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Portugal were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Belgium. The tournament was originally intended to be played between 12 June and 12 July Brussels was dropped in December after the city's Eurostadium was abandoned, [ 9 ] while Dublin was dropped in April because there was no guarantee that spectators could attend. Spain originally intended to use Bilbao as a host venue but later changed it to Seville to allow for spectators at matches.
The tournament was well received by fans and commentators, with the most goals per game in a European Championship since the introduction of the group stage, and only two goalless games. The refereeing style was also praised, with a conservative use of VAR and quick decisions made on the pitch.
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While some countries such as Belgium, [ 12 ] Bulgaria and Romania, [ 13 ] Germany, [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Hungary and Romania, [ 16 ] Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, [ 17 ] the Netherlands, [ 18 ] and Turkey [ 19 ] had already expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament, then-UEFA president Michel Platini suggested at a press conference on 30 June , a day before the UEFA Euro Final , that instead of having one host country, or joint hosting by multiple countries, the tournament could be spread over "12 or 13 cities" across the continent, as was done for the UEFA European Under Championship 's elite round , where each of the seven groups was hosted by a different country.
On 6 December , UEFA announced the tournament would be held in multiple cities across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the tournament. UEFA reasoned that the pan-European staging of the tournament was the logical decision at a time of financial difficulty, such as the European debt crisis. There were two bids for the Finals Package of which one was successful, marked with dark green for semi-finals and final and 19 bids for the Standard Package of which 12 were initially successful, marked with light green for quarter-finals and group stage, and yellow for round of 16 and group stage ; Brussels, marked with red, were initially selected but removed from the list of venues by UEFA on 7 December In early , the COVID pandemic in Europe triggered concerns regarding its potential effect on players, staff and visitors to the twelve host cities of the tournament.
UEFA held a videoconference on 17 March with representatives of its 55 member associations, along with a FIFPro representative and the boards of the European Club Association and European Leagues , to discuss the response to the outbreak for domestic and European competitions, including Euro In May , Čeferin stated that in principle the tournament would take place in the twelve selected host cities.
However, he did not rule out the possibility of reducing the number of cities, as three hosts were unsure if matches could be held under the new schedule. Each host city was asked to draw up two or three plans from the four options. The restrictions could also involve only local spectators to be permitted at matches. A final decision on which scenario would be applied individually at each venue was originally to be made on 5 March In a New Year's interview, Čeferin said, " Vaccination has started and I think we will be able to have full stands in the summer.
For now, the plan is to play in all twelve countries. Of course, there are backup options in case a country has a problem. We are ready to organise competitions in eleven, ten or nine cities However, I am However, this was turned down by UEFA, who reiterated their commitment to the twelve host cities. Every host must guarantee there will be fans at their games.
However, UEFA would need to consider whether it would make sense to play matches without spectators, or if these matches should be reallocated to other venues.
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Only Bilbao , Dublin , Munich and Rome had yet to submit their plans, with each host originally given an extension until 19 April to submit their venue capacities. On 23 April, UEFA announced that Seville would replace Bilbao as tournament host, while the matches of Dublin would be reallocated to Saint Petersburg for the group stage and London for the round of Also on 23 April, UEFA announced that local authorities had guaranteed "a minimum of 14, spectators" for the matches scheduled in Munich, which was therefore confirmed as host of four games.
Wembley Stadium 's hosting of both the semi-finals and the final was threatened over quarantine restrictions in the United Kingdom that fans and 2, VIPs would be subject to. The Puskás Aréna in Budapest was considered as an alternative venue, as Hungary would have no entry restrictions for travel within the Schengen Area and could host the matches at full capacity.
On 31 March , the UEFA Executive Committee approved the use of a maximum of five substitutions in matches at the tournament with a sixth allowed in extra time. At the start of April , UEFA also said they were considering allowing tournament squads to be expanded from the usual 23 players, following calls from national team managers in case of a possible COVID outbreak in a team, as well as to reduce player fatigue caused by the fixture congestion of the prior season.
However, teams still may only name a maximum of 23 players on the match sheet for each tournament fixture of which 12 are substitutes , in line with the Laws of the Game.
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These 23 must include three goalkeepers. It was also announced that after each team's first match, goalkeepers may still be replaced due to physical incapacity, even if the other goalkeepers from the squad are still available. Water breaks were permitted so that players could drink from their own personal bottles.