The UK and Republic of Eire are set to be introduced as hosts of the 2028 European Championships at a Uefa assembly in Switzerland on Tuesday.
The five-nation bid is now operating unopposed after Turkey withdrew from the method final week.
Turkey merged their Euro 2032 bid with Italy in July and are set to be confirmed as joint-hosts for that event.
Each bids are operating unopposed however nonetheless want official approval by Uefa.
“These are thrilling occasions and we now have a really compelling Euro 2028 proposal for Uefa,” mentioned final week’s joint assertion from the 5 nationwide associations of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Eire and the Republic of Eire.
“Our bid can be groundbreaking for the lads’s Euros and can ship lasting legacies throughout the entire of the UK and Eire.”
Matches on the 2028 event are set to be held at 10 totally different grounds, together with Glasgow’s Hampden Park, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and Wembley in London.
Belfast’s Casement Park and Everton’s Bramley-Moore Dock, the previous unbuilt whereas the latter continues to be beneath development, are additionally included within the bid.
The Republic of Eire, Northern Eire and Wales have by no means hosted a serious event.
England had been one of many 11 international locations to host Euro 2020 together with Scotland, in addition to being sole hosts of the 1966 World Cup and Euro 96. England additionally hosted the record-breaking Girls’s European Championships in 2022.
Wembley can be anticipated to host the ultimate in 2028, a serious check for the 90,000-capacity venue after the chaos surrounding its internet hosting of the Euro 2020 ultimate.
A overview into dysfunction on the ultimate discovered “ticketless, drunken and drugged-up thugs” might have triggered loss of life as they stormed the stadium.
The UK and Republic of Eire centered on a Euro 2028 bid, with Uefa’s approval, once they ended a plan to be Europe’s most popular candidate for the 2030 World Cup.
Whereas Italy had solely bid for the 2032 event, Turkey had bid to host each Euro 2028 and 2032 and waited for his or her joint bid with Italy to be accepted final week earlier than withdrawing from the operating to host Euro 2028.
Turkey hosted June’s Champions League ultimate between Manchester Metropolis and Inter Milan at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, however a serious worldwide event has by no means been held within the nation.
Reigning European champions Italy hosted the Euros in 1968 and 1980, whereas Rome’s Stadio Olimpico was additionally used as a venue at Euro 2020.
Germany will host the 2024 version of the event with the final Championships being performed in 2021 as an alternative of 2020 following the Covid-19 Pandemic.
UK & Eire Euro 2028 host stadiums
1. Wembley Stadium (London) (capability 90,652)
2. Principality Stadium (Cardiff) (73,952)
3. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) (62,322)
4. Etihad Stadium (Manchester) (61,000)
5. Everton Stadium (Liverpool) (52,679)
6. St James’ Park (Newcastle) (52,305)
7. Villa Park (Birmingham) (52,190)
8. Hampden Park (Glasgow) (52,032)
9. Aviva Stadium (Dublin) (51,711)
10. Casement Park (Belfast) (34,500)