The Euro 2020
The Euro 2020, which will be held next European summer in twelve different cities to commemorate the 60th anniversary of its creation, has received a record number of ticket requests with over 28 million applications, double the number registered for the previous competition in France 2016.
According to data provided by UEFA on Friday, the last sales phase last December for supporters of qualified teams set another record of 8,977,427, more than triple the number of requests made in the same phase four years ago.
UEFA recalled that last summer, general public ticket sales were also a great success, with a total of 19.3 million applications, and that the next purchasing period will be in April for fans of the teams that qualify through the qualifiers to be played in March.
The high demand for tickets included 714,000 applications for the final of the competition, which will be played at Wembley Stadium in London on July 12, almost eight times the capacity of the venue, and 710,000 applications for the match between France and Germany on June 16 in Munich.
UEFA referred to affordable prices for more than half of the tickets on sale: €30 for the group stage in Baku, Bucharest, and Budapest; €50 for the rest and €100 for semi-finals and the final for "Fan First" fans.
"These impressive figures show that fans are responding enthusiastically to the first European tournament, which will cover 12 different host countries and give eight cities their first experience in a EURO. It is significant that 64% of the requests came from fans of the host countries, highlighting that EURO 2020 will bring football closer to more local fans than ever," UEFA said.