2020 UEFA EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SBOBET
The UEFA 2020 European Football Championship, often known as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, will be the 16th UEFA European Championship and UEFA's fourth men's football tournament in Europe.
From June 12 to July 12, 2020, the competition will be hosted in 12 locations across 12 UEFA nations. Portugal is the reigning champion, having won the tournament in 2016. The visual assistance referee (VAR) technology will be utilised for the first time in the UEFA European Championships.
The competition was held in numerous nations as a "romantic" event to commemorate the 60th "championship" of the European Championships, according to former UEFA president Michel Platini. Wembley Facility in London, which has the biggest capacity of any stadium won the competition, will host the semi-finals and finals for the second time, having done so before the 1996 rebirth event. The first match, which will feature Italy, will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Euro 2020 will represent a landmark tournament for its 60th anniversary
London Stadium for Euro 2020
After a successful UEFA Mid-Premier League last summer, countries across Europe have now perfected their Euro qualifiers.
England are among the top teams to have booked their place at next summer’s tournament.
Gareth Southgate’s three Lions are now set for a match unlike anything they have ever competed in before.
Euro 2020, which runs 60 years since the first tournament of its kind, will be held in several cities across the continent, concluding the final match at Wembley in July.
Portgual Cristiano Ronaldo beat France in the final of the last tournament while England crashed in the round of 16 to Iceland.
Now all eyes are starting to turn to next summer as Europe becomes a dream to lift the famous trophy in London.
The competition will consist of 24 teams with six groups.
The top two teams in each group will advance to Round 16 with the fourth team eliminated.
The four highest third tier teams will also enter the knockout phase with two more gong teams.
The tournament will progress through a knockout phase before the champion is crowned.
Unlike the World Cup, there will be no third place in the Euros.
EURO 2020 eligibility rules: how they work
Twenty teams got finals through qualifying groups, with four players through the new play system.
Qualification for UEFA EURO 2020 remains the same (with 24 finalists in all), although the European Qualifiers start earlier than usual - March after the big tournament instead of September (i.e. March 2019 and not September 2018 in this case). No team automatically qualifies as a host (there are 12 host countries in all).
The UEFA 2020 European Football Championship, often known as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, will be the 16th UEFA European Championship and UEFA's fourth men's football tournament in Europe.
From June 12 to July 12, 2020, the competition will be hosted in 12 locations across 12 UEFA nations. Portugal is the reigning champion, having won the tournament in 2016. The visual assistance referee (VAR) technology will be utilised for the first time in the UEFA European Championships.
The competition was held in numerous nations as a "romantic" event to commemorate the 60th "championship" of the European Championships, according to former UEFA president Michel Platini. Wembley Facility in London, which has the biggest capacity of any stadium won the competition, will host the semi-finals and finals for the second time, having done so before the 1996 rebirth event. The first match, which will feature Italy, will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
24 teams will be divided into six groups of four, similar to UEFA EURO 2016. The knockout phase is for the top two teams in each group and the top four teams in the third team.
Final and semi-final rounds
Wembley Stadium in London, England
One quarterfinal, three group matches
Munich, Germany: Fußball Arena München Baku, Azerbaijan: Olympic Stadium
Olimpico di Rome in Rome, Italy; Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia
There will be three group matches and one round of 16 encounter.
Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain; National Arena, Bucharest, Romania; Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark; Dublin Arena in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland; Wembley Stadium in London, England
The host cities were selected at random from six lists of various city towns based on athletic prowess and geographic factors.
The following groupings are created automatically for eligible nations. Qualifications will be conducted to decide who is at home in their live encounter if the two nations are partnered.
Stadia and cities for Euro 2020
Italy (Olimpico di Roma, Rome) * Russia (Saint Petersburg Stadium), Denmark (Parken Stadium, Copenhagen)
Netherlands (Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam), Romania (Group C) (National Arena, Bucharest)
England (Wembley Stadium, London) * and Scotland are in Group D. (Hampden Park, Glasgow)
Spain (Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao) *, Republic of Ireland are in Group E. (Dublin Arena)
Germany (Fußball Arena München, Munich) * and Hungary (Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest) are in Group F.
* All three group stage games will be played at home.
The competition will come to a close at Wembley Stadium. The 90,000-seat stadium, which will host the finals, is the biggest venue utilised.
The semi-finals will also be staged beneath London's renowned arch due to the trip required.
Wembley will also host three group matches and round 16 fixtures, including matches against Hampden Park Scotland and Aviva Ireland Stadium.
Saint Petersburg, Rome, Munich, and Baku hosted quarter-finals.
