How to watch the Euros 2024 matches online or on TV: schedule, times and more

After some busy weeks of footie, we're now out of the group stage of the 2024 Euros and onto the Round of 16, with a defeat now getting a team kicked out of the tournament, so there's all to play for.

Footie fans in the UK or New Zealand can watch all the Euro 2024 matches for FREE on ITVX or iPlayer in the former and TVNZ in the latter. Don't worry if you're abroad when the games are taking place, tough, because you can watch Euro 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN.

Germany is the host of this year's Euros Championship, and it'll host the 24 teams competing for the Henri Delaunay Trophy in 10 stadiums around the country.

England has now announced its provisional 33-man squad, with the big news being that manager Gareth Southgate has left out Marcus Rasthford and Jordan Henderson. Scotland, who kick off the tournament, have also announced their squad, with two uncapped players included — Ross McCrorie and Ben Doak.

The BBC and ITV have also announced who'll be covering the event for them and we have details of the presenters and pundits they're using below.

As one of Europe's biggest sporting events (even if it's brushing up against the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics just two weeks afterward), it's understandable that you'll want to find a way to watch the matches.

You're in the right place — we'll show you how to watch the UEFA Euros 2024 matches, whether you want to watch them on broadcast TV, stream them over the internet or just catch repeats and highlights.

How to watch the Euros 2024 online and on TV in the UK

In the UK, the BBC and ITV share the matches equally between them.

If you've got a TV, the matches will be on the various BBC or ITV channels, but if you'd rather stream online you can use iPlayer and ITVX to stream live TV over the internet, which is handy for its versatility.

In our match schedule below, you'll be able to see whether the BBC or ITV has broadcast rights for the match. At the time of writing, only the group stage games have had their broadcasters announced, but we'll update this article when more comes out.

For those who pay their license fee, both the TV and online options are completely free.

How to watch the Euros 2024 online and on TV in the US

The rights to broadcast the Euros 2024 (and other UEFA matches) in the US falls to Fox, and its sports channels are expected to show many of the games in the tournament. These include the main Fox channel for the biggest games and Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 for smaller ones.

For Spanish-language coverage the channels Univision and TUDN are also expected to air games.

You can watch Fox's channels using a cable package that includes them or a live TV streaming service that has them in its line-up.

If you want access to Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, you'll need to be on Fubo's $89.99-per-month Elite tier, DirecTV's $114.99-per-month Ultimate package or YouTube TV's single $72.99-per-month plan.

If you want to save money, Sling TV Blue ($40 per month), DirecTV Entertainment ($69.99 per month) and Fubo Pro ($79.99 per month) have Fox and FS1, but no FS2.

When the Euros grow close, and channels announce their broadcast schedules, we'll be able to tell you which of the channels each game will be on.

How to watch the Euros 2024 in Australia

In Australia, it's Optus Sport that has the broadcast rights to the Euros 2024 competition. All of the matches will be hosted on the digital streaming service, making it the one-stop home for the entire tournament.

An Optus Sport subscription costs $24.99 per month or $199 for an entire year's subscription. However if you're an Optus customer for its phones or broadband, you can get a discounted monthly price, with it costing just $6.99 each month.

Optus made some of the Euro qualifier matches free to stream, even for non-subscribers, but there's no indication whether it'll do the same for the main tournament.

How to watch the Euros 2024 in New Zealand

If you live in New Zealand, you'll be able to watch all the UEFA Euro 2024 matches for free online.

That's because they'll all be shown on TVNZ, which hosts many football streams and has also built towards the event with a weekly show called Road to Euro 2024. 

You can find TVNZ's football coverage here.

How to watch the Euros 2024 online and on TV everywhere else

If you're going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch the Euros, you might run into some problems. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). 

A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to your favorite sports, shows, events or other content even if you're not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.

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UEFA Euros 2024 schedule

Group stage

Friday, June 14

• Germany vs Scotland (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)

Saturday, June 15

• Hungary vs Switzerland (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on ITV)
• Spain vs Croatia (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on ITV)
• Italy vs Albania (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Sunday, June 16

• Poland vs Netherlands (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on BBC)
• Slovenia vs Denmark (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on ITV)
• Serbia vs England (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Monday, June 17

• Ukraine vs Romania (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on BBC)
• Slovakia vs Belgium (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on ITV)
• Austria vs France (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)

Tuesday, June 18

• Turkey vs Georgia (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• Portugal vs Czech Republic (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Wednesday, June 19

• Croatia vs Albania (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on ITV)
• Germany vs Hungary (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• Scotland vs Switzerland (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Thursday, June 20

• Slovenia vs Serbia (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on ITV)
• England vs Denmark (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• Spain vs Italy (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)

Friday, June 21

• Slovakia vs Poland (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on BBC)
• Austria vs Ukraine (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on ITV)
• Netherlands vs France (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Saturday, June 22

• Czech Republic vs Georgia (9 am ET/6 am PT/2 pm UK on BBC)
• Turkey vs Portugal (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on ITV)
• Belgium vs Romania (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)

Sunday, June 23

• Switzerland vs Germany (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)
• Scotland vs Hungary (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Monday, June 24

• Albania vs Spain (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)
• Croatia vs Italy (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on BBC)

Tuesday, June 25

• France vs Poland (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• Netherlands vs Austria (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• England vs Slovenia (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)
• Denmark vs Serbia (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)

Wednesday, June 26

• Slovakia vs Romania (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• Ukraine vs Belgium (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK on BBC)
• Georgia vs Portugal (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)
• Czech Republic vs Turkey (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK on ITV)

Round of 16

Saturday, June 29

• Switzerland vs Italy (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK)
• Germany vs Denmark (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Sunday, June 30

• England vs Slovakia (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK)
• Spain vs Georgia (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Monday, July 1

• France vs Belgium (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK)
• Portugal vs Slovenia (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Tuesday, July 2

• Romania vs Netherlands (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK)
• Austria vs Turkey (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Quarter-finals

Friday, July 5

• {Group B winner vs Group A/D/E/F third-placer} vs {Group A winner vs Group C runner-up} (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK)
• {Group F winner vs Group A/B/C third-placer} vs {Group D runner-up vs Group E runner-up} (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Saturday, July 6

• {Group C winner vs Group D/E/F third-placer} vs {Group A runner-up vs Group B runner-up} (midday ET/9 am PT/5 pm UK)
• {Group E winner vs Group A/B/C/D third-placer} vs {Group D winner vs Group F runner-up} (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Semi-finals

Tuesday, July 9

• Semi-final 1 (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Wednesday, July 10

• Semi-final 2 (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

Final

• Final (3 pm ET/midday PT/8 pm UK)

All you need to know about the UEFA Euros 2024

Group A

• Germany
• Scotland
• Hungary
• Switzerland

Group B

• Spain
• Croatia
• Italy
• Albania

Group C

• Solvenia
• Denmark
• Serbia
• England

Group D

• France
• Netherlands
• Austria
• Poland

Group E

• Slovakia
• Belgium
• Romania
• Ukraine

Group F

• Turkey
• Portugal
• Czech Republic
• Georgia

• Berlin: Olympiastadio Berlin (74,461 capacity)
• Cologne: Cologne Stadium (49,827 capacity)
• Dortmund: BVB Staion Dortmund (65,849 capacity)
• Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf Arena (51,031 capacity)
• Frankfurt: Frankfurt Arena (54,697 capacity)
• Gelsenkirchen: Arena AufSchalke (54,740 capacity)
• Hamburg: Volksparkstadion (52,245 capacity)
• Leipzig: Leipzig Stadium (42,959 capacity)
• Munich: Fußball Arena München (70,076 capacity)
• Stuttgart: Stuttgart Arena (54,906 capacity)