Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:20 am
The UK & Ireland are the only bidders for the 2032 euros after Turkey withdrawal
Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:46 am
Wayne S wrote:rontom wrote:The UK & Ireland are the only bidders for the 2032 euros after Turkey withdrawal
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Sorry yes, meant to say Turkey are now going to concentrate on the 2032 leaving the UK sole bidders for 2028 Euros
Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:46 pm
Not officially confirmed yet, UEFA have to confirm it at their executive meeting next Tuesday.
But it will be in the UK & Ireland.
They'll need better security arrangements at Wembley than they did for the Euro 2020 Final.
Does that mean us, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland all qualify automatically as hosts??
The stadiums that matches will be at, in order of size, are:
Wembley Stadium, London - 90,652
Principality Stadium, Cardiff - 73,952
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London - 62,322
Etihad Stadium, Manchester - 61,000
Everton Stadium, Liverpool - 52,679
St James' Park, Newcastle - 52,305
Villa Park, Birmingham - 52,190
Hampden Park, Glasgow - 52,032
Aviva Stadium, Dublin - 51,711
Casement Park, Belfast - 34,500
Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:35 pm
I think currently the most automatic places for hosts is three.
Will there be a special dispensation for this tournament?
As hosts only end up playing friendlies during qualification, I'd suggest all 5 hosts go through qualification and those that don't qualify get an automatic place.
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:17 pm
rontom wrote:The UK & Ireland are the only bidders for the 2032 euros after Turkey withdrawal
Call me grumpy, but I’d rather have a trip abroad. We’ll end up being ‘hosts’ with 4-6 games being played in one ground. Ditto the other Celtic nations