UEFA confirms UK and Ireland as Euro 2028 hosts
UEFA have confirmed that the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will be the hosts of the 2028 European Championships. Ten stadiums across each of the five countries will come together to form the biggest footballing competition on these shores since Euro 96.
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00:00 The United Kingdom and Ireland have been confirmed as the host of the 2028 European Championships.
00:07 It will be the first time a major international tournament has solely been hosted here since
00:11 Euro 96 took place in England.
00:13 Whilst Wembley Stadium was the venue for several matches at Euro 2020, the tournament in 2028
00:18 will feature venues in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of
00:23 Ireland.
00:24 Ten stadiums have been chosen to host matches, six of them in England.
00:28 They are Wembley Stadium, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park, Everton's new stadium,
00:34 the Etihad and St James' Park.
00:35 There is then one venue in each of the four other countries.
00:38 In Scotland there is Hampden Park, in Wales there is the Principality Stadium, in Northern
00:43 Ireland, Casement Park and finally in the Republic of Ireland there is the Aviva Stadium.
00:48 Whilst the tournament is still just under five years away, preparations will no doubt
00:52 get underway as some of the biggest names in football set their sights on the UK and