UEFA Euro 2024 and COPA AMERICA 2024 match schedule; Police warn of gambling crimes

(Chinhphu.vn) - The European Football Championship (EURO 2024) and the South American Football Championship 2024 (COPA AMERICA 2024) will take place from June 15, 2024 to July 15, 2024. These are major sporting events that attract a large number of viewers. At the same time, it is also the time when football betting forms arise and increase, attracting a large number of players, causing many consequences and economic recession for families and society.

Warning about organized gambling and gambling in the form of football betting for the Euro and Copa America seasons in 2024

The European Football Championship (EURO 2024) and the South American Football Championship 2024 (COPA AMERICA 2024) are scheduled to take place from June 15, 2024 to July 15, 2024. These are major sports and entertainment events, attracting a large number of fans around the world, including Vietnam. At the same time, it is also the time when football betting forms arise and increase, attracting a large number of players, causing many consequences and economic recession for families and society. With the mentality of being passionate about football, putting faith in favorite teams and wanting to have money to play, many people have been lured and enticed to participate in football betting directly or online. This is also the reason for the increase and complexity of other crimes and law violations such as theft, robbery, snatching, fraud, intentional injury, loan sharking in civil transactions, human trafficking, etc. According to current law, the act of betting on football with money or objects is considered gambling, depending on the level, it will be handled administratively or prosecuted criminally according to the provisions of Articles 321 and 322 of the Penal Code. Currently, gambling organizations have taken advantage of cyberspace to set up many football betting websites with server systems located abroad, and at the same time, they have tried to advertise and entice players to open accounts to participate in football betting. To proactively prevent organized gambling crimes and gambling in the form of football betting during the EURO and COPA AMERICA seasons in 2024, the Criminal Police Department of Thai Binh Provincial Police recommends:

1. Every citizen needs to raise awareness of complying with the provisions of the law related to social evils, be passionate and love football but resolutely stay away from football betting, must be aware of the consequences and harms of gambling on the lives of themselves, their families and society.

2. Pay attention, manage, educate and motivate relatives and people around to be vigilant, avoid being lured into losing money and participating in football betting.

3. Owners of food and beverage service establishments, coffee shops, beer bars, entertainment venues, internet cafes, etc. must strictly comply with the provisions of the law on security and order. During the process of organizing football viewing, they must not organize football betting and must not assist or cover up for subjects to take advantage of organizing football betting.

4. In case of detecting suspicious subjects related to football betting, it is necessary to promptly report to the nearest police agency or report to the Criminal Police Department of Thai Binh Provincial Police via hotline 069.2760.273 for investigation and handling measures to contribute to a healthy social environment.

Detailed schedule of Copa America 2024 football tournament

Copa America 2024 will feature 10 teams from South America and 6 teams from CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football). Copa America 2024 will be the 48th edition of the South American Football Championship. This event will take place in the United States from June 21, 2024 to July 15, 2024. This is the second time Copa America will be held in the United States, after the first in 2016 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the most important tournament for national teams in South America. This year's tournament will feature 10 teams from South America and 6 teams from CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football). Copa America 2024 will feature 16 teams divided into 4 groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The opening match will be between defending champions Argentina and Canada (Group A) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atalanta on June 21. The final will take place on July 15 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida with a capacity of up to 65,300 people.

Copa America 2024 schedule
Match 1 of the group stage
June 21, 7:00 AM	Argentina		Canada	A
June 22, 7:00 AM	Peru		Chile	A
June 23, 5:00 AM	Ecuador		Venezuela	B
June 23, 8:00 AM	Mexico		Jamaica	B
June 24, 5:00 AM	America		Bolivia	C
June 24, 8:00 AM	Uruguay		Panama	C
June 25, 5:00 AM	Colombia		Paraguay	D
June 25, 8:00 AM	Brazil		Costa Rica	D
Match 2 of the group stage
June 26, 5:00 AM	Peru		Canada	A
June 26, 8:00 AM	Chile		Argentina	A
June 27, 5:00 AM	Ecuador		Jamaica	B
June 27, 8:00 AM	Venezuela		Mexico	B
June 28, 5:00 AM	Panama		America	C
June 28, 8:00 AM	Uruguay		Bolivia	C
June 29, 5:00 AM	Colombia		Costa Rica	D
June 29, 8:00 AM	Paraguay		Brazil	D
Final round of group stage
June 30, 7:00 AM	Argentina		Peru	A
June 30, 7:00 AM	Canada		Chile	A
1/7 07:00	Jamaica		Venezuela	B
1/7 07:00	Mexico		Ecuador	B
2/7 08:00	Bolivia		Panama	C
2/7 08:00	America		Uruguay	C
3/7 08:00	Costa Rica		Paraguay	D
3/7 08:00	Brazil		Colombia	D
Quarterfinals
5/7 08:00	Group A winner		Second place in Group B	1
6/7 08:00	Group B winner		Second place in Group A	2
7/7 03:00	Group D winner		Second place in Group C	3
7/7 08:00	Group C winner		Second place in Group D	4
Semifinal
10/7 07:00	Win Quarterfinals 1		Won Quarterfinals 2	1
11/7 07:00	Won Quarterfinals 3		Winning Quarterfinals 4	2
Third Place Match
July 14, 7:00 AM	Lost Semi-final 1		Lost Semi-final 2
Final
July 15, 7:00 AM	Won Semi-final 1		Won Semi-final 2

Groups at EURO 2024

The Euro 2024 finals will take place in 10 cities in Germany with 24 participating teams. This promises to be an exciting and dramatic tournament. The opening match will be between the host team Germany and Scotland at 2:00 a.m. on June 15 (Vietnam time).

Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland

Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania

Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria, France

Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine

Group F: Türkiye, Georgia, Portugal, Czech Republic

EURO 2024 GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE
DAY	HOUR	BOARD	MATCH
ROUND 1
June 15	2:00	A	Germany - Scotland
	20:00	A	Hungary - Switzerland
	23:00	B	Spain - Croatia
June 16	2:00	B	Italy - Albania
	20:00	D	Poland - Netherlands
	23:00	D	Slovenia - Denmark
June 17	2:00	C	Serbia - England
	20:00	C	Romania - Ukraine
	23:00	E	Belgium - Slovakia
June 18	2:00	D	Austria - France
	23:00	F	Türkiye - Georgia
June 19	2:00	F	Portugal - Czech Republic
ROUND 2
June 19	20:00	B	Croatia - Albania
	23:00	A	Germany - Hungary
June 20	2:00	A	Scotland - Switzerland
	20:00	C	Slovenia - Serbia
	23:00	C	Denmark - England
June 21	2:00	B	Spain - Italy
	20:00	E	Slovakia - Ukraine
	23:00	D	Poland - Austria
June 22	2:00	D	Netherlands - France
	20:00	F	Georgia - Czech Republic
	23:00	F	Türkiye - Portugal
June 23	2:00	E	Belgium - Romania
ROUND 3
June 24	2:00	A	Switzerland - Germany
	2:00	A	Scotland - Hungary
June 25	2:00	B	Croatia - Italy
	2:00	B	Albania - Spain
	23:00	D	Netherlands vs Austria
	23:00	D	France - Poland
May 26	2:00	C	UK - Slovenia
	2:00	C	Denmark - Serbia
	23:00	E	Slovakia - Romania
	23:00	E	Ukraine - Belgium
June 27	2:00	F	Czech Republic - Türkiye
	2:00	F	Georgia - Portugal

EURO 2024 Round of 16 schedule
	June 29	23:00	Second A - Second B
	June 30	2:00	First A - Second C
		23:00	1st C - 3rd D/E/F
	July 1st	2:00	1st B - 3rd A/D/E/F
		23:00	Second D - Second E
	July 2nd	2:00	1st F - 3rd A/B/C
		23:00	1st E - 3rd A/B/C/D
	July 3	2:00	1st D vs 2nd F
EURO 2024 Quarter-final schedule
	July 5th	23:00	Win 4 - Win 2
	July 6	2:00	Win 6 - Win 5
		23:00	Win Game 3 - Win Game 1
	July 7	2:00	Win Game 7 - Win Game 8
EURO 2024 Semi-final Match Schedule
	July 10	2:00	Win 9 - Win 10
	July 11	2:00	Win 12 - Win 11
EURO 2024 Final Match Schedule
	July 15	2:00	Win 13 - Win 14

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