How England and Scotland are behind calls for Euro 2024 squad announcement delay with UEFA set to make decision - explained

According to Sky Sports, several countries have raised concerns about the midnight deadline on Friday, June 7, for final squad lists to be submitted ahead of this summer's tournament. But why are they perturbed about this?

The report states that with the last round of friendlies finishing just two hours before the final submission date, there will be very little time to tweak their squads if a player gets injured. England and Scotland are among those who are pushing for a delay as the Three Lions play Iceland at 7.45pm on June 7 and Scotland host Finland at the same time.

Sky state it is unlikely UEFA will move the deadline, however, as their regulations state that final squads must be registered seven days before the competition starts. In this case, hosts Germany face Scotland on June 14.

England are next in action against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 3, before playing Iceland, and Scotland are away to Gibraltar on the same date. The Three Lions start their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on June 16.