Euro 2028

Government Transformation and Service Delivery

Record date: 31 March 2026

Whole-life cost: £511.6m
Published schedule: 11/10/2023 – Low: 31/03/2031, Mid: 31/03/2031
NISTA delivery confidence: AMBER
Senior responsible owner: Michael Livingston

What the project is for

In 2028 the UK & Ireland will host the men's UEFA European Championships. This will be the biggest sporting event the UK and Ireland have ever jointly hosted.

Departmental delivery commentary

Compared to financial year 24/25 Q4, the NISTA Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at 25/26 remained at Amber. This is primarily because we remain confident of delivery on time and within budget, in line with our most recent NISTA-commissioned Gate Review. Following the transition into the delivery phase in April 2025, UK&Ireland 2028 Ltd has become well established in its role coordinating and delivering domestic partners' tournament hosting responsibilities. The programme has updated its Full Business Case (with refreshed costs and estimated benefits) and a successful tournament launch event took place in November 2025, where the UK Government contribution of up to £557m was announced.

Schedule

Compared to financial year 24/25 Q4, the project's end-date at 25/26 Q4 has increased from last year's published end date to this year's published end date of 31/03/2031. This is because the EURO 2028 tournament will take place from June to July 2028, and the evaluation of the programme (including its legacy and impact 'community programme') is expected to conclude by 31 March 2031.

Cost

The project's departmentally agreed Whole Life Cost at 25/26 Q4 (measured in £m) is up to 557. This represents the total estimated UK Government contribution to plan and deliver the hosting responsibilities for the UEFA EURO 2028 Tournament. This has remained the same compared to last year's whole life cost, but has since been publically communicated for the first time. Please note figures referenced in the narratives were entered as nominal and the system automatically converts them to Real Terms.

Benefits

Compared to financial year 24/25 Q4, the project's departmentally agreed benefits at 25/26-Q4 (measured in £m) increased from 2362 to 3200 (3600 including Ireland), This is primarily because the programme commissioned an updated socio-economic analysis, which is reflected in this updated estimate.