Hopes for more fans at Euros

UEFA will allow host cities to ‘upscale’ plans for supporters to attend Euro 2020 matches should conditions around the coronavirus pandemic improve.

The European governing body asked for the 12 host cities - including Glasgow, Dublin and London to submit their proposals on how many fans they expect to be able to accommodate by last night.

The UK Government has announced plans for a number of test events - including a 21,000 crowd for the FA Cup final on May 15 - with a view to having Wembley full for at least some European Championship games.

Wembley will see England open their Group D campaign against Croatia on June 13, before then welcoming Scotland on June 18 followed by the Czech Republic.

The national stadium is also set to host one last-16 game as well as both the semi-finals and then final on July 11.

Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was optimistic there would be a ‘reasonably good number’ of supporters at Hampden for matches against the Czechs on June 14 and then Croatia eight days later.

Dublin, meanwhile, has three Group E games, involving Poland, Slovakia and Sweden, as well one of the ties in the knock-out stage.

There is some uncertainty, though, as to whether the Aviva Stadium will be in a position to accept fans due to travel restrictions and limits on mass gatherings.

An Irish Government spokesman said assurances on minimum spectator levels could not be currently provided.

Once hosts have submitted the scenarios, they will be allowed to come back to UEFA before April 28 with an increased view on how many supporters they could accommodate.