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UEFA Euro 2032

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UEFA Euro 2032
Campionato europeo di calcio 2032
(in Italian)
2032 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası
(in Turkish)
Tournament details
Host countriesItaly
Turkey
DatesJune – July 2032
Teams24
Venue10 (in TBA host cities)
← 2028
2036 →

The 2032 UEFA Men’s European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2032, will be the 19th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the senior men's national teams of its member associations. Italy and Turkey will host the tournament, which is expected to take place between June and July 2032.

Bid process

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2032 bids

On 23 March 2022, UEFA announced that three bids, Italy, Turkey, and Russia, had announced their intentions to host the tournament. Turkey and Russia were also simultaneously bidding for Euro 2028.[1] Russia already being suspended at that point due to the country's invasion of Ukraine, its bids for both tournaments were later deemed ineligible.[2]

On 4 October 2023, Turkey withdrew from bidding for 2028, and joined Italy to form a unified bid for Euro 2032.[3][4] Having been unopposed in their bid, the two nations were announced as hosts of Euro 2032 on 10 October 2023 in Nyon, Switzerland.[5]

This will be the first time that European Championship matches are played in Turkey, while Italy will be hosting its fourth tournament, after Euro 1968, Euro 1980, and four matches of the pan-European Euro 2020. For the sixth time in nine editions since 2000, the hosting rights for a 16-team or 24-team tournament were awarded to multiple nations.[n 1] The Italian-Turkish bid was the first joint bid for a European Championship by countries not in close geographic proximity (the bids for Euro 2020 were made by each country individually).

Qualification

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Italy and Turkey qualified for the tournament automatically as co-hosts. The remaining spots will be determined by a qualifying tournament.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[A] Previous best performance
 Italy Co-host 10 October 2023 11/12 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)[B] Winners (1968, 2020)
 Turkey 6/7 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024)[C] Semi-final (2008)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. ^ number assumes either they did or didn’t qualify for UEFA Euro 2028.
  3. ^ number assumes either they did or didn’t qualify for UEFA Euro 2028.

Potential venues

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On 12 April 2023, both Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Turkish Football Federation (TFF) submitted their lists of 10 proposed venues, when they were separate bids.[6][7] Since the bid became a joint one, each country will instead select five stadiums for the final tournament. The selection of the ten venues—five from each country—will be decided in October 2026.

Italy
Milan Rome Bari Naples Florence
New Stadium[8] Stadio Olimpico Stadio San Nicola New Stadium[9] Stadio Artemio Franchi
Capacity: 71,500
(new) 		Capacity: 70,634
(to be renovated) 		Capacity: 58,270
(to be renovated) 		Capacity: 55,000
(unconfirmed capacity)
(new) 		Capacity: 47,282
(under renovation)
Turin Verona Bologna Genoa Cagliari
Juventus Stadium Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Stadio Luigi Ferraris New Stadium[10]
Capacity: 41,685 Capacity: 39,211
(to be renovated) 		Capacity: 36,000
(to be renovated) 		Capacity: 33,205
(to be renovated) 		Capacity: 30,000
(new)
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18 Eskişehir
18 Eskişehir
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17 Antalya
17 Antalya
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16 Gaziantep
16 Gaziantep
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15 Trabzon
15 Trabzon
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14 Konya
14 Konya
13
13 Bursa
13 Bursa
12
12 Ankara
12 Ankara
11
11 Istanbul
11 Istanbul
10
10 Cagliari
10 Cagliari
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9 Genoa
9 Genoa
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8 Bologna
8 Bologna
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7 Verona
7 Verona
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6 Turin
6 Turin
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5 Florence
5 Florence
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4 Naples
4 Naples
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3 Bari
3 Bari
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2 Rome
2 Rome
1
1 Milan
1 Milan
Location of the possible host cities of the UEFA Euro 2032.
Turkey
Istanbul Ankara Bursa
Atatürk Olympic Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium New Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Centennial Atatürk Stadium
Capacity: 77,563
(to be renovated) 		Capacity: 53,978 Capacity: 47,430 Capacity: 51,160
(new) 		Capacity: 43,361
Konya Trabzon Gaziantep Antalya Eskişehir
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Şenol Güneş Sports Complex Gaziantep Stadium Antalya Stadium New Eskişehir Stadium
Capacity: 41,600 Capacity: 40,980 Capacity: 35,574 Capacity: 32,537 Capacity: 32,500

Concerns on Italian venues

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Compared to the more modern Turkish stadiums, the Italian stadiums have been reported to be below UEFA's standards. There have been proposals to modernise a majority of the stadiums, but said projects have either been cancelled, or are not scheduled to be ready by 2032.[11] In July 2025, it was reported that UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin had been repeatedly criticizing Italy's outdated infrastructure, calling their stadiums "a disgrace" and warned to authorities that "even small countries like Albania have made more progress" in constructing new and modernised stadiums.[12] In the same month, it was reported that UEFA had approved one out of the ten stadiums proposed by the Italian Football Federation (Juventus Stadium in Turin), and were given until March 2027 to begin any construction on any new or renovated stadiums, warning that failure to do so could put Italy's co-hosting in jeopardy.[13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Euro 1996, also with 16 teams, was hosted only by England, but was still planned to feature only 8 teams at the time of bidding and host appointment.

References

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  1. ^ "Declarations of interest in hosting UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032 received from four potential bids". UEFA. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Uefa announces further sanctions on Russian clubs and national teams amid Ukraine invasion". BBC Sport. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "UK and Ireland set to host Euro 2028 after Turkey withdraw bid". Independent.co.uk. 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Turkey and Italy to merge bids for Euro 2032". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Hosts appointed for UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032". Nyon: UEFA. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ Fisher, Akhil (17 November 2022). "Italian Football Federation Confirms Preliminary UEFA EURO 2032 Bid". cultofcalcio.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ "TFF EURO 2028 ve EURO 2032 adaylık dosyasını UEFA'ya teslim etti". 61saat.com (in Turkish). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  8. ^ Lloyd, Owen (18 September 2025). "Milan City Council approves San Siro sale".
  9. ^ Rial, Bradley (28 July 2025). "Napoli confirms new stadium plans, rejects Maradona revamp".
  10. ^ "Cagliari present new stadium project with EURO 2032 changes". Football Italia. 28 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Italian soccer chief fears losing Euro 2032 hosting rights due to outdated stadiums". Associated Press. 25 August 2025.
  12. ^ "UEFA threatens to strip Italy of Euro 2032 hosting rights". Kazinform. 12 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Türkiye could host Euro 2032 alone as UEFA rejects Italy's stadiums". Hürriyet. 21 July 2025.
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