3 Cities Set to Lose Hosting Privileges for the 2020 Euro—Who Will Replace Them?

As the UEFA European Championship slowly approaches, host countries were expected to guarantee that their stadia could be able to allow access to fans. So far, however, only 9 of the 12 host cities have confirmed their ability to accommodate spectators.

So, if you want to make use of any of our Euro betting markets, we suggest knowing who these host cities are. Thus, we’ve created the following table which provides information of the host cities that have so far guaranteed fan access:

The confirmed capacity is currently not finalised as many of the host cities are expecting to increase their capacity in the future. Only time will tell if the hosts manage to increase their venues’ capacity and so we suggest keeping yourself up-to-date with any changes.

However, it’s bad news for the remaining 3 host cities as they could end up losing their hosting privileges. In fact, Dublin is one such city who seems to have missed its deadline despite the extra time that it was given to provide these assurances.

Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) weren’t able to give UEFA any assurances over the minimum capacity that the Aviva Stadium can hold. Moreover, Dublin is not alone in not providing assurances.

Munich and Bilbao have also failed to guarantee that their stadia will be able to hold the minimum expect number of spectators. As a result, UEFA are looking for other venues to hold the matches that were meant for these 3 host cities.

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Who Will Host These Cities’ Matches Now?

There are no confirmed alternative venues as of yet, however, UEFA is eyeing a number of stadia in England to replace Aviva Stadium. In fact, inspections have been carried out on several Premier League stadia, including the Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium.

Moreover, even Wembley Stadium is being considered as a possible alternative. However, nothing’s confirmed so far, and even grounds outside of the United Kingdom are being considered. Furthermore, matches that were meant for Bilbao and Munich could also be held at other venues.

It seems that the Spanish Football Federation is doing everything in its power to retain its Euro matches. In fact, the president of that federation, Luis Rubiales, has gone so far as to say that he will do ‘everything humanly possible’ to keep those games.

In fact, Seville has been proposed as a possible replacement for the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao. Meanwhile, however, there doesn’t seem to be any plans for an alternative site for Munich. However, we’ll soon know in the coming days.