The UK and Ireland are set to be ratified unopposed as hosts of Euro 2028 by UEFA next Tuesday after Turkey withdrew from the bidding process.
Turkey have teamed up with Italy to host the 2032 tournament following UEFA approval, meaning there is just a single bid now to host the 2028 edition.
The UK and Ireland are set to be successful in Nyon next Tuesday, with no opposition to their bid.
In a statement UEFA confirmed that the 2028 and 2032 tournaments will be awarded to the UK-Ireland bid and Turkey-Italy bid respectively, pending UEFA executive committee approval.
"Further to the announcement on 28 July which revealed the desire of the Italian and Turkish FAs to submit a joint bid to stage UEFA Euro 2032, the UEFA administration has today written to both associations to confirm that their joint bid has been duly received and will go forward for assessment and consideration by the UEFA Executive Committee," said the statement.
"As indicated by the FA of Türkiye with its submission of the request for a joint bid, their bid to stage UEFA Euro 2028 is consequently withdrawn.
"The award of both tournaments still requires the approval of the executive committee at its meeting in Nyon on 10 October. The presentations at that meeting will be an important part of the process which will take due consideration of the content of the bid submissions before reaching a decision."
The Aviva Stadium and the as-yet-to-be-built Casement Park in Belfast are listed among 10 confirmed venues for the combined Irish and UK bid.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland and the UK hosting Euro 2028 is going to be great for the country.
He will discuss the matter with his UK counterpart tomorrow, and there are discussions already underway as to how the Government can contribute to the construction of Casement Park in Belfast.
Mr Varadkar said that the expectation is that UEFA will formally announce the successful bid on Budget day.
"I think that's going to be great for football. I think it's going to be great for the country. I think it's a good thing for UK - Ireland relations and something I will discuss with the Prime Minister when we meet in Granada tomorrow.
"The two stadiums that we need are Aviva, which is pretty much built already. It won't require a huge amount of additional work," he said.
"The other one we need - and which I think is really crucial - is Casement Park in Belfast, and we're in discussions with the Ulster GAA Council and also the British government as to how we can make a contribution to the cost of building that new stadium," the Taoiseach added.
The other eight stadia are Wembley, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Etihad Stadium, Everton's new Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium, Villa Park and St James' Park in England, Hampden Park in Scotland and the Cardiff National Stadium in Wales.
The successful bid will see the green light given to the long-awaited redevelopment of Casement Park.
Last year a legal challenge against a decision to grant planning approval for the redevelopment was dismissed and Ulster GAA are now hopeful of having games played there in late 2025.
Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne said the decision, if as expected is confirmed next week, would be momentous for the country.
"It's the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement," he told RTÉ News at One. "The idea that we are working with Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland is hugely significant.
"It’s much-needed now in the post-Brexit environment and the difficulties we’ve had among these islands in recent years.
"It’s really, really positive and sport can bring us together."
The issue of qualification is yet to be finalised, with UEFA traditionally reserving a maximum of two automatic spots for hosts. It is likely all five host nations will be involved in qualifying, with potential wildcard spots for up to two nations, should they fail to qualify.
Ireland last qualified for the European Championships in 2016, when Martin O'Neill's side were defeated by hosts France in the last-16.
The FAI this morning said they are looking forward to presenting their bid to UEFA in Switzerland next week.
"We are looking forward to presenting our bid to UEFA on 10 October. These are exciting times, and we have a very compelling Euro 2028 proposal for UEFA. Our bid will be ground-breaking for the men's Euro and will deliver lasting legacies across the whole of Ireland and the UK.
"We will share full details of the bid in Nyon next week and are confident that UEFA will approve our candidacy to host Euro 2028."
The UK and Ireland bid has political support in all five nations, with a joint statement on behalf of the nations' leaders in April saying they would be "honoured" to deliver the tournament.
Last year the government projected the economic benefit if Ireland were to co-host the tournament would be €361 million, claiming there had been "a very extensive cost benefit analysis and objective scrutiny" of the proposal.
The GAA is not commenting on the Casement Park situation.
A new 34,000 seater stadium is a key part of the overall application but the existing ground in west Belfast has lain dormant since 2013 and is awaiting redevelopment.
The planning application was stuck in a legal wrangle in the interim and approval was only finally granted in 2021.
The Stormont Executive had committed £62.5m to its redevelopment a decade ago - part of a wider package of improvement of stadia for rugby, GAA and soccer.
The other two grounds were improved but no work was ever done at Casement.
In the interim the cost of the redevelopment has increased. The latest estimate is that it could be between £112m-£140m.
Making up the shortfall could have proven controversial had the issue come before the Stormont Executive for approval.
Some unionists have questioned whether extra money should be made available.
But with collapse of Stormont it's understood discussions are underway with the UK government and the Treasury in London about additional cash for the project.
It's understood they are making good progress.
The confirmation of a successful bid is likely to increase the chances of a successful outcome to those discussions.
Additional reporting: Conor Macauley
