If England qualify, Wembley will host other group games
Tournament to be held across UK and Republic of Ireland
England’s men will kick off their Euro 2028 campaign at the Etihad Stadium, assuming they achieve the relative formality of qualification for a tournament staged across most of the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland.
Manchester City’s home has not hosted an England men’s game since May 2016, when Turkey were beaten 2-1 in a friendly, but looks certain to welcome the national team for their first match on Saturday 10 June 2028. England are scheduled to play their final two group matches at Wembley but, should they win Group B, their last-16 tie would take place at Newcastle’s St James’ Park. Finishing second would mean starting the knockouts at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The tournament was launched at an event in Piccadilly Circus on Wednesday night. Senior figures from Uefa and the host FAs were barracked as they arrived at the venue by about 50 pro-Palestine demonstrators, who called for Israel to be kicked out of international football because of the Gaza crisis. Banners were held up with slogans reading “Show Israel the red card” and “You are complicit”, while protesters chanted: “Kick Israel out.”
