The UEFA European Football Championship ‘Euro 2020’ Starts Today

A brief overview of the upcoming Euro 2020. Find out all about football stats, games schedule, and much more.

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The 16th UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2020, is starting today with an opening game between Turkey and Italy taking place in Rome at 21:00 CET. The football fans get a full month of amazing field action to look forward to and the possibility to place bets on some highly-anticipated sports matches. They can use bonus offers created for this special occasion in Stake and Gamdom casinos and have an even more immersive and exciting EURO 2020 experience.

UEFA European Championship Stats

For those who would like to place a bet or two but are not really familiar with the landscape of European football, here’s what they need to know about the most successful national teams in the history of the UEFA European Championship.

Team	Titles	Finals	Participation
Germany	3	6	12
Spain	3	4	10
France	2	3	9
Czechoslovakia	1	2	3
Portugal	1	2	7
Italy	1	3	9
Netherlands	1	1	9
Denmark	1	1	8
Soviet Union	1	4	5
Greece	1	1	4

This popular tournament among top-ranked European men’s national football teams was scheduled to start on 12th June 2020 but due to the global health crisis, it had to be postponed for 2021. Euro 2020 is hosted by 12 countries (England, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Romania, Hungary, Denmark, Italy, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ireland, and Scotland) and the matches are played in 12 different stadiums, each of them with over 35,000 seats but expect reduced stadium capacity due to pandemic regulations.

Stadium Name	City	Capacity
Stadio Olimpico	Rome	72,698
St. Petersburg Stadium	Saint Petersburg	68,134
Puskas Arena	Budapest	67,889
Olympic Stadium	Baku	68,700
Parken Stadium	Copenhagen	38,065
Johan Cruijff Arena	Amsterdam	54,990
Wembley Stadium	London	90,000
Football Arena Munchen	Munich	75,000
Dublin Arena	Dublin	51,700
Hampden Park	Glasgow	52,063
Estadio de San Mames	Bilbao	53,332

The city of London is the host for the semi-finals and the final match happening on 11th July 2021. Spectators on the legendary Wembley Stadium will have the chance to experience the amazing atmosphere and witness the mastery of the best national football teams in the Old Continent.

The Groups and Tournament Phases

Competing for the title of the Euro 2020 winner are 30 national teams divided into 5 groups. The group stage of the championship is played June 11 - 23. Once over, the top 2 teams in each group, as well as the four best third-ranked teams, are going to the knockout phase.

Group A	Turkey, Wales, Switzerland, Italy
Group B	Finland, Denmark, Russia, Belgium
Group C	Austria, Netherlands, Ukraine, North Macedonia
Group D	Czech Republic, Scotland, England, Croatia
Group E	Sweden, Spain, Poland, Slovakia
Group F	France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary

Weekend Schedule (12 and 13 June)

After the opening game between Turkey and Italy today, the fans can expect a fun-filled and action-packed weekend. They get to enjoy 3 matches on both Saturday and Sunday.