We compared two tournaments that took place at almost the same time
On Sunday night, two continental tournaments in world football ended. In Berlin, the Spanish national team, having beaten the English team, became the European champion for the fourth time in its history. In Miami Gardens Argentina defeats Colombiawon the Copa America for the 16th time, which was held this year in an unusual format. After Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 We analyzed both tournaments. Spoiler: The change in the America’s Cup format has clearly benefited itand although the tournament is still a long way off from the Euro, a huge step forward has been made in terms of prize money, attendance and spectator attention.
Participants
Euro 2024. 24 teams took part in the final stage of the tournament. A total of 51 matches were played at the Euro.
Copa America 2024. The tournament involved 16 teams. A total of 32 matches were played at the America’s Cup.
Cities and stadiums
Euro 2024. Euro 2024 matches were hosted by 10 German cities and 10 stadiums.
Copa America 2024. The 2024 Copa America matches were hosted by 14 cities and 14 stadiums in the United States.
Attendance
Euro 2024. The tournament’s 51 matches were attended by 2,615,688 spectators. The average attendance of the tournament was 52,313 spectators per match.
Copa America 2024. The tournament’s 32 matches were attended by 1,436,000 fans. The average attendance for the tournament was 44,872 spectators per match.
Efficiency
Euro 2024. In 51 matches of the European Championship, 117 goals were scored. On average – 2.3 goals per match. 10 goals scored were own goals.
Copa America 2024. In 32 matches of the tournament 70 goals were scored. On average – 2.2 goals per match. One own goal.
Bombers
Euro 2024. No player at Euro 2024 managed to score more than three goals. However, six players – Dani Olmo (Spain), Harry Kane (England), Jamal Musiala (Germany), Kody Gakpo (Netherlands), Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) and Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) – scored three goals each.
Copa America 2024. Inter and Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez scored five goals.
Prize money
Euro 2024. The total prize fund of the tournament was 331 million euros. Qualifying for the Euro earned each team 9.25 million euros. A win in the group was valued at one million euros, a draw at 500 thousand euros. The teams that reached the 1/8 finals received 1.5 million euros, the quarter-finalists at 2.5 million euros. Reaching the semi-finals was valued at 4 million euros, reaching the final at five million, and winning at another three million. Thus, the Spanish team, which won all its matches at the Euro, earned 28.25 million euros.
Copa America 2024. The total prize fund of the tournament was 72 million dollars, which is almost three times more than at the previous tournament held in 2021 in Brazil (19.5 million). It was divided into 16 teams. Each team received 2 million dollars for participation. Reaching the quarterfinals was estimated at another two million. The team that took fourth place received an additional four million, the third – five. The finalist became richer by seven million dollars, the winner – by 16. Thus, Argentina received 20 million dollars for winning the tournament.
Ticket prices
Euro 2024. The average price of tickets in the cheapest category for matches in the group stage and play-offs, including the final, was 63 euros.
Copa America 2024. The average price of tickets for the cheapest category for matches in the group stage and playoffs, including the final, was $150.
Owners’ income
Euro 2024. According to experts, Germany expects to receive around 200 million euros in revenue from hosting Euro 2024.
Copa America 2024. According to analysts, the United States planned to receive about $100 million in revenue from hosting Euro 2024. At the same time, the country’s football federation should earn about $15 million, thanks to a 5% commission on ticket sales for the tournament.
Spectators
Euro 2024. According to preliminary estimates, the average television audience for the Euro 2024 match was around 120 million viewers.
Copa America 2024In the US, the average audience for one match was about 2.5 million people. In Latin and South American countries – about 50 million.
Source: Sportarena
I’m Scott Moore, a professional writer and journalist based in the US. I’ve been writing for various publications for over 8 years now, and have been working as an author at athletistic for the past five years. My work has been featured by some of the leading sports websites and magazines across Europe.
