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Do hosts have advantage in World Cup & Euros? Examining home team tournament records

Host nations are often thought to have a strong advantage going into major competitions, but is that really the case?

Euro 2020 is officially a tournament played without a single host country but instead is considered a pan-European tournament.

Nevertheless, the closing stages of the tournament have been played exclusively at Wembley Stadium, with England having had the advantage of playing six of their seven games at their habitual home ground.

For that reason, it has been considered that England are effectively the host country.

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