Jose Sanchez
Research expert covering society, economy, & politics for Latin America
UEFA EURO 2020 - statistics & facts
The UEFA European Championships (EURO) 2020 was originally scheduled to take place from June 12 to July 12, 2020, but, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it was decided on March 17, 2020 that the tournament would be postponed by one year to be held from June 11 to July 11, 2021. The final, which was held at Wembley Stadium in front of over 60,000 fans, was won by Italy on penalties against England, marking the nation's second title at the European Championships. The European Championships first took place in 1960 and have taken place every four years since. So far, there have been 15 tournaments, making EURO 2020 (held in 2021) number 16. There was another aspect which, aside from the aforementioned postponement, set this year's championship apart from the previous editions - for the first time in the tournament's history, the matches did not take place in one (or two) countries, but across 11 countries all over Europe.
