Gianni Infantino confirms UK will host 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup

Gianni Infantino has revealed this was the only valid bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup.

Gianni Infantino has confirmed that UK will host the 2035 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. While United States will host the 2031 edition.

Last month, the English Football Association teamed up with Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to potentially host the major competition.

Initial submissions were due on Monday afternoon earlier this week. Additionally, rival countries failed to submit their bids on time, although the UK did.

As a result, the 2035 tournament lacked genuine competitiveness. Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, named UK’s candidacy the “one valid bid” for the tournament.

Prior to their withdrawal from the race, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco had all stated their intention to host jointly. Additionally, Infantino disclosed that FIFA plans to expand the Women’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams by 2031.

For the 2023 competition in Australia and New Zealand, the number of teams was expanded from 24 to 32, and England made it to the final for the first time. The Lionesses lost to Spain 1-0 in Sydney, missing out on the trophy.

The UK looks almost certain to host the 2035 Women's World Cup, after FIFA president Gianni Infantino described its interest as the "one valid bid" for those finals 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/FOopIsOVci

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During a Thursday morning UEFA congress meeting, Infantino stated: “I can also confirm that, as part of the bidding process, we received one bid for 2031 and one valid bid for 2035.

“The 2031 bid is from the United States of America and potentially some other Concacaf members together.

“And the 2035 bid is from Europe, from the home nations. “So the path is there for the Women’s World Cup to be taking place in 2031 and 2035 in some great countries, some great nations, to boost the women’s football movement even more.”

The Football Association’s CEO, Mark Bullingham, said: “We are honoured to be the sole bidder for the Fifa Women’s World Cup 2035. Hosting the first Fifa World Cup since 1966 with our home nations partners will be very special. The hard work starts now, to put together the best possible bid by the end of the year.”

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