Political leaders and soccer greats to attend Euro 2024 curtainraiser between Germany and Scotland

Published June 14, 2024 10:35 AM

By DANIELLA MATAR
AP Sports Writer

MUNICH (AP) — Notable figures from the worlds of politics and soccer are set to attend the opening match of the European Championship in Munich. Host nation Germany plays Scotland in the tournament curtainraiser at Allianz Arena on Friday. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Scotland First Minister John Swinney, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are due to attend. UEFA will honor late German great Franz Beckenbauer at the opening ceremony. Germany’s two living European Championship-winning captains, Bernard Dietz from 1980 and Jürgen Klinsmann from 1996, will bring on the trophy.

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