# UEFA Euro 2028 (UK and Ireland)

> The public ticket ballot for UEFA Euro 2028 has no announced dates as of 24 Aug 2026.

- Canonical: https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/uefa-euro-2028
- Sport: Football
- Status on 2026-09-08: Announced
- Public ballot: yes
- Access: draw
- Ballot type: free-entry draw
- Results: TBA; allocation ballots will run only after the final tournament draw expected December 2027
- Event dates: 2028-06-09 to 2028-07-09 (opening match Cardiff, final at Wembley)
- Location: United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: 9 stadiums in 8 host cities (Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium London, Etihad Manchester, Hill Dickinson Stadium Liverpool, St James' Park Newcastle, Villa Park Birmingham, Hampden Park Glasgow, Principality Stadium Cardiff, Aviva Stadium Dublin)
- Organizer: UEFA with the four host associations (English FA, Scottish FA, FA of Wales, FAI). The Irish FA (Northern Ireland) was part of the original five-association bid but Northern Ireland lost host status when Casement Park (Belfast) was dropped in 2024
- Entry cost: Expected free to enter (UEFA EURO ballots carry no application fee; payment only if allocated). To be confirmed with full details in autumn 2027.
- Eligibility: General public worldwide for the ballot phases; 80%+ of all tickets go to fans of participating teams and the general public; 10,000 tickets per group-stage match reserved for supporters of each competing team via their national associations.
- Ticket prices if you win: TBA autumn 2027. Commitments: 40%+ of tickets in the most affordable categories, no dynamic pricing anywhere in the tournament, equal pricing for regular group-stage matches.
- Official site: https://www.uefa.com/euro2028/
- Last verified: 2026-08-24 (confidence: high)

## Where it stands

Announced but not open as of 2026-08-24. Tournament schedule and brand launched 2025-11-12 across the UK and Ireland (about 3 million tickets confirmed); the fan-first ticketing principles article was last updated 2026-07-16 and confirms a ballot for the start of general public sales, no dynamic pricing, over 40 percent of tickets in the more affordable categories and face-value official resale. Prices and full sales details are due autumn 2027; ballot phases start only after the December 2027 final draw.

## How to enter

Not yet open. Announced process: general public sales will be allocated via a ballot (application window, then draw: no queues, no first-come-first-served) on UEFA's ticketing platform. Unlike previous EUROs there will be NO pre-draw sales phase: tickets only go on sale after the final draw in December 2027, once group fixtures are known. Full details and prices due in autumn 2027. An official face-value-only UEFA resale platform will operate; resale outside it is unauthorised (Scotland has a dedicated anti-touting law, the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill).

## Your odds

About 3 million tickets across 51 matches, the largest EURO inventory yet; ballots for the marquee matches (opener, knockouts, Wembley final) will still be heavily oversubscribed, while group matches at larger venues should have materially better odds than any single-match UEFA final ballot.

## Good to know

Verified 2026-07-07. Timeline (autumn 2027 pricing announcement, post-draw December 2027 sales start) is officially stated by UEFA; exact ballot window dates are not yet published, hence dates_estimated=true. Expected phasing based on official statements plus past EURO practice: main public ballot around December 2027-January 2028, team-specific supporter phases after the draw in early 2028, later sales and official resale into spring 2028. Ballot, face-value resale, ~3M tickets, 40%+ affordable, no dynamic pricing and 6 matches at Hampden confirmed directly on the official Scottish Government page (published 2026-01-15), since uefa.com blocks automated fetching (403/503); UEFA's 2026-02-12 principles announcement confirmed via multiple independent reports. Correction vs prior record: four host nations, not five - Northern Ireland retains only ceremonial involvement (e.g. qualifying draw in Belfast) after Casement Park was dropped, and gets no automatic qualification.

## Full guide

- [Euro 2028 ballot: when tickets go on sale and how it works](https://theticketlottery.com/guides/euro-2028-tickets)

## Sources

- https://www.uefa.com/euro2028/news/02a0-1f55506ebc73-bd595aa88468-1000--uefa-euro-2028-puts-fans-first-with-fair-and-transparent-/
- https://www.uefa.com/euro2028/
- https://www.gov.scot/news/protecting-football-fans-from-ticket-touts/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2028
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/46953614/euro-2028-fa-use-dynamic-ticket-pricing