It is safe to say that the 2020 Euro Championships which began last night will be like no other.
It's a year late for a start and is taking place across the continent for the first time in nine different countries and 11 cities. The fact that it is being played at all is a minor miracle.
Owing to Covid-19, preparations have been rushed and with no clear favourites, the tournament is wide open.
Fans of the British Isles teams will recall that in 2016, four of the five nations qualified with only Scotland missing out.
This time Scotland made it for the first time since 1996, along with England and Wales, but alas the two Irish teams fell by the wayside.
Welsh fans will look back fondly on the 2016 tournament in which the Dragons played above and beyond the call of duty, making it to the semi-final before losing to eventual winners Portugal.
England supporters don't have such happy memories, losing to minnows Iceland 2-1 in the round of 16 in arguably the biggest shock ever in European football.
A distraught England manager Roy Hodgson and his squad were greeted with humiliating headlines, including "Cod Help Us!" in a reference to fishing disputes between the UK and Iceland.
England manager Gareth Southgate is determined there is no repeat of 2016 and has a decent squad with a promising blend of youth and experience.
Much will depend on Harry Kane maintaining his goal-scoring touch, but the whole team needs to click if they want to get near that elusive trophy.
The ignorant booing from a mindless minority at the start of each game will not help the cause.
Southgate will probably be criticised whatever team he names and will have to make some unpopular decisions.
He has a gifted potential midfield with Mason Mount, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish, but it could be difficult to fit all of them in.
Grealish was impressive in the warm-up matches against Russia and Romania.
We should have a better idea concerning England's prospects after tomorrow's game against Croatia who defeated the Three Lions in the World Cup semi-finals three years ago.
Despite not having been at their best, Croatia should be the toughest group game for England, although Scotland might dispute that.
For Scotland, just making the tournament finals after a 25-year absence is an achievement in itself.
Reaching the knockout stage would be a major success. They have two games at Hampden Park so it would be foolish to write them off.
The biggest motivator, however, will be playing England at Wembley. If the Tartan Army could roll over the 'Auld Enemy,' it would be the icing on the cake.
Under the guidance of Steve Clarke, the Scottish team won't be playing much expansive football for the simple reason they haven't got the players to do it.
But they have a decent defence which includes Liverpool's Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney from Celtic.
Wales are in a tough Group A with Italy, Switzerland and Turkey.
The Dragons still have eight players from the squad which overachieved in 2016, a performance cemented by team spirit.
It is unlikely they will be able to reprise their 2016 efforts, but they have talent, including Gareth Bale who appears to enjoy playing for his country more than his clubs.
It is probably expecting too much for Bale to turn it on again, but you can be sure the fans will be singing Viva Gareth Bale and Men of Harlech in hearty fashion.
Manager Robert Page has proved an efficient replacement for Ryan Giggs, despite his managerial experience being limited to the lower divisions.
He is a no-nonsense gaffer and has made it clear that he has "zero tolerance of ill-discipline."
Page admits his team "needs maturity and a bit of class" if they are to progress.
They will need Bale at his most motivated and striker Kieffer Moore to maintain the form he has shown for Cardiff City.
Aaron Ramsey could also play a pivotal role, but it will come down to teamwork.
With the hasty preparations making it difficult to assess form it would be foolish to predict the eventual winners.
The usual suspects will probably be there with Belgium and France looking particularly strong along with Germany, Spain, Italy and defending champions Portugal.
England too have a fair chance, but we've heard that before.
There are sure to be surprises and the more the merrier.
But considering the circumstances, simply completing the tournament will be a major accomplishment.