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]

UEFA Euro 2020
Tournament details
Dates11 June – 11 July 2021
Teams24
Venue(s)11 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (2nd title)
Runner-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored142 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Czech Republic Patrik Schick
(5 goals each)
Best playerItaly 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

 
The final was held at Wembley Stadium.

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:

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  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 (2021-07-11)
20:00 BST
Italy   1–1
(a.e.t.)
  England Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,173[5]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024491/
  Penalties  
*Berardi   3–2 *  Kane
 UEFA Euro 2020 Winners 
 
Italy
2nd title

Statistics

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

UEFA Euro 2020 Media

References

  1. 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. 
  2. 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. 
  3. 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. 
  4. "England national football team: record v Italy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. "Full Time Summary – Italy v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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