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The English squad will embark on their UEFA Euro 2028 adventure at the the home of Manchester City, assuming they attain the expected entry for a championship staged throughout most of the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic.

City’s stadium has not staged an English men’s match since May 2016, when the visitors were overcome 2-1 in a friendly, but is highly likely to stage the England side for their inaugural game on a Saturday in June 2028.

England are planned to play their concluding group fixtures at Wembley Stadium, but, if they top the preliminary round, their knockout stage opener would be held at Newcastle’s St James’ Park. Placing second would mean beginning the elimination stage at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Competition Launch and Rally

The championship was inaugurated at an gathering in Piccadilly Circus on Wednesday night. Key representatives from European football’s governing body and the organizing bodies were confronted as they arrived the venue by approximately 50 pro-Palestine demonstrators, who called for Israel’s national side to be expelled from international football because of the situation in Gaza.

Banners were raised with phrases stating “Show Israel the red card” and “You are complicit”, while demonstrators called out: “Kick Israel out.”

Event Fixture List

The opening game of Euro 2028 will be staged at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, on June 9, 2028, a match that will include the Dragons if they make it.

Wembley Stadium will host the two semi-final matches and the championship match, which will be played on a Sunday in July 2028 with a kick-off time at late afternoon.

It is expected that an earlier kick-off, which will also be used for European club finals from next season, will attract families and help engage a more diverse set of audiences.

Participating Countries

The Irish team are set to play their initial fixture at the Aviva Stadium and the Scottish team would do the same at the national stadium of Scotland.

Each host nation’s squad will enter the preliminary stage; two reserved places will be set aside for any that do not reach the tournament through the standard process.

Venues and Knockout Stage

Aston Villa’s stadium and The North London arena finalize the nine host stadiums. All will hold at least one playoff fixture, with the quarter-finals staged at the national stadium of each host.

The qualifying draw will be held in Belfast, which was excluded as a tournament location last year when it emerged the Belfast stadium could not be renovated in time, on December 6, 2026.

Official Statement

“The event will be a championship for the followers and a celebration of everything we cherish about the sport – its passion and capacity to bring people together.”

Over 3 million passes, a unprecedented number for a Euro tournament, are anticipated to be made available to attendees.