it's 'ment to be
Inside the abandoned stadium in disrepair and covered in weeds which is amazingly set to host Euro 2028 games
EURO 2028 will be hosted by a stadium in complete disrepair after the UK and Ireland won the bid to host the tournament.
The joint bid included ten stadiums from around the British Isles and Ireland.
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And it has won the race to host the Euros after Turkey withdrew from the bidding process.
That left the UK and Ireland as the sole candidate, with the hosting choice to be publicly confirmed in Nyon on Tuesday.
And while there are some showcase stadiums such as Wembley, the Tottenham Hostpur Stadium and the Aviva Stadium - Casement Park in Belfast needs some work.
There is just one stand in place at the ground, which opened in 1953 as a gaelic football arena.
The terraces are now covered in weeds and in a state of disrepair but that is all set to change after planning permission was granted to redevelop the site in 2021.
Casement Park, which was named after Irish nationalist and diplomat Roger Casement, will principally be used for Gaelic football games so the GAA had to give special permission for it to be included in the Euro 2028 bid.
Irish FA chief executive Patrick Nelson insists construction will begin on Casement Park now that the UK and Ireland have been successful in their bid.
When complete the arena will be able to hold 34,500 fans.
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Windsor Park, where Northern Ireland currently play home games, does not meet minimum capacity requirements for the Euros.
Casement Park has been unused since 2013 even though it didn't officially close until later, but was once Northern Ireland's top Gaelic football ground.
According to the , redevelopment of the site has been met with a legal challenge from local residents.
It's reported there were objections to its size and the impact it will have on the local area.
However, the £77.5million development was given the go-ahead last summer after a West Belfast residents' group lost its legal challenge.
And the ground has been designed by the architects responsible for Tottenham's incredible £1billion stadium.
Casement Park is one of two grounds in the UK and Ireland's bid that are currently unbuilt.
The other is Everton's Bramley-Moore Dock, which is due to be completed by 2024.
That is the same year work on all potential Euro 2028 host stadiums must have started by.
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The UK and Ireland's bid to host the iconic tournament will be confirmed after Turkey withdrew in favour of going for the 2032 tournament in a joint hosting with Italy.
The likes of Wembley, St. James' Park, Villa Park, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Etihad will be among ten grounds to stage games during the competition.
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