{"id":566309,"date":"2021-06-10T13:29:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/06\/10\/our-primer-on-what-you-need-to-know-about-euro-2020-before-kick-off-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:29:15","slug":"our-primer-on-what-you-need-to-know-about-euro-2020-before-kick-off-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/06\/10\/our-primer-on-what-you-need-to-know-about-euro-2020-before-kick-off-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Our primer on what you need to know about EURO 2020 before kick-off tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> The UEFA EURO 2020 is kicking off tomorrow at 9pm CLT<\/strong> with a match between Italy and Turkey at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. And in case you missed all the flutter and the drama, we decided to give you a primer on what you need to know before the event.<\/p>\n

First off, the tournament will run for exactly a month, ending on 11 July.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the fans can\u2019t come to the Euros, the Euros will go to the fans:<\/strong> It\u2019s not just Rome. 10 other cities will also be hosting: Glasgow, Seville, Baku, Saint Petersburg, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Budapest, and Munich. Meanwhile, UK\u2019s London will host the semifinals and finals at the historic Wembley Stadium. This new mega distribution of matches was suggested way back in 2012<\/a> (back when bats were just inspiration for comic book orphans). And with countries still holding semi-lockdowns and quarantine policies, it should be a nice change of pace to have a global football tournament stop by.<\/p>\n

Why is it still called Euro 2020?<\/strong> For the same reason there are all these cities. The event was supposed to mark the 60th anniversary of the tournament. And so, despite covid pushing the event a year down the road, they kept the name.<\/p>\n

And what of fan attendance? <\/strong>So far, all 11 cities hosting matches will allow fans to take up only 25-50% of the stadium\u2019s capacity. However, organizers are crossing their fingers that health conditions in the UK will allow Wembley Stadium to be completely filled by the time the semifinals and finals roll in, according to The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A new system is in place this year:<\/strong> Friday\u2019s tournament will be the first in history where 24 teams qualify as opposed to the previous 16-team cup. The new addition in teams has impacted the qualification system, with six groups of four teams each competing in the first round. Then, the top two teams in each group will qualify for the second round of 16 teams. The remaining four teams will be chosen from the teams that finished third in their groups by looking at goal differences, goals scored, number of wins, and fair play. Goal.com<\/a> has more.<\/p>\n

The 24 teams will be divided into the following groups<\/a><\/strong> for the first round <\/strong>(we\u2019re getting a \u2018save the best for last\u2019 vibe here): <\/strong><\/p>\n