EU Watch | EURO 2024...Not Turkey but Germany... “Du gehst mir auf den Keks”

Mavi Boncuk | Germany to host Euro 2024 after beating off competition from Turkey. This is Turkey’s fourth defeat in the past five Euro bidding races. It had been hoping to mark the republic’s 100th anniversary in 2024 by staging its first major international football tournament. 

Before announcing the winner, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said Germany and Turkey had made "very strong bids". 

After announcing the winner, he added: "The procedure was transparent. The voting was democratic. Every democratic decision is the right decision so I can only say I am looking forward to seeing a fantastic Euro in 2024."

The report added that Turkey's lack of an action plan in the area of human rights and limited hotel capacity in many cities were matters "of concern". It also labelled the scale of transport infrastructure work required "a risk".

However, it did say the Turkish bid was "in line with the long-term objectives of Uefa."