I definitely think that UEFA should omit the big nations for 2020 and play the tournament in smaller countries that have never held the tournament and/or will never get the chance to organise it on their own.
As far as I understand it, each group will have two venues. For logistical reasons, these venues should be in neighbouring countries, to minimise travel distances.
So we could end up with something like this:
Group A: Dublin and Cardiff
Group B: Copenhagen and Glasgow
Group C: Solna and Helsinki
Group Athens and Sofia
Group E: Bucharest and Belgrade
Group F: Prague and Budapest
(alternative: Zagreb and Skopje)
(alternative: Jerusalem and Baku or Yerewan)
Semis and Final: Istanbul
UEFA will consider various things, including stadium capacity. I can't see them giving it to a load of new countries, although they may choose to give it to a few.
Wembley is the biggest stadium in Europe, fully under cover.
The remaining bids for the 12 Group Stage + 1 Knockout Match (Last 16 or QF) packages. Wembley or Munich will not bellowed to stage both Group and Finals Packages.
Azerbaijan (Baku)
Belarus (Minsk)
Belgium (Brussels)
Bulgaria (Sofia)
Denmark (Copenhagen)
England (London)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)
Germany (Munich)
Hungary (Budapest)
Israel (Jerusalem)
Italy (Rome)
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Republic of Ireland (Dublin)
Romania (Bucharest)
Russia (Saint Petersburg)
Scotland (Glasgow)
Spain (Bilbao)
Sweden (Stockholm)
Wales (Cardiff).
Would have thought it almost certain that whichever one out of Wembley and The Allianz Arena (Munich) does not get the semis and final will at least be getting the group stage package, as I couldn't see either of them missing out completely.
Will they try (wherever possible) to make sure that the qualifiying countries who have a host city will get to play some or all of their group games at home?
Would have thought it almost certain that whichever one out of Wembley and The Allianz Arena (Munich) does not get the semis and final will at least be getting the group stage package, as I couldn't see either of them missing out completely.
Or the losing team doesn't host at all but hosts the next tournament on its own.
Will they try (wherever possible) to make sure that the qualifiying countries who have a host city will get to play some or all of their group games at home?
Yes.
Each group will have two host cities, with the groups being decided by geography (i.e. England and France, Spain and Portugal, Greece and Turkey, etc.) (Clearly those are just examples.)
Lets say that Team A, Team B, Team C, and Team D are in a group, with the host countries in the group, Team A and Team B.
Team A will play C and D at home.
Team B will play C and D at home.
Clearly Team A have to play Team B in one of the countries only, with Team C v Team D taking place in the other country.
Each group will have two host cities, with the groups being decided by geography (i.e. England and France, Spain and Portugal, Greece and Turkey, etc.) (Clearly those are just examples.)
Lets say that Team A, Team B, Team C, and Team D are in a group, with the host countries in the group, Team A and Team B.
Team A will play C and D at home.
Team B will play C and D at home.
Clearly Team A have to play Team B in one of the countries only, with Team C v Team D taking place in the other country.
I presume England will be paired with one of the other home nations in the group stages (if Wembley is not picked to host the semis and final) If they are, we could see Cardiff and Glasgow together.
Brussels & Amsterdam look likely to be paired together considering their proximity to each other.
Jerusalem is unlikely to be picked due to it's distance from the other host candidates.
England-Wales or England-Scotland and Wales-Ireland?
Belgium-Holland
Denmark-Sweden
Spain-Italy? Italy-Macedonia?
Belarus-Russia
One or two combinations of Hungary/Romania/Bulgaria/Macedonia
Assuming England get the final:
Scotland-Wales-Ireland (2 of these 3 countries)
Germany-Holland (or possibly Belgium-Holland, and Germany-Hungary?)
Denmark-Sweden
Spain-Belgium? Spain-Italy? Italy-Macedonia?
Belarus-Russia
One or two combinations of Hungary/Romania/Bulgaria/Macedonia.
Those choices seem like the most sensible outcome. I wonder how the seedings will be done, considering they have to take geographical considerations into account as well?
Bump. It will be announced tomorrow (Friday) who hosts the tournament, its either England or Germany for the final, with the rumour mill suggesting England are favourites as Germany will concentrate on a solo bid for Euro 2024.
Wembley should get the finals package, which includes both semis as well. There's no other stadium in Europe that comes close in terms of size, corp. facilities and the 'prestige' of the host city. It would be a nice way to round off the 'golden decade of sport' after the disappointment of the 2018 bid.
Bump. It will be announced tomorrow (Friday) who hosts the tournament, its either England or Germany for the final, with the rumour mill suggesting England are favourites as Germany will concentrate on a solo bid for Euro 2024.
I read that the agreement was that England will support Germany's bid in 2024 and then Germany will support England's bid for 2028.
Having the Final in 2020 is nice but I'd love to get a full tournament again and it looks like the Euros is the only option given our standing in FIFA so I really hope they go for 2028 as well.
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As far as I understand it, each group will have two venues. For logistical reasons, these venues should be in neighbouring countries, to minimise travel distances.
So we could end up with something like this:
Group A: Dublin and Cardiff
Group B: Copenhagen and Glasgow
Group C: Solna and Helsinki
Group
Group E: Bucharest and Belgrade
Group F: Prague and Budapest
(alternative: Zagreb and Skopje)
(alternative: Jerusalem and Baku or Yerewan)
Semis and Final: Istanbul
Wembley is the biggest stadium in Europe, fully under cover.
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2096337.html#nineteen+bids+uefa+euro+2020
Azerbaijan (Baku)
Belarus (Minsk)
Belgium (Brussels)
Bulgaria (Sofia)
Denmark (Copenhagen)
England (London)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)
Germany (Munich)
Hungary (Budapest)
Israel (Jerusalem)
Italy (Rome)
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Republic of Ireland (Dublin)
Romania (Bucharest)
Russia (Saint Petersburg)
Scotland (Glasgow)
Spain (Bilbao)
Sweden (Stockholm)
Wales (Cardiff).
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2096337.html#nineteen+bids+uefa+euro+2020
Or the losing team doesn't host at all but hosts the next tournament on its own.
Yes.
Each group will have two host cities, with the groups being decided by geography (i.e. England and France, Spain and Portugal, Greece and Turkey, etc.) (Clearly those are just examples.)
Lets say that Team A, Team B, Team C, and Team D are in a group, with the host countries in the group, Team A and Team B.
Team A will play C and D at home.
Team B will play C and D at home.
Clearly Team A have to play Team B in one of the countries only, with Team C v Team D taking place in the other country.
I presume England will be paired with one of the other home nations in the group stages (if Wembley is not picked to host the semis and final) If they are, we could see Cardiff and Glasgow together.
Brussels & Amsterdam look likely to be paired together considering their proximity to each other.
Jerusalem is unlikely to be picked due to it's distance from the other host candidates.
England-Wales or England-Scotland and Wales-Ireland?
Belgium-Holland
Denmark-Sweden
Spain-Italy? Italy-Macedonia?
Belarus-Russia
One or two combinations of Hungary/Romania/Bulgaria/Macedonia
Assuming England get the final:
Scotland-Wales-Ireland (2 of these 3 countries)
Germany-Holland (or possibly Belgium-Holland, and Germany-Hungary?)
Denmark-Sweden
Spain-Belgium? Spain-Italy? Italy-Macedonia?
Belarus-Russia
One or two combinations of Hungary/Romania/Bulgaria/Macedonia.
I guess everyone mainly agrees with this?
Those choices seem like the most sensible outcome. I wonder how the seedings will be done, considering they have to take geographical considerations into account as well?
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/08/20/36/2082036_DOWNLOAD.pdf
Can anyone explain this as I'm struggling to follow that graphic.
http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=2079553.html
I read that the agreement was that England will support Germany's bid in 2024 and then Germany will support England's bid for 2028.
Having the Final in 2020 is nice but I'd love to get a full tournament again and it looks like the Euros is the only option given our standing in FIFA so I really hope they go for 2028 as well.
Watch live now:
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/about-euro/index.html
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/18/greg-dyke-world-cup-watch-gift-fifa
Wembley will host the Semi Finals and Final
It will be good to see England lift another trophy on home soil