The first match of the UEFA Euros 2024 tournament is finally upon us, with Germany vs Scotland beginning the tournament on Friday, June 14, and we'll help you find a way to watch the game. Germany are up 3-0 at half time with Scotland down to 10 men.
Footie fans in the UK or New Zealand can watch all the Euros, including Germany vs Scotland, for FREE on ITVX or iPlayer in the former and TVNZ in the latter. Don't worry if you're abroad when the games are taking place, tough, because you can watch Euro 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN.
US: Fox / FS1 / FS2 (live TV streaming services)
UK: ITV 1 / ITVX (free)
AU: Optus Sport
NZ: TVNZ (free)
Stream abroad with a VPN
As usual, the host of the tournament participates in this inaugural match: that's Germany, with this first match of the Euros taking place in Munich's 75,000-seater Allianz Arena.
Germany have traditionally been seen as having one of the best European football teams but after losing in the first knock-out game of the 2020 Euros, it has a lot to make up for this time around. Under the leadership of coach Julian Nagelsmann it'll have to work hard if it wants to claim its first Euro title since 1996.
Facing Germany is Scotland, which was knocked out at the group stage in 2020 and didn't qualify for the Euros for the five tournaments prior to that. It'll face an uphill battle in facing Germany but with the other teams in the group being Hungary and Switzerland, it could still make it to the knock-out round if its next few group stage matches go well.
Let's skip the rest of the preamble and get to the meat — here's how to watch the Germany vs Scotland UEFA Euros match online or on TV.
How to watch Germany vs Scotland online and on TV in the UK
The BBC and ITV are sharing Euro matches between them, but the Germany vs Scotland match will play on ITV 1. Coverage begins at 6:30 but the match itself begins at 8 pm.
If you can't or won't watch the match on broadcast TV, you can use ITV's streaming service ITVX. This online service lets you stream from ITV's various channels over the internet, and we've got a guide on how to watch live TV on ITVX if you need any help.
ITV 1 is, of course, free to stream from if you pay your license fee. This includes ITVX.
How to watch Germany vs Scotland online and on TV in the US
The rights to broadcast the Euros 2024 (and other UEFA matches) in the US falls to Fox, and its sports channels are showing many of the games in the tournament.
The first match falls to the head honcho itself though: Germany vs Scotland will air on Fox, with kick-off at 3 pm ET/midday PT and coverage likely beginning slightly ahead of that.
To get yourself access to the three Fox channels showing all of the Euros matches, you can get a cable subscription or use a live TV streaming service that has them in its line-up.
Sling TV Blue, which costs $45 per month in Fox areas, DirecTV Entertainment which will set you back $69.99 per month and Fubo Pro at $79.99 per month have Fox and FS1, but no FS2.
For that you can look to Fubo's $89.99-per-month Elite tier, DirecTV's $114.99-per-month Ultimate package or YouTube TV's single $72.99-per-month plan.
How to watch Germany vs Scotland in Australia
You'll have to subscribe to Optus Sport to watch Germany vs Scotland and all the rest of the Euros matches, because Optus is the official broadcaster for the tournament in Australia.
You can access Optus Sports for $24.99 per month or $199 for an entire year's subscription. However if you're an Optus customer you can get a discounted monthly price at $6.99 each month.
How to watch Germany vs Scotland in New Zealand
You won't need to pay to watch Germany vs Scotland, or any of the other 2024 Euros matches, if you live in New Zealand.
That's because they'll all be shown on TVNZ, which hosts many football streams and has also built towards the event with a weekly show called Road to Euro 2024.
You can find TVNZ's football coverage here.
How to watch Germany vs Scotland online everywhere else
If you're going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch the Germany vs Scotland match adn the rest of the Euros, you might run into some problems. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to your favorite sports, shows, events or other content even if you're not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at NordVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
