Dribble Diaries

  The European Championship has recently grown in size and quality to unprecedented levels. Since Euro 2016, the tournament has grown from 16 to 24 teams, giving smaller countries a better chance of reaching the competition's finals, as illustrated by first-time qualifiers Georgia in 2024. However, the knockout stages have become more accessible to participants. Instead of the top two sides automatically qualifying from the group stage and all remaining sides returning home, a number of third-placed teams at the Euros now reach the last 16. The top two finishers in each group go to the knockout stages, just as they did before the Euros expanded. The leading and second-place teams in each of the six groups will automatically advance to the Euro 2024 round of 16. However, finishing outside of the top two does not mean the end for participating nations. In actuality, the four best performing third-placed teams in the group stages will advance to the round of 16, despite facing some d...

Serbian FA demands that opponents be punished by UEFA after supporters allegedly screamed "kill, kill, kill the Serb" during Group B encounter in Hamburg. Serbia has threatened to pull out of Euro 2024 if Albanian and Croatian fans' alleged aggressive shouting is not penalized. Supporters from both countries were accused of singing anti-Serbian songs during Wednesday's dramatic Group B match in Hamburg, which finished in a 2-2 tie. According to reports, several Albanian and Croatian fans were heard screaming "kill, kill, kill the Serb," and the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has now called on UEFA to take action. "First and foremost, I want to thank our fans for their support in the match against England, and I hope we will beat Slovenia [on Thursday]," FSS general secretary Jovan Surbatovic told Serbian TV RTS, according to The Telegraph. "What happened is scandalous, and we will seek punishment from UEFA, even if it means disconti...