The 2020 European Cup has arrived, and a new feature of the game is the team’s different stance on racism.

England has been embroiled in a big quarrel and the players condemn the fans Hush their knees Fight against Austria and Romania.

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Manager Gareth Southgate said the players even Tuck your knees more firmly After the boo.

The following is the posture that the 24 teams will make during the game.

Which teams will bend their knees in the 2020 European Cup?

United Kingdom

England will continue to bow to their knees during the 2020 European Cup, just as they did since the murder of George Floyd last year.

The team stated that they believe this gesture is not a political gesture, but just to show support for racial equality.

Gareth Southgate said: “I think we have encountered a situation where some people seem to think this is a political position they disagree with.

“That’s not why the players did this. We support each other.”

Wales

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In the past year, Wales has bowed its knees and will continue to do so.

Interim manager Rob Page said: “We had a meeting and we all thought the knee was still important.

“This is our message. We are all together and there is no problem.”

Belgium

Belgium is the only non-English team to announce that it will kneel on one knee during the 2020 European Cup.

Romelu Lukaku said of any negative reaction: “I don’t care. I fight for diversity.

“Not only for the black community, but also for women. Skin color, sexual orientation, beliefs, it doesn’t matter. Everyone should be respected.”

Which teams have not bowed their knees to the 2020 European Cup?

Hungary

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The Hungarian Football Association is the first association to confirm that they will not bend their knees at the 2020 European Cup.

They said in a statement that they believe the knee is a political gesture that ignores UEFA and FIFA rules.

It reads: “The basic values ??of this sport are equal opportunity and respect for teammates and opponents.

“Football may have become the most popular sport in the world because it belongs to everyone.

“The Hungarian national team not only follows international rules and regulations in all situations, but it also pays tribute to everyone-be it opponents, fans or anyone else.

“As part of the’Hate is not a track’ movement, MLSZ has been fighting various forms of hatred for many years.

“The rules of UEFA and FIFA also do not allow politicization in the stadium and stadium, MLSZ not only accepts but agrees.

“The national team will not express condemnation of any form of hatred by kneeling before the game.”

In the warm-up match against Ireland, Hungary pointed to the UEFA Respect logo on the sleeve of the jersey, while the Irish team knelt on one knee and was booed by a considerable portion of the 15,000 spectators.

This gesture is considered very unpopular with the core group of Hungarian supporters. Parade to the Puskas Arena with a kneeling banner before Hungary’s game against France.

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Croatia

England’s first opponent in the 2020 European Cup did not have knees, but pointed to the UEFA Respect badge on their jerseys.

The official statement read: “CFF and players oppose any form of discrimination.

“But the FA provides players with the right to choose, because the behavior itself is not part of Croatian culture and heritage.

“The players chose not to kneel in front of Belgium [friendly] Competition, but they took a respectful stand for the attitude of their Belgian colleagues. “

Denmark

Denmark did not have a knee injury in the opener of the 2020 European Cup against Finland or the third game against Russia.

They also chose to remain standing in the game against Belgium, but applauded the Belgian team’s performance.

Russia

Russia has not bowed its knees in any game of the 2020 European Cup.

The crowd in St. Petersburg also heard boos from the Belgian team, who chose to kneel to Russia and Finland during the game in the city.

Netherlands

Captain Giorgio Wijnaldum stated that the Dutch team will not bend their knees in any of their games.

Wijnaldum has been on one knee with Liverpool in the Premier League. He commented: “We have discussed this issue, but we decided not to.

“We are trying to draw people’s attention to this issue in different ways. In fact, only players who play in England are used to this. [kneeling].”

Austria

Despite a knee injury in the warm-up match against England, Austria did not have a knee injury in any of the 2020 European Cup games.

At a press conference before the last 16 games against Italy, captain David Alaba stated that Austria will bend its knees.

But I don’t know if he meant that the team would ask for this gesture or if the opponent did.

North Macedonia

North Macedonia has not bowed its knees in any game of the 2020 European Cup.

Ukraine

Ukraine has not bowed its knees in any game of the 2020 European Cup.

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic refused to bend its knees in the World Cup qualifier against Wales in March, and did not do so in the 2020 European Cup.

The Czechs decided to use the UEFA respect mark on the sleeve as a “neutral, non-political gesture” on that occasion.

The Czechs are also angered by UEFA’s ten-game suspension after defender Andre Kudla was found to have racially discriminated against Rangers’ Glen Camara.

Spain

Although some La Liga players expressed their support for the lives of blacks, the Spanish team has never bowed their knees, and their clubs tend not to bow their knees.

Real Madrid did not kneel down against Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester City. In the Europa League final, Villarreal chose not to kneel down against Manchester United.

When Granada played against Manchester United, only Brazilian winger Kennedy injured his knee.

So far, Spain has not suffered a knee injury in any of the 2020 European Cup matches.

Sweden

So far, Sweden has not bowed its knees in any game of the 2020 European Cup.

It is not clear whether the opposition will kneel down if they choose to do so.

Poland

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Poland has not suffered a knee injury in any match of the 2020 European Cup.

This gesture was criticized by the chairman of the Polish Football Association and some of its supporters.

The Poles refused to kneel to England, instead pointing to the UEFA respect mark on their sleeves.

Zbigniew Bonjek, president of the Polish Football Association, called this “nothing” gesture “populism” and said: “I absolutely oppose this behavior.

“Football players sometimes kneel. If you ask some of them why they kneel, they won’t even know.”

Slovakia

Slovakia has not suffered a knee injury in any game of the 2020 European Cup.

The Slovak bowed his knees in the match between Ireland and Scotland last October, but was criticized in the Slovak Parliament.

After that, the football association of the country stated that the players were only kneeling on one knee because they believed that UEFA had instructed them to do so and would not make this gesture again.

Portugal

So far, Portugal has not suffered a knee injury in any of the 2020 European Cup matches.

It is not clear whether they will kneel on one knee with the Belgian team in the last 16 games.

France

The French team suffered a knee injury in the first warm-up match against Wales, but not in the second warm-up match against Bulgaria.

The French team was expected to kneel during the entire Euro 2020, but changed their mind at the last minute.

Les Bleus was criticized by some sections of the French media after kneeling down to the Welshman.

Captain Hugo Lloris said after the first game against the German team: “This is a collective decision.

“We believe that if we must do this, all countries must do so with the support of UEFA.

“This is the case in the Premier League, the sport is united. In this game, this is not the case.

“This does not mean that we do not support this cause, and we especially do not want racism in our sport and society.”

Another French player said anonymously: “The truth is that the players are very worried about the intense reaction to this gesture and think it is a division rather than a unity.”

If the opposition does this, it is unclear whether France will bend its knees.

Germany

The Bundesliga player injured his knee after the murder of George Floyd last season.

However, the national team did not kneel in 2021.

When the England team made this gesture in the past 16 games, it is still unclear whether they will bend their knees.

Which teams have bowed their knees in certain matches of the 2020 European Cup?

Scottish stars initially said they would not Kneel on one knee Before their Euro 2020 game.

This Scottish Football Association Confirm that they will continue to promote anti-racism messages by standing in front of the game.

But just a day later, they decided to do this In their game against England as long as.

Scotland’s Captain Andy Robertson said: “It is important that we continue to address the issue of racism and raise awareness of the need to change people’s thinking and behavior.

“Before the World Cup qualifiers in March, we talked as a group and believed that showing our position is the best way for us to express our unity and strengthen the need for meaningful change in society.”

According to their statement, Scotland did not kneel down to the Czech Republic and Croatia at Hampton, but to England at Wembley.

Italy*

Italy has not been considered to have suffered a knee injury in any match of the European Cup in 2020.

In the first two games against Switzerland and Turkey, neither team showed this attitude.

When Wales injured his knee in Rome, the Italian initially started the game as usual.

However, once the referee recalled them, five players did hurt their knees-Rafael Toloy, Federico Bernardski, Emerson Palmieri, Andrea Bello Di and Matteo Persina.

After the chaos, captain Leonardo Bonucci stated that if the opposition chooses to do so, Italy will bow to its knees in the future.

He commented: “If the opponent actually chooses to kneel in this situation, out of respect for the opponent’s sensitivity, the team will do the same and kneel.

“This is where the team chooses a line.

“After all, this may happen soon: if all goes well, he has already met Lukaku’s Belgium in the quarterfinals, and Belgium has produced its own flag with a message against racism written on it.

“Belgium will kneel and Italy will follow them. It will not take its own position. But share the position of anyone they will face.”

Turkey

Turkey did not have a knee injury in the first game against Italy or the third game against Switzerland, but suffered a knee injury in the second game against Wales.

Switzerland

The Swiss team did have a knee injury in the first game of the 2020 European Cup against Wales, but did not have a knee injury in the second game against Italy or the third game against Turkey.

Finland

Finland did not have a knee injury in the first two games against Denmark and Russia in the 2020 European Cup, but suffered a knee injury in the third game against Belgium.