The official launch of the UEFA EURO 2028 took place in London on Wednesday, November 12th. All venues and schedules for the tournament have been announced with matches taking place in the UK and Ireland from June 9th to July 9th of 2028.
Dublin will be receiving seven matches at the Aviva Stadium, five of these during the group stages, one in the round of 16, and the last in the quarter-finals. The full schedule of the tournament is available on the UEFA site.
According to independent assessments, the tournament is expected to generate 449 million euro’s worth of socio-economic benefits for Ireland (€4.1 billion overall for the UK and Ireland) between 2028 and 2031. Compared to the 93 million euro investment, of which 6.2 million will be directed to social impact and community activity programmes, the returns heavily outweigh the costs, and that is not considering the prestige of holding one the most important football tournaments.
The minister of Culture, Communications and Sports, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., said: “The Government is investing up to €93 million to make it happen, and I am confident the return will far exceed that, in jobs, tourism and pride.”Additionally, The Minister of State with Responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue, added that “hosting the tournament provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase Ireland and our world-class tourism and sport offerings to Europe and the wider world”.
The qualifiers of the tournament will take place after the Nations League 2026-2027 tournament, while the qualifying group stage draws will take place on December 6th, 2026 in Belfast. Special slots are given for the current winners of the tournament, Spain, and the five hosting nations.
