When does Euro 2020 start? All the dates you need to know

The rescheduled tournament takes place this summer

Euro 2020 has been rescheduled to this summer with 12 countries set to host one of the biggest events in world sport.

The showpiece European competition was supposed to take place 12 months ago only for the coronavirus pandemic to force it into being postponed by a year.

It is set to go ahead in 2021, however, with plenty of home nations interest.

England will meet Croatia, Czech Republic and their oldest rivals Scotland, following Steve Clarke’s side’s incredible penalty shoot-out win over Serbia.

Wales will meet Switzerland and Turkey in Baku before heading to Rome to take on Group A favourites Italy.

Elsewhere, the undoubted ‘group of death’ features the 2014 World Cup winners, Germany, the reigning world champions, France, and the reigning European champions, Portugal, with Hungary given the fourth place.

The tournament will be the first European Championships to be played across the entire breadth of the continent, using a number of different venues from Dublin to Baku.

Here’s everything you need to know:

When does Euro 2020 start?

The tournament begins on Friday 11 June in Rome.

When is the final?

The tournament ends with the final at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday 11 July.

What are the groups?

Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland.

Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia.

Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, Georgia, North Macedonia.

Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, Scotland.

Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia.

Group F: Germany, France, Portugal, Hungary.

What are the venues?

• Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
• Baku (Olympic Stadium)
• Copenhagen (Parken Stadium)
• St Petersburg (St Petersburg Stadium)
• Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
• Bucharest (National Arena)
• London (Wembley Stadium)
• Glasgow (Hampden Park)
• Budapest (Puskás Aréna)
• Munich (Fußball Arena München)
• Seville (La Cartuja Stadium)

How many fans are going to be allowed in?

That remains up in the air, but a number of venues have committed to having supporters back in stadiums for the tournament.

Wembley Stadium has pledged to have 25 per cent capacity for games held there, with the potential for that to be increased as restrictions in England are relaxed.

Glasgow too are hoping to have 25 per cent capacity at Hampden Park but Dublin are unable to make such assurances meaning they will likely lose their selection of matches.

Other host venues are even more bullish with St Petersburg planning for 50 per cent capacity at their matches with Budapest hoping for full capacity.

What about tickets?

The initial ticketing process saw the biggest demand ever seen for a major tournament with more than 19 million people applying for the two million tickets available.

Uefa gave fans the opportunity to hand back any tickets at a full refund back in December with another opportunity to do so until 22 April.

For games that remain oversubscribed a later ticket ballot will decide who still gets to attend.

What is the fixture schedule?

Group Stage
Date	Match	Teams	Group	Venue
Friday 11th June	Match 1	Turkey vs Italy	Group A	Rome
Saturday 12th June	Match 2	Wales vs Switzerland	Group A	Baku
Saturday 12th June	Match 3	Denmark vs Finland	Group B	Copenhagen
Saturday 12th June	Match 4	Belgium vs Russia	Group B	St Petersburg
Sunday 13th June	Match 5	Netherlands vs Ukraine	Group C	Amsterdam
Sunday 13th June	Match 6	Austria vs North Macedonia	Group C	Bucharest
Sunday 13th June	Match 7	England vs Croatia	Group D	London
Monday 14th June	Match 8	Scotland vs Czech Republic	Group D	Glasgow
Monday 14th June	Match 9	Poland vs Slovakia	Group E	St Petersburg
Monday 14th June	Match 10	Spain vs Sweden	Group E	Seville
Tuesday 15th June	Match 11	Hungary vs Portugal	Group F	Budapest
Tuesday 15th June	Match 12	France vs Germany	Group F	Munich
Wednesday 16th June	Match 13	Turkey vs Wales	Group A	Baku
Wednesday 16th June	Match 14	Italy vs Switzerland	Group A	Rome
Wednesday 16th June	Match 15	Denmark vs Belgium	Group B	Copenhagen
Thursday 17th June	Match 16	Finland vs Russia	Group B	St Petersburg
Thursday 17th June	Match 17	Netherlands vs Austria	Group C	Amsterdam
Thursday 17th June	Match 18	Ukraine vs North Macedonia	Group C	Bucharest
Friday 18th June	Match 19	Croatia vs Czech Republic	Group D	Glasgow
Friday 18th June	Match 20	England vs Scotland	Group D	London
Friday 18th June	Match 21	Sweden vs Slovakia	Group E	St Petersburg
Saturday 19th June	Match 22	Spain vs Poland	Group E	Seville
Saturday 19th June	Match 23	Hungary vs France	Group F	Budapest
Saturday 19th June	Match 24	Germany vs Hungary	Group F	Munich
Sunday 20th June	Match 25	Switzerland vs Turkey	Group A	Baku
Sunday 20th June	Match 26	Italy vs Wales	Group A	Rome
Monday 21st June	Match 27	Russia vs Denmark	Group B	Copenhagen
Monday 21st June	Match 28	Finland vs Belgium	Group B	St Petersburg
Monday 21st June	Match 29	North Macedonia vs Netherlands	Group C	Amsterdam
Monday 21st June	Match 30	Ukraine vs Austria	Group C	Bucharest
Tuesday 22nd June	Match 31	Croatia vs Scotland	Group D	Glasgow
Tuesday 22nd June	Match 32	Czech Republic vs England	Group D	London
Wednesday 23rd June	Match 33	Sweden vs Poland	Group E	Seville
Wednesday 23rd June	Match 34	Slovakia vs Spain	Group E	St Petersburg
Wednesday 23rd June	Match 35	Portugal vs France	Group F	Budapest
Wednesday 23rd June	Match 36	Germany vs Hungary	Group F	Munich
Round of 16
Saturday 26th June	Match 37	Group A winner v Group C runner-up		London
Saturday 26th June	Match 38	Group A runner-up v Group B runner-up		Amsterdam
Sunday 27th June	Match 39	Group B winner v Group A/D/E/F third place		Seville
Sunday 27th June	Match 40	Group C winner v Group 3D/E/F third place – Budapest		Budapest
Monday 28th  June	Match 41	Group F winner v Group A/B/C third place		Bucharest
Monday 28th  June	Match 42	Group D runner-up v Group E runner-up		Copenhagen
Tuesday 29th June	Match 43	Group E winner v Group A/B/C/D third place		Glasgow
Tuesday 29th June	Match 44	Group D winner v Group F runner-up		London
TBCQuarter-finals
Friday 2nd July, 5pm	Match 45	Winner of match 41 v Winner of match 42		St Petersburg
Friday 2nd July, 8pm	Match 46	Winner of match 39 v Winner of match 37		Munich
Saturday 3rd July, 5pm	Match 47	Winner of match 40 v Winner of match 38		Baku
Saturday 3rd July, 8pm	Match 48	Winner of match 43 v Winner of match 44		Rome
Semi-finals
Tuesday 6th July, 8pm	Match 49	Winner of match 45 v Winner of match 46		London
Wednesday 7th July, 8pm	Match 50	Winner of match 48 v Winner of match 47		London
Final
Sunday 11th July, 8pm	Match 51	Winner of match 49 v Winner of match 50		London

Who is going to win?

England 9/2

France 11/2

Belgium 6/1

Spain 13/2

Germany 15/2

Portugal 15/2

All odds via Paddy Power