Euro 2028: Cardiff to host tournament opener, Wembley Stadium gets semifinals and final
Euro 2028 features 24 teams playing 51 matches across nine venues in eight cities with host nations required to qualify, and two spots reserved for best-ranked hosts failing qualification.
- Cardiff's Principality Stadium will host the opening match of Euro 2028, while Wembley Stadium will host the semifinals and final.
- Unlike previous tournaments, host nations will need to qualify for Euro 2028, but would play group games at home if they do.
- Debbie Hewitt promised to deliver the 'best ever' European Championship, calling it 'a tournament for the fans and a festival of everything we love about the game.
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LONDON (AP) — The opening match of Euro 2028 will be held in Cardiff at the National Stadium of Wales, organizers confirmed Wednesday.
As the European Football Union (UEFA) announced in the evening at Piccadilly Circus in the English capital, both semi-finals and the 2028 final will be played in the 86,000 fans' arena. The final will be pitched on July 9 at 6pm CEST. The tournament will open exactly one month before June 9 in Cardiff, Wales. Kick-off times at 3pm, 6pm and 9pmThe four quarter-finals will be played in Dublin, Glasgow as well as in Cardiff and London/Wembley. UEFA…
The last three games of the EM 2028 are held at the legendary Wembley Stadium. UEFA gives details of venues, dates and draw.
We now know in which stadiums Euro 2028 will take place. For the first game, go to Cardiff. The final will take place in Wembley, London.
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