What are the Euro 2020 groups and how many teams are competing at the tournament?

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The European Championship is less than a month away.

The tournament will still be called Euro 2020, despite the fact it is set to take place in 2021.

The draw took place all the way back in November 2019 so you could be forgiven for forgetting who will play who.

We’ve got all the information about the group stages you need to know, as well as how many teams will qualify for the knockout rounds and who will play each other once they get there.

What are the Euro 2020 groups?

Group A: Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales

Group B: Belgium, Russia, Denmark, Finland

Group C: Ukraine, Netherlands, Austria, North Macedonia

Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic, Scotland

Group E: Spain, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia

Group F: Germany, France, Portugal, Hungary

Italy, Denmark, Netherlands England, Spain and Germany will play all their group matches at home.

How many teams are in the Euro 2020 knockout round?

16 teams will make it into the knockout round.

Every team who finishes first and second in their group will qualify. Then it gets a bit more complicated.

The four third-placed teams who get the most points will also make it.

That means it is not possible to plot a clear route to the final just yet.

Who will play who in the knockout rounds?

We know what four of the knockout games will look like for sure.

On 26 June, the winner of Group A will play the Runner-up in Group C at Wembley. Also that day, the second placed sides in Group A and Group B will face each other.

On 28 June, Group D’s Runners-up will face Group E’s in Copenhagen. A day later, the winner of Group D – which could be England of course – will play Group F’s Runners-up at Wembley.

The winners of Group B, Group F, Group E and Group C will also face a third placed side, which means what lies in wait for them is more up in the air.

The system does add confusion but Portugal used it to their advantage when they came third in their group in 2016 before going on to win the entire tournament.