Euro 2024 group stage draw ceremony, a group of "group of death" of suspense immediately unveiled. In Group B, Spain, Italy and Croatia three strong side by side, so that the group is instantly full of gunpowder flavor. France and the Netherlands meet, more so that the competition index of group D soared. However, England, Germany, Belgium and other teams seem to be lucky to avoid the "group of death" curse.
This year's UEFA Europa League continues to follow the system of dividing the top 24 teams into six groups. Hosts Germany automatically qualify, while the other 20 teams emerge through the European qualifiers. The remaining three play-off spots will be decided next March.
In the slotting draw, hosts Germany and six teams, including Spain, England, France, Belgium and Portugal, stood out as seeded teams. However, a number of strong teams emerged from the third and fourth slots. The Netherlands and Croatia are in the third slot, while Italy, which was absent in the last tournament, fell into the fourth slot. Switzerland, Serbia and other traditional strong team also appeared in the fourth gear, the current European Cup "group of death" seems to be a foregone conclusion.
The results of the draw showed that Spain led Group B was recognized as the most competitive "Group of Death", the Matildas will be fierce competition with the third slot of Croatia and fourth slot of Italy, another member of Group B is Albania.
Likewise, France's Group D has the potential to be the "Group of Death", as it will play with the Netherlands in the third slot and Austria in the second slot. France will play with the third-ranked Netherlands, while second-ranked Austria will be its opponent, and the final member of Group D will be decided by the winner of the play-off Group A, in which Poland, led by Ivan Levin, is currently playing.
In contrast, the other four seeded teams had a relatively smooth draw. Germany are in the same group as Switzerland, England will face Denmark and Serbia, while Belgium and Portugal play the weaker teams in their respective groups.
Below are the specifics of each subgroup:
Group A: Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Albania, Croatia, Italy
Group C: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia
Group D: France, Austria, Netherlands, winner of Group A of the play-offs
Group E: Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, winner of Group B of the play-offs
Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic, winner of play-off Group C
Of the six groups, Groups A, B and D are considered the "Groups of Death" because they contain many strong teams and the competition is particularly fierce. The strength of the other groups is relatively obvious.
The groupings for this European Cup are full of anticipation and I am sure that the tournament will present an exciting showdown. We wish all the participating teams the best of luck!
