The 2020 European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2020, is scheduled to be the 16th European Championship.
The tournament, to be held in 12 cities in 12 countries, was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020. On 17 March 2020, was announced that the tournament would be postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and proposed it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021, which was confirmed on 17 June 2020. The competition was postponed in order to reduce pressure on the public services in affected countries and to allow time for the completion of domestic leagues that had been suspended. The tournament will still retain the name "Euro 2020".