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The UEFA Executive Committee has chosen Wembley as the venue to host the final and semi-final of the Euro 2020.
The Euro 2020 will be held in a multi-county format, thanks to the UEFA president Michael Platini in order to mark the 60th anniversary of European federation. Hampden Park in Glasgow and Aviva stadium in Dublin were picked by the European governing body to host the last 16 matches and three group matches.
Though the German FA (DFB) had also placed a bid for the event, it was eventually the English Football association who won the bid.
England’s FA Chairman Greg Dyk was delighted after Wembley won the rights for hosting, and assured to back DFB to bid for 2024 Euro Cup.
“I am delighted Wembley Stadium and London have been awarded the right to stage the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020. It will be a great honour to be part of what will surely be a superb celebration of 60 years of the UEFA European Championship,” he said.
“My thanks go to all our partners in the bid particularly the government, Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London and of course to UEFA president Michel Platini and the UEFA Executive Committee. I also congratulate all of the other successful bidding nations,” he adds. "This bidding process was open to more than 50 UEFA countries so for Wembley to be ultimately recognised in this way is testament to a lot of hard work behind the scenes.”
“We are proud of ?the FA’s bid and particularly its strong commitment to our ‘football for everyone’ goal. Making UEFA Euro 2020 a tournament that is open and inclusive was a huge focus.”
The 13 host associations, selected from 19 applications, are:
England/London – semi-finals and finalAzerbaijan/Baku – three group games, one quarter-finalBelgium/Brussels – three group games, one round of 16 gameDenmark/Copenhagen – three group games, one round of 16 gameGermany/Munich – three group games, one quarter-finalHungary/Budapest – three group games, one round of 16 gameItaly/Rome – three group games, one quarter-finalNetherlands/Amsterdam – three group games, one round of 16 gameRepublic of Ireland/Dublin – three group games, one round of 16 gameRomania/Bucharest – three group games, one round of 16 gameRussia/Saint Petersburg – three group games, one quarter-finalScotland/Glasgow – three group games, one round of 16 gameSpain/Bilbao – three group games, one round of 16 game
Cardiff missed out of the 13 venues to host the event to be played all across Europe. While Munich (Germany), Baku (Azerbaijan), Rome (Italy) and St. Petersburg (Russia) are all set to host the group matches and three quarterfinals, the cities that missed out were - Stockholm, Skopje, Jerusalem, Sofia and Minsk.
The other cities to host three group games and the last round of 16 games would be - Copenhagen (Denmark), Bucharest (Romania), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bilbao (Spain), Budapest (Hungary) and Brussels (Belgium).
