In three days, Wales and Denmark will meet in Amsterdam on June 26, and the Italian-Austrian duel will take place in London. The next day, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic will be the opponents in Budapest, while Belgium and the current champion Portugal will compete in the quarterfinals in Seville.
A duel between Croatia and Spain is expected in Copenhagen at the beginning of the week, while France and Switzerland will meet face to face in Bucharest. At the end of the eighth final, England will fight Germany in London, and Ukraine will face Sweden in Glasgow.
The first games will start at 7 pm Latvian time, the second – three hours later.
Portugal, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Ukraine entered the quarterfinals as the third best teams in their subgroups. For the Ukrainians, three points was enough to reach the eighth final and was not hindered by the negative difference between goals scored and lost (-1).
The quarter-finals will take place on July 2 and 3, the semi-finals on July 6 and 7, and the final match is expected on July 11.
The final tournament of the 2021 European Championship will take place in 11 European cities until July 11. The continent’s strongest team will be determined at Wembley Stadium in London. The revamped Wembley Stadium will host the national team title match for the first time in history, but its predecessor once played the 1966 World Cup final and the 1996 European Championship final.
Five years ago, Portugal was crowned European Champion, beating France in the final match in Paris with a score of 1: 0.
In the final tournament of the European Championship, 24 teams are divided into six subgroups of four each. The two best teams will automatically qualify for the first round or the eighth final of the elimination tournament, as well as the four best third place winners.
A total of 51 games will be played in this European Championship. When there were 16 more teams in the tournament, 31 matches had to be played.
