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Copenhagen 50/50 chances of hosting euros

According to a couple of articles I read Copenhagen say they have a 50/50 chance of hosting the euros as they are one of the city’s due too host the Tour de France, also read Hampden could possibly step in and host more games due too Bilbao and Rome venues also behind doubtful  , all host city have to inform uefa by 30th April if they can host the competition in 2021..

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  • Peter salnicki
    The new head of Uefa wasnt keen on Platinis barmpot idea of multi countries hosting the finals, so should any host countries drop out, i can see them giving more games to any of the British stadiums, maybe even including Wales.
    Be good to get clarification asap. But I guess Uefa bigwigs will make sure they book their hotels first !
  • Anthony Simpson

    In reply to Peter salnicki:

    Apparently Glasgow are willing to host more games .. Dublin have confirmed they are fine with there games so possibility that Rome q/f could be at hampden
  • Andy Catanach

    In reply to Anthony Simpson:

    Are the dates still the same so England v Croatia was sunday 14th so next year it will be on Monday the 14th?? If it happens ?
  • Christian Wilson

    In reply to Andy Catanach:

    It's all still TBC
  • David Lilley

    In reply to Andy Catanach:

    We don't know for certain : it's all to be confirmed. But the start date and end date of the tournament have been moved from 12th June 2020 / 12th July 2020 to 11th June 2021 / 11th July 2021. So the most likely date for the Croatia match is Sunday 13th June.

  • David Lilley
    The Danish FA has been granted an extension until 8th May to declare whether Copenhagen will still host Euro 2020 matches. The city of Copenhagen and the Danish FA are in discussions with a view to finding a solution which will enable Copenhagen to stay on the roster and they say "Negotiations are progressing positively."
  • Ian Costain

    In reply to David Lilley:

    Copenhagen confirmed as host ...

    www.skysports.com/.../euro-2020-denmark-confirms-it-will-host-games-next-year-despite-tour-de-france-clash
  • Andrew Hookway

    In reply to Ian Costain:

    The article doesn’t state which countries are not now taking part as hosts?
  • David Lilley

    In reply to Andrew Hookway:

    As of 6th May, the following cities have sent letters of intention to UEFA confirming that they will host matches in 2021 : Baku, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Dublin, London, Munich, St Petersburg.

    Bucharest has indicated it would be keen to stage additional matches if any city pulls out. I think Russia would also be happy to take extra matches.

    Regarding Glasgow, the Scottish government, Glasgow city council, the local organising body and the Scottish FA have all said that they are committed to hosting matches.

    The Spanish FA have said that they see no problem with hosting matches in Bilbao. The Spanish government has extended tax breaks and visa concessions to UEFA to include 2021. These developments strongly suggest that Bilbao will be still on the roster.

    The Dutch health minister has said that no sporting events may be staged in the Netherlands before spectators until a vaccine for covid-19 is available. If the Dutch government sticks by this policy then it is difficult to see how Amsterdam can remain a host city, as UEFA will want guarantees now that the matches can go ahead before fans.

    I haven't been able to find out anything about Budapest or Rome.

  • Peter salnicki

    In reply to David Lilley:

    Nice update thanks David. Is there any timescale for when Uefa will announce the actual schedule for the matches / kick offs for next Summer ? I hope the Croatia game is still the 2pm Sunday game.
  • David Lilley

    In reply to Peter salnicki:

    I haven't found any useful information about the new fixture schedule on the UEFA website. My gut feeling, and it is only an opinion, is that all 12 of the original host cities will declare themselves willing and able to stage matches, even Amsterdam and Rome. If this opinion is borne out, then surely all fixtures will be moved by exactly 52 weeks to occur in the same sequence and on the same days of the week.

    I think that, when the Dutch health minister made his statement about matches being behind closed doors until a vaccine was available, he was thinking of the Eredivisie season. I doubt whether he was thinking as far ahead as summer 2021 when the Euros are due to take place.

    In Italy, the worst of the coronavirus outbreak was in the north of the country. The latest information is that the Lazio region, which includes Rome, has "only" had 7212 confirmed cases and 566 deaths. This is actually quite a low incidence in relation to the regional population size, a lot lower than London. By the time of the tournament, Rome ought to be as safe as any other venue.

    I suspect that the delay in UEFA making an announcement is down to them sorting out and signing all of the new contracts needed for the postponed tournament. There may also be local contractual issues around the cancellation of other events which were due to take place in the stadiums in summer 2021.

  • David Lilley

    In reply to David Lilley:

    The latest situation is that UEFA have had firm commitments from 9 host cities but they are still "having issues" with 3 host cities. The UEFA President has acknowledged that they are prepared to go ahead with the tournament with 12, 11, 10 or even just 9 cities. He did not reveal which were the 3 cities with "issues". I would guess it will be 3 out of Amsterdam, Bilbao, Budapest and Rome. This all suggests that an announcement about the revised fixture list is not imminent.

    Note that England cannot play in Amsterdam under any scenario. We can only play in Bilbao or Budapest if we are one of the lucky 3rd place teams to qualify for the round of 16. However, if we were to win Group D and then the round of 16 (in Dublin) then our quarter final would have been scheduled for Rome.
  • Ian Dale

    In reply to David Lilley:

    https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=2641988.html

  • Ian Lennox

    In reply to Ian Dale:

    It'll all be behind closed doors anyway
  • Anthony Simpson

    In reply to Ian Lennox:

    We just don’t know for all of those who are still wanting to go we just have to see what happens
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