All five United Kingdom and Ireland hosts would be highly unlikely to secure automatic qualification for the men’s Euro 2028, in the expected eventuality that the countries stage the tournament.
Turkey is seen as the main competitor to the joint bid, and while the state has not formally pulled out of the running, Uefa announced on Friday that the federation had entered into a joint bid with Italy for Euro 2032. It is consequently seen as an inevitability within European football circles that the 2028 tournament will be held in the UK and Ireland.
