UEFA Euro 2020 will be held from June 11 to July 11, 2021. 24 European teams will seek to be the European champions and wrest the reign from Portugal. England will face Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic. Scotland, North Macedonia, Slovakia and Hungary will also be part of Euro 2020 after winning the play-offs.
The COVID-19 crisis prevented it from being held on schedule and postponed to 2021. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin then explained that “you cannot hold a pan-European football festival in empty stadiums, with abandoned areas , while the mainland sits at home in isolation. We cannot celebrate the 60th anniversary of the competition like this. ”
For the first time in history, the competition will have twelve host cities to celebrate the 60-year history of UEFA Euro. The cities chosen are: London (England), Baku (Azerbaijan), Munich (Germany), Rome (Italy), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Amsterdam (Holland), Bilbao (Spain), Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary) , Copenhagen (Denmark), Dublin (Ireland), Glasgow (Scotland).
The EURO 2020 mascot is Skillzy. This character is inspired by street football and freestyling.
Exciting group for England
England plays in Group D against Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic. The first match will be played on Sunday June 13 against Croatia. Without a doubt, the most exciting and anticipated match in Group D is England-Scotland on Friday, June 18. The last match will be played against the Czech Republic on June 22.
The games will be played at Wembley Stadium. The final on July 11 will be played at Wembley Stadium, as will the semi-finals and a round of 16 match.
Accessible group for Spain
Spain plays in Group E against Sweden, Poland and Slovakia. A priori it is an affordable group and Luis Enrique’s team should have no problems qualifying. However, the poor results of the national team, the draw against the Netherlands and the defeat against Ukraine, make nothing easy.
The Spanish team begins its journey at EURO 2020 on June 14, 2021 against Sweden. The second match will be played against Poland on June 19 and finally will face the Slovak national team on June 23. All matches will be played at the San Mamés stadium.
Euro 2020 group stage
UEFA Euro 2020 will be held from June 11 to July 11, 2021. There have been no automatic classifications. The twelve host teams have had to compete for their place to be among the 24 qualified countries.
- Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland
- Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia
- Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, North Macedonia
- Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic
- Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia
- Group F: Hungary, Portugal, France, Germany
