The biggest football tournament of Summer 2024 is starting to edge closer and closer, with the UEFA European Championships on the horizon. The 2024 edition of the competition will take place in Germany and will be hosted in 10 different cities around the country.
Fans will have been starting to get ready for the event as excitement will have started to build due to the recent drawing of each group. Italy are the defending champions and have already been put into a ‘Group of Death’ scenario as they will face Albania, Spain and Croatia.
All the action will kick off on June 14, 2024, with Germany playing against Scotland in the first game and only match of that day, before fans are treated to three games a day during the first part of the group phase.
Although there may still be some time between now and then, there is a lot that can happen, which is why many are already looking ahead at how to get tickets and the potential costs that they may incur to attend this huge football spectacle.
What is the ticket process?
Supporters who are looking to head out to Germany and support their respective nations will need to be among the lucky few to be able to get tickets. There are approximately 2.7 million tickets available, although these will need to be won in a lottery-style system.
Applications will need to be registered for each of the three phases in which tickets are released by UEFA on their official ticket portal. However, fans can try and increase their chances by going through their national team portals, too.
Fans of France and England are going to be among those who are going to want to do what they can to get their hands on tickets, as this tournament might be one of the best opportunities they have to see their country win a major competition. According to the latest betting odds, they are both +350 to win the Euro 2024 event, making them joint favorites. Germany are +600, while Spain are at +700. Italy’s chances of retaining their title appear slim, judging by what the sportsbooks are predicting, as they are valued at +1,400.
Tickets went on sale in October as part of the first phase, with December being the second phase. More tickets will be made available once the final teams to qualify through the playoffs have been determined; therefore, they will be released between March and April.
Why are there three phases of ticket sales?
Given the demand for Euro 2024 tickets and the limited supply made available, as well as the way that teams qualify for the competition, UEFA decided to use three phases of ticket sales to ensure fairness to all supporters.
The first phase was made available to fans worldwide who did not mind attending the competition regardless of whether their nation had qualified or not. Those who applied were able to register interest for all matches and will have already been notified if they were successful in the lottery.
The second phase of ticket sales coincided with the draw that was made, as this allowed fans of confirmed nations to register their interest and apply for tickets. There will have been teams that may have been on the line of qualifying for the tournament or missing out in the first batch. Fans may not have wanted to risk buying if their team was on the edge at the time. Now, they have been given a fairer chance of getting tickets now that their status has been confirmed.
The final batch of tickets will be predominantly for fans of the teams that qualify through the playoffs. General sale tickets will also be made available, though, thus giving fans who may have missed out on the previous two lotteries the opportunity to potentially grab the tickets that had eluded them to that point.
How much will UEFA Euro 2024 tickets be?
According to various reports, the cheapest tickets for the UEFA Euro 2024 competition are priced at €30. This price is in relation to group stage games, although they can increase to €200 depending on the category.
Tickets for the Round of 16 increase slightly, ranging from between €50 and €250, while the quarterfinals are priced between €60 and €300. The semifinals will range from €80 to €600, while the final will cost between €95 and €1,000 per ticket.
Of course, these are the prices that have been set and made available on the official ticket portals, but fans who look to get them elsewhere will likely pay a premium to obtain them.