Who could England play in Euro 2020 knockout stages?

We know almost everything we need to ahead of the tournament starting: Euro 2020 fixtures have been released and Gareth Southgate has picked the England squad he will be hoping can go all the way to the final in July.

But while we know the first three games that England will play (and we really hope there will be more than three), what dates do you need to keep an eye on after the group stage finishes and the knockouts begin? Here are all the dates and information you need including who England may end up playing.

Who could England play in the Euro 2020 knockouts?

Assuming England emerge from the group stage and don't get sent packing early, we know which teams they could be facing, and it would be fair to say they could well be treated with quite the challenge in their very next game.

If England win Group D, they face the prospect of going up against some mighty teams with Portugal, Germany, France and Hungary all lined up as potential opposition. Of these, Hungary are definitely the favourable option, but if England go up against one of the others and win, it could be a very good sign of how the rest of the tournament will play out.

Finishing in second place in Group D is likely to provide an easier route, but they still face the possibility of a clash with Spain if they do. Other teams that could be drawn against England if they finish second are Sweden, Poland and Slovakia.

There is still a chance that if England finishes third they could still qualify. If that happens, they could be up for a tense match against the Netherlands but there are many other teams in the running if this is the case with Ukraine, Austria, North Macedonia, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Poland and Slovakia all possibilities.

What dates could the England knockout games be?

We know who they could play but what about when they could play? Here are the dates to make sure you're, just in case England end up playing one of them:

• June 27th (if they finish third and make it through in Group D)
• June 28th (if they finish second in Group D)
• June 29th (if they win Group D. It is also an option if they finish third.)

What dates could England play if they make it through the knockouts?

As for after that, the dates England could end up playing all the way up to the final are:

• July 2nd or July 3rd for the quarter-finals
• July 6th or July 7th for the semi-finals
• July 11th for the final.

That's a lot of dates to put in the diary but if England surprise us all and go all the way it would have been well worth fans keeping them free.

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