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Matt Stead
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Who should we expect to rock up at Euro 2024?

Euro 2024 starts with hosts Germany facing Scotland on June 14, but England, France and the rest face a deadline of June 7 to name their tournament squads.

All 24 competing nations will once again be permitted to name 26-man squads for the summer after confirmation from UEFA following pressure from numerous international managers and executives.

Some countries have made it clear when their provisional squad will be named but the deadline for final squad submission to UEFA is June 7, a week before the tournament begins.

But who can expect to be on the plane, train, coach, group walk or other alternative means of travel? Some countries have started to name at least preliminary squads and of the rest, we have taken a look at their most recent selections and tried to fill in the blanks where necessary.

 

Group A (Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland)

Who is in the Germany squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 27-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) and Alexander Nubel (Stuttgart).

Defenders: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), David Raum (Leipzig), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Maximilian Mittelstadt (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (Leipzig).

Midfielders: Pascal Gross (Brighton), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona), Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)

Forwards: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart).

At least one more player will have to drop out of the final squad, with Mats Hummels, Leon Goretzka, Julian Brandt, Karim Adeyemi, Niklas Sule, Timo Werner and Serge Gnabry already omitted.

“I had long conversations with both of them,” manager Julian Nagelsmann said of Hummels and Goretzka in particular. “They’re very disappointed, that’s understandable. You would like to take everyone with you.

“They did everything to be there. I tried to explain why they weren’t included. It’s understandable that they are sad. They weren’t bad conversations, but of course there are more pleasant conversations in life.”

World ranking: 16th

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in World Cup 2022 group stage

 

Who is in the Hungary squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Peter Gulacsi (Leipzig), Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros), Peter Szappanos (Paksi).

Defenders: Botond Balogh (Parma), Endre Botka (Ferenvaros), Marton Dardai (Hertha BSC), Attila Fiola (Fehervar), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth), Adam Lang (Omonia), Zsolt Nagy (Puskas Akademia), Willi Orban (Leipzig), Loic Nego (Le Havre), Attila Szalai (Freiburg).

Midfielders: Bendeguz Bolla (Servette), Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union), Krisztofer Horvath (Kecskemet), Laszlo Kleinheisler (Hajduk Split), Mihály Kata (MTK Budapest), Adam Nagy (Spezia), Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), Callum Styles (Sunderland), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).

Forwards: Martin Adam (Ulsan), Kevin Csoboth (Ujpest), Roland Sallai (Freiburg), Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros).

Balazs Toth (Fehervar), Krisztian Lisztes (Ferencvaros), Attila Mocsi (Caykur Rizespor), Zalan Vancsa (Lommel) and Balint Vecsei (Paksi) have been named as back-ups in case of injury.

“I have to say that after a long time – including key players – everyone can be called up,” said manager Marco Rossi. “There are two question marks, Fiola and Lang, but of course we are in contact with them. Our medical staff have also consulted them, thus it looks like they can join us.”

World ranking: 26th

Manager: Marco Rossi

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in Euro 2020 group stage

 

Who is in the Scotland squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 28-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Norwich), Liam Kelly (Motherwell), Zander Clark (Hearts), Craig Gordon (Hearts)

Defenders: Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Liam Cooper (Leeds), Scott McKenna (Copenhagen), Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad), Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq), Grant Hanley (Norwich City), Ryan Porteous (Watford), John Souttar (Rangers), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Ross McRorie (Bristol City).

Midfielders: Scott McTominay (Manchester United), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Brighton), Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Jack (Rangers), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich City).

Forwards: Lyndon Dykes (QPR), Che Adams (Southampton), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), Ben Doak (Liverpool), James Forrest (Celtic).

Injuries really have taken their toll here and there are fingers crossed about some of those picked. Hanley has played eight minutes since March 6; Ryan Jack has not played since March 7. Stuart Armstrong has not played since April 20. And Ben Doak has not played for Liverpool in 2024.

World ranking: 39th

Manager: Steve Clarke

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in Euro 2020 group stage

 

Who is in the Switzerland squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 38-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Inter), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Marvin Keller (Winterthur), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Pascal Loretz (Luzern).

Defenders: Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg), Aurele Amenda (Young Boys), Albian Hajdari (Lugano), Bryan Okoh (Salzburg), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Ulisses Garcia (Marseille), Cedric Zesiger (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schar (Newcastle), Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart).

Midfielders: Ardon Jashari (Luzern), Fabian Rieder (Rennes), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Uran Bislimi (Lugano), Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Vincent Sierro (Toulouse), Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).

Forwards: Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Noah Okafor (Milan), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Dan Ndoye (Bologna), Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets), Breel Embolo (Monaco), Joel Monteiro (Young Boys), Andi Zeqiri (Genk), Steven Zuber (AEK).

Manager Murat Yakin explained that some younger players have been named in a large preliminary squad – seven of those initially called up have never been capped and five more have only appeared twice at most for the national team – to account for those who are unable to join up with the training camp yet due to club commitments.

World ranking: 19th

Manager: Murat Yakin

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 6-1 by Portugal in World Cup 2022 round of 16

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Group B (Albania, Croatia, Italy, Spain)

Who is in the Albania squad for Euro 2024?

Last squad – named for March friendlies against Chile (3-0 defeat) and Sweden (1-0 defeat):

Alen Sherri (Egnatia), Elhan Kastrati (Cittadella), Thomas Strakosha (Brentford), Ivan Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), Mario Mitaj (Lokomotiv Moscow), Elseid Hysaj (Lazio), Frederic Veseli (Fatih Karagumruk), Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), Enea Mihaj (Famalicao), Jon Mersinaj (Lokomotiva), Marash Kumbulla (Sassuolo), Naser Aliji (Voluntari), Keidi Bare (Espanyol), Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), Qazim Laci (Sparta Prague), Yiber Ramadani (Lecce), Kristjan Asllani (Inter), Rey Manaj (Sivasspor), Jasir Asani (Gwangju), Taulant Seferi (Baniyas), Sokol Cikalleshi (Konyaspor), Enrest Muci (Besiktas), Arbnor Mucolli (Goteborg), Armando Broja (Fulham), Arber Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb).

Etrit Berisham (Empoli), the 80-cap goalkeeper, has not featured at club level since December due to a loss of form and then injury, while Myrto Uzuni (Granada) has 11 goals in La Liga this season and dropped out of the March squad so should expect a recall.

World ranking: 66th

Manager: Sylvinho

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in Euro 2016 group stage

 

Who is in the Croatia squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce), Nediljko Labrovic (Rijeka), Ivica Ivusic (Pafos).

Defenders: Josip Stanisic (Bayer Leverkusen), Marin Pongracic (Lecce), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), Borna Sosa (Ajax), Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin), Josip Sutalo (Ajax).

Midfielders: Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Luka Ivanusec (Feyenoord), Luka Sucic (Salzburg), Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb).

Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Hajduk Split), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Marko Pjaca (Rijeka), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marco Pasalic (Rijeka).

Borna Barisic (Rangers), Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon), Kristijan Jakic (Augsburg), Dominik Kotarski (PAOK), Toni Fruk (Rijeka), Marin Ljubicic (LASK), Igor Matanovic (Karlsruher), Niko Kristian Sigur (Hajduk Split) and Petar Sucic (Dinamo Zagreb) were named on a standby list by manager Zlatko Dalic, who said they “will not force anything” when it comes to Perisic, who is only just returning from an ACL injury.

World ranking: 10th

Manager: Zlatko Dalic

Last major tournament finish: Third place in World Cup 2022, knocked out by Argentina in the semi-final

 

Who is in the Italy squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 30-man squad: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Guglielmo Vicario (Spurs), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio).

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Raoul Bellanova (Torino).

Midfielders: Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Nicolo Barella (Inter), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Verona).

Forwards: Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).

Only 10 of Roberto Mancini’s champions from Euro 2020 will defend Italy’s crown in Germany, with Luciano Spalletti controversially included Nicolo Fagioli despite the midfielder playing just two games since his return from a betting ban.

The struggle to find a reliable goalscoring striker continues, with Scamacca favoured over Ciro Immobile even though the former was dropped for the March squads.

World ranking: 9th

Manager: Luciano Spalletti

Last major tournament finish: Euro 2020 winners

 

Who is in the Spain squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 29-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad), David Raya (Arsenal).

Defenders: Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr), Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).

Midfielders: Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Rodri (Manchester City), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain), Pedri (Barcelona), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Fermin Lopez (Barcelona), Aleix Garcia (Girona), Alex Baena (Villarreal).

Forwards: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Dani Olmo (Leipzig), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Ayoze Perez (Real Betis), Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), Joselu (Real Madrid), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad).

“We have very competitive forwards. Regarding Ayoze Perez, I think it is time to give him this opportunity,” manager Luis de la Fuente said of the former Newcastle attacker, who can reminisce over happier times at St James’ Park with Joselu.

World ranking: 8th

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Last major tournament finish: Beaten by Morocco on penalties in World Cup 2022 round of 16

 

Group C (Denmark, England, Serbia, Slovenia)

Who is in the Denmark squad for Euro 2024?

Last squad – named for March friendlies against Switzerland (0-0 draw) and Faroe Islands (2-0 win):

Andreas Hansen (Nordsjaelland), Mads Hermansen (Leicester), Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), Jacob Rasmussen (Brondby), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Viktor Kristiansen (Bologna), Mads Roerslev (Brentford), Elias Jelert (Copenhagen), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), Matt O’Riley (Celtic), Morten Hjulmand (Sporting), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Spurs), Gustav Isaksen (Lazio), Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United), Mohamed Daramy (Reims), Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), Yussuf Poulsen (Leipzig), Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht).

Christian Norgaard should round out the Brentford contingent after returning for his club, while Simon Kjaer (Milan) is striving to prove his fitness in time.

World ranking: 21st

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in World Cup 2022 group stage

 

Who is in the England squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 33-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).

DefendersKyle Walker (Manchester City), John Stones (Manchester City), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Lewis Dunk (Brighton) and Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).

Forwards: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich).

The Jordan Henderson omission was surprising, along with Marcus Rashford missing out. Gareth Southgate said of the latter that “other players in that area have had better seasons”, while Henderson was lacking “intensity” after an injury. We have 16 Conclusions on that squad.

World ranking: 4th

Manager: Gareth Southgate

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 2-1 by France in World Cup 2022 quarter-finals

 

Who is in the Serbia squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 35-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca), Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea), Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Partizan).

Defenders: Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla), Strahinja Pavolvic (Salzburg), Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), Srdan Babic (Spartak Moscow), Strahinja Erakovic (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Uros Spajic (Red Star Belgrade), Nemanja Stojic (TSC), Jan-Carlo Simic (Milan).

Midfielders: Sasa Zdjelar (CSKA Moscow), Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce), Filip Kostic (Juventus), Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK), Srdan Mijailovic (Udinese), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal), Sasa Lukic (Fulham), Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe), Nemanja Radonjic (Mallorca), Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens), Ivan Ilic (Torino), Lazar Samardzic (Udinese), Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague), Aleksandar Cirkovic (TSC), Matija Gluscevic (Radnicki 1923).

Forwards: Luka Jovic (Milan), Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal), Samed Bazdar (Partizan), Mihailo Ivanovic (Vojvodina), Petar Ratkov (Red Bull Salzburg), Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).

Perhaps the most surprising of the omissions – before the final cut to 26 players – were those of Marko Grujic (Porto) and Erhan Masovic (Bochum). Just one Bundesliga player being named, with eight from the Serbian league, raised a few eyebrows.

World ranking: 33rd

Manager: Dragan Stojkovic

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in World Cup 2022 group stage

 

Who is in the Slovenia squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 30-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Vid Belec (APOEL), Igor Vekic (Vejle), Matevz Vidovsek (Olimpija Ljubljana).

Defenders: Zan Karnicnik (Celje), Jure Balkovec (Alanyaspor), Miha Blazic (Lech Poznan), Jaka Bijol (Udinese), Erik Janza (Gornik Zabrze), Petar Stojanovic (Sampdoria), Vanja Drkusic (Sochi), David Brekalo (Orlando City), Zan Zaletel (Viborg).

Midfielders: Miha Zajc (Fenerbahce), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz), Benjamin Verbic (Panathinaikos), Sandi Lovric (Udinese), Timi Max Elsnik (Olimpija Ljubljana), Jasmin Kurtic (Sudtirol), Tomi Horvat (Sturm Graz), Adam Gnezda Cerin (Panathinaikos), Adrian Zeljkovic (Spartak Trnava), Nino Zugelj (Bodo/Glimt).

Forwards: Josip Ilicic (Maribor), Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos), Benjamin Sesko (Leipzig), Luka Zahovic (Pogon Szczecin), Jan Mlakar (Pisa), Zan Vipotnik (Bordeaux), Zan Celar (Lugano).

No-one expected the call for Ilicic, whose last Slovenia cap came in November 2021. The 36-year-old has endured mental health struggles in recent years and left Atalanta by mutual consent in summer 2022, eventually landing at former club Maribor. Things have not been smooth for Ilicic ever since but a particularly glorious end to the season – three goals and seven assists from March onwards – has stirred his country.

World ranking: 57th

Manager: Matjaz Kek

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in World Cup 2010 group stage

 

Group D (Austria, France, Netherlands, Poland)

Who is in the Austria squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 29-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Heinz Linder (Union Saint-Gilloise), Tobias Lawal (LASK), Patrick Pentz (Brondby), Niklas Hedl (Rapid Wien).

Defenders: Maximilian Wober (Borussia Monchengladbach), Kevin Danso (Lens), Stefan Posch (Bologna), Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Wien), Philipp Mwene (Mainz), Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord), Flavius Daniliuc (Salzburg).

Midfielders: Nicolas Seiwald (Leipzig), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim), Christoph Baumgartner (Leipzig), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Florian Kainz (FC Koln), Andreas Weimann (West Brom), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Wien), Thierno Ballo (Wolfsberger).

Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Inter), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), Marco Grull (Rapid Wien), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Maximilian Entrup (Hartberg).

“Over the last weeks I’ve have had close exchanges with David,” manager Ralf Rangnick said of the injured Alaba, who will travel as a “non-playing captain”. Alexander and Xaver Schlager are both sidelined, too.

Rangnick, who also named a 12-strong stand-by list, added: “We have chosen the players with whom we believe we can bring the best football onto the pitch. We have added one or two more because we have to see how injuries that have occurred recently develop.”

World ranking: 25th

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 2-1 by Italy in Euro 2020 round of 16

 

Who is in the France squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 25-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Brice Samba (Lens), Mike Maignan (Milan), Alphonse Areola (West Ham).

Defenders: Benjamin Pavard (Inter), Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), William Saliba (Arsenal), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).

Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco)

Forwards: Olivier Giroud (Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcus Thuram (Inter), Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich).

“He played a full season, albeit not in a European league, as he is in Saudi Arabia,” manager Didier Deschamps said of surprise recall Kante, who has not featured for Les Bleus since June 2022.

“He’s back to full fitness. With his experience, I’m convinced that the French team will be stronger with N’Golo Kante.”

Among the standout omissions are Michael Olise, Jean-Clair Todibo, Malo Gusto, Matteo Guendouzi, Christopher Nkunku and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

World ranking: 2nd

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Last major tournament finish: Beaten on penalties by Argentina in World Cup 2022 final

 

Who is in the Netherlands squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 30-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton), Nick Olij (Sparta Rotterdam), Mark Flekken (Brentford).

Defenders: Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Girona), Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund), Mickey van de Van (Spurs), Stefan de Vrij (Inter).

Midfielders: Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Jerdy Schouten (PSV), Xavi Simons (Leipzig), Georginio Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq), Quinten Timber (Feyenoord), Tijani Reijnders (Milan), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Joey Veerman (PSV).

Forwards: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Wout Weghorst (Hoffenheim), Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).

Joshua Zirkzee, Mats Wieffer, Jurrien Timber and Thijs Dallinga are the biggest absentees.

World ranking: 7th

Manager: Ronald Koeman

Last major tournament finish: Beaten on penalties by Argentina in World Cup 2022 quarter-final

 

Who is in the Poland squad for Euro 2024?

Last squad – named for Euro play-offs against Estonia (5-1 win) and Wales (0-0 draw, win on penalties):

Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna), Marcin Bulka (Nice), Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli), Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserslautern), Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznan), Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli), Pawel Bochniewicz (Heerenveen), Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets), Bartosz Slisz (Atalanta United), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Taras Romanczulk (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens), Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce), Nicola Zalewski (Roma), Jakub Moder (Brighton), Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw), Karol Swiderski (Verona), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor), Krzysztof Piatek (Istanbul Basaksehir).

Matty Cash (Aston Villa) succumbed to a hamstring injury within 11 minutes of Poland’s play-off semi-final win over Estonia, missing the subsequent victory over Wales on penalties; he will at least be in the squad.

World ranking: 28th

Manager: Michal Probierz

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 3-1 by France in World Cup 2022 round of 16

 

Group E (Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine)

Who is in the Belgium squad for Euro 2024?

Last squad – named for March friendlies against Ireland (0-0 draw) and England (2-2 draw):

Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Thomas Kaminski (Luton), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest), Arnaud Bodart (Standard Liege), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Arhur Theate (Rennes), Wout Faes (Leicester), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor), Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Koni De Winter (Genoa), Amadou Onana (Everton), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Orel Mangala (Lyon), Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid), Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Lois Openda (Leipzig), Romelu Lukaku (Roma), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla), Johan Bakayoko (PSV), Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce).

Those goalkeeping options are a sorry sight but Domenico Tedesco is “focusing on players who are in good shape” so will not consider Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) despite his consecutive clean sheets in May. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) should await a pleasant phone call, however.

World ranking: 3rd

Manager: Domenico Tedesco

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in World Cup 2022 group stage

 

Who is in the Romania squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 28-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Florin Nita (Gaziantep), Horatiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid), Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB), Razvan Sava (CFR Cluj).

Defenders: Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow Czestochowa), Andrei Burca (Al-Okhdood), Ionut Nedelcearu (Palermo), Adrian Rus (Pafos), Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), Radu Dragusin (Spurs), Vasile Mogos (CFR Cluj).

Midfielders: Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep), Nicolae Stanciu (Damac), Razvan Marin (Empoli), Alexandru Cicaldau (Konyaspor), Ianis Hagi (Alaves), Dennis Man (Parma), Valentin Mihaila (Parma), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Marius Marin (Pisa), Florinel Coman (FCSB), Adrian Sut (FCSB), Constantin Grameni (Farul Constanta).

Forwards: Daniel Birligea (CFR Cluj), Denis Dragus (Gaziantep), George Puscas (Bari), Denis Alibec (Muaither).

The uncapped Sava and Grameni were unexpected inclusions, while 24-year-old Birligea and his one appearance for the national team is included in some sparse attacking options.

There was no room for Cristian Manea or Vlad Chiriches.

World ranking: 47th

Manager: Edward Iordanescu

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in Euro 2016 group stage

 

Who is in the Slovakia squad for Euro 2024?

Last squad – named for March friendlies against Austria (2-0 defeat) and Norway (1-1 draw):

Marek Rodak (Fulham), Henrich Ravas (New England Revolution), Dominik Takac (Spartak Trnava), Peter Pekarik (Hertha BSC), Norbert Gyomber (Salernitana), David Hancko (Feyenoord), Lubomir Satka (Samsunspor), Denis Vavro (Copenhagen), Vernon De Marco (Hatta), Michal Tomic (Slavia Prague), Adam Obert (Cagliari), Matus Kmet (AS Trencin), Juraj Kucka (Slovan Bratislava), Ondrej Duda (Verona), Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk), Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), Laszlo Benes (Hamburg), Erik Jirka (Viktoria Plzen), Jakub Kadak (Luzern), Dominik Holly (AS Trencin), Robert Mak (Sydney FC), Robert Bozenik (Boavista), Lukas Haraslin (Sparta Prague), Tomas Suslov (Verona), Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague), David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava), David Duris (Ascoli), Robert Polievka (Dukla Banska Bystrica), Lubomir Tupta (Slovan Liberec), Leo Sauer (Feyenoord).

Martin Dubravka (Newcastle) and Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint-Germain) should both be drafted in again to help shore up the defence.

World ranking: 48th

Manager: Francesco Calzona

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in Euro 2020 group stage

 

Who is in the Ukraine squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Heorhiy Buschchan (Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid), Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).

Defenders: Mykola Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton), Illya Zabarnyi (Bournemouth), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Yukhym Konoplya (Shakhtar Donestk), Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr), Valeriy Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk), Maksym Taloverov (LASK), Oleksandar Zinchenko (Arsenal), Oleksandr Svatok (Dnipro-1).

Midfielders: Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo), Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa), Volodymyr Brazhko (Dynamo Kyiv), Heorhiy Sudakov (Shakhtar Donestk), Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv).

Forwards: Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona), Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mykhaylo Mudryk (Chelsea), Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) Artem Dovbyk (Girona), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).

On the reserve list for Ukraine are Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Danylo Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vladyslav Kabayev (Dynamo Kyiv), Vladyslav Buyalskyi (Dynamo Kyiv), Denys Popov (Dynamo Kyiv) and Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).

World ranking: 22nd

Manager: Serhiy Rebrov

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 4-0 by England in Euro 2020 quarter-final

 

Group F (Czechia, Georgia, Portugal, Turkey)

Who is in the Czechia squad for Euro 2024?

Last squad – named for March friendlies against Norway (2-1 win) and Armenia (2-1 win):

Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague), Vitezslav Jaros (Sturm Graz), Matej Kovar (Bayer Leverkusen), Tomas Holes (Slavia Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague), Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague), Ladislav Krejci (Sparta Prague), David Doudera (Slavia Prague), David Jurasek (Hoffenheim), Adam Gabriel (Midtjylland), Robin Hranac (Viktoria Plzen), Tomas Vicek (Slavia Prague), Tomas Soucek (West Ham), Antonin Barak (Fiorentina), Michal Sadilek (Twente), Lukas Provod (Slavia Prague), Ondrej Lingr (Feyenoord), Matej Jurasek (Slavia Prague), Pavel Sulc (Viktoria Plzen), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), Adam Hlozek (Bayer Leverkusen), Mojmir Chytil (Slavia Prague), Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen).

Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) Jakub Brabec (Aris) have not been selected since they were found to have ‘fundamentally violated the internal rules of the national team’ by drinking in a nightclub shortly before a Euros qualifier in November.

World ranking: 36th

Manager: Ivan Hasek

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 2-1 by Denmark in Euro 2020 quarter-final

 

Who is in the Georgia squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi), Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia), Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag).

Defenders: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava), Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia), Solomon Kvirkvelia (Al-Okhdood), Lasha Dvali (APOEL), Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos), Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese), Giorgio Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk), Giorgio Gvelesiani (Persepolis).

Midfielders: Gabriel Sigua (Basel), Nika Kvekveskiri (Lech Poznan), Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz), Saba Lobzhanidze (Atlanta United), Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), Levan Shengelia (Panetolikos), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi), Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova),  Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante), Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger).

Forwards: Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher), Georges Mikautadze (Metz).

Vladimer Mamuchashvili and Saba Sazonov were both shed from Georgia’s last squad in March. But then you knew that already. Jaba Kankava declined his spot and promptly retired from international football after 20 years, to be replaced by two-cap teenager Sigua.

World ranking: 75th

Manager: Willy Sagnol

Last major tournament finish: First major tournament

 

Who is in the Portugal squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Roma), Jose Sa (Wolves), Diogo Costa (Porto).

Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Pepe (Porto), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Nelson Semedo (Wolves).

Midfielders: Joao Neves (Benfica), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Otavio (Al-Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Joao Palhinha (Fulham).

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Rafael Leao (Milan), Goncalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain), Pedro Neto (Wolves), Francisco Conceicao (Porto).

Ronaldo is unsurprisingly set for a record sixth European Championships, as part of what manager Roberto Martinez believes to be “a perfect mix of experienced and young players”.

World ranking: 6th

Manager: Roberto Martinez

Last major tournament finish: Beaten 1-0 by Morocco in World Cup 2022 quarter-final

 

Who is in the Turkey squad for Euro 2024?

Preliminary 35-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), Mert Gunok (Besiktas), Dogan Alemdar (Troyes), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor).

Defenders: Fedri Kadioglu (Fenerbahce), Zeki Celik (Roma), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), Samet Akaydin (Panathinaikos), Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim), Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Cenk Ozkacar (Valencia), Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax), Caglar Soyuncu (Fenerbahce).

Midfielders: Okay Yokuslu (West Brom), Berat Ozdemir (Trabzonspor), Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund), Orkun Kokcu (Benfica), Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Abdulkadir Omur (Hull), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Can Uzun (Nurnberg).

Forwards: Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray), Irfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Enes Unal (Bournemouth), Yusuf Yazici (Lille), Yunus Akgun (Leicester), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Oguz Aydin (Alanyaspor), Bertug Yildirim (Rennes), Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Semih Kilicsoy (Besiktas).

How sad it is not to see the name of the retired Burak Yilmaz in there.

World ranking: 40th

Manager: Vincenzo Montella

Last major tournament finish: Knocked out in World Cup 2022 group stage

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