UEFA Euro 2028
The 2028 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2028 or simply Euro 2028, will be the 18th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. Should the selection process and timeline used for Euro 2024 be applied again, the host(s) would be chosen in the autumn of 2022.
Bid process
Confirmed plan to bid
Romania, 
Greece, 
Bulgaria and 
Serbia – At the meeting in February 2019 of the Ministers of Youth and Sports of Romania (Constantin Bogdan Matei); Bulgaria (Krasen Kralev); Serbia (Vanja Udovičić) and Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece (Giorgos Vasileiadis), it was officially confirmed that these four countries would submit joint candidacy for the organisation of the UEFA Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3]
Turkey – On 15 August 2019, the Turkish Football Federation announced that Turkey will bid to host Euro 2028.[4] Turkey’s bid is the sixth consecutive bid of the country, denied five times before (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024).
Potential bids
Italy – In 2019, Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia that the federation was considering a bid.[5]
England – In 2015 and 2016, senior officials of The Football Association expressed interest in an England bid to host Euro 2028.[6][7]
Expressed interest in bidding
Denmark, 
Finland, 
Norway and 
Sweden – On 4 March 2016, the Danish Football Association announced preparation of a joint bid together with the FAs of Sweden, Norway and Finland for UEFA Euro 2028.[8]
Spain and 
Portugal – On 12 September 2018, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced intentions of a joint bid together with the Portuguese Football Federation for UEFA Euro 2028 or the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Broadcasters
References
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- "Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek governments to create organizing committee for EURO2028 and WC2030 candidacies". Ştiri pe Surse. 25 February 2019.
- "Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Romania with joint bid to host UEFA Euro 2028". bnr.bg. 25 February 2019.
- "Turkey eyes to host UEFA EURO 2028 tournament". Hurriyet. Anadolu. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "Gravina: Italy could host Euro 2028". Football Italia. 7 February 2019.
- "England could bid for Euro 2028 but Greg Dyke rules out World Cup 2026". the Guardian. Press Association. 24 March 2015.
- Gibson, Owen (21 September 2016). "FA: Brexit will not derail plans to host final stages of Euro 2020 or 2028 bid". The Guardian.
- "DBU går efter EM-værtsskab". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
- "España tiene como primer objetivo organizar la Eurocopa 2028". MARCA.
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