Since there are no more candidates, the United Kingdom and Ireland will host Euro 2028 | Sports today

The United Kingdom and Ireland's bid to host the 2028 European Championship is the only bid that has not yet survived, after Turkey withdrew from the process to focus its efforts on the 2028 tournament, which it hopes to host alongside Italy.

The United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Ireland have already withdrawn their candidacy for the 2030 World Cup to focus on the European Cup, the third to be held on English soil, after the 1996 Cup (which was held entirely in England). ) and the 2020 version, which was shown in several countries in Europe.

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Last April, the English Football Association announced the ten stadiums that will host the continental championship matches: Wembley (London), Principality Stadium (Cardiff), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London), Everton Stadium (Liverpool), St. James Park (Newcastle), and Villa Park. (Birmingham), Hampden Park (Glasgow), Aviva Stadium (Dublin) and Casement Park (Belfast).

One of the big uncertainties regarding this nomination is which teams will automatically enter the tournament, because according to UEFA guidelines, only two hosts can qualify directly. With five hosts, it remains to be determined how England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland teams will be organized.

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The Turkish Federation also announced at the time the stadiums that would host the tournament, the first of this caliber in the country, but it decided on Wednesday to withdraw the candidacy.

“Following the announcement made on July 28, which revealed the desire of the Italian and Turkish federations to submit a joint bid to host the UEFA Euro 2032, the UEFA administration today wrote to both federations to confirm that their joint bid has been duly approved,” the organization said in a statement. Her statement: “Evaluation and consideration will continue by the Executive Committee.”

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The body also noted that “as the Turkish Football Federation indicated when submitting the request for a joint bid, its candidacy to host the UEFA Euro 2028 has been withdrawn accordingly.” On October 10, UEFA will announce the stadiums in which the next two continental championships will be held.

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