The Nürburgring is hosting one of the most extraordinary public viewings in the whole of Germanyfor the national team's European Championship quarter-final (Friday, 6pm) . The DFB team's match against Spain will be broadcast on a giant screen directly on the track. The main grandstand at the start-finish line will then be transformed into a black, red and gold fan curve. With free admission, visitors to the covered stands can enjoy the atmosphere almost as if they were in a stadium - and at the same time marvel at the tourist drivers passing by on the track. The national team and the sound of engines: a truly unique soccer experience awaits at the Nürburgring.

On Cologne's Heumarkt, in front of the Brandenburg Gate, on the Baltic Sea: there are many special places where soccer fans can experience UEFA EURO 2024. But on the grandstand of a race track? That's new! For the first time, the Nürburgring is opening its BMW M Power Grandstand (T3) for public viewing this Friday (kick-off 6pm) for the national team's match against Spain. Directly opposite is an 80 square meter LED screen on which Julian Nagelsmann's boys will be fighting for a place in the semi-finals.

All entrances to the stands will be open for public viewing on Friday. Catering will also be provided: the popular ring sausages will be roasted at the catering stand in the stands, and freshly tapped Bitburger, the official beer partner of the Nürburgring and UEFA Euro 2024, will also be on offer. Admission to the public viewing is free and free parking spaces are signposted in the immediate vicinity.

The soccer thriller will be accompanied by the special flair of a race track. Numerous Nürburgring fans will be doing laps on the asphalt during the match. From 17:00 to 19:30 on the Friday of the European Championship, the Nürburgring will open the track for tourist drives. The special feature: On Friday and Saturday (8:00 am - 7:00 pm), the Nordschleife and the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit can be driven by everyone in one go - a total of around 24 kilometers. The route then also runs along the start-finish straight and thus directly past the public viewing area.

And the ring°boulevard - the previous venue for public viewings at the Nürburgring - will also be a hive of activity. This is where the biggest e-darts tournament in Europe takes place. If you want to watch the colorful darts action before the quarter-finals kick off: watching is free. The German League Team Championships in Darts (DLMM) will bring more than 3,000 active players to the Eifel region to play their exciting matches from Friday to Sunday.