UEFA Euro 2020 facts for kids
| 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 | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
| Best young player |  Pedri |
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 12 cities in 12 different countries. This was done because 2020 was the 60th "birthday" of the UEFA European Football Championship.
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.
Contents
Venues
Eleven stadiums will be 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 |  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 |
3–0 | Russia |
| 16 June 2021 | ||
| Finland |
0–1 | Russia |
| 17 June 2021 | ||
| Denmark |
1–2 | Belgium |
| 21 June 2021 | ||
| Russia |
1–4 | Denmark |
| Finland |
0–2 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Munich | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 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
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| Netherlands |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Baku | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
2
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| Wales |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark |
4
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Final
This final was the 28th time England and Italy played each other. 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.
| 11 July 2021 20:00 BST |
Italy |
1–1 (a.e.t.) |
England |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 67,173 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024491/ |
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| Penalties | ||||
*Berardi 
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3–2 | * Kane
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| UEFA Euro 2020 Winners |
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 Italy 2nd title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Thorgan Hazard
- Ivan Perišić
- Mikkel Damsgaard
- Joakim Mæhle
- Yussuf Poulsen
- Kai Havertz
- Federico Chiesa
- Ciro Immobile
- Lorenzo Insigne
- Manuel Locatelli
- Matteo Pessina
- Memphis Depay
- Denzel Dumfries
- Pablo Sarabia
- Ferran Torres
- Roman Yaremchuk
- Andriy Yarmolenko
1 goal
- Marko Arnautović
- Christoph Baumgartner
- Michael Gregoritsch
- Saša Kalajdžić
- Stefan Lainer
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Thomas Meunier
- Luka Modrić
- Mislav Oršić
- Mario Pašalić
- Nikola Vlašić
- Tomáš Holeš
- Martin Braithwaite
- Andreas Christensen
- Thomas Delaney
- Jordan Henderson
- Harry Maguire
- Luke Shaw
- Joel Pohjanpalo
- Antoine Griezmann
- Paul Pogba
- Leon Goretzka
- Robin Gosens
- Attila Fiola
- András Schäfer
- Ádám Szalai
- Nicolò Barella
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Wout Weghorst
- Ezgjan Alioski
- Goran Pandev
- Karol Linetty
- Raphaël Guerreiro
- Diogo Jota
- Artem Dzyuba
- Aleksei Miranchuk
- Callum McGregor
- Milan Škriniar
- César Azpilicueta
- Aymeric Laporte
- Mikel Oyarzabal
- Viktor Claesson
Breel Embolo- Mario Gavranović
- İrfan Kahveci
- Artem Dovbyk
- Oleksandr Zinchenko
- Kieffer Moore
- Aaron Ramsey
- Connor Roberts
1 own goal
- Simon Kjær (against England)
- Lukáš Hrádecký (against Belgium)
- Mats Hummels (against France)
- Wojciech Szczęsny (against Slovakia)
- Rúben Dias (against Germany)
- Raphaël Guerreiro (against Germany)
- Martin Dúbravka (against Spain)
- Juraj Kucka (against Spain)
- Pedri (against Croatia)
- Denis Zakaria (against Spain)
- Merih Demiral (against Italy)
See also
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