US EditionIreland Get Euros Boost as UEFA Confirms Host Places
- England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will co-host Euro 2028 across nine venues, but none will qualify automatically for the tournament.
- UEFA’s executive committee decided in a May 2025 Bilbao meeting that all four hosts must qualify normally, with two reserved spots if needed.
- The qualifiers will form 12 groups where 12 winners and the eight best runners-up secure places, while playoffs decide the remaining qualifiers.
- UEFA confirmed that if any of the host countries fail to qualify directly, the two highest-ranked hosts among them will be guaranteed spots in the tournament, excluding these teams from participating in the playoffs.
- This system improves Ireland’s qualification chance, as if two of England, Wales, or Scotland qualify directly, Ireland gets a reserved berth.
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Hosts England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland to play in qualifiers for Euro 2028
BILBAO, Spain (AP) — UEFA's Executive Committee on Wednesday approved an unprecedented qualifying system for the 2028 European Championship, with hosts England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland participating in the preliminaries.
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The Scottish SunEngland denied automatic Euro 2028 qualification despite hosting in rule change
ENGLAND and the other host nations will have to earn their place at Euro 2028 despite the tournament being played in the British Isles. But Uefa have confirmed a backdoor route for any of the four countries that does not make it by right. England have been denied automatic qualification to Euro 2028 As expected – with the FA keen for the Three Lions to play competitive games ahead of the tournament rather than a year of friendlies – Uefa’s rulin…
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