Home Nations launch bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup | OneFootball

The English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh FAs have now formally lodged their joint bid to host the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The tournament would be the biggest single-sport event ever held on UK soil, and the first World Cup of any kind here since 1966.

Their proposal sets out 22 potential stadiums across 16 host cities: 16 in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland. With around 63 million people living within a two-hour trip of a venue, the organisers say it would be the most easily accessible World Cup to date.

One of the most eye-catching inclusions is Manchester United’s proposed new Old Trafford. Although the rebuild is still in the planning phase, it remains listed as a candidate. If the redevelopment doesn’t materialise in time, Old Trafford will still be considered in its current state.

Elsewhere in the bid, Birmingham City’s planned new stadium features prominently, while Wembley is widely tipped to host the final. Should the joint bid be approved, it would mark only the second World Cup ever held in the home nations, the first being the men’s tournament in England nearly 70 years earlier.

The tournament will expand to 48 teams from 2031, requiring 15 match venues and more than 100 fixtures across 39 days.

2035 Women’s World Cup - Proposed Stadiums:

Windsor Park (Belfast) Sports Quarter/Powerhouse Stadium (Birmingham) Villa Park (Birmingham) American Express Stadium (Brighton & Hove) Ashton Gate (Bristol) Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff) Principality Stadium (Cardiff) Easter Road (Edinburgh) Hampden Park (Glasgow) Elland Road (Leeds) Hill Dickinson Stadium (Liverpool) Chelsea Stadium (London) Emirates Stadium (London) Selhurst Park (London) Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) Wembley Stadium (London) Etihad Stadium (Manchester) St James’ Park (Newcastle) City Ground (Nottingham) Stadium of Light (Sunderland) Old Trafford (Trafford) Stok Cae Ras (Wrexham)