The famous Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion will have a capacity of 47,700 for the finals after a 51.5million euros modernisation programme.

The venue, originally known as the Neckar-Stadion, was opened in 1933 and has hosted a number of historic sporting events.

The first post-war international match on German soil saw the hosts beat Switzerland 1-0 in front of a crowd of 103,000 in Stuttgart in 1950, while the stadium was the venue for the first post-unification international when Germany beat Switzerland 4-0 in 1990.

Stuttgart also hosted group games at the 1974 World Cup finals and Russia's 2-0 victory against Italy in the semi-final of the 1988 European Championships.

Two European Cup finals have been held at the home of VfB Stuttgart, the first seeing the great Real Madrid team beat Reims 2-0 in 1959, before PSV Eindhoven recorded a penalty shoot-out success against Benfica in 1988.

The city has to settle for the third-fourth placed play-off as its most prestigious match this time round, together with a second round match featuring the winners of England's Group B and the runners-up from Germany's Group A.

Before then the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion will host four group matches, starting with France against Switzerland on June 13.