[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. Of the eleven host countries, seven managed to qualify directly for the tournament, while Hungary and Scotland qualified via the play-offs. [6] However, both the regional government of Bavaria and the German interior ministry subsequently reiterated their position that there was no such guarantee, and admittance of spectators would depend on the actual pandemic situation at the time of the tournament. [67], At the start of April 2021, UEFA also said they were considering allowing tournament squads to be expanded from the usual 23 players, following calls from national team managers in case of a possible COVID outbreak in a team, as well as to reduce player fatigue caused by the fixture congestion of the prior season. [70], On 27 September 2018, the UEFA Executive Committee approved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system for the first time at the UEFA European Championship. [66] The use of five substitutes has been permitted by IFAB during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the resulting fixture congestion, which has created a greater burden on players. "[44][45] On 27 January 2021, UEFA met with the host associations to discuss operational matters, and reaffirmed the tournament would be held across twelve cities. [49] In February 2021, the Israel Football Association offered to stage some tournament matches in the country, which had a high rate of vaccination. [52], On 9 April 2021, UEFA announced that eight of the original twelve tournament hosts confirmed their spectator plans, with stadium capacities ranging from 25% to 100%. The hosts were given a deadline of 7 April 2021 to communicate their plans with UEFA. UEFA subsequently stated that no host city would be automatically dropped should they decide to play matches behind closed doors. [106], 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. [41] However, this did not affect the planning of Euro 2020 matches to be held in Baku. In the draw, Group F was selected as the priority group, resulting in the following possible outcomes: The following was the composition of the pots:[121]. [123] This includes Argentine referee Fernando Rapallini and his assistants, who are the first South American officials to be selected for the European Championship as part of UEFA's referee exchange programme with CONMEBOL. A final decision on which scenario will be applied individually at each venue was originally to be made on 5 March 2021. [16] 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. 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Aymeric Laporte set for shock Spain call-up after being IGNORED by France for years, as Luis Enrique capitalises on the Man City centre-back's dual nationality for a Euro 2020 boost Jack Grealish is close friends with Coronation Street star who has been in soap for 21 years Birmingham Live 17:13 21-May-21. Superior goal difference in all group matches; Higher number of goals scored in all group matches; Higher number of wins in all group matches; 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. 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 individual host city also has their own unique logo. [37] 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". The qualifying draw was held on 2 December 2018 at the Convention Centre Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. [29] 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. Exclusive: There is 'huge goodwill' towards Mark Bullingham, the FA's chief executive, for his work in torpedoing the European rebellion. [167], "Euro 2021" and "UEFA Euro 2021" redirect here. [35][36] 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. [62] A few days later, UEFA president Čeferin backtracked in an interview with a German newspaper, denying that UEFA had demanded guarantees for games with spectators, and conceding that "the local authorities will decide before the games whether spectators will be admitted or not. "I must say I was impressed by their effectiveness,” the key footballing powerbroker told Slovenian television station POPTV. In a March 2021 interview, Čeferin said, "We have several scenarios, but the one guarantee we can make is that the option of playing any Euro 2020 match in an empty stadium is off the table. “He was a quietly determined yet very effective operator behind the scenes,” confirmed one Whitehall source in response to the concerted English effort to derail the ESL. [124], UEFA announced the original tournament schedule on 24 May 2018, which only included kick-off times for the opening match and quarter-finals onward. 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. 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.[97]. The remaining four hosts (Bilbao, Dublin, Munich and Rome) were given an extension until 23 April to submit their venue capacities. [31] On 23 April 2020, UEFA confirmed that the tournament would still be known as UEFA Euro 2020. England’s European Championship adventure could be played almost entirely at Wembley after the Super League fiasco killed Tottenham Hotspur's bid to host extra matches. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16:[1], The prize money was finalised in February 2018. 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. 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).
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