Euro 2024 squads expanded to 26 players after motion passed at vote

Uefa agrees to increase squad size from initially-intended 23.

UEFA Deputy General Secretary Giorgio Marchetti during the UEFA Euro 2024 draw.

England and Scotland will be allowed to select 26 players for the European Championship this summer after Uefa agreed to an increase in the size of squads.

A vote taken by the influential national competitions committee on Monday is understood to have approved a motion to maintain the 26 player limit introduced as an emergency measure for the Covid-disrupted tournament of 2021. Numbers were to be reduced to the traditional 23 for this summer in Germany but were resisted by a number of national coaches, including Gareth Southgate.