23/09/2014 12:40
London to host EURO 2020 final
London's Wembley Stadium will host the final and semi-finals of the 2020 UEFA European Championship, which will exceptionally be held in 13 different countries, AFP reported, citing UEFA.
The quarter-finals will meanwhile be hosted by Munich (Germany), Baku (Azerbaijan), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Rome (Italy), the president of European football's governing body revealed at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. London beat its sole rival Munich for the top bid.
For the 60th anniversary of the European Championship, first held in 1960, UEFA decided to organize the tournament across the whole continent. In all, 19 countries bid for a chance to host UEFA EURO 2020 games.
On top of one quarter-final, Rome, Munich, Baku and St Petersburg will each host three group stage games. Only hosts that had stadia with a capacity of 60,000 were considered.
Copenhagen (Denmark), Bucharest (Romania), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Dublin (Ireland), Bilbao (Spain), Budapest (Hungary), Brussels (Belgium) and Glasgow (Scotland), meanwhile, will each host one last-16 game and three group stage fixtures.