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Post by 60sred on Oct 5, 2023 7:27:36 GMT
Also do we have any chance of getting the final? Wembley has had it twice in recent years so hopefully we get a shot. I assume its between us, England and Scotland? I believe Wembley has the final AND both semi-finals. Should have had one semi at Cardiff and one in Glasgow/Dublin IMO. i think its wrong for Wembley to have the last 3 games after what trouble there was at the last final. i fear that this is a decision which UEFA have made as football is no longer a sport but a buisness so the governing bodies are just after grubby profits , so they are not going to turn down the chance of having an extra 16000 people at a game to include more corporates instead of real fans. As for the number of games which will be held in Wales minimum of 3 group games 2 last 16 games and because of the Milleniums capacity i think they will get to QF as i dont expect Wembley to hold any with having both the semis & final. i think the other to QF to be at Tottenham & Hampden. England have only hosted the tournament as a sole country once whist Germany have had it twice and France 3 times. |
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Post by jbt95 on Oct 5, 2023 7:53:39 GMT
Fed up of people moaning about this tournament. I think it’s a great idea.
Some stadiums will need to host more than 3 group games as there’s only 10 involved yet 6 groups so hopefully Cardiff can get at least 4 including the opening match. No doubt a round of 16 and a quarter final too.
Obviously shall we qualify would get the 3 group games in Cardiff but I would hope they’d do it so if we won the group and then our Ro16 tie we’d play in Cardiff again in the quarter finals.
Round of 16 would be good if our options were Spurs, Man City, Villa or Everton.
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Post by jbt95 on Oct 10, 2023 10:24:11 GMT
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Post by foxmulder on Oct 10, 2023 10:57:08 GMT
Gonna be that guy and ask THE stupid question.... does that mean we've qualified for Euro 2028?
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Post by superunknown on Oct 10, 2023 11:13:15 GMT
Gonna be that guy and ask THE stupid question.... does that mean we've qualified for Euro 2028? Unfortunately no. Its a possibility there’ll be two automatic places ‘reserved’ for the 5 hosts. So all 5 of us go through the normal qualification process and if 3 qualified directly then the remaining 2 have the automatic spots. If there’s more than 2 then I assume it’s the best ranked of the ones not qualified. But UEFA aren’t massively keen on that approach so we’ll see how it goes. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 10, 2023 11:14:16 GMT
Gonna be that guy and ask THE stupid question.... does that mean we've qualified for Euro 2028? No. Each country goes through the qualification process as normal, and two automatic spaces are reserved for host nations who miss out I'm sure no one will dispute that England will qualify automatically. That means 2/4 of us would receive automatic spots if we all miss out. If for example Ireland & Scotland qualify and us and Northern Ireland miss out then we would both be granted those two spots Long story short - if 3 out of 5 host nations qualify then we all qualify. If 2 out of 5 host nations qualify then 1 of us misses out (very likely to be Northern Ireland in this scenario). If only England qualify automatically then 2 host nations will miss out |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 10, 2023 11:15:31 GMT
Cardiff pretty much confirmed to have been given the opening game (and I assume also the opening ceremony?). Meaning if we do qualify we will kick off the tournament in the National Stadium of Wales www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67020416 |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 10, 2023 13:13:32 GMT
I'm imagining a closed roof 8pm kick off full house for the opening game of the tournament, Yma o Hyd & the anthem before the game
Even the biggest detractors from this bid must admit that is an exciting prospect!
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Post by surge on Oct 10, 2023 13:33:24 GMT
Neither semi-final should be at Wembley, but I expect either neither or both will and English FA (plus UEFA) will want both to be.
England, Ireland, Scotland, Cymru/Wales and Northern Ireland getting it was always most likely and almost certain as soon as Turkey was only other bidder. Time to get on board now and make it best for us as possible.
Will be interesting to see how many of the elite Under 19's in 2026 make it to the Euro's in 2028.
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Post by jbt95 on Oct 10, 2023 14:13:31 GMT
Neither semi-final should be at Wembley, but I expect either neither or both will and English FA (plus UEFA) will want both to be. England, Ireland, Scotland, Cymru/Wales and Northern Ireland getting it was always most likely and almost certain as soon as Turkey was only other bidder. Time to get on board now and make it best for us as possible. Will be interesting to see how many of the elite Under 19's in 2026 make it to the Euro's in 2028. From the interview sky did today with FA chief executive Mark Bullingham, it seems it’s been decided and already proposed Wembley has both semis and the final, but also that Cardiff has the opening game. The interview mentions 45% of games, so 23 of the 51, will be outside of England with six each in Cardiff, Glasgow & Dublin and five in Belfast. I think that’s decent to be honest. I’d imagine that means all 5 countries host at least one round of 16 match and all bar Belfast will get a quarter final. The interview is on this page www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12980967/euro-2028-uk-ireland-to-host-european-championships-as-turkey-and-italy-get-2032 , alongside another with Bale. |
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Post by cogancoronation31 on Oct 10, 2023 16:18:22 GMT
Blimey, something else to worry about now...
I'm already stressed out enough about wanting us to qualify for Germany next year (Euro 2024) - and it's a case now of desperately hoping that we'll be present on home turf too, for Euro 2028!
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Post by gwernybwch on Oct 10, 2023 17:14:57 GMT
I'm imagining a closed roof 8pm kick off full house for the opening game of the tournament, Yma o Hyd & the anthem before the game Even the biggest detractors from this bid must admit that is an exciting prospect! It certainly be interesting singing Yma o Hyd, when err Rishi, Gareth and don't know that we are still here. Attachments:
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Post by jbt95 on Oct 10, 2023 17:38:43 GMT
I'm imagining a closed roof 8pm kick off full house for the opening game of the tournament, Yma o Hyd & the anthem before the game Even the biggest detractors from this bid must admit that is an exciting prospect! It certainly be interesting singing Yma o Hyd, when err Rishi, Gareth and don't know that we are still here. Rishi will be in the USA by then! |
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Post by welshlad on Oct 10, 2023 17:42:51 GMT
Given that the hosts are usually seeded in pot 1 and let's say England Scotland and Ireland are all looking good for qualification, would be better off qualifying by default and ended up in pot 1.
If we fail say along with N Ireland. We would then be pot 1 going off previous competitions (as hosts usually go into pot 1) Crazy.
Also what happens if all 5 qualify, who would then get the reserved 2 places, or 8£ 4 qualify, there would be 1 space to fill.
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Post by jbt95 on Oct 10, 2023 17:59:20 GMT
Given that the hosts are usually seeded in pot 1 and let's say England Scotland and Ireland are all looking good for qualification, would be better off qualifying by default and ended up in pot 1. If we fail say along with N Ireland. We would then be pot 1 going off previous competitions (as hosts usually go into pot 1) Crazy. Also what happens if all 5 qualify, who would then get the reserved 2 places, or 8£ 4 qualify, there would be 1 space to fill. If all 5 qualify then the two reserved spaces would just go to other teams, probably through the play-offs. It’s probably too early to think about seedings in the final draw. It may well be the best two ranked sides are Pot 1, or they may go down the route of any host nation in pot 1. I’d think at a minimum all 5 will be in seperate groups, and have all 3 group matches at their own stadium (although England may move about). |
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Post by Belle Vue on Oct 10, 2023 18:05:29 GMT
Let’s hope Mooney and Page have gone by then !!! Please
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Oct 11, 2023 3:14:26 GMT
Haha England having Semis and the Final? What an absolute joke and shame on the Celtic associations for propping this up, incredibly subservient (yet again).
Sunak summed it up by having a pic with just the England lot.
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Post by 60sred on Oct 11, 2023 5:58:43 GMT
As i stated above was pretty much backed up by Kaveh Solhekol reporting on sky yesterday from the announcement. He stated that the governing bodies like UEFA & FIFA no lomger hold press conferences so difficult questions can be asked and tournaments are no longer about fans but about making as much money as possible. So if you are not happy about Wembley having the last 3 games maybe you should be taking aim at UEFA. As for it being a joint bid how could Wales get any tournament games without including England. Who knows you might even be thankful of Englands inclusion as you might have to rely on us and Scotland to qualify automatic as you might be struggling 4 years down the road to qualify through your own performances as i dont seem to see your next generation coming through at the highest level yet.
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Post by vvm on Oct 11, 2023 8:37:40 GMT
Mixed emotions on this, I think generally it has to be seen as a positive as it's the only way we can realistically be involved in hosting a tournament. Being given the opening game would certainly help, I see that as better than a semi final and (assuming we qualify) we'd be guaranteed of playing in it I would imagine.
Final at Wembley? Fair enough, it is the biggest I suppose. Think they could share the semi finals out a bit though.
I've seen a few turn their nose up at the prospect of playing at the millennium rather than the CCC but I guess since I've never watched us play there it's actually sort of exciting to me. Would it be the worst idea to play a few friendlies/nations league games there prior to get the players used to it?
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Post by 1gwaunview on Oct 11, 2023 10:52:48 GMT
How much will the WRU make out of this?
Too early to start worrying about 2028, other tournaments to be played out before then.
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Post by robwrecsam on Oct 11, 2023 11:14:02 GMT
You’d think if not all teams auto qualify that the spaces will be given in order of best losers like how the playoffs are given to the best places 3rd teams. Hopefully we don’t need it and we can qualify ourselves
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Post by mogo on Jun 15, 2024 10:46:21 GMT
The Times are reporting that we will have the opening match in Cardiff. I know it’s a weird anaoligy but it reminds me of Scrodinger’s cat being both alive and dead at the same time until someone opens the box - at the moment the match is both the best possible day for us (we qualify and play & win the game), and also the worst nightmare of a day(we miss out and one of the other hosts take our place😱)
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jun 15, 2024 11:31:36 GMT
Opening game would be outstanding. We would never ever forgive those responsible if we miss out but it's sounding promising that we'll be a host anyway.
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Post by CrackityJones on Jun 15, 2024 11:47:49 GMT
Already confirmed as hosts
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Post by eppingblue1 on Jun 15, 2024 11:54:34 GMT
Already confirmed as hosts That's the country not the team. Lots of likely chances for us to qualify though given the qualification and hosts places available. Getting promotion in this years nations league could well be enough. |
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Post by CrackityJones on Jun 15, 2024 12:15:30 GMT
Yeah I know, confirmed as hosts. I have little confidence the team will qualify at the moment
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Post by stevej on Jun 15, 2024 13:07:09 GMT
I noticed the times article (before the pay wall appeared) said that NI may withdraw as hosts, I've also read that only 2 hosts can qualify as hosts for the tournament..
It's been mentioned that all home nations may enter qualifying and the ones that don't finish top2 may then qualify as hosts.. if we assume that england have a very good chance of finishing top2 then we'd need ROI or Scotland to finish top2 also so we could then qualify as hosts in the event of us finishing 3rd or worse in our group...
Is that sort of right or is there anything else relevant atm in terms of us qualifying?...
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jun 15, 2024 14:30:20 GMT
Already confirmed as hosts That's the country not the team. Lots of likely chances for us to qualify though given the qualification and hosts places available. Getting promotion in this years nations league could well be enough. Aye this is what I meant. |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jun 15, 2024 14:31:42 GMT
I noticed the times article (before the pay wall appeared) said that NI may withdraw as hosts, I've also read that only 2 hosts can qualify as hosts for the tournament.. It's been mentioned that all home nations may enter qualifying and the ones that don't finish top2 may then qualify as hosts.. if we assume that england have a very good chance of finishing top2 then we'd need ROI or Scotland to finish top2 also so we could then qualify as hosts in the event of us finishing 3rd or worse in our group... Is that sort of right or is there anything else relevant atm in terms of us qualifying?... That's my understanding. NI not hosting would help us out but I have little faith in Scotland and Ireland at the moment, let alone ourselves. |
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Post by hooky on Jun 15, 2024 15:33:42 GMT
Why Ireland are involved I don't know. They are nothing to do with the United Kingdom but seem to involved themselves in things like this. Why would Scotland and Wales agree to their involvement - we should have been selfish and looked after our own interests
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