Co-hosts England may have to play two group games away from Wembley at Euro 2028. According to a BBC Sport source, the Three Lions will host one of their three group matches at one of five other English stadiums - Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park, Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, and St James' Park in Newcastle.
The decision comes after a review of stadium capacity and safety concerns. The source stated that the number of recently developed and expanded stadiums in England had been a major factor in the decision to take the national team away from their traditional home.
England is one of four co-hosts for Euro 2028, along with Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. The full schedule for the tournament will be announced on November 12th at an official launch event in London.
It's worth noting that England played all their matches at Wembley at Euro 1996 as they reached the semi-finals of their own tournament. They also hosted games at Euro 2020, which was split across several countries, and played all their games at Wembley apart from the quarter-final victory over Ukraine in Rome.
Uefa has confirmed that England, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland will have to qualify for Euro 2028, with two places reserved at the finals if any host nation fails to qualify.
The decision comes after a review of stadium capacity and safety concerns. The source stated that the number of recently developed and expanded stadiums in England had been a major factor in the decision to take the national team away from their traditional home.
England is one of four co-hosts for Euro 2028, along with Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. The full schedule for the tournament will be announced on November 12th at an official launch event in London.
It's worth noting that England played all their matches at Wembley at Euro 1996 as they reached the semi-finals of their own tournament. They also hosted games at Euro 2020, which was split across several countries, and played all their games at Wembley apart from the quarter-final victory over Ukraine in Rome.
Uefa has confirmed that England, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland will have to qualify for Euro 2028, with two places reserved at the finals if any host nation fails to qualify.
England is losing its home turf at Wembley?! 
I mean, I get it, stadium safety and capacity concerns are legit issues, but it's still sad. Those iconic matches will be played somewhere else now. And what about the fans? They've grown up with Wembley being the hub for England games. It'll be a change, that's for sure. 
. I get it about stadium capacity and safety concerns tho. With all those new stadiums popping up, it's gotta make sense for them to mix things up a bit. Etihad Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are sick venues btw! 
They'll still have an awesome experience at the tournament, even if they're not playing at Wembley every game. And it's cool that England will be co-hosting with Scotland, Wales, and Ireland - it should be a great vibe for fans 
Everyone and their grandma knows that stadiums have more space than Wembley, it's just a matter of common sense 
The fact that they might have to play two group games away from there shows that Uefa is actually taking some good decisions for once 
Not saying we won't still rock the place when we do get to play there, but maybe it's time to branch out and give those other stadiums a chance 
It's also cool that they're reserving spots for host nations that don't qualify, like the Republic of Ireland - let's hope they get to shine in 28 
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wembley is like their old home, dont wanna give it up tho 
but safety & capacity concerns r real probs 
stadiums got expanded & new ones popped up all over england. gotta be fair to the rest of the countries hosting too 
its not like they're losin out on wembley forever tho, still gonna get some games there 
... I mean, I get it, safety first and all that but come on Wembley is the heart of England's footballing identity! 
It's been their home turf for so long and now they're having to share it? 
At least they'll get to play at some cool new stadiums though, Etihad Stadium does look 
. im actually kinda hyped about it tho we get to support other teams in new stadiums for once and not just stuck at wembley all the time 
and bring home that trophy 
it's kinda sad though, wembley is such an iconic venue for english football... maybe the new stadiums will be cool tho? 
does anyone think we should get to see more games at other stadiums in england besides wembley or is that just part of the charm? 
but still, its like they're not giving the team a proper chance to shine on their own pitch 
fingers crossed though that they can pull off some amazing performances at those other stadiums 
and let's be real, wembley is already an iconic stadium 
anyway im all for change but hopefully its not gonna affect the energy at wembley when we do play there... or else were gonna have to take the team on tour lol 
. Uefa knows what they're doing, right? 
. I mean, think of it as a chance to see our national team at some other awesome stadiums! Etihad Stadium is going to be lit 
, and Tottenham's new stadium is insane 
. It's all about giving the fans a chance to experience their team in different settings, right?