On 30 June 2012, panguva musangano wenhau rimwe zuva pamberi UEFA Euro 2012 Final, UEFA President Michel Platini akataura kuti pane kuva mumwe nyika (kana pamwe nemitambo nenyika dzakawanda) Euro 2020 anogona kupararira pamusoro "12 kana 13 maguta" mhiri kondinendi. Gadziriro yakafanana yakanga iri kushandiswa nokuda kwemakwikwi ayo evarume nevakadzi vari pasi pezera. Musi wa 6 Zvita 2012, UEFA yakazivisa kuti makwikwi e2020
yaizoitirwa mumaguta akawanda muEurope yose kupemberera makore 60 emutambo wacho. Platini akataura kuti ichi chaiva chisarudzo chine mufungo munguva yezvinetso zvemari muEurope yose.