The UK and Ireland benefit from the lack of competition! They will host the 2028 European Cup

The United Kingdom and Ireland will be the organizers of the upcoming event Euro 2028 After withdrawing Türkiye’s nomination. The Ottomans will join Italy to host the competition 2032.

The newspaper reported this investigation timeswhich also claims that the announcement should be made official by UEFA during October.

Also, hours later, the Turkish Federation confirmed the information via A launch.

As the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) indicated when submitting the joint request for bid, its candidacy to host Euro 2028 has been withdrawn accordingly.

Writing indicated.

RomaniaGreece, Bulgaria and Serbia jointly expressed interest Hosting the European Cup. The same situation happened with DenmarkSweden, Norway, IcelandFinland and the Faroe Islands.

For this part, Spain And PortugalThe country, which will now host the 2030 World Cup, has also expressed interest. However, the nominations of all these countries have not been formalized.

Now, in April, the hosts for 2028 have filed in their application Ten stadiums Which will host the tournament: Wembley (London), St. James Park (Newcastle), Hampden Park (Glasgow), Etihad (Manchester), Aviva Stadium (Dublin), Principality Stadium (Cardiff), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London), Villa. Park (Birmingham).

In addition, Casement Park (Belfast) and Bramley Moor Dock (Liverpool) is under construction. Symbolic domains e.g Old Trafford, the second largest capacity field in England. Other cases include the London Stadium, where West Ham United plays, Croke Park and the Stadium of Light.

Background in the United Kingdom and Ireland

The first European Nations Cup was held in England in 1996. This was First edition With the participation of 16 participants, the final match was held at the legendary Wembley Stadium.

Later, the tournament will return to English soil After 24 years Because of an edition that spread between Seville, Amsterdam, Baku, Bucharest, Budapest and Copenhagen, GlasgowMunich, Rome, Saint Petersburg and finally, London. The latter includes Group D The final match is between the locals and the Italian national team.

In this way, this will be the first time the international tournament will be held Most important in Europe It will set foot in locations in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales.