FAI’s Euro 2020 vision formalised

The board of the FAI has now officially approved a formal bid to host Euro 2020 games at the Aviva Stadium but it will be September next year before a decision on the host cities for the tournament is taken.

The confirmation of the FAI’s interest came as UEFA announced that while Euro 2020 will be held across 13 countries, the semi-finals and final will be played at the same stadium.

Host countries will not qualify automatically but if they do make it to the finals, their national team will be guaranteed to play at least two of three group matches at home, Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino said in Nyon, Switzerland yesterday.