Italy beat England in the final at Wembley Stadium in a penalty-kick shootout that followed a 1-1 draw which persisted through extra time. Both goalkeepers stopped two penalty kicks in the shootout, but England missed one more attempt. Italy also survived a penalty shootout in the semifinal stage.
A total of 24 European nations battled it out during the month-long event. The Euros are traditionally hosted by a single country, but to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the competition, hosting duties were expanded to include various nations: A total of 11 countries hosted Euro 2021 matches.
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The tournament was scheduled to be held in the summer of 2020, but it was pushed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s why it is referred to as Euro 2020 in some places.
Euro 2021 TV & streaming in USA
TV channels: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 (all 51 matches) Spanish-language TV: Univision, TUDN (11 of 51 matches) Streams: fuboTV (all 51 matches), ESPN app / ABC app, PrendeTV / TUDN. tv
The ABC and ESPN networks provided English-language coverage of the tournament with half-hour pregame shows. In addition to daily studio programming and simulcasts of the semis and final, ESPN+ carried a multi-feed second-screen experience for every game (aerial cam and two team-specific cams).
Univision handled Spanish-language coverage of the tournament via its free streaming platform PrendeTV (40 matches) and Univision and TUDN linear channels (11 matches).
Euro 2021: Tournament Format
It’s straightforward: There was a group stage followed by single-game knockout matches the rest of the way. Bracket style.
Group Stage: The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group and the four best third-place finishers across all groups advanced to the Round of 16.
Knockout Stage: It started with the Round of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final on July 11 at Wembley Stadium in London.
