UEFA is nearing a decision to postpone the European Championship by a year to 2021 as the continent grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the situation told The...
The 2020 Euros might get postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.
There’s talk of pushing this summer’s Euros to 2021. It is not possible to postpone the tournament till late summer of this year, due to the Olympics.
If the men’s Euros are pushed back into 2021, then that would mean it would run into a collision course with the women’s Euros, which are in July of that year.
To avoid the potential scheduling problems with this, UEFA has proposed moving the women’s Euros to 2022.
The only problem with this, however, is it might conflict with qualification for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Nothing is confirmed yet. However, updates will be posted as soon as they’re made available.
The Tokyo Olympics in 2020 will be postponed, according to Canadian Olympic committee member Dick Pound.
If this happens, then the chances of the women’s Euros happening in 2021 have decreased, due to having a crowded summer, and that Great Britain will also be participating in the Olympics (in addition to England hosting the Euros).
Do we know the groups for the Euro qualifiers yet?
Yep, here they are:
The nine group winners and the three best runners-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) qualify directly for the final tournament, while the remaining six runners-up advance to the play-offs.
Denmark forward, Pernille Harder, recently gave an interview to FIFA. It was published on their site earlier today.
Among the highlights:
- She has given hints that she might leave Wolfsburg once her contract is over 👀
On watching Magda Eriksson (her girlfriend) at the World Cup:
“But when I watched Magda it was different. I really enjoyed those games as a supporter, got totally into them, and it actually felt like I was on the pitch at times. It was also really interesting to see a big tournament like that from a fan’s perspective.”
- She also spoke of the upcoming challenges with Italy:
“Those games will be really interesting,” said Harder. “Honestly, I think it’s 50-50 between us and Italy. But they will be fun matches too. And I do think Denmark have been developing with every game we play. We have a lot of young players right now and they’re really talented, with lots of potential, so I feel good about the future.”
(Traduzione): "Quei giochi saranno davvero interessanti", ha detto Harder. "Onestamente, penso che tra noi e l'Italia sia il 50-50. Ma saranno anche partite divertenti. E penso che la Danimarca si sia sviluppata con ogni gioco a cui giochiamo. Abbiamo un sacco di giovani giocatori in questo momento e sono davvero talentuosi, con un sacco di potenziale, quindi mi sento bene per il futuro."
Italy will play Denmark on October 27th, followed by a return leg on December 1st. The matches will be important, as the winners of both will determine who will top Group B and secure direct qualification for the Women’s Euros in England (2022).
Italy is currently on top of Group B, but Denmark have a game in hand. The Women’s Euro qualifiers will resume play in September.
UEFA, the European Club Association, European Leagues and FIFPRO Europe sign a resolution on how European football should react to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The play-off qualifying matches of the UEFA EURO 2020 scheduled to be played in March 2020 will be postponed until the international windows of June 2020, subject to a review of the situation.
The final tournament of the UEFA EURO 2020, which was set to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020, will be postponed to 11 June to 11 July 2021. This will help to ensure that the UEFA EURO 2020 can be a great celebration of football for all the supporters across the continent.
European qualifiers matchdays 3 and 4 currently scheduled to take place in June 2021 will be re-scheduled.
The UEFA Nations League Finals, the final tournament of the UEFA U21 EURO and the UEFA Women’s EURO all scheduled between June and July 2021 will be re-scheduled accordingly.
