According to CCTV5 program list (February 23, 2024), the 2024 European Cup will be opened on June 11. There are 24 teams participating in the competition. They are divided into six groups, four teams in each group. The top two teams and four best three teams in the group will be promoted to the knockout stage. Recently, UEFA announced
According to CCTV5 program list (February 23, 2024), the 2024 European Cup will be opened on June 11. There are 24 teams participating in the competition. They are divided into six groups, four teams in each group. The top two teams and four best three teams in the group will be promoted to the knockout stage. Recently, UEFA released the final list of all the participating teams. One interesting data is the average age ranking of all the teams. The Italian team is the youngest team at the average age of 25.9, while the English team is the oldest team at the average age of 29.3. The average age difference between the two teams is 3.4 years, This is very rare in the history of the European Cup.
The Italian team is a traditional strong team in the European Cup. They won the European Cup four times in 1968, 1980, 2000 and 2012. They also won the World Cup four times in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. They are one of the giants in the world football. Their football style is solid in defense, flexible in attack, and skilled, Their players are famous for their strong will, noble temperament and high morale. Their fans are famous for their enthusiasm, loyalty and momentum. However, the Italian team has encountered some difficulties in recent years. They failed to qualify in the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and they only stopped in the last eight in the 2016 European Cup. Their players are aging, their tactics are backward, their achievements decline, their status is shaken, their confidence is low, and their image is dim.