St. Petersburg is among the 13 cities that will host matches of the 2020 European Football Championship, according to a message on the official website of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

The Northern capital of Russia will host a quarter-final match and three group stage games. The two semi-final matches and the final will take place in London.

UEFA has decided to hold the European Football Championship in 2020 not in one or two countries, as is traditionally the case. And in several. This was done in honor of the 60th anniversary of the first European championship, which took place in 1060 in France (then the USSR team won the final, defeating the Yugoslav team).

On Friday in Geneva, all 13 cities that will host the 2020 European Championship matches were named. Along with St. Petersburg and London, the list included Baku, Bucharest, Budapest, Munich, Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Rome, Bilbao, Dublin and Glasgow.

Before voting on candidate cities, all Euro 2020 matches were divided into 13 packages. One package included two semi-finals and a final (London and Munich submitted applications for it). And 12 standard packages, including three group stage matches and one playoff match (1/8 or 1/4 finals). for these match packages. 19 national associations applied

As a result of the voting, six cities were eliminated: Minsk, Sofia, Skopje, Jerusalem, Stockholm and Cardiff.

Along with St. Petersburg, Baku, Rome and Munich will host the quarterfinal matches.

St. Petersburg will host matches of the European Championship 2020