The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020) is the
16th UEFA European Championship, a contest between European football's national
teams organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
Euro 2020 facts including dates, times, groups, venues, and historical stats are featured here. This version of Euro 2020 was originally scheduled to take place on 12 June-12 July 2020, but a coronavirus outbreak will change that to 11 June-11 July 2021. The key facts on the event including the venues, the groups, the fixture times, and matching times are presented below.
Dates
Opening game: Euro 2020 opens in
Rome on 11 June 2021 with the match Turkey v Italy.
Group stage dates: The group stage is
played June 11-23.
Group knockout phase
dates: The knockout phase stage is played June 26-July 11.
The final dates: The final is played on July 11.
Cities and arenas
All 12 Euro 2020
countries (England, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Romania, Hungary, Denmark,
Italy, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ireland, and Scotland) will be host to the event
with a total of 12 stadiums being used during the tournament.
- Stadio
Olimpico, Rome (capacity: 72,698)
- Olympic Stadium, Baku
(capacity: 68,700)
- St Petersburg Stadium, Saint
Petersburg (capacity: 68,134)
- Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
(capacity: 38,065)
- Puskás Arena, Budapest
(capacity: 67,889)
- Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
(capacity: 54,990)
- National Arena, Bucharest
(capacity: 55,600)
- Wembley Stadium, London
(capacity: 90,000)
- Hampden Park, Glasgow
(capacity: 52,063)
- Estadio de San Mames, Bilbao
(capacity: 53,332)
- Dublin Arena, Dublin
(capacity: 51,700)
- Fußball
Arena Munchen, Munich (capacity: 75,000)
Final and semi-final matches will be played at Wembley Stadium.
Note: In light of the pandemic situation, there will be reduced stadium capacity.
The
groups
All teams that finish first and second in their respective groups as well as four of the best third-place teams advance to the knockout stage.
Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales,
Switzerland
Group B: Denmark, Finland,
Belgium, Russia
Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine,
Austria, North Macedonia
Group D: England, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Scotland
Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland,
Slovakia
Group F: Portugal, France, Germany, Hungary
Fixtures
During the
competition, 51 matches will be played.
GROUP STAGE
11 June
Group A: Turkey v
Italy (CET 21:00, Rome)
12 June
Group A: Wales v
Switzerland (15:00, Baku)
Group B: Denmark v
Finland (18:00, Copenhagen)
Group B: Belgium v
Russia (21:00, St Petersburg)
13 June
Group D: England v
Croatia (15:00, London)
Group C: Austria v
North Macedonia (18:00, Bucharest)
Group C: Netherlands v
Ukraine (21:00, Amsterdam)
14 June
Group D: Play-off
winner C v Czech Republic (15:00, Glasgow)
Group E: Poland v
Slovakia (18:00, Dublin)
Group E: Spain v
Sweden (21:00, Bilbao)
15 June
Group F: Hungary v
Portugal (18:00, Budapest)
Group F: France v
Germany (21:00, Munich)
16 June
Group B: Finland v
Russia (15:00, St Petersburg)
Group A: Turkey v
Wales (18:00, Baku)
Group A: Italy v
Switzerland (21:00, Rome)
17 June
Group C: Ukraine v
North Macedonia (15:00, Bucharest)
Group B: Denmark v
Belgium (18:00, Copenhagen)
Group C: Netherlands v
Austria (21:00, Amsterdam)
18 June
Group E: Sweden v
Slovakia (15:00, Dublin)
Group D: Croatia v
Czech Republic (18:00, Glasgow)
Group D: England v
Scotland (21:00, London)
19 June
Group F: Hungary v France
(15:00, Budapest)
Group F: Portugal v
Germany (18:00, Munich)
Group E: Spain v
Poland (21:00, Bilbao)
20 June
Group A: Italy v Wales
(18:00, Rome)
Group A: Switzerland v
Turkey (18:00, Baku)
21 June
Group C: North
Macedonia v Netherlands (18:00, Amsterdam)
Group C: Ukraine v
Austria (18:00, Bucharest)
Group B: Russia v
Denmark (21:00, Copenhagen)
Group B: Finland v
Belgium (21:00, St Petersburg)
22 June
Group D: Czech
Republic v England (21:00, London)
Group D: Croatia v
Scotland (21:00, Glasgow)
23 June
Group E: Slovakia v
Spain (18:00, Bilbao)
Group E: Sweden v
Poland (18:00, Dublin)
Group F: Germany v
Hungary (21:00, Munich)
Group F: Portugal v
France (21:00, Budapest)
KNOCKOUT PHASE
Round of 16
26 June
1: 2A v 2B (18:00,
Amsterdam)
2: 1A v 2C (21:00,
London)
27 June
3: 1C v 3D/E/F (18:00,
Budpest)
4: 1B v 3A/D/E/F
(21:00, Bilbao)
28 June
5: 2D v 2E (18:00,
Copenhagen)
6: 1F v 3A/B/C (21:00,
Bucharest)
29 June
7: 1D v 2F (18:00,
Dublin)
8: 1E v 3A/B/C/D
(21:00, Glasgow)
Rest days on 30 June
and 1 July
Quarter-finals
2 July
QF1: Winner 6 v Winner
5 (18:00, St Petersburg)
QF2: Winner 4 v Winner
2 (21:00, Munich)
3 July
QF3: Winner 3 v Winner
1 (18:00, Baku)
QF4: Winner 8 v Winner
7 (21:00, Rome)
Rest days on 5 and 6
July
Semi-finals
6 July
SF1: Winner QF2 v
Winner QF1 (21:00, London)
7 July
SF2: Winner QF4 v
Winner QF3 (21:00, London)
Rest days on 9, 10, 11
July
Final
11 July
Winner SF1 v Winner
SF2 (21:00, London)
Stats
Statistics for the
UEFA European Championship.
Team |
Titles |
Finals |
Participation |
Germany |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Spain |
3 |
4 |
10 |
France |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Czechoslovakia |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Portugal |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Denmark |
1 |
1 |
8 |
Greece |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Italy |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Soviet Union |
1 |
1 |
5 |
The championship has
been won by ten different nations. All previous winners except Greece make it
into the 2020 edition.
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