ENGLAND will hit the road for the first time at a home tournament in Euro 2028.
The Three Lions’ opening group game, on Saturday June 10, will be played at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.
England’s remaining group games will be played at Wembley, the venue – across two stadiums – of every one of their fixtures played on UK soil at the 1966 World Cup, Euro 96 and the delayed Euro 2020.
But if England win their group, they would play their last 16 clash at St James’ Park, before returning to the national stadium for the quarter-finals, semi and July 9 Final, which will start at 5pm.
Uefa chiefs unveiled the full match schedule at a central London location this evening.
The tournament will use five English club grounds – completed by the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium and Villa Park.
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The opening game of the tournament would see Wales – if they qualify – kicking off at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Friday June 9.
Hampden Park in Glasgow and Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will also feature, with each of the three non-English grounds hosting four or five group matches, a last 16 contest and a quarter-final.
The four co-hosts will all enter the qualifying campaign that starts in March 2027.
Northern Ireland were forced to withdraw because of the failure to get the planned rebuild of Gaelic stadium Casement Park in time for the Uefa deadline although the qualifying draw will be held in Belfast in December 2026.
But there will be two fall-back slots left open for any of the quartet who fail to earn their place by right.
FA chair Debbie Hewitt, head of the tournament organising committee, said: “The countdown is truly on now to what will be an unforgettable summer of football.
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“Working with Uefa and our football and government partners, we will deliver the best-ever Euro.
“It will be a tournament for the fans and a festival of everything we love about the game – its passion and ability to bring people together.
“We are building an inspiring event – a welcoming, safe and sustainable Uefa Euro that will create lasting community benefits far beyond the pitch. ”
The 24-team event will see 51 matches played across the tournament, with each city seeing games from at least two different groups and more than three million tickets available.
After the stand-alone opener in Wales, there will be three matches per day for the opening two sets of group matches – kicking off at 2pm, 5pm and 8pm – with the final round of matches seeing matches in each group played simultaneously, the 12 fixtures spread over three days.
There will be seven fixture-free days, with a two-day gap between the last 16 and quarter-finals and the same gap between the first semi, with the second on Wednesday July 5 .
Wembley will host the most games – eight, including both semi-finals – with seven games in Dublin.
If they qualify, the three co-hosts other than England will play all their group games in their home stadium.
A runners-up finish for England in Group B, would mean their last 16 match being at Everton’s new home, with the quarter-final in Cardiff.
If both win their groups and last 16 ties, England would meet Wales at Wembley in the quarter-finals.
The Government, which is investing £557m in the tournament, has predicted it will bring a socio-economic boost of £3.2bn for the UK.
Uefa President, who visited 10 Downing Street, said: “Football is the universal language.
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“It expresses passion, skill, courage, solidarity and respect better than any other, and it constantly reminds us that our differences are exactly what make our sport so beautiful.
“At Uefa Euro 2028, we will all speak football – loud, clear and united.”
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