UEFA. com some of the key events to look to the future in 2023.
2023 is set to be another exceptional year for European football (and futsal): UEFA. com presents some of the most productive topics for dinner over the next 12 months.
The UEFA EURO 2024 adventure only starts in March, but until the end of the year we will know 21 of the 24 finalists. There is no shortage of engaging games to watch from the start, with Italy vs. England scheduled for opening night of qualifiers and France facing the Netherlands the following day. The draw for the final tournament will take place in Hamburg in December, and the last 3 places will be shown in the play-offs in March 2024.
Following last summer’s men’s clash between Italy and Argentina, the first women’s final will pit England and Brazil against each other at Wembley Stadium on April 6. The match is part of the expanded cooperation between UEFA and CONMEBOL and will be the first time that the EURO and Copa America Women’s champions will face each other in a formal and scheduled manner. With memories of the very good performances of Sarina Wiegman’s team still fresh in the memory, it promises to be an amazing night. Tickets are on sale now.
Rotterdam and Enschede in the Netherlands will host the third UEFA Nations League final in mid-June. The hosts, who have lost just two problems on their way to the final, will join other A-League winners Croatia, Italy and Spain. this promises new champions after the past successes of Portugal in 2019 and France in 2021. The draw for the semi-final pairings will take place in January.
Held in Hungary and Slovenia two years ago, the final EURO U21 tournament will be held together again in 2023, this time via Georgia and Romania. The tournament will run from June 21 to July 8, starting with an organizational level of 16 teams from the 8 nations advancing to the quarterfinals. There will be matches in 4 stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca, two in Bucharest) and 4 stadiums in Georgia (one in Batumi and Kutaisi, and two in Tbilisi). Seven of the 16 finalists, plus defending champions Germany, have already won the trophy.
Not even 12 months after England won the Women’s European Championship at home, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand. Eleven European groups have already booked their places, and Portugal still hopes to play a dozen rounds in the interconfederation. Will Europe have its first winners since Germany in 2007?Then, in the autumn, the UEFA Women’s Nations League kicks off as a component of UEFA’s new formula for women’s national competitions unveiled in November.
The names of the hosts of UEFA EURO 2028 and UEFA EURO 2032 are expected to take position in the autumn. Turkey has submitted a bid for either tournament, with a joint bid from the UK and the Republic of Ireland also for 2028 and Italy making plans to host the 2032 Edition. Another key UEFA date to watch out for is UEFA’s annual Congress in Lisbon on 5 April.
The first UEFA final of 2023 will take place in Debrecen, Hungary, in March, when the third-place champions of the UEFA Women’s European Futsal Championship will be crowned; the ultimate centrepiece will also be on the futsal pitch, the UEFA Futsal European Under-19 Championship in Poreč, Croatia, in September. with FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers spread over much of the year.
Following the cancellation of the 2020/21 UEFA Regions’ Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 finals will be the first in 4 years. Bavaria, Belgrade, Dolny Śląsk, Galicia, Lisbon, Republic of Ireland Amateur, Zenica-Doboj and Zlín qualified for the summer finals, with hosts and venue yet to be confirmed.
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