Google Doodle Today Celebrates the Start of UEFA EURO 2020

Google doodle celebrates kick off for UEFA EURO 2020, the sixteenth UEFA European Championship. The doodle exhibits a soccer area in a park, and considered one of ‘o’ letters in Google is a soccer. It isn’t an interactive doodle as some have been up to now, nevertheless it hyperlinks a UEFA EURO 2020 search outcomes web page displaying the schedule for all of the matches. EURO 2020 was initially scheduled for June 12 final yr however needed to be postponed because of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Google has up to date its search homepage doodle to rejoice UEFA EURO 2020 which kicks off on June 11 (June 12 for India). The doodle is titled ‘UEFA Euro 2020′ and comes with a child-like drawing of a soccer area in a park, and the whistle calling the beginning of the match. The second ‘O’ in Google is a soccer and there’s a whistle under it. This Google doodle isn’t interactive however clicking it takes you to the UEFA EURO 2020 search web page which exhibits the schedule for matches. The alt-text exhibits ‘Start of UEFA EURO 2020’.

The Google doodle page explains this yr is the primary time ever that the 51 matches are being held in a number of cities throughout Europe. EURO 2020 might be held in 11 cities in 11 UEFA international locations beginning on June 11 (June 12 for India) and can go on until July 12. Originally, the event was scheduled for June 12 final yr however needed to be postponed because of the COVID 19 pandemic and the lockdowns imposed as a result of it. Even although the event is happening in 2021, it can nonetheless be known as UEFA EURO 2020.

The first match is between Turkey and Italy in Stadio Olimpico, Rome which can begin at 12:30am (IST) on June 12. The subsequent match is between Wales and Switzerland which can begin at 6:30pm on the identical day on the similar stadium. The UEFA EURO 2020 Google doodle is stay for varied components of the world together with Canada, Russia, India, and European international locations. It isn’t accessible within the US, Africa, Australia, Greenland and another areas.

Google’s full publish reads, “It’s time for UEFA Euro 2020! A staple tournament for football fans worldwide since 1960, this year is the first time in history that the tournament’s 51 matches will be held in host cities across Europe—a dozen in total! It kicks off with a match between Turkey and Italy in the largest sports facility in Rome: Stadio Olimpico. So who will be dubbed the Euro 2020 champions and take home this year’s Henri Delaunay trophy? Tune in over the next month to find out. Best of luck to all the competing teams!”