Euro 2024 draw: Live updates, reaction as group stage schedule for UEFA European Championship is confirmed

The draw for the group stage of Euro 2024 takes place on Saturday, December 2 at a UEFA ceremony in Hamburg.

Next year's European Championship in Germany will pit the finest international sides in Europe against one another

Host nation Germany will join favourites France, England, Portugal and Spain in the draw for the first phase of the competition. In total, 21 teams will learn their fates today, with the final three places at the finals set to be determined by the playoff round in March.

The format sees teams allocated a place in one of four pots. They will then be drawn at random from each pot in turn as the groups are compiled. Every group will contain at least one team from each pot, ensuring a fascinating mix of national sides for the opening phase of next summer's tournament.

The Sporting News will provide live updates from the draw ceremony, plus all the biggest reaction as the group stage for Euro 2024 is confirmed.

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The following 21 teams have qualified for Euro 2024:

There will be three other teams who join them in the group phase. These places will be taken by the winners of the playoffs in March, which will be contested by the following 12 teams:

The groups below will be updated as the draw is made.

Build-up: Here we go, then. Today, the biggest national teams in Europe will learn their fate as the groups for Euro 2024 are confirmed.

The group-stage draw can be streamed worldwide on UEFA.com but is also televised in various nations around the globe. Here's a list of broadcasters from an array of territories where the Euro 2024 group-stage draw can be watched live.

The group stage draw from Hamburg, Germany is scheduled to begin on Saturday, December 2