There is only one type of fun to be had this weekend - football! As parents dust off their Euro 96 shirts and the humming of Baddiel and Skinner's anthem grows ever louder, we give you our guide to Euro 2024.

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How does it work?

24 countries will compete at Euro 2024, with hosts Germany looking for their fourth tournament win. There will be a round of 16 before the quarter-finals as the top two teams from the six groups go through. And they will be joined by the four best third-placed teams to form the last 16. The knockout rounds then progress until the final and there will not be a third-place play-off at Euro 2024. You can find the match schedule here.

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The Groups

As hosts, Germany take place A1 in the groups, and with their first match against Scotland, it will be a tense Friday night for the Tartan Army. As part of Group C, and with arguably the best attacking line up in the tournament, England enter the competition as one of the strong favourites. They will face tough opposition along the way, but we can dream of an England vs Scotland Final!

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Q Pundit Mr Ward!

As Head of Football at Queenswood, Mr Ward is the only pundit we are giving any air time to! Here are Mr Ward's predictions for Euro 2024.

OVERALL WINNER
England (of course)

SERIOUS CONTENDERS
France, Germany and Portugal

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Martin Baturina (Croatia)
Florian Wirtz (Germany)
Warren Zaire-Emery (France)
Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia)
Harry Kane (England)
Jude Bellingham (England)

THE UNDERDOGS
Croatia
Scotland - With odds of 19/2 as we go to print, they are sizeable outsiders to win their first match against Germany