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The UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028 has been approved by UEFA’s committee following Turkey’s withdrawal.
Here, the Palestinian Authority’s news firm takes a look at the 10 stadiums spread across five countries that will host the matches in just five years’ time.
England’s National Stadium will host the final, and potentially any of the semi-finals, after also hosting the Euro 96 final and the decisive clash between England and Italy at Euro 2020. The Football Association will work hard with the government to ensure that there is no repeat of what happened. Chaotic scenes surrounding this match. Wembley celebrates its centenary this year, with the opening of the original stadium in 1923 for the British Empire Exhibition.
Work will begin later this year to increase the capacity of three-time winners Manchester City’s pitch to approximately 62,000 by 2025. The club moved out of its old Maine Road flat and moved into the stadium in 2003. It was built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games and hosted the 2008 UEFA Cup final, while English football and rugby union groups have hosted matches there.
Spurs’ stadium is the largest club stadium in London, with a capacity of over 62,000 spectators. Opened in April 2019, the stadium features a retractable box with an NFL surface underneath. Its single-storey, 17,500-seat South Stand is the largest in the UK and home to Europe’s longest bar, The Goal Line.
The Toffees’ new home in Bramley-Moore Dock is expected to be completed by the end of next year. The developers work with a capacity of 52,888 people.
St James’ Park, the home of Newcastle since the club’s inception in 1892, has also hosted Euro 96 matches. Newcastle have plans to expand the stadium, which could mean the capacity, currently at 52,305 spectators, would be higher with the start of the league in 2028.
Villa Park hosted 3 World Cup matches in 1966 and 4 Euro 96 matches. A key venue for the FA Cup semi-finals (it will host 55), the stadium will be refurbished to increase its capacity to more than 50,000 spectators ahead of the tournament. .
The 51,000-capacity Dublin venue, which officially opened in 2010, hosts Republic of Ireland and Irish rugby matches, as well as top-level Gaelic sports. The stadium, built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road The stadium, demolished in 2007, was part of several countries’ original plans to host Euro 2020, but was unable to provide UEFA with mandatory guarantees on minimum spectator numbers amid the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
Construction of the site at Belfast’s Anderstown domain is expected to begin next year and be completed by 2026. The stadium is expected to have a capacity of 34,500 people. It opened in 1953 to host Gaelic matches and has since been home to the Antrim Gaelic Athletic Association.
Scotland’s National Stadium has hosted Euro 2020 matches. The Scottish Football Association has also proposed holding the Champions League final in 2026 or 2027 at the stadium, which has lately held just over 50,000 spectators. However, developers have submitted proposals to modernize the stadium and increase the capacity to 65,000. A record British crowd of 149,415 saw Scotland beat England 3-1 at Hampden in 1937.
The Cardiff venue has hosted major European football events in the past, including the 2017 Champions League final. It will be the second largest venue for the tournament, with a capacity of 74,500 people.
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