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- UEFA confirmed that Euro 2028, co-hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, requires all four hosts to qualify for the tournament through regular qualification stages.
- This change follows UEFA's decision in Bilbao to end automatic qualification for hosts, differing from previous tournaments where hosts qualified automatically.
- The tournament will include 24 teams, with 20 qualifying directly through winning their groups or ranking among the top runners-up, while the two remaining spots will be given to the highest-ranked host countries that do not qualify based on results.
- UEFA confirmed that the winners of the 12 qualifying groups along with the eight highest-ranked runners-up will secure direct entry to Euro 2028, while two spots will be reserved for the top host nations that do not qualify through these positions. Playoffs will determine the remaining tournament places.
- This system ensures hosts maintain competitive matches before the finals and offers fallback entry for two hosts, while other final spots will be won through playoffs among non-qualified teams.
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European football's governing body has explained how tickets for Euro 2028, which will be held in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, will be distributed.
Euro 2028 co-hosts must qualify
Co-hosts England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will not automatically be in the 2028 European Championship finals and must go through qualifying, though two spots are reserved if they fail. The decision was taken by European governing body UEFA's executive committee on Wednesday in Bilbao ahead of the Europa League Final. Hosts or co-hosts have automatically qualified for the Euros in recent editions, barring the 2020 tournament which had no auto…
The Executive Committee of the European Football Union (UEFA) announced that the hosts of the European Championship in 2028, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, will participate in the qualifications for that competition.
On Wednesday, the UEFA announced that the host countries of Euro 2028 (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) will have to pass through the qualifications for Euro 2028.
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