UK football associations preparing joint bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland involvedUefa and Caf members invited to bid for event by FifaThe home nations are to join together in a bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035, a move which, if successful, would mark a “monumental moment in our nation’s sporting history”, according to Keir Starmer, the prime minister.A formal expression of interest in staging the tournament, which could be comprised of as many as 48 teams, is to be submitted to Fifa this month on behalf of the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the governing bodies have confirmed. Continue reading...

Mar 5, 2025 - 23:35
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UK football associations preparing joint bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup
  • England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland involved
  • Uefa and Caf members invited to bid for event by Fifa

The home nations are to join together in a bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035, a move which, if successful, would mark a “monumental moment in our nation’s sporting history”, according to Keir Starmer, the prime minister.

A formal expression of interest in staging the tournament, which could be comprised of as many as 48 teams, is to be submitted to Fifa this month on behalf of the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the governing bodies have confirmed. Continue reading...