The upcoming Euro 2024 is expected to be the biggest one in history in terms of the number of fans attending the games. According to the estimations presented by SafeBettingSites.com, a total of 2.7 million fans are expected to attend the tournament, scheduled to take place from June 14th to July 14th in Germany.
Euro 2024 set to improve on the previous record by 11.1%
Euro 2024 is expected to attract a record number of fans to the stadiums. According to the estimates, a total of 2.7 million fans are expected to watch the tournament in stadiums.
Euro 2024 will kick off on June 14th with a clash between hosts Germany and Scotland at Allianz Arena in Munich. The tournament will be held in ten different stadiums across Germany. Olympiastadion in Berlin has the largest capacity of 70,033, whereas Merkur Spiel-Arena, situated in Düsseldorf, is the smallest stadium with a capacity of 46,264.
The previous record was held by the 2016 edition, held in France, which attracted a total of 2.43 million fans in stadiums. Thus, the 2024 edition is expected to improve on the previous record by 11.11%.
The 2020 edition was afflicted by COVID-19 and was eventually held in 2021. Due to the restrictions on crowds in stadiums, the 2020 edition was attended by only 1.1 million fans. The 2020 edition was held in eleven different cities in eleven different European nations. Compared to the 2020 edition, Euro 2024 will see a 145% growth in numbers.
Euro 2016 was the first edition to see the number of fans in stadiums cross 2 million as UEFA increased the number of teams from 16 in 2012 to 24 in 2016. The number of games also increased from 31 to 51. Euro 2024 will be the third consecutive edition to see 24 teams fight it out for the trophy.
Among the previous editions, the 1996 Euro Championship was the first edition of the tournament to see the number of fans cross the million mark. This was the first European championship to see 16 teams compete across 31 games.
The first five editions of the tournament, from 1960 to 1976, had featured only four teams. The number of teams increased to eight from 1980 onwards and remained the same until the 1996 edition.
