It honestly feels like yesterday we were celebrating France's emphatic win in the World Cup and we're already gearing up for Euros 2020. The qualifying stage for European Championship tournament has already kicked off, and the competition will carry on until July 2020 when the top two teams will battle it out in the final.
This year marks the 60th birthday of the Euro’s and instead of having a single host nation, the matches will be staged in cites all across Europe. Another change we can all expect is that none of the teams will be granted automatic qualification, meaning no security for any countries hosting this year. Let's take a look at some more facts that you should know before watching or betting on the Euros 2020.
What are the Euros?
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The European Championship (or Euros for short) is an international tournament played amongst member nations of UEFA, the European football body. The idea for the competition came from Henri Delaunay who put forward the idea the of the European Cup to run alongside the World Cup. Unfortunately this never happened until after Delaunay's death in 1955.
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The country with the most success in the Euros is Germany, having won three times and been runners up three times. England and Wales have never made it further than the semi-finals, whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland have never made it further than the group stage.
Who plays in the Euros?
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This year 55 countries are battling in the qualifying matches to get down to the final 20. These are the groups for the qualifying stage. The list of countries will be narrowed down to 20 following the results of the qualifiers:
Group A: England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo.
Group B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg.
Group C: Netherlands, Germany, Northern Ireland, Estonia, Belarus.
Group D: Switzerland, Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar.
Group E: Croatia, Wales, Slovakia, Hungary, Azerbaijan.
Group F: Spain, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Faroe Islands, Malta.
Group G: Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovenia, Macedonia, Latvia.
Group H: France, Iceland, Turkey, Albania, Moldova, Andorra.
Group I: Belgium, Russia, Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, San Marino.
Group J: Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia, Liechtenstein.
When are the Euros?
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The Euros have technically already begun with qualifying matches dating back to March, and continuing into November when those who qualified will go through to the group stage. The group stage itself is set to start in Rome at Stadio Olimpico on the 12 June 2020.
Where are the Euros?
In previous years the Euros would be hosted by one country or sometimes shared between two. But this year it's slightly different, with matches being hosted all over Europe in several host cities.
For 2020 these are: Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and St Petersburg. Both semi-finals and the final will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, with the final on Sunday 12 July 2020.
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