EM 2020: all you need to know

ByJulio Ventura 2019-06-15 428

In 2020, the euro will take place for the first time in more than two countries. The semi-finals and final will take place in London's Wembley Stadium.

Romantic! This is what the deposed Uefa President Michel Platini called the idea that a European Championship takes place all over Europe. In 2020, the pan-European games are a reality - for the 60th anniversary of the European Championship.

The most important information about the European Football Championship 2020 at a glance:

EM 2020
opening match	12 June 2020
group stage	12 June to 24 June
round of 16	27 June 1A - 2C, London 27 June 2A - 2B, Amsterdam 28 June 1B - 3A/D/E/F, Bilbao 28 June 1C - 3D/E/F, Budapest 29 June 2D - 2E, Copenhagen 29 June 1F - 3A/B/C, Bucharest 30 June 1E - 3A/B/C/D, Glasgow 30 June 1D - 2F, Dublin
quarter finals	3 July St. Petersburg, 18:00 CET 3 July Munich, 21:00 h CET 4 July Baku, 18:00 CET July 4th Rome, 21:00 CET
semifinal	7 July London, 21:00 CET 8 July London, 21:00 CET
final	12 July London, 21:00 CET
Number of nations	24
Number of venues	12

But where does EM 2020 actually take place?

Again there are 24 teams at the start. The teams will play in 12 countries, from Ireland to Azerbaijan (see map). All venues will receive three preliminary round matches. The quarter-finals will be played in Copenhagen, Bucharest, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Bilbao, Budapest and Glasgow, the quarter-finals in Munich, Rome and St Petersburg.

Semifinals and finals in London

The semi-finals and final will take place at Wembley Stadium in London. By the way, the Swiss Football Association withdrew its candidacy (Basel). 12 countries - an imposition on fans who have to commute all the time? No, Platini said. "After all, there are cheap airlines.

Is it an imposition?

Advantages? It is played almost exclusively in existing stadiums. "Then you don't need to create any infrastructure. You reduce the costs of a European Championship to a bearable level," says Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, head of FC Bayern and the European club association.

Only Baku, Budapest, Brussels and Bucharest are being built. And, Rummenigge says: "It would be a sign that we are now a united Europe." How romantic!