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UEFA have confirmed the venue for the final of the 2026 Champions League final.

The European football governing body announced the news ahead of it's second-tier club competition final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen thats concludes in Dublin tonight.

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and an UEFA Executive Committee met in Dublin this afternoon

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UEFA decided this soccer stadium will host the final match of Champions League in 2026

The UEFA Executive Committee hosted a meeting Dublin ahead of tonight's Europa League final as the news was confirmed.

Hungary's Puskas Arena in Budapest will host the 2026 Champions League final.

The Puskás Aréna was inaugurated on November 15, 2019.

It was built on the site of the former Ferenc Puskás Stadium, which was demolished to make way for the new structure and named after the legendary Real Madrid player.

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The construction began in 2016 and took approximately three years to complete, with a cost of around €600 million, and the venuecan hold up to 67,215 spectators.

The stadium was one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2020, hosting several group stage matches and a round of 16 match.

UEFA were set to announce the hosting of the 2027 final but that was postponed until a later date.

They also confirmed the final venues for the Europa and Europa Conference finals.

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