Baku to stage quarter-finals plus three group games of UEFA EURO 2020

Baku, September 19 (AzerTAc). The UEFA Executive Committee has appointed in Geneva, Switzerland, the 13 host associations for UEFA EURO 2020, with Azerbaijan staging the quarter-finals plus three group games in Baku. Other 12 host associations, selected from 19 applications, are: England/London – semi-finals and final Belgium/Brussels – three group games, one round of 16 game Denmark/Copenhagen – three group games, one round of 16 game Germany/Munich – three group games, one quarter-final Hungary/Budapest – three group games, one round of 16 game Italy/Rome – three group games, one quarter-final Netherlands/Amsterdam – three group games, one round of 16 game Republic of Ireland/Dublin – three group games, one round of 16 game Romania/Bucharest – three group games, one round of 16 game Russia/Saint Petersburg – three group games, one quarter-final Scotland/Glasgow – three group games, one round of 16 game Spain/Bilbao – three group games, one round of 16 game England previously staged EURO '96, with Germany beating the Czech Republic 2-1 in the final at Wembley. Of the other host cities announced in Geneva today, Munich (1988), Rome (1968, 1980) and Brussels (1972) have all held UEFA European Championship final matches in the past. UEFA's Executive Committee decided in Lausanne on 6 December 2012 to organise a "EURO for Europe" in 2020, rather than a tournament in one or two host countries. The move followed an initial idea revealed by UEFA President Michel Platini at the end of UEFA EURO 2012. The Executive Committee also took its decision in the wake of positive feedback from its member national associations as part of a consultation process lasting several months. Then, on 25 January 2013, the Executive Committee decided that the UEFA EURO 2020 final round would be staged in 13 cities around Europe.