UEFA Euro 2020
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
Belgium Group I winner 10 October 2019 5 ( 1972 , 1980 , 1984 , 2000 , 2016 )
Italy Group J winner 12 October 2019 9 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Russia Group I runner-up 13 October 2019 11 ( 1960 , 1964 , 1968 , 1972 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Poland Group G winner 13 October 2019 3 ( 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Ukraine Group B winner 14 October 2019 2 ( 2012 , 2016 )
Spain Group F winner 15 October 2019 10 ( 1964 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
France Group H winner 14 November 2019 9 ( 1960 , 1984 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Turkey Group H runner-up 14 November 2019 4 ( 1996 , 2000 , 2008 , 2016 )
England Group A winner 14 November 2019 9 ( 1968 , 1980 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2012 , 2016 )
Czech Republic Group A runner-up 14 November 2019 9 ( 1960 , 1976 , 1980 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Finland Group J runner-up 15 November 2019 0 ( debut )
Sweden Group F runner-up 15 November 2019 6 ( 1992 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Croatia Group E winner 16 November 2019 5 ( 1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Austria Group G runner-up 16 November 2019 2 ( 2008 , 2016 )
Netherlands Group C runner-up 16 November 2019 9 ( 1976 , 1980 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 )
Germany Group C winner 16 November 2019 12 ( 1972 , 1976 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Portugal Group B runner-up 17 November 2019 7 ( 1984 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
Switzerland Group D winner 18 November 2019 4 ( 1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2016 )
Denmark Group D runner-up 18 November 2019 8 ( 1964 , 1984 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2012 )
Wales Group E runner-up 19 November 2019 1 ( 2016 )
Qualification -- Qualified teams
Of the currently 20 teams that have qualified for the tournament , 17 are returning from the 2016 edition . Among them are Belgium and Italy , who both recorded flawless qualifying campaigns ( 10 wins in 10 matches ) , [ 41 ] [ 42 ] defending European champions Portugal and world champions France , with Germany also qualifying for a record 13th straight European Championship . [ 43 ] Finland will make their European Championship debut , having never previously qualified for a major tournament . [ 44 ] The Netherlands and Denmark returned after missing out in 2016 , with the Dutch featuring in a major tournament for the first time since 2014 . [ 45 ] [ 46 ] For the first time , Austria and Wales reached successive European Championship tournaments . [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Greece , winners in 2004 , were the only former champions that failed to qualify , missing their second straight European Championship and third consecutive major tournament . [ 49 ] Of the twelve host countries , seven managed to qualify directly for the tournament . Four will enter the play-offs , with a maximum of three being able to qualify , while Azerbaijan were entirely eliminated following the qualifying group stage . [ 50 ]
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, is scheduled to be the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The tournament is scheduled to be held in 12 cities in 12 UEFA countries from 12 June to 12 July 2020. Portugal are the defending champions, having won the 2016 edition. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used at the UEFA European Championship. Former UEFA President Michel Platini said the tournament is being hosted in several nations as a romantic one-off event to celebrate the 60th birthday of the European Championship competition. Having the largest capacity of any of the stadiums entered for the competition, Wembley Stadium in London will host the semi-finals and final for the second time, having done so before at the 1996 tournament in its former incarnation. The Stadio Olimpico in Rome will host the opening game, involving Turkey and hosts Italy.