UEFA Euro 2028

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UEFA Euro 2028
DatesJune – July[1]
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The 2028 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2028 or simply Euro 2028, will be the 18th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. The tournament is scheduled to be played from June to July 2028.[1] The host is expected to be chosen at the end of 2023, and the tournament will possibly be expanded to 32 teams.[2]

Bid process[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2028 bids

Countries must submit a bid with ten 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 one or both 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
  • 12 October 2022: Submission of preliminary bid dossier
  • 12 April 2023: Submission of final bid dossier
  • September 2023: Bid presentation and announcement of host

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "UEFA EURO 2028 – Invitation to bid". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 67/2021. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "UEFA explores expanding European Championship to 32 teams". AP News. July 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "UEFA announces bidding process for potential UEFA EURO 2028 hosts". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee approves a new Football Sustainability Strategy 2030". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "UEFA EURO 2032 – Invitation to bid". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 87/2021. Union of European Football Associations. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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