Success At Euro 2020, Italy Wants To Host Euro 2028 Or 2030 World Cup

Italy celebrating success at Euro 2020 (Twitter @Vivo_Azurro)

JAKARTA - Italy is considering a bid to host Euro 2028 or the 2030 World Cup, the country's football federation, the FIGC, has said.

This was conveyed by FIGC President Gabriele Gravina at a press conference on Thursday after the inaugural board meeting after Italy won Euro 2020.

"We will evaluate options to host Euro 2028 or the 2030 World Cup, which will coincide with the centenary of the world's most prestigious tournament," Gravina said as quoted by Antara from the FIGC's official website.

Gravina: “La Nazionale ha unito il Paese, da questo successo un grande impulso alla ripartenza dell’Italia”https://t.co/2a4o4QiDwu pic.twitter.com/N1KATUA2o0

— FIGC (@FIGC) July 15, 2021

He then invited, "Let's submit a bid to host the Euros first, then we'll think about the next tournament."

In order to realize the plan, Gravina said Italy needed to take serious steps by disbursing funds to improve the condition of the stadium in his country first.

Gravina also revealed that Italy's success on the pitch was accompanied by additional FIGC revenue thanks to three Group A matches and one Euro 2020 quarter-final match played at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

"Thanks to the euro, the FIGC raised 28.25 million euros. Plus the revenue from commercial deals, overall there was an additional 36 million euros in revenue for the FIGC," he said.

If it advances in the bid for the host of Euro 2028, Italy will compete with Turkey, which has declared the candidacy, and Romania-Greece-Bulgaria-Serbia who have proposed as co-hosts.

For the 2030 World Cup, apart from Romania-Greece-Bulgaria-Serbia, there are also Spain-Portugal, Uruguay-Argentina-Chile-Paraguay, and Morocco.

Recently, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had expressed his support for the nomination of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup.