Newcastle United's St James' Park has been given the green light to host four Euro 2028 group games, with England potentially using the stadium for a last-16 clash on Sunday, 25 June 2028.
UEFA have held dialogue with Newcastle chiefs for over 12 months as they prepare for the tournament alongside the home grounds of Manchester City, Tottenham, Everton and Aston Villa. Wembley, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin will also share the competition as England aim to go one better than Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 by lifting the European crown.
England's potential last-16 tie at St James'
The Three Lions could use St James' Park as their home ground for a last-16 match when the Group B winners take on the third-placed side from Group A, D, E or F. The finer details will be confirmed after the qualifiers and draw are completed, with those games kicking off in March and June before the final matchday rounds in September, October and November next year.
St James' Park previously hosted games in Euro 96, with stars such as Gheorghe Hagi of Romania and Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria lighting up the big stage on Tyneside, not to mention future World Cup-winning skipper Didier Deschamps.
Newcastle players in the England frame
Newcastle will hope that Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento are still on the books and playing for the Three Lions, while there are high hopes that Lewis Miley could also be part of the plans. Whether the tournament could offer Dan Burn an international swansong remains to be seen.
Hosting an England game will not be a first for St James' Park, with the national team playing eight times on Tyneside and losing only once. The stadium served as an early venue during the British Home Championship era and was later used when the old Wembley was demolished and rebuilt in the 2000s, while it was also used as a roadshow venue as recently as 2024 before the Euros in Germany.
England's record at St James' Park
On that night, a proud Kieran Trippier captained England to a 3-0 win over Bosnia and went off to a standing ovation ahead of what would be his last major effort with England at that summer's Euros. England would make the final in Berlin but lost to Spain in a 2-1 defeat, with neither Trippier nor Anthony Gordon getting off the bench.
England's senior internationals at St James' Park began on 18 March 1901 with a 6-0 win over Wales, where Steve Bloomer starred with four goals alongside strikes from Ernest Needham and Fred Priest. Other notable matches include a 1-1 draw with Scotland in 1907, a 1-2 defeat to Wales in 1933, a 4-0 victory over Norway in 1938, and a 2-0 win over Albania in 2001. Further wins followed against Ukraine in 2004, Azerbaijan in 2005, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, when Cole Palmer converted his first senior international goal from the penalty spot, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Kane adding the second and third goals.
