There are 6 major events being hosted throughout the world. This includes club and international competitions that everybody will want to be apart off.
January
2024 AFC Asian Cup:
12th January - 10th February
Qatar are set to host another major tournament as they invite the top 24 nations around Asia to compete against each other. Players such as Premier League star Son Heung Min are expected to make the tournament one to remember.
2024 Africa Cup of Nations:
13th January - 11th February
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is drawing ever closer, with Ivory Coast staging the finals for the second time. Afcon is where the best countries across the continent of Africa come together to be crowned the champions. Many stars will compete in the competition including the likes of Mo Salah, Osimhen, Hakimi and Sadio Mane.
The tournament kicks off on Saturday, 13 January when the hosts will take on Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. Record seven-time champions Egypt are also in action on the opening weekend, facing Mozambique in Group B, while holders Senegal begin the defence of their title against The Gambia in Group C on Monday, 15 January.
These are how the Group stages line up ahead of the competition.
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Group A |
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau |
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Group B |
Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique |
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Group C |
Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia. |
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Group D |
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola. |
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Group E |
Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia. |
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Group F |
Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania. |
February
2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup:
17th February - 10th March
This is a debut tournament that will be an international women's soccer competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The tournament will be contested by 12 teams, two teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics, the six teams that qualified from the group stage and play-in, and four guest national teams. The 12 teams will be split into 3 groups of 3 and play each other once. Eight teams will then advance into the knockout stage, which is a classic quarter final, semi final and final.
Fixtures and groups shown here
2024 MLS Return:
21st February
The world awaits the Argentinian GOAT to return to league football, along with his ex Barcalona teammate Luis Suarez. As expected David Beckams Inter Miami will kick off the campaign as they face Real Salt Lake. 14 other games will take place the following Saturday.
March
2024 NWSL Return:
16th March
The women soccer league returns once again. The star filled league will take place on the field once again to entertain the globe. With the likes of Alex Morgan, Debinha and Sophia Smith it should be another cracker.
April
No major events taking place this month.
May
2024 UEFA Europa League Final:
22nd May
Some huge sides take place in this years Europa League including the likes of Liverpool, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen. Who will get to the final? We will have to wait and see, the finale will take place at Aviva Stadium in Dublin
2024 FA Cup Final:
25th May
The Oldest Competition in English football comes to a grand finale and two clubs have the chance to win one of the most prestige cups football has to offer. There are no surprises that Manchester City are favourites again after winning the treble last year. If they want any repeat performance, they will need to make sure they win this competition. On the road to the final there will be many underdogs who pull off fascinating results, this is why the FA Cup is so special.
June
2024 Champions League Final:
1st June
A competition that is the ultimate prize to win in club football. All the best teams around Europe come together to compete and on the 1st of June one club will be crowned the champions of Europe.
48th Copa America June:
14th June - 14th July
Copa America is a huge competition and taking very seriously to everybody involved. Argentina will hope to continue their unbelievable success from the World Cup where Lionel Messi famously got his hands on the worlds most prized asset.
Brazil is involved and will hope for major players such as Neymar, Vinicius Junior and wonderkid Endrick will be fit and eager to go.
These are how the Group stages line up ahead of the competition.
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Group A |
Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada/Trinidad & Tobago |
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Group B |
Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica |
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Group C |
United States, Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia |
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Group D |
Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica/Honduras |
2024 Euros Germany:
14th June - 14th July:
This is the big one, the competition that everybody around Europe waits for. All the best nations across Europe come together to compete in one of the biggest footballing events across the globe.
Many of the big hitters such as Spain, France, England, and Portugal will be expected to set the tournament alive in Germany. With the likes of Mbappe, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham staring it should not be short of entertainment.
Germany the hosts will hope to bring a special event for the whole of Europe to watch. They have many special stadiums with a vast amount of history in some incredible cities.
These are the group stages of Germany Euros 2024.
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Group A |
Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland |
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Group B |
Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania |
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Group C |
Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England |
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Group D |
Play-off winner A, Netherlands, Austria, France |
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Group E |
Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Play off-winner B |
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Group F |
Turkey, Play-off winner C, Portugal, Czech Republic |
July
Olympics 2024 France:
24th July - 10th August
The Olympics are here once again, the biggest sporting event in the world takes place in France this summer. One of the 40 sports that will be displayed in France is Football (Soccer). Women's and Men's Football will take place between many nations with a Gold medal being the ultimate reward.
For the football tournaments of Paris 2024, the fixtures take place in seven of the most beautiful and iconic venues of the country.
August
Premier League Return:
17th August
The most watched league in world football returns, the best 20 teams compete across England once again.
September
UEFA Champions League returns:
17th September
The biggest competition in Europe returns and this time it's different. All the information you need for the new format is right here. The Champions League never fails for entertainment and lets hope the new season delivers once again!
Other European competitions such as Europa League and Europa Conference league will start the following day.
October
2024 MLS Decision Day:
19th October
The final match day for Major League Soccer, 14 teams will be in action and playoff spots on the line will make the day full of entertainment.
November
2024 NWSL Playoffs:
9th November - 23rd November
Eight teams will qualify for the playoffs, this is 2 more teams than the last year. Thrilling entertainment is expected and the world can see who is crowned the NWSL playoff champions.
December
Arabian Gulf Cup:
Kuwait will be the host of this year Arabian Gulf Cup, the hosts are the most successful team in the gulf cups history. With 10 titles to their name already they will hope to make it 11. There are many teams in there way including the likes of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq.
All information provided from the 10th January 2024.
