Euro 2032

UEFA Euro 2032 is scheduled to be co-hosted by Italy and Turkey across ten Italian and ten Turkish venues. Italy won the co-hosting bid in 2023 alongside Turkey, marking the country's return to major tournament hosting following the Euro 2020 format which spread matches across Europe. In April 2026, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin issued a stark warning: Italy risked losing its co-hosting rights unless stadium construction and redevelopment accelerated significantly. Of Italy's ten proposed venues, only Juventus's Allianz Stadium currently meets UEFA requirements.

The Italian venues proposed for Euro 2032 include grounds in Bari, Naples, Florence, Verona, Bologna, Genoa, Milan and Rome, alongside the Allianz Stadium in Turin. All but the Allianz Stadium require substantial renovation or new construction before they can host elite international fixtures. Italy's Parliament and regional governments have repeatedly delayed or underfunded stadium reform, and the political crisis around the FIGC following the 2026 World Cup qualification failure has further complicated the governance environment for delivering these projects on time.

For Italy, the loss of Euro 2032 matches would compound the damage from three consecutive World Cup absences and signal a structural rather than cyclical decline in the country's football standing. Turkey, whose stadium infrastructure is more modern, would not face the same pressures. The 2032 tournament is also commercially significant: hosting provides revenue, visibility and a domestic football infrastructure investment that Italy's clubs and cities urgently need. Ceferin's public warning was widely interpreted as the most serious external pressure Italy's football establishment had faced in decades.