Increased Capacity Decision Due In June

The Football Association and British fans must wait until June to find out whether an increased 45,000 capacity can attend the European Championship semi‑finals and final at Wembley.

UEFA and the FA have agreed to allow more time to analyse the results of the stadium's recent test events, including the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, during which 8,000 spectators were allowed to attend as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.

A deadline of Wednesday April 28th had been set for a decision on increased capacity but that has been extended until just days before the tournament starts and weeks before the matches themselves are scheduled.

The FA has already informed UEFA that it expects Wembley to be a quarter full with 22,500 spectators for each of England's group games, the first of which is on June 13th against Croatia, and the last‑16 tie which had previously been scheduled to be played in Dublin but now allocated to Wembley.

The governing body remains hopeful that the lockdown easing measures will be further eased by June permitting the stadium to host half capacity, 45,000 spectators, for the semi‑finals and final.