UEFA supremo Platini dispels fears over Euro 2012 hosts losing tournament

Reports have suggested that infrastructure problems could lead to the event being relocated.

And SFA chief executive Gordon Smith has already thrown Scotland's hat into the ring, asking that we be considered should UEFA be forced to look for an alternative venue.

Support: Michel Platini (front row second from right) with Crown Prince Felipe of Spain and his wife Letizia to his right prior to the semi-final match between Russia and Spain

The UEFA president said: 'I don't want to talk about it during these Championships.

I'm going there on July 2 to take stock of the situation.

'I know that certain people are already talking about the possibility of giving the competition to another country. At the present moment, however, that is an unfounded rumour.'

The threat that the tournament could be played elsewhere is a real one, however, as roads, airports and rail networks in both countries require modernisation.

The renovation of Kiev's Olympic Stadium, which will host the final, is already massively behind schedule.

Plans to expand the tournament from its current 16 teams, to possibly as many as 24, are also soon be considered. 'We're talking about it here in Vienna,' Platini added. 'But if we do expand, it won't take place until Euro 2016.'