Ireland to stage three group games and a round of 16 game at Euro 2020

[elroy]

FAI, if they really wanted it they could afford it over 10 years

Seriously?? No come on, seriously?!?!

[tricky_colour]

Wow tricky you are good.

Yes I am (in my best Alan Partridge voice)

Just a question of plugging a few terms into google ie "U2 dublin 1993" and having plenty of spare time on your hands!! I have never heard of the place myself, and never seen U2 live.

I figured they would not play in Ireland very much, bands their size just do a few huge concerts.

[DeLorean]

The FAI are submitting their bid today. Dublin Airport's two terminals and our fans reputation are sighted as our main selling points.

FAI to submit Euro 2020 bid


I think UEFA are announcing the successful applicants in September this year.

[Bungle]

If we get to stage games, are we guaranteed qualification for it as a host, or if not once we hopefully qualify, will we be given our own games? Even if it wasn't Irish matches, it would be great to have other games in Dublin, so fingers crossed we're successful. I do think we have a great chance and Platini's idea is surely meant for countries like Ireland that otherwise haven't a prayer in hosting tournaments. Surely, it should rule out Germany, Italy etc for this reason.

[DeLorean]

Unfortunately I think your last point in probably a bit naive, even though it makes perfect sense. The big boys will get some games for sure I'd imagine.

I remember Delaney saying that it would be great to be selected and a dream if we qualify as well. Therefore, the hosts won't be guaranteed qualification. You couldn't have 13 countries qualifying automatically anyway really. I don't know if we would get to play our games at home, but I would guess at it being random.

I think we have a great chance as well.

[NeverFeltBetter]

I'd say they'd do their best to arrange for "hosts" to have at least one game at home, but everyone is going through qualifiers surely.

[Dodge]

13 countries get games. Can't have them all qualifying automatically so everyone is going to have to go through the qualifiers.

They expect 30 countries to apply so I'd imagine our chances are slim enough

[DeLorean]

29 to be exact... including two from Spain... Madrid and Bilbao. Both of those are applying for the 'finals package' as well as the standard package along with London, Cardiff, Brussels and Munich.

All of the rest are only applying for the standard package, which seems strange for heavy hitters like Rome, Paris, etc.

London will more than likely be selected one would imagine. I think if Cardiff are also successful that could diminish our chances.

Euro 2020 - Wiki

[jbyrne]

from reading elsewhere i think its basically going to come down between us, wales and scotland to host games this side of europe

[Bungle]

Unfortunately I think your last point in probably a bit naive, even though it makes perfect sense. The big boys will get some games for sure I'd imagine.

I remember Delaney saying that it would be great to be selected and a dream if we qualify as well. Therefore, the hosts won't be guaranteed qualification. You couldn't have 13 countries qualifying automatically anyway really. I don't know if we would get to play our games at home, but I would guess at it being random.

I think we have a great chance as well.

You would like to think that countries like Wales, Scotland, us, Finland and Armenia etc will really be looked after rather than the big boys. It would be great if the Scots or Wales got the finals package and we got a standard package. Unfortunately, I think it will be at best two from Scotland, Wales and ourselves over this side.

I think Turkey will get the final and probably deservedly so.

[Bungle]

p.s just saw Wales are going for both the finals package and the standard package, while the Scots are going for the standard.

[Dodge]

I think Turkey will get the final and probably deservedly so.

They've apparently pulled out of the running for the finals

[Crosby87]

You think they will find Turkey to be stable enough to award them that Bungle?

[Bungle]

If they give a tournament like the world cup to Russia, then they could easily give the European Championship semi final and final to a city like Istanbul. By all accounts, it's meant to be beautiful and it has hosted the Champions League Final. I haven't been there so can't comment on infrastructure, which is very important on winning these bids. In relation to Syria, I would say that alot can change for worse or for better in the next 6 years, which may or may not have a massive impact on Turkey. Anyhow, face it lads, if you had told me a few months ago that there was even a tiny possibility that Ukraine and Russia could go to war or be even remotely close to it, I wouldn't have believed you.

By the way, Cardiff has shocking transport infrastructure from my own admittedly limited experience of it there. I went to a Heineken Cup final there in 2008 and their train station couldn't cope with all the Munster fans. However, the Millennium is absolutely magnificent and would be a worthy venue.

[Stuttgart88]

I was at the CL Final in 2005. It was a farce. A disgrace of a venue in a deserted wilderness of a location.

The UEFA / Europa final was in Fenerbahce's stadium a few years back though and that seemed to be a better affair.

The FAI is quite savvy these days and Delaney floats around the UEFA corridors of power quite smoothly. The 2 airport terminals is important and the explicit support of various public bodies and the key security, transport and hospitality stakeholders is the type of thing UEFA likes. I think we've a decent chance.

[BonnieShels]

They've apparently pulled out of the running for the finals

Yeah. Concentrating on a solo bid for 2024.

[Crosby87]

I think we've a decent chance.

It's a great chance if you factor in rumors that the FAI sent UEFA brass several large buckets of Crackbird just in time for lunch recently.
(Unfortunately they forgot napkins.)

[DeLorean]

Not sure what has become of Spain, Wales and Belgium's bids but the it's now between Munich and London to host the semi finals and final.

BBC Football

[DeLorean]

40% comes down to the stadium itself. This would surely give Wales a significant edge over us.

Wales confident over Euro 2020 bid

[paul_oshea]

It's a great chance if you factor in rumors that the FAI sent UEFA brass several large buckets of Crackbird just in time for lunch recently.
(Unfortunately they forgot napkins.)

I had planned on getting to crackbirds this weekend, but by the time i got to croke park and back hadn't time to get there. That and the fact that I loved paying almost 7euro for a pint of heineken that i didnt leave early enough.

Nxt time crosby, il let you know if the standard has been kept.