UEFA Euro 2020
The UEFA European Football Championship 2020 (also known as the UEFA Euro 2020) was the 16th UEFA European Football Championship. It took place between 11 June and 11 July 2021. It was held in 11 cities in 11 different countries. This was done because 2020 was the 60th "birthday" of the UEFA European Football Championship.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 June – 11 July 2021 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 11 (in 11 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 142 (2.78 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Cristiano Ronaldo Patrik Schick(5 goals each) |
| Best player |  Gianluigi Donnarumma[1] |
← 2016 2024 → | |
Portugal were the defending champions. However, Italy won their 2nd title after defeating England.
The games were postponed to mid-2021 on 17 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
Venues
Eleven stadiums were used for the tournament. The opening match will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Italy.
Below is the full list of stadiums:
- Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany
- Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania
- Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan
- Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland
- Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Krestovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia
- La Cartuja in Seville, Spain
- Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary
- Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy
- Wembley Stadium in London, England
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Turkey
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| 11 June 2021 | ||
| Turkey |
0–3 | Italy
|
| 12 June 2021 | ||
| Wales |
1–1 | Switzerland
|
| 16 June 2021 | ||
| Turkey |
0–2 | Wales
|
| Italy |
3–0 | Switzerland
|
| 20 June 2021 | ||
| Switzerland |
3–1 | Turkey
|
| Italy |
1–0 | Wales
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |  Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Finland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
| 12 June 2021 | ||
| Denmark |
0–1 | Finland
|
| Belgium |
3–0 | Russia
|
| 16 June 2021 | ||
| Finland |
0–1 | Russia
|
| 17 June 2021 | ||
| Denmark |
1–2 | Belgium
|
| 21 June 2021 | ||
| Russia |
1–4 | Denmark
|
| Finland |
0–2 | Belgium
|
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |  Austria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 |  North Macedonia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 13 June 2021 | ||
| Austria |
3–1 | North Macedonia
|
| Netherlands |
3–2 | Ukraine
|
| 17 June 2021 | ||
| Ukraine |
2–1 | North Macedonia
|
| Netherlands |
2–0 | Austria
|
| 21 June 2021 | ||
| North Macedonia |
0–3 | Netherlands
|
| Ukraine |
0–1 | Austria
|
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Scotland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| 13 June 2021 | ||
| England |
1–0 | Croatia
|
| 14 June 2021 | ||
| Scotland |
0–2 | Czech Republic
|
| 18 June 2021 | ||
| Croatia |
1–1 | Czech Republic
|
| England |
0–0 | Scotland
|
| 22 June 2021 | ||
| Croatia |
3–1 | Scotland
|
| Czech Republic |
0–1 | England
|
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Spain
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| 14 June 2021 | ||
| Poland |
1–2 | Slovakia
|
| Spain |
0–0 | Sweden
|
| 18 June 2021 | ||
| Sweden |
1–0 | Slovakia
|
| 19 June 2021 | ||
| Spain |
1–1 | Poland
|
| 23 June 2021 | ||
| Slovakia |
0–5 | Spain
|
| Sweden |
3–2 | Poland
|
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Hungary
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| 15 June 2021 | ||
| Hungary |
0–3 | Portugal
|
| France |
1–0 | Germany
|
| 19 June 2021 | ||
| Hungary |
1–1 | France
|
| Portugal |
2–4 | Germany
|
| 23 June 2021 | ||
| Portugal |
2–2 | France
|
| Germany |
2–2 | Hungary
|
Ranking of 3rd place teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| 3 | Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 |
| 6 | Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 June – Seville | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Munich | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – London | ||||||||||||||
| Italy
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (aet)
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 July – London | ||||||||||||||
| Austria
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (p)
|
1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Bucharest | ||||||||||||||
| Spain
|
1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| France
|
3 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland (p)
|
3 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland
|
1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||
| Spain (p)
|
1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Croatia
|
3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 July – London | ||||||||||||||
| Spain (aet)
|
5 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (p)
|
1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Glasgow | ||||||||||||||
| England
|
1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Sweden
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Rome | ||||||||||||||
| Ukraine (aet)
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – London | ||||||||||||||
| England
|
4 | |||||||||||||
| England
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 July – London | ||||||||||||||
| Germany
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| England (aet)
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 June – Budapest | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Baku | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| Wales
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark
|
4 | |||||||||||||
Final
This final was the 28th time England and Italy played each other.[4] The last time they played each other in a UEFA European tournament was in 2012 in the quarter-finals in which Italy defeated England during a penalty shootout.
| 11 July 2021 20:00 BST |
Italy
|
1–1 (a.e.t.) |
England
|
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 67,173[5] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024491/ |
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| Penalties | ||||
*Berardi  |
3–2 | * Kane
|
| UEFA Euro 2020 Winners |
|---|
 Italy 2nd title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Marko Arnautović- Christoph Baumgartner
- Michael Gregoritsch
- Saša Kalajdžić
- Stefan Lainer
Kevin De Bruyne- Thomas Meunier
Luka Modrić- Mislav Oršić
- Mario Pašalić
- Nikola Vlašić
- Tomáš Holeš
Martin Braithwaite- Andreas Christensen
- Thomas Delaney
Jordan Henderson- Harry Maguire
- Luke Shaw
Joel Pohjanpalo
Antoine Griezmann- Paul Pogba
Leon Goretzka- Robin Gosens
Attila Fiola- András Schäfer
- Ádám Szalai
- Nicolò Barella
- Leonardo Bonucci
Wout Weghorst
Ezgjan Alioski- Goran Pandev
Karol Linetty- Raphaël Guerreiro
- Diogo Jota
Artem Dzyuba- Aleksei Miranchuk
Callum McGregor
Milan Škriniar
César Azpilicueta- Aymeric Laporte
- Mikel Oyarzabal
Viktor Claesson
Breel Embolo- Mario Gavranović
İrfan Kahveci
Artem Dovbyk- Oleksandr Zinchenko
Kieffer Moore- Aaron Ramsey
- Connor Roberts
1 own goal
- Simon Kjær (against England)
- Lukáš Hrádecký (against Belgium)
- Mats Hummels (against France)
- Wojciech Szczęsny (against Slovakia)
- Rúben Dias (against Germany)
- Raphaël Guerreiro (against Germany)
- Martin Dúbravka (against Spain)
- Juraj Kucka (against Spain)
- Pedri (against Croatia)
- Denis Zakaria (against Spain)
- Merih Demiral (against Italy)
UEFA Euro 2020 Media
Italian President Sergio Mattarella speaks with the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson before the final
Map that shows whether a country's national football team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020. Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
Wembley is the national stadium and home of the England football team. The new stadium has a arch which is illuminated at night. You are free to use this imagine providing you credit Landscapes of England and provide a link back to our website - www.landscapesofengland.co.uk
Aerial view of Stadio Olimpico in Rome
Allianz Arena, Munich.
Chelsea won UEFA Europa League final at Olympic Stadium and President Ilham Aliyev watched the final match
Стадион "Санкт-Петербург"
A Puskás Aréna légi felvétel
Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain
Arena Națională in Bukarest
References
- ↑ Gianluigi Donnarumma named EURO 2020 Player of the Tournament. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026b-12bbaca60278-20409c108613-1000/. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ Martin Samuel (24 May 2013). Martin Samuel meets Michel Platini. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2329745/Martin-Samuel-meets-Michel-Platini--read-FULL-transcript-interview-UEFA-president.html. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Euro 2020 postponed until summer 2021; domestic leagues, UEFA competitions to be completed by June 30. Sky Sports. 17 March 2020. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/11958779/euro-2020-postponed-until-summer-of-2021-following-coronavirus-pandemic. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "England national football team: record v Italy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Full Time Summary – Italy v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Other websites
- UEFA Euro 2020 at UEFA.com