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When will the European Championship be held in St. Petersburg?
The European Football Championship will be held in the summer of 2021 in 12 cities, including in St. Petersburg, in accordance with the previously published schedule. This was reported on the UEFA website.
The decision on the format of the admission of fans for matches will be made in April. UEFA President Alexander Cheferin said he was hoping for a change in the situation with coronavirus closer to the beginning of the tournament. “It is important to give cities-organizers <...> as much time as possible to form the most accurate picture of what to expect in June-July,” he said.
Member of the UEFA Executive Committee, General Director of the Russian part of the tournament organizing committee, Alexei Sorokin, said that the UEFA guideline is as many fans as possible without prejudice to health.
CEO of the Organizing Committee #Euro2020 in St. Petersburg on the admission of spectators to pic.twitter.com/zz2Feuxo4h rods
-Euro 2020 in St. Petersburg (@euro2020spb) January 27, 2021
Earlier, the media wrote that UEFA can reduce the number of countries organizing a tournament.
The European Football Championship was postponed to 2021 against the background of the pandemic. According to new plans, the competition will be held from June 11 to July 11. The tournament will maintain the name "Euro 2020".
Earlier, “Paper” wrote that the incidence of COVID-19 is falling in St. Petersburg. This is confirmed by Stopkoronavirus and the alternative statistics of Smolny.