The Euro 2020 Schedule: Dates, Key Matches
After having been postponed last year for this summer, the 2020 European Championship is set to take place between June 11 and July 11 in several countries across Europe.
As the domestic leagues are drawing to a close, teams have already begun announcing their squads for the tournament, whose final will be played on July 11 at 21:00 CEST at Wembley.
Key games
The tournament opener will be a clash between Turkey and Italy on June 11 in Rome. The other two teams of Group A, Wales and Switzerland, will face each other the following day and those two games could be important to get an idea of which could be the favourites in a rather even group.
READ ALSO: Frustrated Man Without Passport Storms Airport With Luggage, Insists On Leaving The Country
Belgium are considered as the front-runners to win Group B, with the games between Denmark and Finland on June 12, Finland vs Russia on June 16 and Russia vs Denmark on June 21 all being crucial to find out which will be the team to be eliminated.
The Netherlands and Austria are considered as the favourites to win Group C and the game between the two sides will be played on June 17 in Amsterdam.
Meanwhile, either England or Croatia – who face other on June 13 – are expected to top group D, but the derby between the Three Lions and Scotland on June 18 could also be an interesting watch.
As for Group E, all Spain’s games against Sweden (June 14), Poland (June 19) and Slovakia (June 23) have been moved from Bilbao to Seville’s Estadio de la Cartuja.
Last but not least comes the so-called ‘group of death’ consisting of Germany, France, Portugal and Hungary. Germany play France on June 15, before facing Portugal four days later, while France take on Portugal on June 23.
GROUP STAGE DATES AND TIMES (all times in CEST)
11 June
Group A: Turkey vs Italy (21:00 – Rome)
12 June
Group A: Wales vs Switzerland (15:00 – Baku)
Group B: Denmark vs Finland (18:00 – Copenhagen)
Group B: Belgium vs Russia (21:00 – St Petersburg)
13 June
Group D: England vs Croatia (15:00 – London)
Group C: Austria vs North Macedonia (18:00 – Bucharest)
Group C: Netherlands vs Ukraine (21:00 – Amsterdam)
14 June
Group D: Scotland vs Czech Republic (15:00 – Glasgow)
Group E: Poland vs Slovakia (18:00 – St Petersburg)
Group E: Spain vs Sweden (21:00 – Seville)
15 June
Group F: Hungary vs Portugal (18:00 – Budapest)
Group F: France vs Germany (21:00 – Munich)
16 June
Group B: Finland vs Russia (15:00 – St Petersburg)
Group A: Turkey vs Wales (18:00 – Baku)
Group A: Italy vs Switzerland (21:00 – Rome)
17 June
Group C: Ukraine vs North Macedonia (15:00 – Bucharest)
Group B: Denmark vs Belgium (18:00 – Copenhagen)
Group C: Netherlands vs Austria (21:00 – Amsterdam)
18 June
Group E: Sweden vs Slovakia (15:00 – St Petersburg)
Group D: Croatia vs Czech Republic (18:00 – Glasgow)
Group D: England vs Scotland (21:00 – London)
19 June
Group F: Hungary vs France (15:00 – Budapest)
Group F: Portugal vs Germany (18:00 – Munich)
Group E: Spain vs Poland (21:00 – Seville)
20 June
Group A: Italy vs Wales (18:00 – Rome)
Group A: Switzerland vs Turkey (18:00 – Baku)
21 June
Group C: North Macedonia vs Netherlands (18:00 – Amsterdam)
Group C: Ukraine vs Austria (18:00 – Bucharest)
Group B: Russia vs Denmark (21:00 – Copenhagen)
Group B: Finland vs Belgium (21:00 – St Petersburg)
22 June
Group D: Czech Republic vs England (21:00 – London)
Group D: Croatia vs Scotland (21:00 – Glasgow)
23 June
Group E: Slovakia vs Spain (18:00 – Seville)
Group E: Sweden vs Poland (18:00 – St Petersburg)
