Here's how the tournament is shaping up, as defending champions Italy bid to retain their trophy from a group including fellow Euro giants Spain and World Cup semi-finalists Croatia.

Hosts Germany get the tournament under way when they face Scotland in Munich on June 14.

Group A: Germany (hosts), Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland

Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy (defending champions), Albania

Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria, France

Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine

Group F: Turkey, Georgia, Portugal, Czech Republic

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Round of 16:

Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group B (June 29, Berlin)

Winner Group A v Runner-up Group C (June 29, Dortmund)

Winner Group C v 3rd Group D/E/F (June 30, Gelsenkirchen)

Winner Group B v 3rd Group A/D/E/F (June 30, Cologne)

Runner-up Group D v Runner-up Group E (July 1, Duesseldorf)

Winner Group F v 3rd Group A/B/C (July 1, Frankfurt)

Winner Group E v 3rd Group A/B/C/D (July 2, Munich)

Winner Group D v Runner-up Group F (July 2, Leipzig)

Quarter-finals:

Winner fourth match in the round of 16 v Winner second match

in the round of 16 (July 5, Stuttgart)

Winner sixth match in the round of 16 v Winner fifth match

in the round of 16 (July 5, Hamburg)

Winner third match in the round of 16 v Winner first match

in the round of 16 (July 6, Duesseldorf)

Winner seventh match in the round of 16 v Winner eight match

in the round of 16 (July 6, Berlin)

Semi-finals:

Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2 (July 9, Munich)

Winner Quarter-final 4 v Winner Quarter-final 3 (July 10, Dortmund)

Final:

Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2 (July 14, Berlin)

* 10 cities have been chosen as venues across Germany -

Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt,

Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart.

Australian Associated Press