Turkey is looking to host the UEFA European football championship in 2028, after a failed bid to host the UEFA EURO 2024.
“We competed to be the host country for EURO 2024 but our rival Germany bagged the ticket to host the tournament. Our goal is to host EURO 2028 and we will organize it properly,” Nihat Özdemir, chairman of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), told the media.
Turkey and Germany were the candidate countries to host EURO 2024 but on Sept. 27, 2018, the UEFA Executive Committee chose Germany as the host nation.
UEFA EURO 2028, the quadrennial men’s football tournament among European nations, is scheduled to be the 18th edition of the European Championship.
“We are ready for the new organizations as the 2019 UEFA Super Cup will be a very good reference for us,” Özdemir stressed.
UEFA Super Cup 2019: Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to lift Super Cup
Turkey’s Vodafone Park in Istanbul hosted the 2019 UEFA Super Cup clash between the English Premier League clubs Liverpool and Chelsea on late Aug. 14. Liverpool captured the Super Cup after beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties.
UEFA EURO 2028 is scheduled to be the 18th edition of the European Championship, as it is the quadrennial men’s football tournament among European nations and organized by UEFA.
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