The 2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) will take place in Austria and Switzerland.
Austria and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts. The remaining 14 teams will be determined in a qualifying tournament that will start in 2006.
Venues
Basel / St.Jakob-Park / First match, 2 group matches, 2 quarter-final-matches, 1 semi-final-match
Vienna / Ernst-Happel-Stadion / 3 group matches, 2 quarter-final-matches, 1 semi-final-match and final
In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for organizers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city's venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005.
Simon Lyons, the man charged with co-ordinating the Scottish bid for Euro2008, told BBC Sport Online UK Sport's backing was invaluable as it constituted almost half of the ÂŁ1m required to put forward a bid.
Nations considering a bid to host Euro2008 must lodge their intention to bid with Uefa by the end of February.
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