UEFA Euro 2028: Difference between revisions

| country = EnglandUnited Kingdom

| country2 = Northern Ireland

| dates = 916 June – 916 July 2028<ref name="invitation to bid">{{cite magazine |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/026d-13595deae2f9-3f82e3b965ac-1000/20210927_circular_2021_67_en.zip |title=UEFA EURO 2028 – Invitation to bid |number=67/2021 |magazine=UEFA Circular Letter |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=27 September 2021 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

|country3=Republic of Ireland|country4=Scotland|country5=Wales}}

The '''2028 UEFA European Football Championship''', commonly referred to as '''UEFA Euro 2028''' or simply '''Euro 2028''', will be the 18th [[UEFA European Championship]], the quadrennial international [[association football|football]] championship. The [[United Kingdom]] - comprising [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]] - and the [[Republic of Ireland]] will co-host the tournament,<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=10 October 2023 |title=UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032 hosts confirmed {{!}} UEFA EURO 2024 |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0286-1923eef9a9a6-68c007509a1b-1000--uefa-euro-2028-and-2032-hosts-confirmed/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=UEFA.com }}</ref> which is scheduled to take place between June and July 2028.

This will be the third time that England hosts matches at the tournament, after hosting [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] and eight matches - (including the[[UEFA Euro 2020 final|the -final]]) in the pan-europeanEuropean [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]]. It will be the second time finals matches are played in Scotland, which also hosted four ties in the 2020 competition. Games are scheduled to be held in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales for the first time.

[[File:The Prime Minister at St George's Park with Gareth Southgate on October 10, 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Former]] [[UK Prime Minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]], with [[Harry Kane]] and [[Gareth Southgate]], announcing the tournament would be coming to the [[Home Nations]] and Republic of Ireland. [[St George's Park National Football Centre|St George's Park]], October 2023.]]

On 12 April 2023, the ten host stadiums for the Euro 2028 bid were revealed, with the list being confirmed by UEFA on 10 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65245224/|title=Euro 2028: Casement Park and Everton's Bramley-Moore Dock among 10 stadiums for UK & Ireland bid|work=BBC Sport|date=12 April 2023|access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/0286-192e549c1d40-e31d3ee8a335-1000--hosts-appointed-for-uefa-euro-2028-and-2032/ |title=Hosts appointed for UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032 |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref> Notable omissions include [[Anfield]], which was ineligible to host games due to its pitch dimensions falling short of UEFA's requirements, and [[Old Trafford]], which was ruled out after [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] were unable to guarantee whether the stadium would be ready at that time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2028 stadiums: Why Anfield and Old Trafford will not host any games |url=https://www.givemesport.com/euro-2028-stadiums-the-bizarre-reason-anfield-has-been-banned-from-hosting/ |work=Give Me Sport|access-date=10 October 2023 |date=10 October 2023}}</ref> [[Celtic Park]], [[Ibrox Stadium]], [[Croke Park]] and [[Murrayfield Stadium]] are also some iconic venues that could have been picked but other stadiums were used.

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