, and then the elimination match will be held until the champion is determined.

At present, 21 teams have locked their qualification for the European Cup by qualifying or hosting, and the remaining three seats will be decided by the play off of the European National League, which will be held in March next year. The following are the determined teams and their world rankings:

Among these teams, some are traditional strong teams, such as Germany, France, Spain, England, Italy, etc., some are strong teams that have risen in recent years, such as Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, etc., and some are teams with good strength but not much attention, such as Denmark, Turkey, Switzerland, etc. Which of these teams are likely to become the dark horse of this European Cup and impact the competition?

First of all, we need to be clear about what a dark horse is. Generally speaking, a dark horse refers to a team that shows a higher level than expected in the game, defeats a stronger opponent, and achieves unexpected results. The standard of dark horse is not fixed, because different people have different expectations for different teams. However, we can judge which teams are more likely to become dark horses according to some objective factors, such as world rankings, historical records, player strength, etc.

According to these factors, we can divide the determined teams into three levels:

The first level is the most popular teams to win the championship. These teams are ranked in the top ten in the world. They have won European Cup or World Cup in history, and their players are also very strong, such as Germany, France, Spain, England, Italy, Portugal, etc. If these teams win the championship, it will not surprise people, and they are not dark horses. The second level is the teams that have strength but are not optimistic. These teams are ranked between 10 and 20 in the world. There have also been runners up or runners up in the European Cup or the World Cup in history, and the players are not poor, such as Belgium, Croatia, Switzerland, Sweden, etc. If these teams win the championship, they will surprise people, but they are not too big dark horses. The third level is the team with ordinary strength but potential. These teams are all below 20 in the world ranking. There is no European Cup or the top three in the World Cup in history, and the players' strength is not very good, such as Denmark, Turkey, Czech Republic, Albania, etc.

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