{"id":464348,"date":"2023-10-04T07:45:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=464348"},"modified":"2023-10-04T07:45:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:45:31","slug":"uk-and-ireland-will-host-euro-2028","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/uk-and-ireland-will-host-euro-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"UK and Ireland will host Euro 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Euro 2028 will be held in England and Ireland after it was announced main rival Turkey has pulled out of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The reason behind Turkey&#8217;s spontaneous decision is better preparation and refined bid for the next Euros in 2032. As things stand they will compete with Italy for that honor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 \ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd9\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf: The UK and Ireland will host EURO 2028. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/p>\n<p>(Source: Sky Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W2qorCEhXe\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/W2qorCEhXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1709514177260237042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That opened the door for the UK and Ireland, which is a major boost for their aspiration of winning the votes for hosting the 2030 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>They will face a stiff competition in the face of Marocco, Spain and Portugalm but still remain front-runners.<\/p>\n<p>The UK and Ireland revealed the details behind their bid back in April, including the ten stadiums that will host games should they be awarded the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of all the stadiums with their respective capacity:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casement Park (Belfast) &#8211; 34,500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dublin Arena &#8211; 51,711<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Etihad Stadium (Manchester) &#8211; 61,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everton&#8217;s new ground at Bramley Moore Dock (Liverpool) &#8211; 52,679<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hampden Park (Glasgow) &#8211; 52,032<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Principality Stadium (Cardiff) &#8211; 73,952<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St James&#8217; Park (Newcastle) &#8211; 52,305<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) &#8211; 62,322<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Villa Park (Birmingham) &#8211; 52,190<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wembley Stadium (London) &#8211; 90,652<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euro 2028 will be held in England and Ireland after it was announced main rival Turkey has pulled out of the competition. 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