Germany has beaten Turkey in the race to host the 2024 European Championship, UEFA announced on Thursday in Nyon, Switzerland.
It was the fourth unsuccessful bid by Turkey for a major international soccer event.
Germany last hosted a global competition in 2006 when it came third in the FIFA World Cup.
Philipp Lahm, 34, has been named head of the organizing committee of the 2024 event. /VCG Photo
As for the European Championship, the former West Germany staged the event in 1988 when the host was knocked out by the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Twenty-four teams will compete for the Henri Delaunay Trophy in 10 cities in Germany in 2024: Berlin, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart.
German captain Jurgen Klinsmann holds the trophy after the final win against Czech at the 1996 European Championship in England. /VCG Photo
Philipp Lahm, former captain of Germany's national soccer team, was appointed head of the organizing committee of the event.
Germany has won three European titles -- in 1996, 1980 and 1972, the most in history along with Spain.
(Top picture: Germany is announced host of the 2024 European Championship. /VCG Photo)