The Daily Dziennik newspaper in Poland had quoted UEFA president Michel Platini as saying there was a chance Poland could stage the tournament without Ukrainian involvement.

However, UEFA spokesman William Gaillard told PA Sport the report was incorrect.

"We categorically deny this report," Gaillard said. "He never gave an interview to this newspaper."

The 2012 tournament has been dogged by speculation that work is not progressing quickly enough on preparing facilities, mainly in Ukraine.

In October, newly-elected Polish football federation boss Grzegorz Lato claimed Poland would look to co-host the tournament with Germany if Ukraine failed to meet its deadlines.

That sparked an angry reaction in Ukraine, and relations were only repaired this week as Poland's Minister of Sports and Tourism, Miroslaw Drzewiecki, publicly backed Ukraine's preparations while on an official trip to the country.

"The Olympic Stadium in Kiev is being built," said Drzewiecki. "Despite the very difficult conditions, we saw a lot of people doing construction work and lots of work going on throughout the city.

"This mutual understanding (between Poland and Ukraine) is good for us."