Kane and Rashford can recover, Haaland can get even better but Belgium, Ronaldo and Modric could be on the way down, Wed 18 Mar 2020 15.31 GMT For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used at the UEFA European Championship.[5]. Reuters. [27] At the meeting, UEFA announced that the tournament would be postponed to the following year, proposing that it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021. [91], On 6 November 2019, UEFA announced that the Uniforia by Adidas would be the tournament's official match ball. Following the agreement to postpone Euro 2020, the Euro 2021 … The European Championship generates around €2 billion for UEFA from sponsors and broadcasters -- companies that will also feel the wider repercussions of a virus that is bringing so much of life in Europe to a standstill. Competition schedule, results, stats, teams and players profile, news, games highlights, photos, videos and event guide. [56], Each team chooses a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Dutch fortunes have picked up considerably over the past year and there is a school of thought that, given another 12 months and a few more fixtures to prepare, Ronald Koeman’s team may be able to compete seriously for the title. Every 2021 Euro match and every venue courtesy of the Roadtrips team. Cela sera la première fois qu'un Euro se dispute une année impaire, et la première fois en dehors d'une année bissextile. Sixteen playoff matches were due to be held on March 26 and 31 to decide the full line-up of nations for the tournament. The women's European Championship is due to be held in England in the summer, and FIFA's revamped Club World Cup in China is pencilled in from June 17-July 4. Gab Marcotti explains why postponing the Euros was UEFA's only reasonable option, despite a big financial hit. ", The group would also consider creating a fund to compensate those in football who suffer financial hardship as a result of the pandemic. [57], The base camps selected by the twenty directly qualified teams were announced by UEFA on 27 January 2020. Tournament host that will play two group stage matches at home. Until now, the competition has featured seven teams in total. UEFA also said a working group has been set up with the participation of leagues and club representatives to examine calendar solutions that would allow for the completion of the season and any other consequence of the decisions made on Tuesday. All was as promised. Following the admission of Kosovo to UEFA in May 2016, it was announced that the 55 members at the time would be drawn into ten groups after the completion of the UEFA Nations League (five groups of five teams and five groups of six teams, with the four participants of the UEFA Nations League Finals guaranteed to be drawn into groups of five teams), with the top two teams in each group qualifying. Four will enter the play-offs, with a maximum of three being able to qualify, while Azerbaijan were entirely eliminated following the qualifying group stage. The character is inspired by freestyle football, street football and panna culture. Youthful promise will have given way to delivery-or-bust. });*/, Roadtrips Each qualified host country will play a minimum of two matches at home. UEFA has decided to postpone Euro 2020 until the summer of 2021 When will Euro 2021 take place? a time of financial difficulty across Europe, "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20", "Executive Committee approves guidelines on eligibility for participation in UEFA competitions", "Dublin to Baku: What's the cost of Euro 2020 for the planet? Every 2021 Euro match and every venue courtesy of the Roadtrips team. And therein lies another huge, thorny issue: McCarthy was to be replaced by Stephen Kenny on 1 August as part of a long-established succession plan. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. 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The slogan is meant to encourage fans to see the matches live in the stadiums across Europe. It should not be taken as a dismissal of women’s football that the original Euro 2021 will almost certainly now need moving. Following the news, Infantino issued a statement of his own on Tuesday saying he has scheduled a conference call to address the measures taken by UEFA and discuss next steps. The decision to expand the European Championship to span the continent instead of being confined to one or two host nations was made by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2012 as a way to mark the 60th anniversary of the tournament. Will soccer follow suit? If you have any questions, please contact us or refer to our privacy policy. It would not be a major tournament without a personnel scare in the England camp and, realistically, will probably still not be one either. First match(es) will be played on 11 June 2021. We will never know but, assuming they can outgun Serbia in the play-offs, an exciting Norway generation – spearheaded by Erling Braut Haaland and Martin Ødegaard – will have extra time to smooth the rough edges. Soccer on TV: Euro 2021 qualifying, MLS playoff race, South American World Cup qualifying by Jonathan Tannenwald , Posted: October 5, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland will lead Norway against Serbia in a European Championship qualifying playoff on Thursday.