Gareth Bale hopes to see Wales stage the opening game of Euro 2028 after the UK and Ireland were named hosts of the tournament.
Gareth Bale hopes Wales will be given the chance to stage the opening game of Euro 2028 after the UK and Ireland were named hosts of the tournament.Uefa confirmation on Tuesday.
Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney is optimistic that both the Euro 2028 opener and a quarter-final will be played in Cardiff.The joint hosting bid ran unopposed after Turkey withdrew to focus on a bid with Italy for Euro 2032, which was also confirmed by Uefa, European football's governing body, at a meeting in Switzerland."It's a perfect venue for the opening match, and also a quarter-final as well is what we have proposed.
It is unlikely that Uefa will offer more than two automatic places for hosting teams, so three could potentially miss out. Former Tottenham and Real Madrid forward Bale, who retired in January, helped Wales qualify for the last two European Championship as well as last year's World Cup.He says the goal for Wales will be to guarantee they are involved at Euro 2028 by securing a place via the regular qualifying route.
"Those two back up spots are there just in case as a safety net. I think it's important all teams try and qualify and do the best they can, and hopefully they all do it automatically anyway."Bale believes the 2017 Champions League final, when he was part of the Real Madrid side who beat Juventus in Cardiff, is proof that Wales can successfully host football's biggest events.
Mooney said Wales "100% want to qualify" automatically for Euro 2028 and is confident they will have the squad to make that happen.
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