Euro 2024

Euro 2024 today: Who is playing? How to watch? What to look out for?

By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter | 05 July 2024

Sports Mole rounds up everything you need to know about today's Euro 2024 action, including fixtures, predicted lineups, how to watch and the best storylines.

Mere weeks after a gruelling domestic season concluded for the continent's most celebrated talents, 24 teams and over 600 players travelled to Germany with Euro 2024 supremacy at stake.

Only three years have passed since Italy's exhilarating run to glory at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament, culminating in their penalty-shootout success over England at Wembley in the final, but the Azzurri have lost their grip on the crown owing to their last-16 loss to Switzerland.

However, the likes of England, France, Spain - who bested host nation Germany in the quarter-finals - and the Netherlands are still among the leading contenders to dethrone Italy as kings of Europe, where the new continental champions will be crowned in Berlin on July 14.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up everything you need to know about today's Euro 2024 action, including which teams are in action, how to watch and what to keep a particular eye out for.

TODAY'S EURO 2024 FIXTURES

England's Kyle Walker, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka line up during the national anthems before the match on June 30, 2024 © Reuters

England vs. Switzerland (5pm | Merkur-Spiel Arena)
Netherlands vs. Turkey (8pm | Olympiastadion)

The Euro 2024 quarter-finals conclude with two thoroughly intriguing contests on Sunday, as England take on Switzerland first up at 5pm UK time at the Merkur-Spiel Arena, before the Netherlands and Turkey vie to meet the winners of that tie at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

TODAY'S PREDICTED LINEUPS AT EURO 2024

England: Pickford; Walker, Konsa, Stones; Trippier, Bellingham, Rice, Foden, Saka; Kane, Toney
Switzerland: Sommer; Schar, Rodriguez, Akanji; Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embolo

Portugal: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders; Malen, Simons, Gakpo; Depay
France: Gunok; Muldur, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Ayhan, Yokuslu; Yildiz, Calhanoglu, Yilmaz; Guler

HOW TO WATCH TODAY'S EURO 2024 ACTION

BBC One, the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport Website will be showing live coverage of England vs. Switzerland from 4pm until 7.30pm, while the Netherlands' battle with Turkey runs from 7pm until 10.30pm on ITV 1, ITVX, STV and the STV Player.

WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN TODAY'S EURO 2024 MATCHES

England vs. Switzerland

Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi in England shirt on June 25, 2024. © Reuters

Amid all the debate over whether England truly warrant a Euro 2024 quarter-finalists sticker, the fact of the matter is that Gareth Southgate has now taken the Three Lions to the last eight of every major tournament that he has been in charge of.

The much-maligned head coach takes charge of his 100th Three Lions match in Dusseldorf, but he will have to cope without suspended centre-back Marc Guehi, one of the Three Lions' standout names at the tournament so far.

Keep your eyes peeled for a switch to a three-man England defence as they attempt to stack up to Sweden, who are expected to deploy that effective system from the off after their remarkable last-16 beating of holders Italy.

The Rossocrociati have never progressed to the semi-finals of a World Cup or Euros, but they have been handed a significant boost in their efforts to do so with the news that Granit Xhaka has emerged unscathed following a brief injury scare.

Netherlands vs. Turkey

Turkey's Merih Demiral celebrates scoring their second goal on July 2, 2024 © Reuters

The build-up to the Netherlands' contest against Turkey has been dominated by one record-breaking man in Merih Demiral, who made history with the quickest-ever knockout goal in the men's Euros at just 57 seconds in the thrilling win over Austria earlier this week.

The ex-Juventus man then completed his brace in the second half, but he will not be eligible to play this tie or any semi-final - should Turkey get there - on account of being hit with a two-game ban for a 'wolf' celebration, a gesture linked to a far-right extremist movement in Turkey.

As for the Netherlands, Ronald Koeman's men could benefit from a highly promising omen, as they have only ever won multiple knockout ties of a single European Championships once before.

That occasion came in 1988, where Oranje went all the way to international glory, and their 3-0 crushing of Romania in the last 16 was no doubt their most impressive display at the tournament yet.

WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT EURO 2024?

Spain's Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their second goal on July 5, 2024 © Reuters

Two repeats of two 21st century Euros finals graced TV screens on Friday, and both required at least 120 minutes to determine the outcome, starting with Spain and Germany's titanic tie.

Florian Wirtz cancelled out a Dani Olmo strike late on to force extra time, but in an astonishing twist to the tale, Mikel Merino's 119th-minue header sent La Roja through and saw Germany become the first host nation of a men's Euros to suffer elimination in the quarter-finals, while also officially ending Toni Kroos's career.

A matter of moments after that battle concluded, 2016 finalists Portugal and France did not give fans their money's worth in a goalless stalemate over 120 minutes, leading to the dreaded 12-yard shootout.

As Diogo Costa failed to replicate his Slovenia heroics, one miss from Joao Felix was all that was needed to send spot-kick specialists France into the semi-finals and ensuring that there would be no happy Euros ending for Cristiano Ronaldo.