UEFA Euro 2032 facts for kids

The 2032 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2032 or simply Euro 2032, will be the 19th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the senior men's national teams of its member associations. Italy and Turkey will host the tournament, which is scheduled to take place between June and July 2032.

It will be the fourth time that European Championship matches are played in Italy, who previously hosted the 1968 and 1980 tournaments as well as matches of the 2020 tournament in Rome, while it will be the first time that matches are held in Turkey.

Bid process

Countries must submit a bid with ten stadiums, one of which must have 60,000 seats, one of which (preferably two) must have 50,000 seats, four of which must have 40,000 seats and three of which must have 30,000 seats.

Bidding timeline

The UEFA Executive Committee on 16 December 2021 announced the bidding process would be held in parallel with that of Euro 2028. Interested bidders can bid for either one of the tournaments. The bidding timeline is as follows:

• 17 December 2021: Applications formally invited
• 23 March 2022: Closing date for registering intention to bid
• 30 March 2022: Bid requirements made available to bidders
• 5 April 2022: Announcement of bidders
• 28 April 2022: Opening workshop for bidders
• 16 November 2022: Submission of preliminary bid dossier
• 12 April 2023: Submission of final bid dossier
• 10 October 2023: Bid presentation and announcement of host

Confirmed bids

Three declarations of interest to host the tournament (one later deemed ineligible) were received by UEFA before the deadline of 23 March 2022.

•  Italy and  Turkey – Originally two separate bids, on 28 July 2023 UEFA officially announced that the FIGC and the TFF had requested to merge their individual bids into one joint bid to host Euro 2032. The new bid was subject to further examinations to determine whether it was ready to get submitted to the UEFA Executive Committee at the meeting scheduled on 10 October, where the appointments for 2028 and 2032 were set to be made.
  •  Italy – In February 2019, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) President Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia that the federation was considering a bid. The bid was further promoted by Gravina himself in July 2021, following Italy's final victory at UEFA Euro 2020. Italy previously hosted the tournament in 1968 and 1980, and four matches of Euro 2020 were played in Rome. In February 2022, the FIGC announced that they would withdraw their original bid for Euro 2028 in order to focus on the 2032 edition, as it would allow more time to invest in stadiums and facilities. On 23 March of the same year, the FIGC's bid was officially confirmed by UEFA. In November 2022, Italy presented the preliminary dossier for the bid, revealing that eleven cities would be involved in the organization of the event.
  •  Turkey – The Turkish Football Federation declared its interest in hosting either Euro 2028 or Euro 2032.

Rejected bids

•  Russia – Russia also announced its bid on 23 March, despite the current bans by UEFA on the participation of Russian clubs and the Russian national team due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. On 2 May, UEFA declared the 2028 and 2032 bids as ineligible.

Qualification

As hosts, Italy and Turkey qualified for the tournament automatically. The remaining spots will be determined by a qualifying tournament.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Italy	*1 Co-host	10 October 2023	At least 10 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Turkey	*2 Co-host	10 October 2023	At least 5 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020)