Austria-Switzerland to host Euro 2008

Scottish-Irish bid fails
They were included in the final shortlist of three, along with a Nordic bid from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Bids from Greece/Turkey, Russia, Hungary and Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina had earlier been rejected.

But the final vote went to Austria and Switzerland, who had been the favourites all along.
Delighted Austrian Football Association president Friedrich Stickler said: "I am deeply touched.

"What I have realised is that the contacts with the other bidders have been fair and born from friendship and for me it is something I will never forget."
Austria had previously failed in a joint bid with Hungary for the 2008 tournament.
But the bid from Austria and Switzerland impressed Uefa because of the high standard of hotels, communications, rail links and police facilities.

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Their "Close To You" campaign had stressed that a central European location would make the tournament accessible to all fans.
Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor said: "We didn`t have the piper with us today but if we did he would be playing a bit of a lament.
"We are clearly disappointed with the outcome but we would like to extend our congratulations to our friends in Austria and Switzerland.
"We put forward the best possible bid and we will now be looking to qualify in 2008 and bring many Scottish and Irish fans to what I`m sure will be a memorable event."