Prankster Claims Credit For Sex Noise Prank That Disrupts Euro 2024 Draw

Today's Euro 2024 draw in Hamburg was disrupted by sex noises which played over the PA at the Elbphilharmonie in the middle of the ceremony. The noises were the result of a prank and played as the likes of Brian Laudrup and David Silva made the draw for this summer's tournament.

What’s going on at the euro 24 draw then🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/mE4N3YZbTQ

— Ben (@SfcBxn) December 2, 2023

Well-known pranker BMW Jarvo twitter account claimed credit for the stunt, and uploaded a video of him making the sounds happen in real-time recorded from Hamburg. The prank causes palpable awkwardness for the ex-players on stage and some confusion in the hall.

Pranking UEFA euro 2024 Draw with sex noise https://t.co/zAo3Q1vQmk

— Jarvo69 (Daniel Jarvis) (@BMWjarvo) December 2, 2023

The same account claimed responsibility for a similar prank during an FA Cup tie on the BBC earlier in the year. 

Gary Lineker experience a "sex noise prank" during Wolves - Liverpool coverage. #prank #BBC #Lineker pic.twitter.com/ZStbH7kcq0

— Pecheanu Cristian (@cristi_pec) January 18, 2023

The 'BMW Jarvo' twitter account has been documenting unneeded and unwanted sports pranks on social media for the last few years, including the Champions League final plus Ireland rugby matches at the Aviva and Twickenham.

The Euro 2024 draw in full

Despite the audio disruption, the draw was eventually completed. The tournament will begin with a meeting between Germany and Scotland. Hungary and Switzerland fill out the group.

Scotland manager Steve Clarke welcomed the draw:

'It's good, you know what you're up against, it is nice to be involved in that first game, and hopefully we can set the tournament off with a good match.

'For us it's not going to be about the occasion, we look forward to it it's an exciting draw, it doesn't matter who it is we were always going to be excited.

Group B meanwhile will be particularly nostalgic for Irish fans as it features the three teams Ireland faced during the disastrous Euro 2012 group stages. Albania will take Ireland's place in the Group of Death this year.

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England have been given a straightforward draw including two former Yugoslav republics.

Here's the draw in full:

Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
Group D - Play-off winner A (Wales/Finland/Poland/Estonia), Netherlands, Austria, France
Group E - Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Play-off winner B (Bosnia/Ukraine/Israel/Iceland)
Group F - Turkey, Play-off winner C (Georgia/Luxembourg/Greece/Kazakhstan), Portugal, Czechia