Fans may have been forced to wait an extra 12 months, but the tournament is finally here, with some of the world's top players ready to roll

It has been a long time coming, but Euro 2020 (in 2021!) is finally upon us.

And though it promises to be a competition unlike any fans have seen before, with games being spread across the continent and restrictions on the numbers of supporters at the majority of stadiums, the football should still be of the highest quality.

With that in mind, who will be the best players on show over the course of the next few weeks?

Goal has put together the 100 players you should be following ahead of Friday's tournament-opener between Italy and Turkey in Rome…

Getty Images100. Kingsley Coman | France

One of Bayern Munich's unsung heroes, Coman is coming off a Bundesliga campaign in which he laid on 12 assists, as well as scoring eight goals for the Bundesliga champions.

His most famous goal, though, remains his headed winner in the 2020 Champions League final as he and Bayern took down his former club, Paris Saint-Germain.

This summer he will form part of Didier Deschamps' feared forward line as the world champions aim to become European champions too.

AdvertisementGetty Images99. Leonardo Bonucci | Italy

Juventus stalwart Bonucci is a stereotypical old-fashioned centre-back. Not afraid to but his body on the line in aid of his team, the 34-year-old has spent nine of the last 10 years with Juve and has been a key foundation stone to their success over that time.

The veteran knows every trick in the book and will make the lives of centre forwards a nightmare.

Getty Images98. Teemu Pukki | Finland

Pukki is a well-travelled striker who has played at the top level in Spain, Germany, Scotland and Denmark, as well as his homeland.

Norwich, though, has been his home since 2018, and it was with the Canaries he shot to prominence thanks to a blistering run in the 2019-20 Premier League season.

Although Daniel Farke's side were relegated, Pukki has fired them back to the big time with another prolific campaign ahead of his country's first appearance at a major tournament.

Getty Images97. Goran Pandev | North Macedonia

At nearly 38 years old, North Macedonia star Pandev is one of the oldest players on show at Euro 2020. Indeed, he made his professional debut with Belasica in 2000 before some of his rivals were even born!

And yet the ex-Inter forward continues to operate at the top level of the game with Genoa after a decade and a half at the highest level, with his goal against Georgia in November having secured his country's place at their first-ever major tournament.