The Scottish and Welsh football associations are set for crunch talks in February over the prospect of co-hosting the 2016 European Championships. The Scottish Football Association and Football Association of Wales both confirmed today ``tentative'' discussions over launching a joint bid for the event had taken place. Scotland's long-standing dream of staging the finals appeared to have ended in September when UEFA announced they were increasing the number of participants from 16 to 24 in eight years' time. The country lacks the infrastructure to host an expanded tournament but the SFA are looking to link up with one of their near neighbours in the hope a combined bid will be successful. They have also held talks with Northern Ireland, but PA Sport understands this is a non-starter, leaving Wales as the only viable alternative. In a statement, the SFA said: ``As we've always said, we would love to host the European Championships in Scotland. ``However, we realise it's a huge undertaking and, as far as 2016 goes, we simply couldn't host it by ourselves. ``We're meeting with the other Home Nations at the International Football Association board meeting in Belfast in February. I'm sure it's something we'll discuss. ``If there was a feeling that a bid was a possibility, we would then commission a feasibility study.'' Talks between the SFA and the FAW over a joint bid have been mooted for more than a year, with the latter revealing in April 2007 they hoped to enter into discussions. But today marked the first time the SFA have confirmed such talks have taken place. An FAW spokesman said ``very tentative'' discussions had been ongoing for some time.