Revealed: How much each team was fined for fan behaviour during the Euro 2024 group stage… as only THREE nations escape punishment from UEFA
- Teams competing in Euro 2024 were fined more than £1 million in the UEFA group stage
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UEFA has already imposed more than £1 million in fines on countries at Euro 2024 during the group stage of the tournament.
The fines relate to the behaviour of supporters during the matches. Host country Germany was already fined twice for invading the pitch during Portugal’s matches against Turkey and Georgia.
As reported by The AthleticsCroatia was the team that received the most fines, amounting to £187,088.
England are 18th out of the 24 teams taking part after being fined €2,500 (£2,117) for throwing objects during the 1-1 draw with Denmark – after throwing plastic beer cups at manager Gareth Southgate – and a €10,000 (£8,466) fine for ‘disrupting the peace during the national anthem’ ahead of the 0-0 draw with Slovenia.
Only France, Slovakia and Spain escaped any form of punishment from UEFA, as they were not bothered by their fans during the first three matches.
Figures show Croatia received the most fines from UEFA during the group stage of Euro 2024
A large number of 21 of the 24 participating teams were fined during the group stage, with the usual punishments being lighting flares and throwing objects onto the pitch.
England – ranked 18th on the list – were fined for throwing objects onto the pitch in the match against Denmark and for disruption during the national anthem in the match against Slovenia.
Germany were fined twice for invading pitches during Portugal’s matches with Turkey and Georgia – with Cristiano Ronaldo being approached by numerous fans in the match with the latter
Croatia top the list due to the £89,000 fine they were handed after their final group match against Italy.
The total amount consisted of fines for throwing objects, setting off flares and inappropriate behaviour.
They were also fined after fans set off and waved flares during their match against Albania.
Croatia was followed on the list by fellow Balkan countries Albania (£145,152) and Serbia (£141,140).
Both Albania and Serbia were fined for “spreading provocative messages that are not appropriate for a sporting event”. These messages related to flags that were displayed in the countries’ border areas.
Albania fans displayed a banner with a map of their country, extending its borders into the territory of neighbouring countries, during the 2-1 defeat to Italy.
The Serbian fans’ banner featured the independent territory of Kosovo and the slogan ‘No Surrender’ during a 1-0 defeat to England in Gelsenkirchen
After the top three in the list, the top ten consists of Turkey, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Poland and Slovenia.
One of the most notable incidents during the European Championship was when fans from Turkey and Georgia clashed during a match in Dortmund, for which both national associations were fined.
There have been a number of matches where invaders have stopped play, most notably in the matches between Portugal and Turkey and Georgia.
Fans of Turkey and Georgia were involved in violent scenes when they came to blows in Dortmund
Slovenian Jan Oblak was one of the players who had objects thrown at him
Cristiano Ronaldo was approached by six outfield players during the match against Georgia and narrowly avoided being kicked by a fan who jumped on him from the stands after the match.
Scotland were low on the list, in 20th place, after being fined for fans throwing objects during their matches against Germany and Switzerland.
The only fine Denmark received was for an offensive banner put up by supporters during their match against England, which was addressed to UEFA.
Although their football association has indicated that they will pass the bill on to the fans once they identify the perpetrators.