UEFA Euro 2028

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 football championship organised by UEFA for the senior men's national teams of its member associations.

UEFA Euro 2028
Tournament details
DatesJune–July 2028[1]
Teams24

The tournament is scheduled to be played from June to July 2028.[1] The host, which will be either a shared bid from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, or Turkey, is expected to be chosen in September 2023.[2]

Bid process
Main article: UEFA Euro 2028 bids

Countries must submit a bid with 10 stadiums, one of which must have 60,000 seats, one of which (preferably two) must have 50,000 seats, four of which must have 40,000 seats and three of which must have 30,000 seats.[3]

Bidding timeline

On 16 December 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee announced the bidding process would be held in parallel with that of UEFA Euro 2032.[4] Interested bidders can bid for either one of the tournaments.[5] The bidding timeline is as follows:[1]

  • 27 September 2021: Applications formally invited
  • 23 March 2022: Closing date for registering intention to bid
  • 30 March 2022: Bid requirements made available to bidders
  • 5 April 2022: Announcement of bidders
  • 28 April 2022: Opening workshop for bidders
  • 16 November 2022:[6] Submission of preliminary bid dossier
  • 12 April 2023: Submission of final bid dossier
  • September 2023: Bid presentation and announcement of host

Confirmed plans to bid

Three declarations of interest to host the tournament (one later deemed ineligible) were received by UEFA before the deadline of 23 March 2022.[7]

Previously expressed interest in bidding

These countries previously expressed interest in bidding, but did not submit a bid

Abandoned bids
  •  Italy – In February 2019, Italian Football Federation President Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia that the federation was considering a bid.[16] The bid was proposed again by Gravina some few days after Italy's win at Euro 2020.[17] In February 2022, the Italian federation announced it would bid for Euro 2032, instead of 2028, as it would allow them more time to redevelop facilities.[18]

Ineligible bids

Qualification

The host(s) will have qualified for the tournament automatically. At least 19 and up to 23 remaining spots will be determined by a qualifying tournament.

A revised qualification format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 25 January 2023. The qualification format was modified from the previous cycle. The qualifying group stage will feature twelve groups of four or five teams. The winner of each group will qualify for the European Championship, while the second-placed teams will either qualify directly or participate in play-off matches.[22]

Team Qualifying as Qualifying on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
TBCHostSeptember 2023[1]
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Broadcasting rights

References
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  2. Harris, Rob (11 July 2021). "UEFA explores expanding European Championship to 32 teams". London. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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  19. McInnes, Paul (23 March 2022). "Russia declares interest in hosting Euro 2028 or 2032 despite football ban". The Guardian. Moscow. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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  24. "Les Diables sur la RTBF jusqu'en 2028!" (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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