England To Begin Euro 2028 At Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium

England’s men will footwear disconnected their Euro 2028 run astatine nan Etihad Stadium, assuming they execute nan comparative formality of qualification for a tourney staged crossed astir of nan United Kingdom and successful nan Republic of Ireland.

Manchester City’s location has not hosted an England men’s crippled since May 2016, erstwhile Turkey were beaten 2-1 successful a friendly, but looks definite to invited nan nationalist squad for their first lucifer connected Saturday 10 June 2028. England are scheduled to play their last 2 group matches astatine Wembley but, should they triumph Group B, their last-16 necktie would return spot astatine Newcastle’s St James’ Park. Finishing 2nd would mean starting nan knockouts astatine Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The tourney was launched astatine an arena successful Piccadilly Circus connected Wednesday night. Senior figures from Uefa and nan big FAs were barracked arsenic they arrived astatine nan venue by astir 50 pro-Palestine demonstrators, who called for Israel to beryllium kicked retired of world shot because of nan Gaza crisis. Banners were held up pinch slogans reference “Show Israel nan reddish card” and “You are complicit”, while protesters chanted: “Kick Israel out.”

The opening crippled of Euro 2028 will beryllium held astatine nan Principality Stadium successful Cardiff, connected Friday 9 June, a lucifer that will impact Wales if they qualify. Wembley will big some semi-finals and nan final, which will beryllium played connected Sunday 9 July pinch a kick-off clip astatine 5pm. It is hoped that an earlier start, which will besides beryllium implemented for Champions League finals from adjacent season, will entreaty to families and thief scope a broader scope of audiences.

The Republic of Ireland are owed to play their first crippled astatine nan Dublin Arena and Scotland would travel suit astatine Hampden Park. All 4 big countries’ teams will participate nan qualifying tournament; 2 automatic spots will beryllium held successful reserve for immoderate that do not scope Euro 2028 done that route.

Jamie Vardy scores England’s 2nd extremity against Turkey astatine nan Etihad Stadium successful a Euro 2016 warm-up match. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Villa Park and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium complete nan event’s 9 venues. All will clasp astatine slightest 1 knockout match, pinch nan quarter-finals held astatine each country’s nationalist stadium. The qualifying tie will beryllium staged successful Belfast, which was dropped arsenic a big metropolis past twelvemonth erstwhile it emerged Casement Park could not beryllium redeveloped successful time, connected 6 December 2026.

The Football Association’s chair, Debbie Hewitt, who is nan chair of nan tournament’s transportation company, said: “It will beryllium a tourney for nan fans and a show of everything we emotion astir nan crippled – its passion and expertise to bring group together.”

More than 3 cardinal tickets, a grounds for a men’s European Championship, are expected to beryllium made disposable to supporters.