How Do I Watch the UEFA Euro and Copa America in Australia?
Everything Australian Football Fans Need To Know About Watching the Euros and Copa America  Between World Cup news, A-League live airing updates and the excitement of the Euros and Copa Amrica  theres a lot to keep up with in the world of football right now. If youre keen to catch all the action around the EURO 2020 and Copa Amrica 2021 from Australia, however, weve pulled together all the details you need to know right now. For the uninitiated, the UEFA Euro is a football competition featuring the mens national teams within the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). For a competition first this year, the event will be hosted across 11 cities. The UEFA Euro 2020 kicked off with the following group stages:  Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland  Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia  Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, North Macedonia  Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic  Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia  Group F: Hungary, Portugal, France, Germany  Similarly, CONMEBOL Copa Amrica is a tournament featuring the mens national teams within the South American Football Confederation. There has been a fair bit of news about this event, with Argentina and Colombia deciding to pull out as hosts of the competition as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil has since stepped in to host the tournament despite the World Health Organisation advising against the decision. Brazil has been particularly hard hit by the virus. The group schedule for the Copa Amrica is:  Group A: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay (formerly Australia)  Group B: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela (formerly Qatar)  As there are only 10 members in the CONMEBOL, during each tournament two guest nations are invited to join  building the competition to 12 countries. This time around the guest nations were Australia and the host of the FIFA World Cup for 2022, Qatar. The Socceroos and Qatar have since withdrawn from the competition, however. UEFA Euro games  The UEFA Euro is set to run from June 11 to July 11 2021 (June 12 to July 12 in Australia). Upcoming matches will play out as follows:  Sunday, June 27  Wales vs Denmark  2:00 am AEST  Italy vs Austria  5:00 am AEST  Monday, June 28  Netherlands vs Czech Republic  2:00 am AEST  Belgium vs Portugal  5:00 am AEST  Tuesday, June 29  Croatia vs Spain  2:00 am AEST  France vs Switzerland  5:00 am AEST  Wednesday, June 30  England vs Germany  2:00 am AEST  Sweden vs Ukraine  5:00 am AEST  Quarter-finals  Saturday, July 3  QF1: Switzerland vs Spain  2:00 am AEST  QF2: Belgium vs Italy  5:00 am AEST  Sunday, July 4  QF3: Czech Republic vs Denmark  2:00 am AEST  QF4: Ukraine vs England  5:00 am AEST  Semi-finals  Wednesday, July 7  SF1: Italy vs Spain  5:00 am AEST  Thursday, July 8  SF2: Ukraine/England vs Czech Republic/Denmark  5:00 am AEST  Final  Monday, July 12  Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2  5:00 am AEST  Copa Amrica games  The Copa Amrica will run from June 13 to July 10 (June 14 to July 10 in Australia). Optus Sport is the home of these football comps this year. In a statement on the news, it shared that:  Optus Sport will exclusively broadcast 79 international matches across 31 days, and subscribers can expect a world-class standard of coverage and punditry out of live studios in Sydney and London, along with pitch-side analysis across Europe. UEFA EURO 2020 kicked off live on Optus Sport on June 12, with Copa Amrica commencing on June 14. If youre an Optus customer, you may get access to Optus Sport included in your plan so keep an eye out for that. Non-Optus customers can subscribe for $14.99 per month, or for a limited time, grab a 3-month plan for $29.99 or an Annual Pass for $99 for 12 months (just keep in mind those deals automatically renew unless you cancel afterwards). This article on the UEFA Euro and Copa tournaments in Australia has been updated since its original publish date. We will continue to update with additional detail.