UEFA Euro 2028

[third policeman]

Anfield can't be involved because the playing field is too small. The new Everton stadium will definitely be one of the 10.

Good article in The Observer last weekend speculating that it’s quite possible that it won’t be finished due to Everton’s finances. They don’t actually have the money committed to complete the construction. Looks like a nightmare waiting to happen especially if they were to be relegated.

[WexCar.]

A better way to deal with the qualification issue might be to reserve two qualification spaces for non-qualified hosts. So make everyone (including England) play the qualifiers. But then hold two spaces for any host nations that don't qualify automatically.

So, taking Euro 2020 as an example of how Euro 2028 might work, England, Wales and Scotland qualified on merit for the finals so they don't need to be allocated a host space. That leaves the two host spaces free for the two teams that didn't qualify on merit - which in that case was Ireland and NI. That way everyone might get in. Obviously if fewer than three of the teams don't qualify automatically someone still has to miss out, but that's just the way of it, the worst performing team in qualifying would then have to miss out unfortunately. Just need to make sure it's not us (i.e. make sure Stephen Kenny is long gone by then!).

Having said that I prefer the route where we are just given a qualification spot, but generally nice things don't happen to us so I won't hold my breath.

I like that idea, very fair way to do it so therefore it won't happen. ?

[Bungle]

A better way to deal with the qualification issue might be to reserve two qualification spaces for non-qualified hosts. So make everyone (including England) play the qualifiers. But then hold two spaces for any host nations that don't qualify automatically.

So, taking Euro 2020 as an example of how Euro 2028 might work, England, Wales and Scotland qualified on merit for the finals so they don't need to be allocated a host space. That leaves the two host spaces free for the two teams that didn't qualify on merit - which in that case was Ireland and NI. That way everyone might get in. Obviously if fewer than three of the teams don't qualify automatically someone still has to miss out, but that's just the way of it, the worst performing team in qualifying would then have to miss out unfortunately. Just need to make sure it's not us (i.e. make sure Stephen Kenny is long gone by then!).

Having said that I prefer the route where we are just given a qualification spot, but generally nice things don't happen to us so I won't hold my breath.

Very good point that. I mean that could be the fairest and one that all five nations buy into - really us, Wales, the North and Scotland because hard to see England not qualifying for a 24 team euros.

Would be lovely if they gave us an automatic spot but if I was one of the other three FAs I’d be telling the FAI and the FA to do one and threaten to vote for Turkey if us and England got the two spots.

[SkStu]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65245224

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023...roke-park-cut/

Lansdowne Road and Casement Park represent the two Irish stadiums that have made the cut for the application in 2028. Croke Park was cut due to the "one stadium per city" rule. Two Stadia for Ireland, one for Wales, one for Scotland and the other six from England.

Up against the Turkey bid and an announcement expected later this year.

[NeverFeltBetter]

I wonder what the alternative to Casement Park is down as? In the event it isn't ready I mean. Presumably the needed venue will not resort to Ireland.

[Eirambler]

Casement won't be done. So there will either be another stadium - either Croker or even more games in England - or maybe more likely the Casement games will just be spread around the other nine venues as needed. So maybe one extra game for Dublin in that event.

[Fixer82]

Is Windsor Park not fit for purpose?

[sidewayspasser]

It's too small.

[TonyD]

It's too small.

You’d wonder could they not redevelop Windsor for what they are talking about spending on Casement Park. Or is it that they have already committed to the spend on Casement, and they’re not going to spend the money on two stadia ? Of course, as with everything in the North, there is probably a political element.

[nigel-harps1954]

You’d wonder could they not redevelop Windsor for what they are talking about spending on Casement Park. Or is it that they have already committed to the spend on Casement, and they’re not going to spend the money on two stadia ? Of course, as with everything in the North, there is probably a political element.

Windsor Park is in a fairly tight residential area. It would be a struggle to fit a 30k seater stadium in there.

[JR89]

Casement won't be done. So there will either be another stadium - either Croker or even more games in England - or maybe more likely the Casement games will just be spread around the other nine venues as needed. So maybe one extra game for Dublin in that event.

Croke Park was probably picked originally in case Casement falls through. Keeps two stadiums in Dublin and NI might then just be used as a base for some teams.

[geysir]

Considering that there is a complete impasse on the Casement park redevelopment, Belfast should have been wiped off the screen as a city venue. What were the architects of the application thinking, that there would be an miraculous intervention of sorts inside 2 years to transform the Casement morass into a magical stadium wonderland?

[weldoninhio]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65245224

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023...roke-park-cut/

Lansdowne Road and Casement Park represent the two Irish stadiums that have made the cut for the application in 2028. Croke Park was cut due to the "one stadium per city" rule. Two Stadia for Ireland, one for Wales, one for Scotland and the other six from England.

Up against the Turkey bid and an announcement expected later this year.

How did Wembley/White Hart Lane get around the rule?

[NeverFeltBetter]

All I have read has just said London was exempted. It's not like England doesn't have other stadiums.

[Kingdom]

Only one city can have more than one stadium. It's sort of like the "no Homers" rule in the Stonecutters.

[elatedscum]

as part of Euro 2020, we were due 4 games. as part of this, we're probably due 5 games (51 games across 10 stadia). kinda feels disappointing. if we had 2 stadia, it'd be 10 games which i think would feel like a real hosting event.

[toffeejay84]

Thats pretty standard in a lot of UEFA or FIFA competitions.
The national stadium (most likley based in the capital) as the final but also including a the largest club stadium in the capital. France 98 for example had Stade de France and Parc des Princes. South Africa had FNB and Ellis Park

[elatedscum]

qatar had 8 stadia within a space a little bit larger than cork... seems there's flexibility when there's enough cash involved

[Diggs246]

You’d wonder could they not redevelop Windsor for what they are talking about spending on Casement Park. Or is it that they have already committed to the spend on Casement, and they’re not going to spend the money on two stadia ? Of course, as with everything in the North, there is probably a political element.

https://mydup.com/news/dunne-casemen...ublic-services

This is what we are dealing with..they could hand the bid to turkey single handedly....

That would go down well with their "friends" in the uk !!

[JR89]

https://mydup.com/news/dunne-casemen...ublic-services

This is what we are dealing with..they could hand the bid to turkey single handedly....

That would go down well with their "friends" in the uk !!

Probably more chance of Casement being redeveloped than Turkey getting the bid.