EURO 2024: German manager happy with draw, Spain and Italy managers also react

Host of the 2024 European Football Championship Germany is drawn to Group A alongside Scotland, Hungary, and Switzerland, and the manager of the German team Julian Nagelsmann is happy with the draw.

"It's no group of death but a very strong group and we are looking forward to it."

"Now we know who we have to play and have a very good opening match against Scotland with emotional crowds in a positive way both from the Germans and the Scottish fans. I know several Swiss and Portuguese players and have worked with them in the past."

Steve Clarke Scotland's manager says it's exciting

"It was always going to be exciting. (On Hungary and Switzerland) Two good teams it’s a good group, evenly balanced. We’ve got a really good idea of where we will be based and how we will prepare. (On the hosts) They will have to be ready for a lot of Scotsmen to come."

Marco Rossi of Hungary said "The draw could have been easier and harder, but there are no easy groups or easy matches at the European Championship. The Germans are the strongest in the group, the Scots are physically strong and Switzerland are an outstanding playing force."

Spain, Croatia, Italy, and Albania are in Group B and Spain’s manager Luis de la Fuente said,

"If it's not the toughest group, it's one of the toughest. I'm not going to say it's a cliché when we see that all the teams are complicated, but obviously, it's a group that will require us to perform to the best of our ability."

Zlatko Dalic of Croatia agrees with him "It is surely the most difficult group. But we know what our goal is: to pass the group stage."

Italy Luciano Spalletti did not disagree with them,

"It could have been better. Being in the fourth pot makes you realize that you have teams ahead of you but nothing should distract us from the fact that we are Italy. It's difficult to make predictions.

"A tough group. Croatia is strong and experienced. Spain? Anyone who loves this sport must play it, the taste of challenge and comparison. If you don't play you lose the pleasure of football."

Manager of Albania Sylvinho said "It was a beautiful night for Albania, but the group is indeed extremely difficult. But we are committed to giving our best. I'm happy, the players are happy and we are all really looking forward to testing our limits, how strong we are, and see how far can we go."

In Group C are Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, and England

In Group D we have Netherlands, Austria, and France, The winner of the playoff among Poland/Wales/Finland/Estonia, will join the group.

In Group E are Belgium, Slovakia, and Romania, and the winner of play-off  B among Israel/Bosnia/Ukraine/Iceland will join the group.

The winner of playoff C among Georgia/Greece/Kazakhstan/ and Luxembourg), will join Turkey, Portugal, and the Czech Republic in Group F.