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IN PICTURES: Football fans take over German cities for Euro 2024

A sea of orange in Hamburg to bagpipes galore in Munich - footie fans are taking over German cities.

Published: 17 June 2024 15:08 CEST
The Tartan Army takes over Marienplatz in Munich on Friday June 14th ahead of the Germany vs Scotland game.
The Tartan Army takes over Marienplatz in Munich on Friday June 14th ahead of the Germany vs Scotland game. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Stefan Puchner

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The Euro 2024 games have kicked off – and football fans are out in force across Germany. 

Apart from a small amount of trouble with fans ahead of the England vs Serbia match on Sunday evening, fan gatherings have been joyous occasions. 

The Dutch made headlines for their fan dance in Hamburg ahead of the Poland vs Netherlands game on Sunday.

Dutch fans in Hamburg ahead of the Poland vs Netherlands game.

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Bodo Marks

Polish fans dressed for the occasion in Hamburg. Despite their 1-0 loss against the Netherlands, they put up a good fight. 

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Bodo Marks

READ ALSO: Where are the fan zones for Euro 2024 in Germany?

Romanian fans cheer outside the stadium in Munich before the match against Ukraine on Monday. 

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Daniel Karmann

In the run up to the start of Euro 2024 on Friday, Scotland fans won the hearts of Munich locals with the festivities (even though the team lost 5-1 to Germany). 

READ ALSO: German word of the day – Dudelsack

England fans, below, celebrate their 1-0 win against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen. 

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Fabian Strauch

READ ALSO: How you can watch the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany

Slovenian fans celebrate in Stuttgart after their 1-1 draw with Denmark on Sunday. 

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Christoph Schmid

Germany fans celebrate in Berlin after their win against Scotland in the opening match. 

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Christoph Soeder

Swiss fans march to the game against Hungary in Cologne. The Swiss won 3-1. 

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Rolf Vennenbernd

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Where to watch the Euro 2024 games in Germany this weekend

Euro 2024 is in full swing with three games on Friday and five more at the weekend. Here's how you can watch them in Germany.

Published: 21 June 2024 17:22 CEST
Where to watch the Euro 2024 games in Germany this weekend

Three matches are scheduled for Friday, including: Slovakia vs. Ukraine took place at 3 pm, Poland vs. Austria starts at 6 pm and Netherlands vs. France is scheduled to to kick off at 9 pm in Leipzig despite the bad weather.

Three matches are set for Saturday the 22nd as well: Georgia vs. Czechia at 3 pm in Hamburg, Turkey vs. Portugal at 6 pm in Dortmund and Belgium vs. Romania at 9 pm in Cologne.

Finally on Sunday the 23rd there will be two games on simultaneously. Scotland will take on Hungary in Stuttgart, kicking off at 9 pm. But most of the attention in Germany will be focused on Die Mannschaft (the German team) who will battle against Switzerland in Frankfurt at the same time.

How to watch the games

If you want to watch any of the games at home in Germany, you can stream games with one of the four licensed broadcasters.

Tournament matches are broadcast by Telekom Deutschland (Magenta TV), ARD, RTL Germany, and ZDF.  Of these, the ARD, ZDF and RTL channels all stream the games live for free.

Turkey fans celebrate

Fans of the Turkish national soccer team celebrate a victory at Breitscheidplatz. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Christoph Soeder

Friday’s evening games are both able to be streamed freely on ARD. 

On Saturday Georgia vs. Czechia will stream on RTL, and both Turkey vs. Portugal and Belgium vs. Romania will stream on ZDF.

On Sunday, Germany vs. Switzerland will be hosted on ARD.

Unfortunately, for Scottland and Hungary fans, that match will only be available via Magenta. So you’ll need to have a paid subscription or find another way to watch the game.

READ ALSO: How you can watch the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany

For those in, or near, the cities where matches are taking place, you can take part in the revelry by heading to one of the official fan zones to watch the game.

But note that some fan zones, such as those in Leipzig, are closed on Friday as a precaution due to severe weather. Weather conditions are expected to improve in much of Germany on Saturday.

Outside of the arenas and the fan zones, loads of bars, restaurants, and even corner shops are all taking part in the Euro 2024 frenzy by playing games inside and on patios to attract customers. So it’s worth taking a walk around your neighbourhood, if you want to take in some of the comradery that makes football one of Germany’s favourite pastimes.

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