Why several European cities were chosen to host Euro 2020 matches

Tafas Al Arab - The European Nations Championship is an international football tournament for men, which is held every four years under the auspices of the European Football Association, and this year the sixteenth edition of the European Championship will be held - the European Nations Championship 2020 (UEFA Euro 2020) or as it is referred to Abbreviated as “Euro 2020”, which was postponed last year due to the Corona pandemic, and the tournament retained the name “European Championship 2020”.

Host Cities for Euro 2020

This year is different because the tournament will be held in 11 cities from 11 countries in the European Union, which are: London ( England ) - Saint Petersburg ( Russia ) - Baku ( Azerbaijan ) - Munich ( Germany ) - Rome ( Italy ) - Amsterdam ( Netherlands ) - Bucharest ( Romania ) - Budapest ( Hungary ) - Copenhagen ( Denmark ) - Glasgow ( Scotland ) - Seville ( Spain ).

Originally the tournament was scheduled to be played in 13 cities, two cities were later removed from the list: Brussels (due to delays in the construction of the Euro Stadium) and Dublin. Spain also changed its host city from Bilbao to Seville,

Why several European cities were chosen to host Euro 2020

The former French President of the European Union, Michel Platini, said: The hosting of 11 different cities for the tournament is a "romantic" one-off event, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the European Championship.

The opening match of Euro 2020

The Olympic Stadium in Rome has been chosen to host the opening match between Turkey and hosts Italy.

Wembley Stadium in London, which has the largest capacity of any of the stadiums that entered the competition, is set to host the semi-finals and final for the second time, having previously done so in the 1996 tournament in the old format of the stadium.