England will host the 13th edition of the 2022 European Championship, without a doubt the one that has generated the most expectations of all its editions. As reported by UEFA, tournament organizers, a total of ten stadiums spread over nine venues located in the cities of Sheffield, Southampton, Brighton and Hove, Milton Keynes, Leigh, Rotherham, Manchester and London will be used.
In fact, the English capital will host the final at the legendary Wembley Stadium, with a capacity for 90,000 spectators. The opening match will take place at another football temple, Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium.
England and Austria opened the Euro
The tournament will start on Wednesday, July 6, with a match between England and Austria in group A, and will end on Sunday, July 31, with the final at Wembley.
This is the second time England has organized the competition after 2005, the edition that had Germany as champion.
The British were awarded a contract to organize the European Championship in 2018, but at that time, of course, it was still the Women’s European Championship 2021. The covid pandemic caused the event to be held for a year. However, the venues and stadiums for Women’s Euro 2022 have been set for a long time.
Here are all the places for each group:
Venues according to groups
Group A: Old Trafford, St. Mary’s Stadium, Brighton Community Stadium.
Group B: MK Stadium, Brentford Community Stadium.
Group C: Bramall Lane, Leigh Sports Village.
Group D: New York Stadium, Manchester City Academy Stadium.
Quarterfinals: Brighton Community Stadium, Brentford Community Stadium, Leigh Sports Village, New York Stadium
Semi-finals: Bramall Lane, MK Stadium
Final: Wembley Stadium, London.
As for the stadiums, there are legendary stadiums such as Old Trafford and Wembley that will host the opening match and the final, respectively. Also others from the Premier League, such as Brighton, Brentford and Southampton, will host the remaining matches. The Spanish team will play two of their group stage matches specifically at Brentford Community Stadium, against Germany and Denmark, and the other, against Finland, at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes.
The stadiums of the European Championship are as follows:
Brighton & Hove Community Stadium
30,000 viewers
Opened in 2011, the Brighton & Hove Albion stadium, on the south coast of England and an hour’s train ride from London, will host two group stage matches and a quarter-final match.
Brentford Community Stadium
17,000 viewers
The new Brentford stadium, which in 2020 will leave Griffin Park for the modern Brentford Community Stadium, will host two matches for the Spanish team, against Germany and Denmark, and another in the same group, as well as one of the quarterfinals. It is located in West London and north of the Thames, close to Kew Bridge.
Wembley Stadium
90,000 viewers
The temple of English football, home of the English team, was selected for the final of the Women’s Euro Cup, on July 31. It was, in fact, the only game played at Wembley, used in the great events of domestic and European football. .
Old Trafford
74,000 viewers
The ‘Theater of Dreams’, home of Manchester United is another of the world famous and historic stadiums of this Women’s Euro Cup. With a capacity of almost 75,000 spectators, it will only host the opening match, between England and Austria.
Manchester City Academy Stadium
7,000 viewers
Manchester is, along with London, the only city where matches will be played in two different stadiums. In addition to Old Trafford, another is the one at Sports City, where women’s citizens and youth usually play together. It is right next to the Etihad Stadium and three Group D games will be played.
new york stadium
12,000 viewers
Opened in 2012, and located in the city of Rotherham, New York Stadium is named after the place where it was built in South Yorkshire. Here Rotherham United, who have been promoted to the Championship this season, played their games. It will host three Group D matches and a quarter-final match.
Bramall Lane
30,000 viewers
Sheffield United’s home ground is considered to be the oldest football stadium in the world, opening in 1855 as a cricket ground. Since its founding in 1889, Sheffield United has always played here. With a capacity for 30,000 spectators, it will host three Group C matches and one of two semi-finals.
St. Mary’s Stadium
32,000 viewers
The home ground of Southampton, on the south coast of England, opened in 2001. It is named after St Mary’s Church, located near the stadium and where former members founded the club. It will host all three Group A matches of Northern Ireland, including one against England.
Stadium MK
30,000 viewers
Opened in 2007 and less than an hour by train from London, Stadium MK is home to MK Dons. It has already hosted matches for the English women’s team and Under-21s and in this European Championship, three matches will be played on the group stage, including Spain’s debut against Finland, and one in the semi-finals.
Leigh Sports Village
8,000 viewers
Leigh Sports Village, where Manchester United women and youth usually play, is also home to the Leigh Centurions rugby union. Located in the town of Leigh, which is part of Wigan’s metropolitan district, between Manchester and Liverpool, it will host three Group C matches, all three for the Portuguese team, and a quarter-final.
Source: La Verdad
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