UEFA EURO 2020 is in the history books now as after being postponed due to COVID 19 it took place from June 11, 2021, to July 11, 2021.
Italy were crowned the winners as they reached the final with England and celebrated a 3-2 on penalties victory.
The next EURO will be in two years as it will take place in 2024 in Germany. The starting date for the tournament is June 14 and the final will be on July 14.
Following the tournament in Germany, the next EURO will be in 2028 which will be hosted by United Kingdom and Ireland, following an uncontested bid. After EURO 2028, will be EURO 2032. The tournament will possibly have 32 teams.
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Who will host the UEFA EURO 2032?
UEFA has announced that Italy and Turkey will be the hosts for the 2032 competition.
It is currently unclear in which cities the tournament will take place. Milan, Torino, Verona, Genova, Bologna, Firenze, Rome, Napoli, Bari, Cagliari and Palermo are among the possible host cities.
This will be Italy's fifth international football event, with the first being the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the most recent being the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
- 1934 FIFA World Cup
- 1968 UEFA European Championship
- 1980 UEFA European Championship
- 1990 FIFA World Cup
- 2032 UEFA European Championship
After experiencing four unsuccessful attempts in the recent past, Turkey have now secured the hosting rights for a major international football tournament for the first time. They had withdrawn their bid for the 2028 hosting rights to concentrate all their efforts on a joint proposal with Italy to host the tournament in 2032.
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Confirmed bids
Italy and Türkiye
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Turkish Football Federation (TFF) had sent an official request together to host the Euro 2032. The FIGC had submitted a preliminary interest bid for the hosting rights to the 2032 Euros.
Rejected bids
Russia
Considering the bid from Russia to host either EURO 2028 or EURO 2032, UEFA realized a statement on Monday, May 2nd, according to which the UEFA Executive Committee declared the bid submitted by the Football Union of Russia as not eligible.