**2024 UEFA European Championship Draw: A Preview**
**Introduction**
The draw for the 2024 UEFA European Championship will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2023, at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. The 24 qualified teams will be placed into six groups of four teams each. The tournament will be held from June 14 to July 14, 2024, in 10 cities across Germany.
**Format**
The draw will be conducted in two rounds. In the first round, the 12 top-ranked teams will be seeded into four pots of three teams each. The remaining 12 teams will be unseeded and will be drawn into the remaining six pots.
In the second round, the teams from each pot will be drawn into the six groups. Each group will contain two seeded teams and two unseeded teams.
**Teams**
The 24 qualified teams are:
* Germany (hosts)
* Spain
* England
* France
* Italy
* Belgium
* Portugal
* Netherlands
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Switzerland
* Austria
* Czech Republic
* Turkey
* Hungary
* Serbia
* Ukraine
* Slovakia
* Poland
* Romania
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales
* Finland
* Georgia
**Pots**
The 12 seeded teams will be divided into four pots of three teams each. The pots will be based on the UEFA Nations League rankings.
**Pot 1:**
* Spain
* England
* France
**Pot 2:**
* Italy
* Belgium
* Portugal
**Pot 3:**
* Netherlands
* Croatia
* Denmark
**Pot 4:**
* Switzerland
* Austria
* Czech Republic
**Draw Procedure**
The draw will be conducted in two rounds. In the first round, the seeded teams will be drawn into the six pots. In the second round, the unseeded teams will be drawn into the remaining six pots.
**Group Stage**
The group stage will be played from June 14 to June 28. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
**Knockout Stage**
The knockout stage will be played from June 29 to July 14. The 16 teams that advance to the knockout stage will be placed into four groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
**Final**
The final will be played on July 14, 2024, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
**Conclusion**
The 2024 UEFA European Championship is expected to be a thrilling tournament. The draw will give fans a glimpse of the potential matchups that could take place in the group stage and knockout stage.