Euro 2028 is looming large—and once again, much of the action will take place at the legendary Wembley Stadium. UEFA made this official on Wednesday.
The 2028 European Football Championship will be held in Great Britain, Wales, Scotland (together known as the United Kingdom) and Ireland – and it will end with three games at Wembley Stadium in London.
This was announced on Wednesday evening by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) at Piccadilly Circus in the British capital. Accordingly, in two and a half years’ time, both semi-finals and the 2028 final will be played in the stadium, which has a capacity of around 86,000. The final will take place in the English capital on July 9, 2028, at 6 p.m. (CEST).
The European Championship tournament will be opened by UEFA exactly one month earlier, on June 9, in Cardiff, Wales. The four quarter-finals will be played in Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff, and London.
Interesting fact: Wembley was the venue for the final between England and Italy (2-3 on penalties) in 2021, which was postponed due to COVID-19 and took place in various European cities. The semi-finals were also held at this venerable football venue.
Nine stadiums in eight cities
UEFA has confirmed three kick-off times for the tournament, which will feature a total of 24 nations—only two of the four host countries (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland) will receive free tickets—and a total of 51 games. The assigned referees will kick off the various matches at either 3 p.m., 6 p.m., or 9 p.m. (all times CEST).
The exact schedule will be published after the 2027 draw. The lots for the European Championship qualifiers will be drawn in just over a year’s time on December 6, 2026, in Belfast.
The 2028 tournament will be played in nine stadiums in eight cities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.