Gordon Smith has not given up hope of Scotland one day co-hosting the European Championship finals.

The chances of the country being awarded future tournaments nose-dived a year ago when UEFA announced the competition would be expanded to 24 teams from 2016.

"It's not something that we're putting aside completely at the moment but we were delighted the tournament went to 24 teams," said Smith speaking on Tuesday as Glasgow was announced as the host city of the 2010 Cerebral Palsy European Championships.

It was a move Scottish Football Association chief executive Smith campaigned for and one that gives Scotland a better chance of qualifying for the finals in future.

But it killed any hope of the nation being able to host the tournament on an individual basis anytime soon, while also making it far more difficult even for a joint bid with Ireland or Wales to succeed.

Smith added: "The difficulty was always going to be that if the tournament went to 24 teams - which is going to be the case in 2016 - then there was no chance that Scotland would be able to host it individually.

"And it would even have been difficult hosting it on a joint basis."

One competition Scotland have managed to secure is the 10-team CP European Championships, which will be played at Toryglen Regional Football Centre between August 17-28 next year.

Smith said: "We are all delighted that we have been awarded this tournament. It is an endorsement of our growing reputation in CP Football, but also recognition of Glasgow's excellence in hosting football events."