UEFA Euro 2020

16th edition of the quadrennial football championship

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.[3]

UEFA Euro 2020
Tournament details
Dates11 June – 11 July 2021
Teams24
Venue(s)11 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (2nd title)
Runners-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 player(s)Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma[1]
Best young playerSpain Pedri[2]
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.[4]

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Italy330070+79
2  Wales311132+14
3  Switzerland311145–14
4  Turkey300318–70
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Belgium330071+69
2  Denmark310254+13
3  Finland310213–23
4  Russia310227–53
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Netherlands330082+69
2  Austria320143+16
3  Ukraine310245−13
4  North Macedonia300328−60
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  England321020+27
2  Croatia311143+14
3  Czech Republic311132+14
4  Scotland301215−41
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Sweden321042+27
2  Spain312061+55
3  Slovakia310227−53
4  Poland301246−21
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  France312043+15
2  Germany311165+14
3  Portugal311176+14
4  Hungary302136−32
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Czech Republic311132+44
2  Switzerland311145–14
3  Portugal311176+14
4  Ukraine310245−13
5  Finland310213–23
6  Slovakia310227−53

Knockout stage

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
              
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.[5] 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.

Italy  1–1 (a.e.t.)  England
  • Bonucci  67'
Report
Penalties
  • Berardi
  • Belotti
  • Bonucci
  • Bernardeschi
  • Jorginho
3–2
Attendance: 67,173[6]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)


 UEFA Euro 2020 Winners 

Italy
2nd title

Statistics

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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)

References

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