Slovakia at Euro 2024: squad, group, schedule, kits and odds to win

What is Slovakia's highest achievement in the history of European Championships?

Excluding the upcoming tournament, the Slovak national team has made it to the European Championships twice: in 2016 and 2020. At the tournament in France, the Slovak players managed to get out of the group, but they were unlucky with their opponent in the play-offs, which was the German national team.

At Euro 2020, the Slovaks were unable to overcome the group stage and left the tournament after three matches.

Who was included in the Slovakian national team's entry for Euro 2024?

The bid for Slovakia's national team for this tournament consists of these players:

• Goalkeepers: Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United), Marek Rodak (Fulham), Henrich Ravas (New England Revolution)
• Defenders: Peter Pekarik (Hertha Berlin), Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint-Germain), Norbert Gyömber (Salernitana), David Hancko (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Denis Vavro (FC Copenhagen), Vernon De Marco (Hatta), Adam Obert (Cagliari), Sebastian Kósa (Spartak Trnava)
• Midfielders: Juraj Kucka (Slovan Bratislava), Ondrej Duda (Hellas Verona), Patrik Hrosovsky (Racing Genk), Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), Matus Bero (VfL Bochum), László Bénes (Hamburg SV), Tomáš Rigo (Banik Ostrava)
• Forwards: Róbert Bozeník (Boavista), Lukas Haraslin (Sparta Prague), Tomas Suslov (Hellas Verona), Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague), Dávid Strelec (Slovan Bratislava), David Duris (Ascoli), Lubomir Tupta (Liberec), Leo Sauer (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Who is the head coach of the Slovak national team?

The head coach of the Slovak national team since August 2022 is 55-year-old specialist Francesco Calzona. It is noteworthy that for the specialist working with the Slovak national team is his first individual coaching experience.

Previously, he spent almost 15 years as an assistant coach at a number of Italian clubs, including Cagliari and Napoli. Interestingly, Napoli did not forget about him and in February 2024 invited him to act as head coach of the team until the end of the 2023/2024 season.

Calzona thus made history by becoming the first coach to be both the head coach of a Serie A team and at the same time in charge of a non-Italian national team.

How did Slovakia qualify for Euro 2024?

In the qualifying group, the Slovaks lost to Portugal, who won all 10 qualifying matches, but were ahead of teams from Luxembourg, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Liechtenstein.

With 22 points from 10 matches, Calzona's team finished second in the group and qualified for Euro 2024.

What is the schedule of matches in Slovakia's group at Euro 2024?

At Euro 2024 the Slovaks will face the national teams of Ukraine, Belgium and Romania.

• 17.06 18:00 Belgium - Slovakia (Deutsche Bank Arena, Frankfurt am Main)
• 21.06 15:00 Slovakia - Ukraine (Merkur-Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf)
• 26.06 18:00 Slovakia - Romania (Deutsche Bank Arena, Frankfurt am Main)

Time - CET

What kit will Slovakia play in at Euro 2024?

The Slovakian national team will play at the tournament in the template kit of the manufacturer Nike, in which only the coloured inserts are exclusive, so we will not pay much attention to it.

What are the odds for Slovakia at Euro 2024?

Slovakia is the clear underdog of the group, and the whole tournament too. Bookmakers do not believe that the Slovaks will get out of their quartet, giving the team the fourth place with odds of 2.6 on this event. A win in the entire tournament is priced at odds of 100.