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According to French sources Le Parisien, it is conceivable that 12 countries will not host the 2021 European Football Championship after all. The European Football Association (UEFA) is working to rescue a tournament threatened by a coronavirus epidemic, and the newspaper knows that the logical solution could be a one-to-one deal: in Russia.
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| Will there be no Euro Cup match in 2021 at the Puskás Arena? (Photo: file) |
France’s Le Parisien reported on Monday afternoon that the 2020 European Soccer Championship, which had been postponed for a year, could not yet be “pan-European” due to the coronavirus epidemic.
According to sources from the Parisian newspaper, the European Football Association (UEFA) is increasingly moving away from the original plan to keep the continent in 12 countries, including Hungary at the Puskás Arena, and will be replaced by Russia at the World Cup headquarters 2018. Eb.
The newspaper recalls that it is a great challenge to hold a tournament of this size in 12 countries under normal circumstances, but it is almost impossible to take strict measures to curb the coronavirus epidemic in the “bubble system” used in sports competitions.
Le Parisien has also formally contacted UEFA, which, however, declined to comment on the information, stating that it will announce in due course all about the European Championship from June 11, 2021, as currently indicated. .
As is well known, the final match of the Champions League and the most recent Europa League also focused on one country. Also as a result of the reorganizations due to the coronavirus epidemic, the European Super Cup match moved to Budapest, in that situation Hungary was one of the beneficiaries of the emergency scenario.
According to the current calendar, Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and Saint Petersburg will host the best national teams in Europe. for fights.
According to the original announcement, four games would be held in Budapest, which could be one more. Due to the aforementioned Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, the quarter-finals could take place in Hungary if, for example, due to the possible successful development of vaccines and the mass vaccinations available in the spring, the epidemic situation improves and the 12 national settlements remain.
As a reminder, the Hungarian team will host Iceland at the Puskás Arena on November 12, and the winner of the match will advance to the European Championship. If ours participate in the tournament, they will be grouped with Germany, Portugal and France.
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