Cork hopes dashed? Uefa want to flip Casement Park’s 'lost games’ to England

The Pitch understands that Uefa’s favoured position is that the fixtures would go to the English FA.

A general view of Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Pic Niall Carson/PA Wire.

Hopes that Ireland might be awarded Belfast’s Uefa Euro 2028 matches are set to be dashed, despite political attempts to keep the games on the island of Ireland.

The Pitch understands that Uefa’s favoured position - long before official confirmation this week that Casement Park will not happen in time - is that the fixtures would go to the English FA.