UEFA Euro 2020

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, is scheduled to be the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).[1]

UEFA Euro 2020
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Tournament details
Host countries
12
Azerbaijan
Denmark
England
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Dates11 June – 11 July 2021
Teams24
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)

The tournament, to be held in 12 cities in 12 UEFA countries, was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020. On 17 March 2020, UEFA announced that the tournament would be postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and proposed it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021, which was confirmed on 17 June 2020. The competition was postponed in order to reduce pressure on the public services in affected countries and to allow time for the completion of domestic leagues that had been suspended.[2] The tournament will still retain the name "UEFA Euro 2020".[3]

UEFA President Michel Platini said the tournament is being hosted in several nations as a "romantic" one-off event to celebrate the 60th "birthday" of the European Championship competition.[4] Having the largest capacity of any of the stadiums entered for the competition, Wembley Stadium in London is scheduled to host the semi-finals and final for the second time, having done so before at the 1996 tournament in the stadium's former incarnation. The Stadio Olimpico in Rome was chosen to host the opening game, involving Turkey and hosts Italy.

Portugal are the defending champions, having won the 2016 competition. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used at the UEFA European Championship.[5]

Bid process

While some countries had already expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] then-UEFA President Michel Platini suggested at a press conference on 30 June 2012, a day before the UEFA Euro 2012 Final, that instead of having one host country (or joint hosting by multiple countries), the tournament could be spread over "12 or 13 cities" across the continent.[14] At the time, UEFA already used a similar system for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship's Elite Round, where each of the seven groups is hosted by a different country.

European format decision

On 6 December 2012, UEFA announced the tournament would be held in multiple cities across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the tournament.[15][16] The selection of the host cities did not guarantee an automatic qualifying berth to the national team of that country.

UEFA reasoned that the pan-European staging of the tournament was the logical decision at a time of financial difficulty across Europe.[17][18] Reaction to UEFA's plan was mixed across Europe.[19] Critics have cited the expanded format (from 31 matches featuring 16 nations to 51 featuring 24) and its associated additional costs as the decisive factor for only one nation (Turkey) having put forward a serious bid.[20]

Bidding venues

The final list of bids was published by UEFA on 26 April 2014, with a decision on the hosts being made by the UEFA Executive Committee on 19 September 2014. There were two bids for the Finals Package (of which one was successful, marked with blue for semi-finals and final) and 19 bids for the Standard Package (of which 12 were initially successful, marked with green for quarter-finals and group stage, and yellow for round of 16 and group stage); Brussels, marked with red, were initially selected but removed from the list of venues by UEFA on 7 December 2017 and the planned games there were moved to London.[21][22][23]

  Successful bid for group stage and round of 16
  Successful bid for group stage and quarter-finals
  Successful bid for semi-finals and final. Later added: Group stage and round of 16
  Successful bid for group stage and round of 16 at first but later removed from list
  Unsuccessful bid (either rejected as judged by UEFA to not fulfill the bid requirements, or eliminated by vote)
CountryCityVenueCapacityPackageResult
 AzerbaijanBakuOlympic Stadium68,700Standard PackageGroup stage and quarter-finals
 BelarusMinskDinamo Stadium34,000 (to be expanded to 39,000)Standard PackageRejected
 BelgiumBrusselsEurostadium (proposed new national stadium)50,000 (62,613 potentially)Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
(later cancelled)
 BulgariaSofiaVasil Levski National Stadium43,000 (to be expanded to 50,000)Standard PackageRejected
 DenmarkCopenhagenParken Stadium38,065Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 EnglandLondonWembley Stadium90,000Finals Package
(withdrawn Standard Package)
Semi-finals and final
Group stage and round of 16 (later added)
 GermanyMunichAllianz Arena70,000Standard Package, Finals PackageGroup stage and quarter-finals
 HungaryBudapestPuskás Aréna56,000 (proposed new 67,215 stadium)Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 IsraelJerusalemTeddy Stadium34,000 (to be expanded to 53,000)Standard PackageRejected
 ItalyRomeStadio Olimpico72,698Standard PackageGroup stage and quarter-finals
 MacedoniaSkopjePhilip II Arena33,460Standard PackageRejected
 NetherlandsAmsterdamJohan Cruyff Arena54,990 (to be expanded to around 56,000)Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 Republic of IrelandDublinAviva Stadium51,700Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 RomaniaBucharestArena Națională55,600Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 RussiaSaint PetersburgKrestovsky Stadium68,134Standard PackageGroup stage and quarter-finals
 ScotlandGlasgowHampden Park51,866Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 SpainBilbaoSan Mamés53,289Standard PackageGroup stage and round of 16
 SwedenSolna, StockholmFriends Arena54,329Standard PackageEliminated
 WalesCardiffMillennium Stadium74,500Standard PackageEliminated

COVID-19 pandemic and postponement

In early 2020, the pandemic in Europe of COVID-19 raised concerns regarding its potential impact on players, staff and visitors to the twelve host cities of the tournament.[24] At the UEFA Congress in early March, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin said the organisation was confident that the situation could be dealt with, while general secretary Theodore Theodoridis stated that UEFA was maintaining contact with the World Health Organization and national governments regarding the coronavirus.[25] The impact on football grew later that month, as numerous domestic and UEFA competition matches began taking place behind closed doors. By 13 March 2020, upcoming UEFA competition fixtures were postponed, while major European leagues were suspended, including the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A.[26]

UEFA held a videoconference on 17 March 2020 with representatives of its 55 member associations, along with a FIFPro representative and the boards of the European Club Association and European Leagues, to discuss the response to the outbreak for domestic and European competitions, including Euro 2020.[27] At the meeting, UEFA announced that the tournament would be postponed to the following year, proposing that it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021.[28] The postponement allowed for pressure to be reduced on the public services in affected countries, while also providing space in the calendar for domestic European leagues that had been suspended to complete their seasons.[2] On the following day, the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the date change in the FIFA International Match Calendar. As a result, the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which was due to take place in June and July 2021, will be rescheduled.[29] On 23 April 2020, UEFA confirmed that the tournament would still be known as UEFA Euro 2020.[3][30]

In May 2020, Čeferin stated that in principle the tournament would take place in the twelve selected host cities. However, he did not rule out the possibility of reducing the number of cities, as three hosts were unsure if matches could be held under the new schedule.[31] The tournament venues and match schedule was reviewed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 17 June 2020.[32] At the meeting, UEFA confirmed that all twelve original host venues would remain as hosts for the tournament in 2021.[33][34] However, Čeferin stated in October 2020 that it was still possible that the tournament could be played in fewer than the planned twelve host countries.[35] The following month, UEFA stated that it "intends to hold Euro 2020 in the format and the venues confirmed earlier this year and we are working closely with all host cities on preparations".[36] It was also announced that each host was discussing with UEFA and local health authorities on whether the venue could host matches at full capacity, between 100% and 50% capacity, at 33% capacity or behind closed doors. Each host city was asked to draw up two or three plans from the four options. The restrictions could also involve only local spectators to be permitted at matches. A final decision on which scenario will be applied individually at each venue was originally to be made on 5 March 2021.[37][38]

In a New Year's interview, Čeferin said, "Vaccination has started and I think we will be able to have full stands in the summer. For now, the plan is to play in all twelve countries. Of course, there are backup options in case a country has a problem. We are ready to organise competitions in eleven, ten or nine cities... and even only in one country, if necessary. However, I am 99.9 percent sure that we will have the European Championship in all twelve cities, as planned."[39][40] On 27 January 2021, UEFA met with the host associations to discuss operational matters, and reaffirmed the tournament would be held across twelve cities. The deadline for hosts to submit their venue capacity plans was moved to early April.[41] UEFA announced on the following day that Daniel Koch, the former head of communicable diseases at Switzerland's Federal Office of Public Health, would serve as the tournament's medical advisor on matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[42]

Qualification

  Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
  Team failed to qualify

There was no automatic qualifying berth, and all 55 UEFA national teams, including the 12 national teams whose countries are scheduled to stage matches, had to compete in the qualifiers for the 24 places at the finals tournament.[43][44] As the host cities were appointed by UEFA in September 2014, before the qualifiers, it was possible for the national teams from the host cities to fail to qualify for the finals tournament.

The qualifying draw was held on 2 December 2018 at the Convention Centre Dublin in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.[45]

The main qualifying process started in March 2019, instead of immediately in September 2018 following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and ended in November 2019. The format remained largely the same, although only 20 of the 24 spots for the finals tournament were decided from the main qualifying process, leaving four spots still to be decided. Following the admission of Kosovo to UEFA in May 2016, it was announced that the 55 members at the time would be drawn into ten groups after the completion of the UEFA Nations League (five groups of five teams and five groups of six teams, with the four participants of the UEFA Nations League Finals guaranteed to be drawn into groups of five teams), with the top two teams in each group qualifying. The qualifiers were played on double matchdays in March, June, September, October and November 2019.[46]

With the creation of the UEFA Nations League starting in 2018,[47][46][48][49] the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was linked with Euro qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for the tournament. Four teams from each division that had not already qualified for the European Championship competed in the play-offs for each division. The winners of the play-offs for each division, which were decided by two one-off semi-finals (the best-ranked team vs. the fourth-best-ranked team, and the second-best-ranked team vs. the third-best-ranked team, played at home of higher-ranked teams) and a one-off final (with the venue drawn in advance between the two semi-finals winners), joined the twenty teams that had already qualified for the tournament.[49]

Qualified teams

Of the 24 teams that qualified for the tournament, 19 are returning from the 2016 edition. Among them are Belgium and Italy, who both recorded flawless qualifying campaigns (10 wins in 10 matches),[50][51] defending European champions Portugal and world champions France, with Germany also qualifying for a record 13th straight European Championship.[52] Finland and North Macedonia will make their European Championship debut, having never previously qualified for a major tournament.[53][54] Scotland, a co-host of the tournament, qualified for their first major international tournament since the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and their first European Championship since 1996.[55] The Netherlands and Denmark returned after missing out in 2016, with the Dutch featuring in a major tournament for the first time since the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[56][57] For the first time, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Wales reached successive European Championship tournaments.[58][59] Greece, winners in 2004, were the only former champions that failed to qualify, missing their second straight European Championship and third consecutive major tournament.[60] Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Romania failed to qualify after appearing in the 2016 finals.[61]

Of the twelve host countries, seven managed to qualify directly for the tournament, while Hungary and Scotland qualified via the play-offs. The Republic of Ireland and Romania were eliminated in the semi-finals of the play-offs,[62] and Azerbaijan were eliminated following the qualifying group stage.[63]

Team[upper-alpha 1] Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 2]
 BelgiumGroup I winner10 October 20195 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016)
 ItalyGroup J winner12 October 20199 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Russia[upper-alpha 3]Group I runner-up13 October 201911 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 PolandGroup G winner13 October 20193 (2008, 2012, 2016)
 UkraineGroup B winner14 October 20192 (2012, 2016)
 SpainGroup F winner15 October 201910 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 FranceGroup H winner14 November 20199 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 TurkeyGroup H runner-up14 November 20194 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016)
 EnglandGroup A winner14 November 20199 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
 Czech Republic[upper-alpha 4]Group A runner-up14 November 20199 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 FinlandGroup J runner-up15 November 20190 (debut)
 SwedenGroup F runner-up15 November 20196 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 CroatiaGroup E winner16 November 20195 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 AustriaGroup G runner-up16 November 20192 (2008, 2016)
 NetherlandsGroup C runner-up16 November 20199 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Germany[upper-alpha 5]Group C winner16 November 201912 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 PortugalGroup B runner-up17 November 20197 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
  SwitzerlandGroup D winner18 November 20194 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2016)
 DenmarkGroup D runner-up18 November 20198 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012)
 WalesGroup E runner-up19 November 20191 (2016)
 North MacedoniaPlay-off Path D winner12 November 20200 (debut)
 HungaryPlay-off Path A winner12 November 20203 (1964, 1972, 2016)
 SlovakiaPlay-off Path B winner12 November 20201 (2016)
 ScotlandPlay-off Path C winner12 November 20202 (1992, 1996)
  1. Italic indicates team from one of the twelve host associations.
  2. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  3. From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
  4. From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
  5. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Venues

The venues were selected and announced by UEFA on 19 September 2014.[64] However, the UEFA Executive Committee removed Brussels as a host city on 7 December 2017 due to delays with the building of the Eurostadium. The four matches (three group stage, one round of 16) initially scheduled to be held in Brussels were reallocated to London. Therefore, Wembley Stadium will host a total of seven matches, as London was already chosen to host the semi-finals and final of the tournament.[65] On 7 December 2017, it was also announced that the opening match would take place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, chosen ahead of Amsterdam, Glasgow and Saint Petersburg. UEFA decided that, should they qualify, the opening match would feature Italy.[65][66]

Of the 12 selected cities and countries, 8 cities and 7 countries have never hosted a European Championship finals match before. Bilbao was not a venue when Spain hosted the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and none of Azerbaijan, Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Republic of Ireland, Russia, or Scotland has hosted the tournament previously. Of the 12 selected stadia, only 2 have hosted a European Championship match before: the Stadio Olimpico (1968 and 1980) and the Johan Cruyff Arena (2000). The original Wembley stadium hosted games and the final in UEFA Euro 1996, but although it stands on the same site, this is classified as a different stadium to the current Wembley Stadium.

In October 2020, it was announced that UEFA matches would be suspended from taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[67] However, this will not affect the planning of Euro 2020 matches to be held in Baku.[68]

London Munich Rome Baku
Wembley Stadium Allianz Arena Stadio Olimpico Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 72,698 Capacity: 68,700
Saint Petersburg Budapest
Krestovsky Stadium Puskás Aréna
Capacity: 68,134 Capacity: 67,215
Bucharest Amsterdam
Arena Națională Johan Cruyff Arena
Capacity: 55,600 Capacity: 54,990
Bilbao Glasgow Dublin Copenhagen
San Mamés Hampden Park Aviva Stadium Parken Stadium
Capacity: 53,332 Capacity: 51,866 Capacity: 51,700 Capacity: 38,065

Each city will host three group stage matches and one match in the round of 16 or quarter-finals. The match allocation for the 12 stadiums is as follows:

The host cities were divided into six pairings, established on the basis of sporting strength (assuming all host teams qualify), geographical considerations, and security/political constraints. The pairings were allocated to groups by means of a random draw on 7 December 2017. Each qualified host country will play a minimum of two matches at home. The group venue pairings is as follows:[65]

The following criteria apply to define the home matches of host teams within the same group:[69]

  • If both host teams qualified directly or both advanced to the play-offs, a draw would determine which team would play all three group stage matches at home (i.e. which would host the head-to-head match), and which one would play only two matches at home.
  • If one host team qualified directly, and the other failed to also directly qualify, the directly qualified host team would play all three group stage matches at home, and the other host, if qualified, would play only two.
  • If one host team advances to the play-offs, and the other is eliminated entirely, the host team in the play-offs, if qualified, will play all three group stage matches at home.
  • No action was necessary should both host teams fail to qualify.

If a host team in the play-offs failed to qualify, the path winner will take the spot of the host in the match schedule and therefore would play the two or three matches based on the above criteria in the host city of the respective host that failed to qualify. The draw took place on 22 November 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland (along with the draw for the play-offs).[70] In the draw, which was only necessary for Group B (Denmark and Russia), two balls were prepared, with the first drawn hosting the three matches.[71]

Allocation of group stage home matches to host countries
Group Host Status following the completion
of the qualifying group stage
Draw? Host with three
home matches
Host with two
home matches
A  Azerbaijan Eliminated in qualifying group stage No  Italy None
 Italy Qualified directly to finals
B  Denmark Qualified directly to finals Yes  Denmark  Russia
 Russia Qualified directly to finals
C  Netherlands Qualified directly to finals No  Netherlands None
 Romania Advanced to play-offs (later eliminated)
D  England Qualified directly to finals No  England  Scotland
 Scotland Advanced to play-offs (later qualified)
E  Republic of Ireland Advanced to play-offs (later eliminated) No  Spain None
 Spain Qualified directly to finals
F  Germany Qualified directly to finals No  Germany  Hungary
 Hungary Advanced to play-offs (later qualified)

Team base camps

Each team chooses a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. The teams will train and reside in these locations throughout the tournament, travelling to games staged away from their bases. Unlike previous tournaments, each team can set up their base camp anywhere due to the pan-European format, without any obligation of staying in any of the host countries.[72]

The base camps selected by the twenty directly qualified teams were announced by UEFA on 27 January 2020.[73]

Team Base camp
 Austria Seefeld in Tirol, Austria
 Belgium Tubize, Belgium
 Croatia St Andrews, Scotland
 Czech Republic Currie, Edinburgh, Scotland
 Denmark Helsingør, Denmark
 England Burton upon Trent, England
 Finland Repino, Saint Petersburg, Russia
 France Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France
 Germany Herzogenaurach, Germany
 Hungary TBC
 Italy Coverciano, Florence, Italy
 Netherlands Zeist, Netherlands
 North Macedonia TBC
 Poland Portmarnock, Republic of Ireland
 Portugal Budapest, Hungary
 Russia Khimki, Russia
 Scotland TBC
 Slovakia TBC
 Spain Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
 Sweden Maynooth, Republic of Ireland
  Switzerland Rome, Italy
 Turkey Baku, Azerbaijan
 Ukraine Bucharest, Romania
 Wales Baku, Azerbaijan

Final draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 November 2019, 18:00 CET (19:00 local time, EET) at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania.[74][75][76][63] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four. The identity of the four play-off teams were not known at the time of the draw and were identified as play-off winners A to D.[77] Should there have been groups that could not be finalised at the time of the final tournament draw, another draw would have been held after the play-offs on 1 April 2020,[1] but UEFA confirmed the additional draw was not necessary after the identity of the 20 directly qualified teams and the 16 play-offs teams was known.[71]

The teams were seeded in accordance with the European Qualifiers overall ranking based on their results in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. The following was the standard composition of the draw pots:[78]

  • Pot 1: Group winners ranked 1–6
  • Pot 2: Group winners ranked 7–10, group runners-up ranked 1–2 (11–12 overall)
  • Pot 3: Group runners-up ranked 3–8 (13–18 overall)
  • Pot 4: Group runners-up ranked 9–10 (19–20 overall), play-off winners A–D (identity unknown at the time of the draw)

As two host teams from the same group could not be in the same seeding pot, the UEFA Emergency Panel would have either switched one host team with the lowest-ranked team of the higher pot, or switched one host team with the highest-ranked team of the lower pot (based on the principle that the move would have minimal impact on the original seeding). However, no seeding adjustments were necessary.

The draw started with Pot 1 and completed with Pot 4, from where a team was drawn and assigned to the first available group. The position in the group (for the determination of the match schedule) was then drawn. In the draw, the following conditions applied (including for teams that could still qualify via the play-offs):[79]

  • Automatic group assignments: Host teams were automatically assigned to their group based on the host city pairings.
  • Prohibited clashes: For political reasons, UEFA set pairs of teams that were considered prohibited clashes. In addition to being unable to be drawn into the same group, non-host teams were prevented from being drawn into a group hosted by a country they clash with, even should the host not qualify. Only one prohibited clash, Russia / Ukraine, applied during the group stage draw. Other prohibited clashes among qualified and play-off teams were Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo / Serbia, but the teams in these pairs were all in the play-offs and in Pot 4 for the draw, and would not be in the same group; Kosovo / Russia was also prohibited,[80] but they also would not be in the same group due to play-off path pairings necessary for host allocation. However, these prohibited clashes are not excluded for the knockout phase.

Play-off path group allocation

Due to the format of the play-offs, which made anticipating all possible scenarios impossible, the UEFA administration had to wait to solve issues relating to the final tournament draw until the completion of the qualifying group stage.[69] It was not possible for UEFA to prevent one of the play-off paths from containing two host teams, resulting in Romania (Group C hosts) and Hungary (Group F hosts) being drawn together in Path A. Therefore, the winner of this play-off path needed to be assigned two groups in the final tournament draw. To allow for this, Path A was paired with Path D (which does not contain a host), therefore providing a clear scenario for each possible qualified team. A draw took place on 22 November 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland (along with the draw for the play-offs), which decided on the order of priority for the allocation of Path A to the final tournament groups.[71]

Two balls were prepared containing the names of the two groups hosted by the teams in question (Group C and Group F for Romania and Hungary, respectively). The first ball drawn determined the group ("priority group") that was allocated to Path A, with the exception of the host team of the second ball drawn ("non-priority group") winning Path A. In the draw, Group F was selected as the priority group, resulting in the following possible outcomes:

  • Path A is won by Bulgaria, Hungary or Iceland: The winner of Path A will enter Group F, and the winner of Path D will enter Group C. (As Romania lost in the semi-finals of the play-offs, this was the resulting group assignment.)
  • Path A is won by Romania: Romania will enter Group C, and the winner of Path D will enter Group F.

Seeding

The following was the composition of the pots:[81]

Pot 1
Team Host Rank
 Belgium[lower-alpha 1] 1
 Italy Group A 2
 England Group D 3
 Germany Group F 4
 Spain Group E 5
 Ukraine[lower-alpha 1] 6
Pot 2
Team Host Rank
 France 7
 Poland 8
  Switzerland 9
 Croatia 10
 Netherlands Group C 11
 Russia Group B 12
Pot 3
Team Host Rank
 Portugal 13
 Turkey 14
 Denmark Group B 15
 Austria 16
 Sweden 17
 Czech Republic 18
Pot 4[lower-alpha 2]
Team Host Rank
 Wales 19
 Finland 20
Play-off winner A Group C & F[lower-alpha 3] N/A
Play-off winner B Group E[lower-alpha 4]
Play-off winner C Group D[lower-alpha 5]
Play-off winner D[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Ukraine could not be drawn into the same group as Russia (Group B host). Since they also could not be drawn into any of the other four groups with Pot 1 hosts, Ukraine were assigned to Group C. Consequently, Belgium were assigned to Group B.
  2. Identity of the four play-off winners was unknown at the time of the draw.
  3. Romania (Group C host) and Hungary (Group F host) competed in play-off Path A, and thus the winner of Path A was assigned to two groups (Group C and Group F), with the final assignment depending on the identity of the Path A winner.
  4. Republic of Ireland (Group E host) competed in play-off Path B, and thus the winner of Path B was assigned to Group E.
  5. Scotland (Group D host) competed in play-off Path C, and thus the winner of Path C was assigned to Group D.
  6. Play-off Path D was paired with Path A (which contained two hosts), and thus the winner of Path D was assigned to two groups (Group C and Group F), with the final assignment depending on the identity of the Path A winner.

Draw results and group fixtures

The draw resulted in the following groups (teams in italics are play-off winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Turkey
A2 Italy[lower-alpha 1]
A3 Wales
A4  Switzerland
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Denmark[lower-alpha 1]
B2 Finland
B3 Belgium
B4 Russia[lower-alpha 2]
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Netherlands[lower-alpha 1]
C2 Ukraine
C3 Austria
C4 North Macedonia
Group D
PosTeam
D1 England[lower-alpha 1]
D2 Croatia
D3 Scotland[lower-alpha 2]
D4 Czech Republic
Group E
PosTeam
E1 Spain[lower-alpha 1]
E2 Sweden
E3 Poland
E4 Slovakia
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Hungary[lower-alpha 2]
F2 Portugal
F3 France
F4 Germany[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Tournament host that will play all three group stage matches at home.
  2. Tournament host that will play two group stage matches at home.

The fixtures for the group stage were decided based on the draw results, as follows:

Note: Positions for scheduling did not use the seeding pots, and instead used the draw positions, e.g. Team 1 was not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.

Group stage schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 11–15 June 2021 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 2 16–19 June 2021 1 v 3, 2 v 4
Matchday 3 20–23 June 2021 4 v 1, 2 v 3

Squads

Each national team has to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player becomes injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he can be replaced by another player.[1]

Match officials

On 12 February 2020, UEFA and CONMEBOL signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance collaboration, including the possibility of a team of South American match officials appointed for the group stage of the tournament.[82]

Group stage

UEFA announced the original tournament schedule on 24 May 2018, which only included kick-off times for the opening match and quarter-finals onward.[83][84] The kick-off times of the remaining group stage and round of 16 matches were announced on 30 November 2019 following the final draw.[85] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced the revised match schedule for the tournament in 2021.[86][87] All match dates, kick-off times and venues remained identical, but shifted one day earlier so matches would remain on the same day of the week (i.e. from 12 to 11 June for the opening match to remain on a Friday).[88]

Group winners, runners-up, and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.

Times are listed by UEFA with the local times.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[1]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who are still level to determine their final rankings.[lower-alpha 1] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Higher number of wins in all group matches;[lower-alpha 2]
  8. If on the last round of the group stage, two teams are facing each other and each has the same number of points, as well as the same number of goals scored and conceded, and the score finishes level in their match, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out. (This criterion is not used if more than two teams have the same number of points.);
  9. Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  10. Higher position in the European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Notes

  1. If there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for the two teams that are still tied.
  2. This criterion could only break a tie if a point deduction were to occur, as multiple teams in the same group cannot otherwise be tied on points but have a different number of wins.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 June 2021. Source: UEFA
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Turkey Match 1 Italy
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Wales Match 2  Switzerland
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Turkey Match 13 Wales
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Italy Match 14  Switzerland
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Switzerland  Match 25 Turkey
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Italy Match 26 Wales
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Russia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 June 2021. Source: UEFA
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Denmark Match 3 Finland
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Belgium Match 4 Russia
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Finland Match 15 Russia
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Denmark Match 16 Belgium
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Russia Match 27 Denmark
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Finland Match 28 Belgium
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2021. Source: UEFA
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Austria Match 6 North Macedonia
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Netherlands Match 5 Ukraine
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Ukraine Match 18 North Macedonia
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Netherlands Match 17 Austria
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Ukraine Match 30 Austria
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2021. Source: UEFA
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England Match 7 Croatia
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Scotland Match 8 Czech Republic
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Croatia Match 19 Czech Republic
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England Match 20 Scotland
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Croatia Match 31 Scotland
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Czech Republic Match 32 England
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Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 June 2021. Source: UEFA
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Poland Match 10 Slovakia
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Spain Match 9 Sweden
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Sweden Match 21 Slovakia
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Spain Match 22 Poland
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Slovakia Match 33 Spain
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Sweden Match 34 Poland
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Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Germany (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 June 2021. Source: UEFA
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Hungary Match 11 Portugal
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France Match 12 Germany
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Hungary Match 23 France
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Portugal Match 24 Germany
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Portugal Match 35 France
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Germany Match 36 Hungary
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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Third place Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2 B Third place Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C Third place Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D Third place Group D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E Third place Group E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F Third place Group F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a fourth substitution.[89] If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[1]

As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there is no third place play-off. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16:[1]

Third-placed teams
qualify from groups
1B
vs
1C
vs
1E
vs
1F
vs
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ABDE3D3E3A3B
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ABEF3E3F3B3A
ACDE3E3D3C3A
ACDF3F3D3C3A
ACEF3E3F3C3A
ADEF3E3F3D3A
BCDE3E3D3B3C
BCDF3F3D3C3B
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BDEF3F3E3D3B
CDEF3F3E3D3C

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
27 June 2021 – Bilbao
 
 
Winner Group B
 
2 July 2021 – Munich
 
3rd Group A/D/E/F
 
Winner Match 39
 
26 June 2021 – London
 
Winner Match 37
 
Winner Group A
 
6 July 2021 – London
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Match 46
 
28 June 2021 – Bucharest
 
Winner Match 45
 
Winner Group F
 
2 July 2021 – Saint Petersburg
 
3rd Group A/B/C
 
Winner Match 41
 
28 June 2021 – Copenhagen
 
Winner Match 42
 
Runner-up Group D
 
11 July 2021 – London
 
Runner-up Group E
 
Winner Match 49
 
29 June 2021 – Glasgow
 
Winner Match 50
 
Winner Group E
 
3 July 2021 – Rome
 
3rd Group A/B/C/D
 
Winner Match 43
 
29 June 2021 – Dublin
 
Winner Match 44
 
Winner Group D
 
7 July 2021 – London
 
Runner-up Group F
 
Winner Match 48
 
27 June 2021 – Budapest
 
Winner Match 47
 
Winner Group C
 
3 July 2021 – Baku
 
3rd Group D/E/F
 
Winner Match 40
 
26 June 2021 – Amsterdam
 
Winner Match 38
 
Runner-up Group A
 
 
Runner-up Group B
 

Round of 16

Runner-up Group AMatch 38Runner-up Group B
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Winner Group AMatch 37Runner-up Group C
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Winner Group CMatch 403rd Group D/E/F
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Winner Group BMatch 393rd Group A/D/E/F
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Runner-up Group DMatch 42Runner-up Group E
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Winner Group FMatch 413rd Group A/B/C
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Winner Group DMatch 44Runner-up Group F
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Winner Group EMatch 433rd Group A/B/C/D
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Quarter-finals

Winner Match 41Match 45Winner Match 42
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Winner Match 39Match 46Winner Match 37
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Winner Match 40Match 47Winner Match 38
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Winner Match 43Match 48Winner Match 44
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Semi-finals

Winner Match 46Match 49Winner Match 45
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Winner Match 48Match 50Winner Match 47
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Final

Winner Match 49Match 51Winner Match 50
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Prize money

The prize money was finalised in February 2018. Each team receives a participation fee of €9.25 million, with the winner able to earn a maximum of €34 million.[90]

Round achieved Amount Number of teams
Final tournament€9.25m24
Group stage€1.5m for a win
€750,000 for a draw
24
Round of 16€2m16
Quarter-finals€3.25m8
Semi-finals€5m4
Runner-up€7m1
Winner€10m1

Marketing

Video game

The game was released by Konami as a free DLC on eFootball PES 2020 in June 2020. It includes the official kits and player likenesses for all 55 officially licensed UEFA teams. The update also includes five out of 12 venues of the 2020 tournament, as well as the official match ball.[91][92]

Logo and slogan

The official logo was unveiled on 21 September 2016, during a ceremony at the City Hall in London. The logo depicts the Henri Delaunay Trophy surrounded by celebrating fans on a bridge, which, according to UEFA, represents how football connects and unifies people.[93][94]

Each individual host city also has their own unique logo. The rectangular logos feature the text "UEFA EURO 2020" on the top, the city name above the text "host city" on the bottom (all in uppercase), the main tournament logo on the left, and a local bridge on the right. Each logo exists in English, along with variations in the local language when applicable. The logos were unveiled from September 2016 to January 2017.

Host city Date announced Bridge Other language(s) Ref.
London 21 September 2016[lower-alpha 1] Tower Bridge N/A [94]
Rome 22 September 2016 Ponte Sant'Angelo Italian [95]
Baku 30 September 2016 Baku cable-stayed bridge Azerbaijani [96]
Bucharest 15 October 2016 Basarab Overpass Romanian [97]
Glasgow 25 October 2016 Clyde Arc N/A [98]
Munich 27 October 2016 Wittelsbacherbrücke German [99]
Copenhagen 1 November 2016 Circle Bridge Danish [100]
Budapest 16 November 2016 Széchenyi Chain Bridge Hungarian [101]
Dublin 24 November 2016 Samuel Beckett Bridge Irish [102]
Brussels[lower-alpha 2] 14 December 2016 Pont Sobieski Dutch, French [103]
Bilbao 15 December 2016 San Antón Bridge Spanish [104]
Amsterdam 16 December 2016 Magere Brug Dutch [105]
Saint Petersburg 19 January 2017 Palace Bridge Russian [106]
  1. As part of the main logo launch event
  2. Later removed as a tournament host

The official slogan of the tournament is "Live It. For Real." The slogan is meant to encourage fans to see the matches live in the stadiums across Europe.[107]

Match ball

On 6 November 2019, UEFA announced that the Uniforia by Adidas would be the tournament's official match ball. Predominantly white, the ball features black strokes with blue, neon, and pink stripes. The name is derived from a portmanteau of "unity" and "euphoria".[108]

Mascot

The official mascot of the tournament, Skillzy, was unveiled on 24 March 2019. The character is inspired by freestyle football, street football and panna culture.[109]

Official song

On 19 October 2019, Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix was announced as the official music artist of the tournament.[110] He will produce the official song of the tournament, as well as the walkout music preceding matches and the television broadcast music. The tournament song will be first performed in full at the opening ceremony at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.[111]

Sponsorship

Global sponsors

Broadcasting

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) will be located at the Expo Haarlemmermeer in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands.[122]

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