Euro 2024 Germany

German FA have announced their intention to bid for the hosting of Euro 2014:-

http://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/dfb-will-bid-to-host-euro-2024-160773/

UEFA won't decide until September next year.  But let's face it, game over.  Euro 2024 will be in Germany.  And rightly so.

With the 48 team Euros, there won't be many other countries even able to host it on their own, France just did, England or UK as a whole could, but probably aren't likely to, Italy possibly could if the economy ever recovered (so that's a No then) and after that it will be back to joint bids, 3 country bids, or even worse, that awful 2020 structure.  At this rate, Germany will be hosting one in 3 of these things. Not necessarily a bad thing, but bit of variety wouldn't go astray either. 

deise316 wrote: With the 48 team Euros, there won't be many other countries even able to host it on their own, France just did, England or UK as a whole could, but probably aren't likely to, Italy possibly could if the economy ever recovered (so that's a No then) and after that it will be back to joint bids, 3 country bids, or even worse, that awful 2020 structure.  At this rate, Germany will be hosting one in 3 of these things. Not necessarily a bad thing, but bit of variety wouldn't go astray either.

No qualifiers then straight into the main tournament

Germany, France, Russia, Spain or England all capable of a solo tournament.
Happy with most of those (we will see how Russia gets on with WC 2018).
Several other joint bids possible as it seems only 10 stadiums required.
Euro 2000 (Bel & Ned), Euro 2008 (Aus & Swi) and Euro 2012 (Pol & Ukr) all had 8 stadiums so shouldn't be too difficult for those nations (or others who bid before), or a new mix to add another 35,000 capacity stadium each.
Safety concerns may prevent Turkey putting up a winnable bid for the foreseeable future.
All depends if UEFA wants solo or joint bids.
Economic concerns may prevent Spain from bidding, but if the Germans get 2024 then it's 11 years to 2028 so God knows what will be going on in Europe then.
Would you prefer a solo or joint hosts?
Also, what is the correct way of using the words "stadia" and "stadiums"?

Well, the Russians won't get it because of the World Cup. The Italians simply don't have the stadiums. France won't bid, nor will England.

It'll be Spain, Turkey and Germany, probably with Turkey v Germany in the final round.

The Turks have actually constructed a fair number of the stadiums they proposed for Euro 2016 already. Plus, while it is a large country, a lot of the facilities are in the West of the country. And they have spent a fortune on infrastructure in recent years, including a high speed rail network.

While it wouldn't be as efficient as Germany, it's certainly no backwater, and they would be able to host it competently, assuming they can keep a lid on security issues.

Id imagine the reaession would have a lot to do with why they haven't bid or got the last number of tournaments....they do cost a bit to host

coyne wrote: There's talk of an all-Scandinavian joint bid also - Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland. If that's the case and they do win it, it could be the first time where a country hosts the EURO's and not actually be in it - UEFA rules say when 2 or more countries jointly host a tournament, only 2 countries get automatic qualification meaning the other 2 would have to qualify manually

2020 will probably be the first time technically. Reckon one of the countries selected won't qualify. (Probably Scotland ,

Spain is close to perfect though: two stadiums in Madrid (Real already want to renovate the Bernabeu again plus the new Atletico one), two in Barcelona (a renovated Nou Camp and the new Espanyol stadium), cash for Valencia to finish the new stadium there, the new San Mames in Bilbao, one or both in Seville.... that's seven or eight of the ten there already, all ready to go. You might need to renovate a few more to get the capacity over 40k but the largest ones are already there and ready to go.

In terms of facilities, it has huge amounts of tourist accommodation, airports everywhere, and the largest high speed rail network in Europe (and one they continue to invest in, despite the recession).

They need to renovate a couple of stadiums but that's it. I'm sure Turkey would take a heap more than that.

Didn't they bid with Portugal got the last one?