| Tourney Name: | Bulgaria–Greece–Romania–Serbia UEFA Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup bid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year: | 2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederations: | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Num Teams: | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venues: | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cities: | 14 |
The Bulgaria–Greece–Romania–Serbia UEFA Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup bid was a joint bid to host the UEFA Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup by Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia. The bid was led by the Craiova Group.
On 25 February 2019, at the meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria of the Ministers of Youth and Sports of Romania, Constantin Bogdan Matei; Bulgaria, Krasen Kralev; Serbia, Vanja Udovičić and Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece, Giorgos Vasileiadis, it was officially confirmed that these four countries would submit joint candidacy for the organization of the UEFA Euro 2028 and the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[1] [2] [3] Following the second meeting, the ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on 10 April 2019 in Thessaloniki, Greece.[4] However, the project has been quietly abandoned, mainly due to Greece bidding with Egypt and Saudi Arabia.[5]
For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it has been confirmed that stadiums must have a capacity of at least 40,000 for group round matches and second round matches, 50,000 for quarter final and 60,000 for the semi-finals and at least 80,000 for the Opening Match and Final; none of the countries concerned have stadiums with such a capacity for the opening and final matches as of yet and the rules for 2030 have not been announced. Olympic Stadium was the stadium mentioned to host the Opening Match, while the Bucharest Arena was set for the Final match.[6]
| Sofia | Plovdiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Vasil Levski National Stadium | Plovdiv Stadium | |
| Capacity: 44,000 (to be renovated and expanded to 50,000) | Capacity: 55,000 (to be renovated) | |
| Burgas | Varna | |
| Chernomorets Arena | New Varna Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 (Planned) | Capacity: 22,000 (Under Construction) | |
| Athens | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Stadium | Agia Sophia Stadium | |
| Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 31,800 | |
| Piraeus | Thessaloniki | |
| Karaiskakis Stadium | New Toumba Stadium | |
| Capacity: 32,112 | Capacity: 41,926 (Planned) | |
| Bucharest | Cluj-Napoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Națională | Cluj Arena | |
| Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,201 | |
| Craiova | Iași | |
| Stadionul Ion Oblemenco | New Iași Arena [7] | |
| Capacity: 30,983 | Capacity: 25,000 (Planned) | |
| Timișoara | ||
| New Timișoara Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 (Planned) | ||
| Belgrade | ||
|---|---|---|
| New National Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 60,000 (Planned) | Capacity: 55,538 (To be renovated) | |
| Niš | Kragujevac | |
| Čair Stadium | Čika Dača Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,151 (to be renovated and expanded to 25 000) | Capacity: 15,100 (to be renovated and expanded to 20 000) | |