The European continental tournament will run from 11 June to
11 July 2021.
The Euro tournaments begins with the group stage matches,
which will all air on the SuperSport dedicated Euro 2020 channel, SuperSport
EURO2020 (DStv channel 203 and GOtv channel 32, available on the DStv Confam
and GOtv Max packages) and simultaneously on these channels, SuperSport Premier
League (DStv channel 203, available on the Compact package) and SuperSport
Football (DStv channel 205 and GOtv channel 31, available on the DStv Yanga and
GOtv Jolli packages).
The group A fixtures sees the clash between Turkey and Italy
on Friday 11 June at 8 pm.
Italy will be the team to watch in Group A and Turkey will
be their main threat, with the Eurasian team’s brilliant veteran, Burak Yilmaz,
who recently fired Lille to a surprise Ligue 1 triumph.
Wales and Switzerland are not to be underestimated either,
as they are scheduled to meet on Saturday 12 June at 2 pm.
The Dragons famously got to the semi-finals of the last
European Championship, while the Swiss are an efficient and experienced outfit
that will win no style points but will be extremely tough to beat.
Belgium and their ‘Golden Generation’ of players will be the
centre of attention in Group B, but there are concerns for the Red Devils as
Kevin De Bruyne is suffering a facial injury and Eden Hazard has hardly played
for Real Madrid this past season.
Belgium is scheduled to face Russia on Saturday 12 June at 8
pm. Denmark is a capable if somewhat limited team, while Finland is the
fairytale story of the group. Their match is scheduled earlier on Saturday at 5
pm.
The Netherlands are the ‘big dogs’ of Group C, and they will
be facing Ukraine on Sunday 13 June at 8 pm. Earlier in the evening, Austria
will meet with North Macedonia at 5 pm.
This will be North Macedonia’s first major international
tournament.
Austria and Ukraine are set to battle for the group’s
runner-up spot.
Group D features the tournament’s favourite, England, who
will face Croatia on Sunday 13 June at 2 pm. England will play all of their
matches at Wembley Stadium in London and look to take full advantage of a squad
which includes the likes of Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Jadon Sancho and Marcus
Rashford. World Cup runner-up, Croatia, will represent the Three Lions’ biggest
threat.
Plucky Scotland are returning to tournament football for the
first time since the 1998 World Cup, while the Czech Republic will hope that
West Ham United’s, Tomas Soucek, can bring the great form he showed in the
Premier League to the Euros.
Scotland versus Czech Republic will air live on Monday 14
June at 2 pm.
Group E’s powerhouse team is three-time Euro champions,
Spain. On Monday 14 June, Spain will clash with Sweden at 8 pm, while Poland
versus Slovakia will air at 5 pm.
Poland boasts to have the world’s best number 9 in Robert
Lewandowski. The Bayern Munich striker broke the Bundesliga’s record for the
most goals in a season in 2020-21, hitting an unbelievable 41 goals in the
league.
Slovakia are the dark horses in the group and looking to
make an even bigger impression compared to 2016 when they reached the knockout
phase on their Euros debut.
Every tournament needs a ‘group of death’ and the group F is
definitely it, with three heavyweights in the shape of Portugal (reigning Euro
champions), France (reigning World Cup champions) and Germany (three-time Euro
champions).
It’s fair to say that Hungary will have their work cut out
to try and reach the knockout phase for the second successive time. On Tuesday
15 June, Hungary will face Portugal at 5 pm, while later in the night, France
will face Germany at 8 pm.
Viewers on DStv and GOtv can see all their favourite
European stars vying for UEFA Euro 2020 glory in June and July 2021.
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exciting moments of the matches.
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