Uefa Euro 2020 Ireland

The FAI which acted on guidance from the Irish.

Uefa euro 2020 ireland. Uefa have officially stripped Dublin of its hosting of four Euro 2020 matches with the games being moved to St Petersburg and Wembley. Northern Ireland lost to Bosnia twice in the recent Nations League campaign. Uefa announced on Friday that Dublin and Bilbao in Spain would no longer host matches in the.

Euro 2020 runs from June 11 to July 11 having been postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republic of Ireland may have missed out on qualifying for the Euro 2020 finals but extra games could be coming to Dublin as UEFA prepare to scrap the pan-European tournament across 12 countries. The Football Association of Ireland and Local Organising Structure LOS partners Dublin City Council the Government and the Aviva Stadium have today been informed by UEFA of their decision to move the four scheduled EURO 2020 games out of Dublin this June due to the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Dublin Euro 2020 games thrown into doubt after Irish FA refuses to commit on crowd numbers. Ireland has one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in Europe but is opting for a slower reopening of its economy than most of its European peers after the relaxation of measures in December triggered a huge spike in cases. Irish PM calls Uefa out of order over Euro 2020 stance on fans being present at games.

Uefa have confirmed that Irelands Euro 2020 playoff semi-final will take place away to Slovakia on Thursday March 26th. Fears over Dublin hosting Euro 2020 games have grown after the FAI told Uefa it is unable to provide assurances on minimum spectator numbers. FAI inform Uefa that Ireland cant guarantee fans attendance at Euro 2020 games in Dublin.

The opponents of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have requested their Euro 2020. The Irish government does not expect to be able to meet UEFAs demand of filling stadiums to 25 capacity for Euro 2020 games in Dublin deputy prime. The Irish FA has notified UEFA that it cannot provide assurances on minimum spectator levels for Euro 2020 matches set to be held in the capital Dublin.

With COVID-19 preventing the safe passage of fans between cities and countries the European governing body are set to unveil plans for a more compact championship. Following a meeting of their Executive Committee this morning UEFA confirmed to the FAI that the four EURO 2020 games have been moved due to the public health situation in Ireland.