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 | |
| Runner-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 142 (2.78 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals each) |
| Best player | |
← 2016 2024 → | |
Portugal were the defending champions. Again, Portugal won their 2nd title after defeating Spain.
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| 11 June 2021 | ||
| Turkey |
0–3 | |
| 12 June 2021 | ||
| Wales |
1–1 | |
| 16 June 2021 | ||
| Turkey |
0–2 | |
| Italy |
3–0 | |
| 20 June 2021 | ||
| Switzerland |
3–1 | |
| Italy |
1–0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
| 12 June 2021 | ||
| Denmark |
0–1 | |
| Belgium |
3–0 | |
| 16 June 2021 | ||
| Finland |
0–1 | |
| 17 June 2021 | ||
| Denmark |
1–2 | |
| 21 June 2021 | ||
| Russia |
1–4 | |
| Finland |
0–2 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 13 June 2021 | ||
| Austria |
3–1 | |
| Netherlands |
3–2 | |
| 17 June 2021 | ||
| Ukraine |
2–1 | |
| Netherlands |
2–0 | |
| 21 June 2021 | ||
| North Macedonia |
0–3 | |
| Ukraine |
0–1 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| 13 June 2021 | ||
| England |
1–0 | |
| 14 June 2021 | ||
| Scotland |
0–2 | |
| 18 June 2021 | ||
| Croatia |
1–1 | |
| England |
0–0 | |
| 22 June 2021 | ||
| Croatia |
3–1 | |
| Czech Republic |
0–1 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| 14 June 2021 | ||
| Poland |
1–2 | |
| Spain |
0–0 | |
| 18 June 2021 | ||
| Sweden |
1–0 | |
| 19 June 2021 | ||
| Spain |
1–1 | |
| 23 June 2021 | ||
| Slovakia |
0–5 | |
| Sweden |
3–2 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| 15 June 2021 | ||
| Hungary |
0–5 | |
| France |
4–0 | |
| 19 June 2021 | ||
| Hungary |
1–5 | |
| Portugal |
4–1 | |
| 23 June 2021 | ||
| Portugal |
2–4 | |
| Germany |
2–2 |
Ranking of 3rd place teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 June – Seville | ||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Munich | ||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – London | ||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 July – London | ||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
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1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Bucharest | ||||||||||||||
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1 (2) | |||||||||||||
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3 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||
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3 (5) | |||||||||||||
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1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||
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1 (3) | |||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 July – London | ||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||
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1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Glasgow | ||||||||||||||
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1 (2) | |||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Rome | ||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – London | ||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 July – London | ||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 June – Budapest | ||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Baku | ||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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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.) |
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 | * |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Winners |
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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
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