What time is Euro 2020 opening ceremony? Who is playing and how can I watch it in UK?
A year long wait  or 23 year wait if youre a Scotland fan  comes to an end for football fans tonight, as Euro 2020 finally gets underway a year later than originally planned. After being locked out for almost 15 months, fans across the continent are gearing up to re-enter stadiums this week and get ready to roar their country onto glory, as anticipation for the tournament grows by the hour. Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...  Three of the four home nations will be involved in this summers tournament, with Wales, England and Scotland all set to kick off their campaign over the next few days. With the tournament being played in various stadiums across Europe, the competition will have 11 host cities - Rome, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Baku, Budapest, Copenhagen, Munich, Saint Petersburg and Seville hosting games alongside our own Hampden Park in Glasgow and Londons Wembley Stadium. While the most important part of this summers competition will be what happens on the park, anyone who witnessed Diana Ross woefully misplaced penalty in USA 94 will know a major international tournament is nothing without an overzealous opening ceremony. Heres all you need to know ahead of the opening ceremony this evening. UEFA Euro 2020 will get underway this evening. SNS Group Craig Williamson. The Italian capital of Rome will host the tournaments opening ceremony and first game, with the Stadio Olimpico, home of Serie A sides AS Roma and Lazio, the backdrop for this evenings festivities. Sadly, like many of the host cities, the historic ground will only be 25% full owing to coronavirus restrictions. The ceremony is set to start at 7pm, and will be available to watch live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Opening the tournament will be Group A participants Italy and Turkey. The game will kick off at 8pm, immediately after the opening ceremony and is live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The Italian side, who will have home advantage, are overwhelming favourites for the game, with odds of 4/9 on SkyBet. However, Turkey have been labelled as tournament dark horses after an impressive qualifying campaign. Martin Garrix will perform alongside U2s Bono and The Edge, with the trio expected to perform the official Euro 2020 anthem We are the People.  UEFA have said they will give a virtual performance that will use cutting-edge technology to bring fans closer to the curtain raiser. Global opera icon Andrea Bocelli will also perform Puccinis Nessun Dorma directly from the stadium and is guaranteed to get the hairs standing up on the back of your neck.