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UEFA deadline looms large for Dublin host city status
Mar 4, 2021
UEFA has said that nothing has changed in relation to Dublin's status as a host city for this summer’s delayed Euro 2020 tournament, despite media reports suggesting that the Irish capital was in danger of being cut due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The European governing body met with all 12 host cities recently to discuss the tournament and reiterated its commitment to maintaining the original format for the 24-team event.
However, UEFA has stated that there will be a requirement to have fans inside the stadium at all venues and has moved the deadline to submit such plans to early April.
And given the current lockdown status of the country, which runs until 5 April, at least, and ongoing travel restrictions, it remains to be seen whether such assurances can be given regarding the first scheduled match in June.
The first game set for the Aviva Stadium is the meeting of Poland and Slovakia on 14 June with UEFA indicating that they would expect the stadium to have a sizeable crowd in attendance, meaning that 10,000 would probably be the least amount required for Dublin to maintain its status.
Speaking to the Irish media last week, new FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill maintained that he was confident that Ireland would still be hosting this year’s event.
"We are committed to the hosting of our four games and we will have fans in the stadium - it's just a question of how many," said Hill.
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