Euro 2028: Where will the games be played? Will Ireland qualify automatically?

Turkey's withdrawal from the bidding to host the 2028 European Championship means Ireland and the UK's confirmation as tournament hosts is essentially a formality.

This will be confirmed at a Uefa meeting in Nyon, Switzerland next Tuesday.

Here is everything you need to know.

This remains uncertain.

Uefa have already said it is highly unlikely that the five host nations – Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales – will be given automatic places at the tournament.

However, one suggestion would see four of the nations all but guaranteed qualification. It would see two automatic host places, as has happened before, with two places reserved for the highest-ranked teams who do not secure qualification.

This would mean one host nation missing out. However, this situation could change and it remains unclear how the two automatic places would be allocated.

Under the proposal, there will be two host stadiums on the island of Ireland.

One will be the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the other will be Casement Park in Belfast.

Republic of Ireland

Aviva Stadium

Lansdowne Road is a certainty for the tournament. The 51,000 capacity home of Irish football and rugby has hosted its fair share of high-profile games.

The next showpiece at the Aviva Stadium will be the 2024 Europa League final.

The Aviva Stadium was initially in the plans for the multi-country Euro 2020 finals. However, Ireland's lockdown status at the time meant it was removed.

Northern Ireland

Casement Park 

Construction of the redeveloped Belfast Stadium is due to begin next year with completion scheduled for 2026.

The capacity of the stadium is set to be 34,500.

Wembley Stadium

The home of English football is no stranger to showpiece events. It has hosted a