UEFA: final submission of bids for Euro 2028 (UK + Ireland / Turkey) and 2032 (Turkey / Italy)

The four football Federations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) and the Republic of Ireland have submitted their final bid to UEFA to host Euro 2028, announced The Football Association (FA) on 12/04/2023, which was the deadline for bid submissions.

The Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (Italian Football Federation, FIGC) has also submitted its final bid to host Euro 2032 on the same day, while the Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu (Turkish Football Federation, TFF) has applied for both the 2028 and 2032 editions. All three candidates had initially submitted a preliminary bid dossier, as announced by the European body on 16/11/2022.

The organisation of both editions will be awarded at the UEFA executive committee meeting on 10/10/2023.

Russia had also expressed an interest in hosting either the 2028 or 2032 tournament. "The UEFA executive committee declared the bid submitted by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) to host the UEFA Euro 2028 or the UEFA Euro 2032 as not eligible, in accordance with Article 16.02 of the Bid Regulations UEFA Finals and Final…