EURO 2020: British opinion on visitors

The UEFA European Championships 2020 were postponed in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and instead took place in June and July 2021. For the first time in the tournament's history, the games were hosted throughout several nations in Europe. Among these nations was the United Kingdom. A survey from April 2021 concluded that close to half of British football fans thought that, if the UK were to host the entire tournament, only fans from the UK should be allowed to attend. Ultimately, London's Wembley Stadium hosted the semi-finals and finals of the tournament, which saw Italy crowned as champions for the second time in the nation's history.

Public opinion on who should be able to attend games of the UEFA European Championships 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2021

Characteristic	General population	Football fans
Fans, from both the UK and abroad	16%	26%
Fans from the UK only	36%	48%
Fans from abroad only	1%	0%
Not applicable - I don't think matches should be open to any fans this summer	29%	15%

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Release date

April 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 19-20, 2021

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "If the UK were to host all the rescheduled 2020 European Championship matches this summer...Which, if any of the following groups, do you think should be allowed to attend these matches?"

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