The Belgium football team is not counting on De Bruyne to play the Euro opening match against Russia. This statement was given out by the Belgium team coach Roberto Martinez. Belgium is scheduled to play Russia at St Petersburg on Saturday.

The Manchester City midfielder had suffered an injury during the Champions League final due to which he had to undergo surgery. Even though the surgery might not take De Bruyne’s chance to play at Euro, the midfielder is set to miss the match against Russia. 

Kevin de Bruyne joined the team on Monday but was straightway sent for more medical tests. Now, De Bruyne will join the team once the medical team gives a green signal. 

On Monday during the press conference, Roberto Martinez said 

He will only join up with us in training when the medical staff say so. But I’m not really counting on Kevin to be ready for the first game. He looks ready. He watched our match against Croatia and is already in the mood. He will now build up slowly. But it makes a big difference that he is part of the group.

Hazard Returns for Belgium after 18 Months

While looking at the uncertainty of de Bruyne, Eden Hazard made a return during the match against Croatia. He came as a substitute and played for the remaining eight minutes. Eden Hazard had a season that was mostly missed due to injuries. It was Eden Hazard’s first international match in 18 months.

While commenting on Hazard, Roberto said

It didn’t matter how many minutes Eden played, but that he played. That’s a big step mentally

Belgium is drawn in group B along with Russia, Finland and Denmark. Belgium will open its Euro 2021 campaign against Russia on 13th June 2021.

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The 2020 Euro faced a setback last year. Originally scheduled to be held from 12th June 2020, the tournament was postponed by a year due to the pandemic scenario across the world. Now, the tournament will be held from 11th June 2021. Since Euros are just a few days away, many people are searching for its anthem or a theme song. So we decided to come up with an interesting article titled – “List of Euro Anthems & Theme Songs (1992-2020)”

Theme songs or anthems are one of the attention-seeking mediums during such huge events. These songs gain a lot of attention. This is one marketing strategy to warm up the event. These songs are often used to build an aura before the event along with advertising campaigns. The use of these songs for commercials is done widely which makes the reach towards the audience easy. This is a huge step up for a singer who sings or composes the song as he/she gets a huge exposure globally. 

Usually, the songs selected for the events are in the English language. But many songs are further made into the language of the host country. Various cover music videos in different languages are also made. 

List of Euro Anthems & Theme Songs (1992-2020)

Check out the list of Euro Anthems and Theme songs. This list is from Sweden’s Euros from 1992 till date. We hope you will love our efforts and share this article with your football friends.

Year	Country	Language	Song	Performer
1992	Sweden	English	“More Than a Game”	Towe Jaarnek & Peter Jöback
1996	England	English	“We’re in This Together”	Simply Red
2000	Netherland Belgium	English	“Campione 2000”	E-Type
2004	Portugal	English	“Força”	Nelly Furtado
2008	Austria Switzerland	English	“Can You Hear Me”	Enrique Iglesias
2012	Poland Ukraine	English	“Endless Summer”	Oceana
2016	France	English	“This One’s for You”	David Guetta & Zara Larsson
2020	Europe	English	TBA	TBA

Also Read: List of Referees & Assistant Referees For Euro 2021

Referees play an important role when it comes to any sport. The team and their players make the tournament glow but the referees help to keep the decisions fair. Most of the time, we don’t credit the efforts of referees who run along with players all over the park for 90 minutes. Not just run, but also keep a close eye on the game and spot the finest of pushes to foul the players. It’s not an easy job for sure. 

We all know that UEFA Euro was originally scheduled in 2020 but due to pandemic situations across the globe, the tournament was pushed back by a year. Now in 2021, the UEFA is firm on holding football matches. The Euro 2021 will kick off in Rome with Italy hosting Turkey on 11th June 2021.  

List of Referees & Assistant Referees For Euro 2021 (Updated)

On Wednesday, 21st April, UEFA announced a list of referees who will officiate matches for Euro. The list includes a list of 19 referees along with their assistant referees. 

In 2020, UEFA and CONMEBOL came to an agreement where a CONMEBOL referee team will be included in the list of match officials. In a similar way, a European match official will officiate a group stage match during Copa America.  So for 2020 Euros Argentinian referee Fernando Rapallini and his assistants will join the 18 European referees.

While commenting on the Exchange Program, the chief executives of UEFA and CONMEBOL said,

“The exchange of referees with CONMEBOL for our two flagship tournaments will enrich both competitions, and will enhance the experience of top referees. Europe and South America have so much football quality and tradition, including in refereeing. This exchange is a defining part of our cooperation programme, which will help us improve our competitions,” said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin

“Among our permanent objectives at CONMEBOL is making our referees more professional and perfectly trained for the use of technological tools. We are convinced that a cooperation with UEFA in this field will greatly benefit both confederations. This is just the beginning. We will continue working to broaden and strengthen collaboration agreements with our friends at UEFA.” said  CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez

Check out the official list of referees and assistant referees for UEFA Euro 2021.

Country	Referee	Assistant referees
Germany	Felix Brych	Mark Borsch Stefan Lupp
Turkey	Cüneyt Çakır	Bahattin Duran Tarık Ongun
Spain	Carlos del Cerro Grande	Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Roberto Alonso Fernández
Sweden	Andreas Ekberg	Mehmet Culum Stefan Hallberg
Israel	Orel Grinfeld	Roy Hassan Idan Yarkoni
Romania	Ovidiu Hațegan	Sebastian Gheorghe Radu Ghinguleac
Russia	Sergei Karasev	Igor Demeshko Maksim Gavrilin
Romania	István Kovács	Vasile Marinescu Ovidiu Artene
Netherlands	Björn Kuipers	Sander van Roekel Erwin Zeinstra
Netherlands	Danny Makkelie	Hessel Steegstra Jan de Vries
Spain	Antonio Mateu Lahoz	Pau Cebrián Devís Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar
England	Michael Oliver	Stuart Burt Simon Bennett
Italy	Daniele Orsato	Alessandro Giallatini Fabiano Preti
Argentina	Fernando Rapallini	Juan Pablo Belatti Diego Bonfá
Germany	Daniel Siebert	Jan Seidel Rafael Foltyn
Portugal	Artur Soares Dias	Rui Tavares Paulo Soares
England	Anthony Taylor	Gary Beswick Adam Nunn
France	Clément Turpin	Nicolas Danos Cyril Gringore
Slovenia	Slavko Vinčić	Tomaž Klančnik Andraž Kovačič

List of Euro 2021 Video Assistant Referees & Offside VAR Referee

The above-mentioned list of 19 referees along with their assistant refs is an incomplete team. Those are the people who work on the ground and are noticed by all of the football fans. But there is a similar team who have their eye on the game from outside the game. 

In 2018. UEFA gave approval for VAR to be used in Euro. So here is the list of Video assistant referees. These referees usually decide when an on-field referee goes with VAR for the correct decision. 

Country	Video assistant referees	Offside VAR
England	Stuart Attwell Chris Kavanagh	Lee Betts
France	Jérôme Brisard François Letexier	Benjamin Pagès
Germany	Bastian Dankert Christian Dingert Marco Fritz	Christian Gittelmann
Italy	Marco Di Bello Massimiliano Irrati Paolo Valeri	Filippo Meli
Netherlands	Kevin Blom Pol van Boekel
Poland	Paweł Gil
Portugal	João Pinheiro
Spain	Alejandro Hernández Hernández Juan Martínez Munuera José María Sánchez Martínez	Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain

List of Fourth Official and Reserve Assistant Referees For UEFA Euro 2021

The fourth official usually acts like a match referee while you need to keep a few reserve assistant referees when you hold such a huge tournament. So here is an official list of fourth official and reserve assistant referees for this year’s Euros. 

Country	Fourth official	Reserve assistant referee
Bulgaria	Georgi Kabakov	Martin Margaritov
France	Stéphanie Frappart	Mikaël Berchebru
Italy	Davide Massa	Stefano Alassio
Poland	Bartosz Frankowski	Marcin Boniek
Serbia	Srđan Jovanović	Uroš Stojković
Switzerland	Sandro Schärer	Stéphane De Almeida

The Euro 2020 was scheduled in 2020 but was postponed by a year due to the pandemic situations. Now the biggest football tournament in Europe is scheduled to kick off on 11th June 2021. The Euro is the biggest football tournament after the FIFA World Cup. Similar to the FIFA World Cup, Euro Championships are played every four years. At the moment, Portugal is the defending champion and will be looking to defend their championship. In this article, we will be discussing the list of top goal scorers in Euro history from 1960 to 2020. 

List of All Time leading goal scorers at UEFA Euro Championship (1960 – 2020)

Top UEFA Euro Goal Scorers – Whenever a big tournament is approaching, all the fans start to brush up their knowledge by having a look at record books. So today we will be looking at the list of all-time leading goal scorers at the UEFA Euro Games. 

Michel Platini of France leads the charge with nine goals in only 5 matches. He was part of the 1984 France squad and even after so many years, he still leads the table. His record is equalized by Cristiano Ronaldo with nine goals in 21 matches. Cristiano Ronaldo has a great chance to surpass and create the record at UEFA Euro 2021. 

Antoine Griezmann is fourth in the list with 6 goals from 7 matches he has played in Euro. From the complete list, only Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann are the active players and who are contenders to rewrite the record books at the moment.

Player	Team	Goals	Matches
Michel Platini	France	9	5
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	9	21
Alan Shearer	England	7	9
Antoine Griezmann	France	6	7
Ruud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	6	8
Patrick Kluivert	Netherlands	6	9
Wayne Rooney	England	6	10
Thierry Henry	France	6	11
Zlatan Ibrahimović	Sweden	6	13
Nuno Gomes	Portugal	6	14

We have shared the image below which shows a list of top euro goal scorers. You can download and share this image with your football friends.

UEFA adopts an innovative way for fans to buy Euro 2020 tickets easier.

UEFA Euro 2020 is set to be one of the largest-watched soccer events in the world. The tournament is set to attract millions of fans from all over Europe. Hence, the organizers have taken an innovative approach to ensure that soccer fans can conveniently and successfully buy the tournament tickets using an all-new mobile ticketing system.

The Union of European Football Associations announced that it will distribute over 1 Million tickets for the Euro 2020 matches through its recently introduced blockchain-powered mobile app. The UEFA has decided to take this innovative step in order to curb duplication and replication of conventional match tickets. The new technology only activates the tickets QR code by Bluetooth when the ticket-holder is in close proximity to the stadium. This advanced Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) powered mobile app will be offered for download to iPhone and Android users by May end.

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The tickets booked through this blockchain-powered mobile app will be delivered to buyers at least 7 days before the date of the match. According to the UEFA, it plans on distributing an impressive 1 million match tickets using the ultra-modern mobile app system.

The UEFA has reportedly received over 28 million requests for match tickets for the upcoming Euro 2020 tournament, making it the most popular European Championship tournament to date. In addition, the ticket applications have been received from soccer fans of over 200 countries.

In addition to ensuring smooth, safe and secure entry of fans into stadiums the new blockchain-based mobile ticketing system will also ensure a better experience for fans. This initiative is also suspected to reduce the number of conventional paper tickets drastically for Euro 2020.

Coach of the Belgium team, Roberto Martinez, informed on Sunday that Belgium will be playing four friendly matches in order to prepare for Euro 2020 championship. Of those four matches, two will be played in March and two will be played on the evening of the tournament. He did not mention the names of the opponents but said that the matches in March will be played against two European opponents.

Belgium is one of the tournament favorites after finishing third at the last World Cup in Russia as well as securing top rankings in FIFA.

Also Read: How to Book Euro 2020 Tickets Online (Match by Match)

The plans are yet to be formalized but the matches will most likely take place in Qatar. About the teams, the coach says that opponents have a certain style of play, therefore, the matches in March are important as there will be an opportunity for assessment of the overall game and how players can improve.

Coach reports that some players have more than 3000 minutes of playing this season but some players do need individual training. He hopes for sunny conditions so that the Red Devils can get a little vitamin D.

“In June, we will be playing two more games, including one in Brussels to give our supporters the opportunity to send us off in a good way.

Also Read: UEFA Euro 2020: Full Match Schedule, Fixtures, Time Table PDF Download

“We will not be playing in Belgium during the Euros, so we want to experience this unique chemistry once again before going to the tournament. So, we’re going to make this match, at King Baudouin Stadium, special,” he added.

In group B, Belgium will be facing Russia, Finland and Denmark. There are two matches in St Petersburg which are sandwiched between the game that will be against Danes in Copenhagen.

The thrilling and exciting Euro Cup is only a few months away. Soccer fans from not only the participating European countries but all across the world are thrilled for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 cup, which is the 16^th in series of the UEFA’s quadrennial soccer tournament. The UEFA Euro Cup is second popular only to the FIFA World Cup as millions of fans from around the globe tune in to their TV sets and watch the best teams from Europe compete for the esteemed Euro Cup.

The Euro 2020 tournament is scheduled to start from the 12^th of June, 2020 and will end on the 12^th of July, 2020. The UEFA Euro Cup 2020 is a truly pan-European tournament for the first time as the matches are set to be hosted at stadiums of the 12 participating teams. This is a gesture to celebrate the UEFA Euro Cup’s 60^th anniversary. The Euro 2020 will kick off with the first match at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The final, as well as the semi-finals, are set to be played at the huge Wembley Stadium in London.

When Will Euro 2020 Tickets Go On Sale?

The Euro 2020 tickets worldwide general sale began on the 12^th of June, 2019 and was concluded a month later on the 12^th of July, 2019, exactly a year before the finals are to be held. Reportedly, the UEFA received over 19 million applications for tickets to the various events, in the first ticket allocation round.

How much will Euro 2020 Ticket Cost?

Several different destinations are set to host the numerous Euro 2020 group stage games, the round of 16 matches as well as the quarter-finals.

These are the ticket rates for the Euro 2020 Finals at Wembley Stadium on 12^th July 2020 in London:

Round	Category 1	Category 2	Category 3
Group Stage	EUR 125 to EUR 185	EUR 75 to EUR 125	EUR 30 to EUR 50
Round of 16	EUR 125 to EUR 185	EUR 75 to EUR 125	EUR 30 to EUR 50
Quarter-Finals	EUR 125 to EUR 225	EUR 75 to EUR 145	EUR 30 to EUR 75
Semi-Finals	EUR 595	EUR 345	EUR 195
Finals	EUR 945	EUR 595	EUR 295

Although the tickets costs of the Group Stage, Round of 16 and quarter-final matches for Fans First program applicants are not available currently, those qualifying for Fans First program will be able to buy Euro 2020 Semi-Finals tickets at EUR 85 and buy the Euro 2020 Finals tickets at EUR 95.

How to Book Euro 2020 Tickets Online?

Fans from the participating teams will be able to apply for tickets to watch their national team play during December 2019, once the final draw is made. Fans from qualified teams will, however, need to check the individual criteria set for them to get the tickets according to their respective national football associations.

On the other hand, fans from teams that qualify for the National League matches will be able to apply for tickets from April 2020, a month before the tournament begins.

If you wish to get the tickets to watch your favorite teams play in the Euro 2020 tournament, then you will need to apply under the “Follow My Team” initiative from your respective national football association.

For fans that missed out on winning tickets in the general tickets sale held from June through July 2019 will have another chance as their applications will be then entered in the “Fans First” program. The Fans First program gives such applicants priority when allocating match tickets which may become available at a later date, due to payment failures or ticket returns from other ticket-holders before the tournament begins.

Buy Euro 2020 Tickets (Match by Match)

As the greatest and most popular soccer event in Europe comes closer, millions of fans from the participating teams are vying to get the lucky few tickets that will be available with sources other than their respective national football associations.

Here is a simple list that shows how to buy Euro 2020 tickets, match by match:

Date	Time/Venue	Teams	Tickets
Friday, 12th June	9:00PM (Rome)	Italy vs. Turkey (Group A)	Click Here
Saturday, 13th June	3:00PM (Baku)	Switzerland vs. Wales (Group A)	Click Here
Saturday, 13th June	6:00PM (Copenhagen)	Finland vs. Denmark (Group B)	Click Here
Saturday, 13th June	9:00PM (St. Petersburg)	Russia vs. Belgium (Group B)	Click Here
Sunday, 14th June	3:00PM (London)	Croatia vs. England (Group D)	Click Here
Sunday, 14th June	6:00PM (Bucharest)	Austria vs. Play Off Winner of D or A)	Click Here
Sunday, 14th June	9:00PM (Amsterdam)	Ukraine vs. Netherlands (Group C)	Click Here
Monday, 15th June	3:00PM (Glasgow)	Czech Republic vs. Play Off Winner of C	Click Here
Monday, 15th June	6:00PM (Dublin)	Poland vs. Play Off Winners of B	Click Here
Monday, 15th June	9:00PM (Bilbao)	Sweden vs. Spain (Group E)	Click Here
Tuesday, 16th June	6:00PM (Budapest)	Portugal vs. Play Off Winner of A or D	Click Here
Tuesday, 16th June	9:00PM (Munich)	Germany vs. France (Group F)	Click Here
Wednesday, 17th June	3:00PM (St. Petersburg)	Russia vs. Finland (Group B)	Click Here
Wednesday, 17th June	6:00PM (Baku)	Wales vs. Turkey (Group A)	Click Here
Wednesday, 17th June	9:00PM (Rome)	Italy vs. Switzerland (Group A)	Click Here
Thursday, 18th June	3:00PM (Bucharest)	Ukraine vs. Play Off Winner of A or D	Click Here
Thursday, 18th June	6:00PM (Copenhagen)	Belgium vs. Denmark (Group B)	Click Here
Thursday, 18th June	9:00PM (Amsterdam)	Austria vs. Netherlands (Group C)	Click Here
Friday, 19th June	3:00PM (Dublin)	Sweden vs. Play Off Winner of B	Click Here
Friday, 19th June	6:00PM (Glasgow)	Czech Republic vs. Croatia (Group D)	Click Here
Friday, 19th June	9:00PM (London)	England vs. Play Off Winner of C	Click Here
Saturday, 20th June	3:00PM (Budapest)	France vs. Play Off Winner of A or D	Click Here
Saturday, 20th June	6:00PM (Munich)	Germany vs. Portugal (Group F)	Click Here
Saturday, 20th June	9:00PM (Bilbao)	Poland vs. Spain (Group E)	Click Here
Sunday, 21st June	6:00PM (Rome)	Wales vs. Italy (Group A)	Click Here
Sunday, 21st June	6:00PM (Baku)	Turkey vs. Switzerland (Group A)	Click Here
Monday, 22nd June	6:00PM (Amsterdam)	Netherlands vs. Play Off Winner A or D	Click Here
Monday, 22nd June	6:00PM (Bucharest)	Austria vs. Ukraine (Group C)	Click Here
Monday, 22nd June	9:00PM (Copenhagen)	Denmark vs. Russia (Group B)	Click Here
Monday, 22nd June	9:00PM (St. Petersburg)	Belgium vs. Finland (Group B)	Click Here
Tuesday, 23rd June	9:00PM (London)	England vs. Czech Republic (Group D)	Click Here
Tuesday, 23rd June	9:00PM (Glasgow)	Croatia vs. Play Off Winner of C	Click Here
Wednesday, 24th June	6:00PM (Bilbao)	Spain vs. Play Off Winner of B	Click Here
Wednesday, 24th June	6:00PM (Dublin)	Poland vs. Sweden (Group E)	Click Here
Wednesday, 24th June	9:00PM (Munich)	Germany vs. Play Off Winner of A or D	Click Here
Wednesday, 24th June	9:00PM (Budapest)	France vs. Portugal (Group F)	Click Here
Saturday, 27th June	6:00PM (Amsterdam)	2 A vs. 2 B	Click Here
Saturday, 27th June	9:00PM (London)	1 A vs. 2 C	Click Here
Sunday, 28th June	6:00PM (Budapest)	1 C vs. 3 D / E / F	Click Here
Sunday, 28th June	9:00PM (Bilbao)	1 B vs. 3 A / D / E / F	Click Here
Monday, 29th June	6:00PM (Copenhagen)	2 D vs. 2 E	Click Here
Monday, 29th June	9:00PM (Bucharest)	1 F vs. 3 A / B / C	Click Here
Tuesday, 30th June	6:00PM (Dublin)	1 D vs. 2 F	Click Here
Tuesday, 30th June	9:00PM (Glasgow)	1 E vs. 3 A / B / C / D	Click Here
Friday, 3rd July	6:00PM (St. Petersburg)	Winner 6 vs. Winner 5 (Quarter Finals)	Click Here
Friday, 3rd July	9:00PM (Munich)	Winner 4 vs. Winner 2 (Quarter Finals)	Click Here
Saturday, 4th July	6:00PM (Baku)	Winner 3 vs. Winner 1 (Quarter Finals)	Click Here
Saturday, 4th July	9:00PM (Rome)	Winner 8 vs. Winner 7 (Quarter Finals)	Click Here
Tuesday, 7th July	9:00PM (London)	QF 1 Winner vs. QF 2 Winner	Click Here
Wednesday, 8th July	9:00PM (London)	QF 3 Winner vs. QF 4 Winner	Click Here
Sunday, 12th July	9:00PM (London)	SF 1 Winner vs. SF 2 Winner	Click Here

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