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England’s men’s team will initiate their Euro 2028 adventure at the Manchester City’s stadium, on the condition that they achieve the relatively straightforward entry for a competition taking place in the bulk of Britain and the Ireland.

City’s stadium has not staged an England men’s fixture since eight years ago, when the visitors were beaten 2-1 in a warm-up game, but is almost certain to host the Three Lions for their inaugural game on June 10, 2028.

England are scheduled to play their final two group matches at Wembley Stadium, but, if they top the preliminary round, their knockout stage opener would be held at Newcastle’s St James’ Park. Securing the runner-up spot would mean commencing the playoffs at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Championship Kickoff and Rally

The championship was launched at an gathering in a London landmark on Wednesday night. High-ranking officials from European football’s governing body and the host FAs were confronted as they arrived the site by about 50 protesters, who demanded Israel to be removed from the sport because of the situation in Gaza.

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

Tournament Fixture List

The opening game of Euro 2028 will be played at the Cardiff’s stadium in the Welsh capital, on June 9, 2028, a match that will include the Welsh team if they qualify.

Wembley Stadium will host the penultimate rounds and the final, which will be staged on a Sunday in July 2028 with a start time at 5pm.

It is expected that an earlier start, which will also be adopted for UEFA Champions League finals from next season, will attract families and help engage a wider spectrum of viewers.

Qualifying Teams

The Republic of Ireland are due to play their opening match at the Dublin Arena and Scotland would do the same at Glasgow’s Hampden Park.

Each host nation’s squad will enter the qualification process; two reserved places will be held in reserve for any that fail to qualify for the tournament through the qualification path.

Stadiums and Knockout Stage

Villa Park and The North London arena round out the nine host stadiums. Each one will hold at least one knockout match, with the quarter-finals staged at the national stadium of each host.

The qualification draw will be held in the Northern Irish capital, which was excluded as a venue city last year when it became clear Casement Park could not be upgraded in time, on a date in late 2026.

Tournament Vision

“It will be a tournament for the followers and a festival of everything we love about the football – its passion and capacity to bring people together.”

Over 3 million admissions, a record for a men’s European Championship, are anticipated to be released to supporters.