{"id":599069,"date":"2025-11-28T10:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/599069\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T10:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:59:40","slug":"womens-world-cup-united-kingdom-submits-bid-for-2035-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/599069\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s World Cup: United Kingdom submits bid for 2035 tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Football Associations of the four UK nations have submitted their official joint bid to host the 2035 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, which will be the biggest single-sport event ever staged in the British Isles.<\/p>\n<p>It will be just the second World Cup ever hosted in England, following the men\u2019s tournament in 1966 which the host nation won. England also hosted the 2021 Women\u2019s Euros, delayed to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which was won by the Lionesses.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/home-nations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:home nations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">home nations<\/a> are already confirmed as the 2035 hosts but have now officially submitted their bid to FIFA. It includes 22 proposed stadiums, of which 16 are in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will involve 104 matches spread over 39 days and will be just the second edition of the Women\u2019s World Cup to use the expanded 48-team format.<\/p>\n<p>Estimations indicate the event could reach a \u201cprojected global TV audience of 3.5billion people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>A joint statement from the chief executives of The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/fa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FA<\/a>, Irish FA, Scottish FA and FA of Wales read: \u201cHosting the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup would be a huge privilege for our four home nations. If we are successful, the 2035 tournament will be the biggest single-sport event held on UK soil with 4.5 million tickets available for fans.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Current champions: Spain (AFP via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:960 \/ 639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1d1a0e303d7e45b2fe2b5079994b7db9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Current champions: Spain (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of the growth that we\u2019ve driven in recent years across the women\u2019s and girls\u2019 game, but there is still so much more growth to come, and this event will play a key role in helping us deliver that.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking together with FIFA, a Women\u2019s World Cup in the UK has the power to turbo charge the women\u2019s and girls\u2019 game both in the UK and globally. Our bid also demonstrates our commitment to leaving a lasting legacy, in the run up to 2035, and the years afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we want to welcome the world to the UK to celebrate and enjoy an unforgettable tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also issued a statement, saying: \u201cOur bid to host the 2035 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup shows the UK\u2019s passion for football.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lionesses\u2019 success has inspired girls across our country, and we\u2019ll build on that momentum by welcoming millions of football fans from around the world to a tournament that will benefit communities and businesses in host cities up and down the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith significant investment in school sport and grassroots facilities through our Plan for Change, we\u2019re creating opportunities for girls to play for their national team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Culture secretary Lisa Nandy said: \u201cOur country has a proven track record in staging the most iconic events in world sport, from London 2012 to the Women\u2019s Euros in 2022 and the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup just this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf successful, the FIFA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/womens-world-cup-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Women&#039;s World Cup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Women&#8217;s World Cup<\/a> 2035 would be a football celebration on a global scale with host cities across the UK &#8211; delivering economic benefits, connecting people in communities and welcoming the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Government we are not only fully behind this bid, but fully committed to driving a decade of change in women\u2019s sport that leaves a legacy for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposed host stadiums and cities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Belfast \u2013 Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham \u2013 Sports Quarter Stadium (unbuilt) and Villa Park<\/p>\n<p>Brighton &amp; Hove \u2013 American Express Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Bristol \u2013 Ashton Gate<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff \u2013 Cardiff City Stadium and Principality Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh \u2013 Easter Road<\/p>\n<p>Glasgow \u2013 Hampden Park<\/p>\n<p>Leeds \u2013 Elland Road<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool \u2013 Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/p>\n<p>London \u2013 Chelsea FC Stadium (undecided), Emirates Stadium, Selhurst Park, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Manchester \u2013 Etihad Stadium and Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle \u2013 St James\u2019 Park<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham \u2013 City Ground<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland \u2013 Stadium of Light<\/p>\n<p>Wrexham \u2013 Racecourse Ground (after redevelopment)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Football Associations of the four UK nations have submitted their official joint bid to host the 2035&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[60645,1169,748,6274,393,4884,1860,179,1144,712,104,12050,16,15,1764,47305],"class_list":{"0":"post-599069","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-bid","10":"tag-brighton","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-chelsea-fc","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-leeds","16":"tag-liverpool","17":"tag-northern-ireland","18":"tag-scotland","19":"tag-spain","20":"tag-tournament","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-wales","24":"tag-womens-world-cup"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115626980088637795","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}