CCTV5 program list (January 2, 2024) - The European Football Association (UEFA) recently announced the schedule of the preliminary and additional matches of the 2024 European Cup, as well as the schedule of the final circle. The European Cup is the highest honor of European football, which is the most popular and influential in the world
CCTV5 program list (January 2, 2024) - The European Football Association (UEFA) recently announced the schedule of the preliminary and additional matches of the 2024 European Cup, as well as the schedule of the final circle. The European Cup is the highest honor of European football. It is one of the most popular and influential football events in the world. It is held every four years and the teams participating in it are all national teams of European countries. The 2024 European Cup will be held in Germany, and a total of 24 teams will participate in the finals, including the host German team and 23 teams that have qualified through the qualifiers and play offs.
The European Cup qualifier will begin in August 2023, with 55 European national teams participating. They will be divided into 10 groups, each group has 5 or 6 teams. Each team will play two games with other teams in the same group, one home game and one away game. The victory will get 3 points, the draw will get 1 point, and the failure will get 0 points. The final ranking will be determined according to the number of points, In the case of the same points, the ranking is based on the net goal, the number of goals, mutual achievements and other indicators. The group match of the preliminary contest will be held from August 2023 to January 2024. Two rounds of competition will be held each month, and each round of competition will be held within a week. After the group match of the preliminary contest, the first and second place of each group will directly obtain the qualification of the final circle, a total of 20 teams.
The play off of the European Cup will be held in March 2024, and a total of 12 teams will participate in it. They won from the competition of the European League of Nations, a new national team competition launched by the European Football Association in 2018. It is held in the year between the European Cup and the World Cup. The participating teams are also national teams of European countries, They are divided into four levels according to the ranking of the European Football Association, and each level is divided into four groups. Each group has three or four teams. Each team should play two games with other teams in the same group, one home game and one away game. The victory score is 3 points, the draw score is 1 point, and the failure score is 0 point. Finally, the ranking is determined according to the number of points. If the points are the same, Rank according to the goal difference, number of goals, mutual achievements and other indicators. The group match of the European Union will be held from September to November 2022. There will be two rounds of competition every month, and each round of competition will be held within a week. After the group match of the European League of Nations, the first place of each level will be promoted to the final of this level. There are four teams in total. The final will be held in June 2023. The system of single match elimination will be adopted, which will be divided into semi-finals and finals to determine the champion of this level. After the final of the European Union League of Nations, the champion of each level will be eligible for the play off. If the champion of this level has already been eligible for the final circle through the preliminary contest, the runner up of this level will be eligible for the play off, and so on, until four teams are made up, a total of 16 teams. The teams participating in the play off will be divided into four paths. Each path has four teams. Each team will play a game with another team in the same path. The single game elimination system will be adopted. The teams will be divided into semi-finals and finals to determine the winner of the path. The semi-final of the play off will be held on March 24, 2024, and the final of the play off will be held on March 28, 2024. The winners of the four routes of the play off will be eligible to participate in the final circle, with a total of four teams.
The final round of the European Cup will be held from June to July 2024, with 24 teams participating. They will be divided into 6 groups, each group has 4 teams. Each team will play a game with other teams in the same group. 3 points will be given for victory, 1 point for draw, and 0 point for failure. The final ranking will be determined according to the number of points. If the points are the same, it will be based on the net goal and the number of goals, Rank each other's performance and other indicators. The group match of the final circle will be held from June 9 to June 24, 2024. There will be three matches every day. Each match will be held in different cities. A total of 10 cities have hosted the competition of the final circle, namely Berlin, Munich, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leipzig, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Nuremberg. After the group match of the final circle, the first and second place of each group, and the fourth best third place will be promoted to the knockout round, a total of 16 teams. The knockout round of the final round will be held from June 27 to July 9, 2024, and the single match knockout system will be adopted. It will be divided into the 1/8 final, the quarter final, the semi-final and the final to determine the champion of the European Cup. The competition venue and schedule of the knockout round of the final circle are shown in the following table:
| Round |
date |
time |
field |
| 1/8 Final |
June 27, 2024 |
18:00 |
Berlin |
