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.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 June – 11 July 2021 | 
| Teams | 24 | 
| Venue(s) | 11 (in 11 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) | 
| Runners-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(s) |  Gianluigi Donnarumma[1] | 
| Best young player |  Pedri[2] | 
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
    

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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  Russia | 
| 16 June 2021 | ||
| Finland  | 0–1 |  Russia | 
| 17 June 2021 | ||
| Denmark  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
| 21 June 2021 | ||
| Russia  | 1–4 |  Denmark | 
| Finland  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Munich | ||||||||||||||
|  Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
 | 
| Penalties | ||
| 
 | 3–2 | |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Winners | 
|---|
|  Italy 2nd title | 
Statistics
    
    Goalscorers
    
5 goals
 Patrik Schick Patrik Schick
 Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
4 goals
.svg.png.webp) Romelu Lukaku Romelu Lukaku
 Harry Kane Harry Kane
 Karim Benzema Karim Benzema
 Emil Forsberg Emil Forsberg
3 goals
2 goals
.svg.png.webp) Thorgan Hazard Thorgan Hazard
 Ivan Perišić Ivan Perišić
 Mikkel Damsgaard Mikkel Damsgaard
 Joakim Mæhle Joakim Mæhle
 Yussuf Poulsen Yussuf Poulsen
 Kai Havertz Kai Havertz
 Federico Chiesa Federico Chiesa
 Ciro Immobile Ciro Immobile
 Lorenzo Insigne Lorenzo Insigne
 Manuel Locatelli Manuel Locatelli
 Matteo Pessina Matteo Pessina
 Memphis Depay Memphis Depay
 Denzel Dumfries Denzel Dumfries
 Pablo Sarabia Pablo Sarabia
 Ferran Torres Ferran Torres
 Roman Yaremchuk Roman Yaremchuk
 Andriy Yarmolenko Andriy Yarmolenko
1 goal
 Marko Arnautović Marko Arnautović
 Christoph Baumgartner Christoph Baumgartner
 Michael Gregoritsch Michael Gregoritsch
 Saša Kalajdžić Saša Kalajdžić
 Stefan Lainer Stefan Lainer
.svg.png.webp) Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne
.svg.png.webp) Thomas Meunier Thomas Meunier
 Luka Modrić Luka Modrić
 Mislav Oršić Mislav Oršić
 Mario Pašalić Mario Pašalić
 Nikola Vlašić Nikola Vlašić
 Tomáš Holeš Tomáš Holeš
 Martin Braithwaite Martin Braithwaite
 Andreas Christensen Andreas Christensen
 Thomas Delaney Thomas Delaney
 Jordan Henderson Jordan Henderson
 Harry Maguire Harry Maguire
 Luke Shaw Luke Shaw
 Joel Pohjanpalo Joel Pohjanpalo
 Antoine Griezmann Antoine Griezmann
 Paul Pogba Paul Pogba
 Leon Goretzka Leon Goretzka
 Robin Gosens Robin Gosens
 Attila Fiola Attila Fiola
 András Schäfer András Schäfer
 Ádám Szalai Ádám Szalai
 Nicolò Barella Nicolò Barella
 Leonardo Bonucci Leonardo Bonucci
 Wout Weghorst Wout Weghorst
 Ezgjan Alioski Ezgjan Alioski
 Goran Pandev Goran Pandev
 Karol Linetty Karol Linetty
 Raphaël Guerreiro Raphaël Guerreiro
 Diogo Jota Diogo Jota
 Artem Dzyuba Artem Dzyuba
 Aleksei Miranchuk Aleksei Miranchuk
 Callum McGregor Callum McGregor
 Milan Škriniar Milan Škriniar
 César Azpilicueta César Azpilicueta
 Aymeric Laporte Aymeric Laporte
 Mikel Oyarzabal Mikel Oyarzabal
 Viktor Claesson Viktor Claesson
 Breel Embolo Breel Embolo
 Mario Gavranović Mario Gavranović
 İrfan Kahveci İrfan Kahveci
 Artem Dovbyk Artem Dovbyk
 Oleksandr Zinchenko Oleksandr Zinchenko
 Kieffer Moore Kieffer Moore
 Aaron Ramsey Aaron Ramsey
 Connor Roberts Connor Roberts
1 own goal
 Simon Kjær (against England) Simon Kjær (against England)
 Lukáš Hrádecký (against Belgium) Lukáš Hrádecký (against Belgium)
 Mats Hummels (against France) Mats Hummels (against France)
 Wojciech Szczęsny (against Slovakia) Wojciech Szczęsny (against Slovakia)
 Rúben Dias (against Germany) Rúben Dias (against Germany)
 Raphaël Guerreiro (against Germany) Raphaël Guerreiro (against Germany)
 Martin Dúbravka (against Spain) Martin Dúbravka (against Spain)
 Juraj Kucka (against Spain) Juraj Kucka (against Spain)
 Pedri (against Croatia) Pedri (against Croatia)
 Denis Zakaria (against Spain) Denis Zakaria (against Spain)
 Merih Demiral (against Italy) Merih Demiral (against Italy)
References
    
- "Gianluigi Donnarumma named EURO 2020 Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "Pedri named EURO 2020 Young Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- Martin Samuel (24 May 2013). "Martin Samuel meets Michel Platini". Mail Online. 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. 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


