GARETH SOUTHGATE fears Euro 2020 could be scrapped due to coronavirus.
England’s manager also believes even if the tournament goes ahead the format will have to change.
England boss Gareth Southgate believes Euro 2020 could be axed next summerCredit: PA:Press Association
The Three Lions are due to play all three group games at Wembley while the national stadium will also host the semi-finals and final.
Southgate said: “You couldn’t stand with any certainty and say the Euros will take place next year.
“You couldn’t stand with certainty and say it is going to take place in the format it is expected to.
“I think what is possible and what looks possible is going to have changed frequently over the next few months.
“We would definitely be capable of hosting, we are due to host a lot of games at Wembley anyway.
“So I don’t think that will change, but it really is unknown what the format might end up looking like.
“It is impossible to predict and we have to be ready to adapt to whatever is thrown our way.”
Some of the 12 host cities have already expressed concern over whether they will be able to stage matches due to the crisis.
The Secretary of State for Sport Oliver Dowden revealed in the Sun on Sunday that he could not guarantee that the Euros will go ahead at Wembley.
Yet Southgate, despite being realistic, is still hopeful the Covid-19 situation could improve.
He added: “You hope the indications are that towards spring things might look a bit brighter and I think generally those predictions have been fairly accurate.”
England are due to play Croatia in their first game at Wembley on June 13 2021.
They will play the winners of the play-off between Scotland or Norway five days later before playing the Czech Republic on June 22.
The final is due to be staged at Wembley on July 11.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
