Euro 2020 postponed because of coronavirus pandemic
The European national teams championship, Euro 2020, has been postponed until summer of 2021 following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Discussions included all domestic and European competitions, including UEFA EURO 2020.
The UEFA EURO 2020 tournament was scheduled to begin on June 12 and played across 12 European cities. Instead, the tournament will take place between June 11 and July 11 next year.
"All UEFA competitions and matches (including friendlies) for clubs and national teams for both men and women have been put on hold until further notice. The UEFA EURO 2020 Play-off matches and international friendlies, scheduled for the end of March, will now be played in the international window at the start of June, subject to a review of the situation."
Priority has been given to completing domestic competitions.A working group is set up to examine possibilities for this season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competitions.
UEFA EURO 2020 was scheduled to take place in twelve cities across Europe from 12 June to 12 July 2020. The proposed new dates are 11 June - 11 July 2021.
UEFA reassured existing ticket buyers and hospitality clients that if they cannot attend the tournament in 2021, the face value of their tickets and packages will be refunded in full.
Before UEFA made an official announcement, the Norwegian Football Associacion (Norges Fotball Forbund) Tweeted:
UEFA har bestemt at EM utsettes til 2021. Det skal spilles fra 11. juni til 11. juli neste år. Mer informasjon kommer.
— NorgesFotballforbund (@nff_info) March 17, 2020
This article was updated when the cancellation was made official.
