Fifa president Gianni Infantino has announced that the United Kingdom will host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the single “valid” bidder.
In March, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland made a joint statement of interest to host the World Cup as home nations. Fifa rotation regulations require that the tournament take place in Europe or Africa.
Spain’s federation president, Rafael Louzan, announced last week that they were “working on” a combined bid with Portugal and Morocco.
However, the deadline for expressions of interest expired on Monday, and Infantino said the UK’s application is the only one received for 2035, while the United States will host the 2031 edition.
“Today I can confirm as part of the bidding process that we received one bid for 2031 and one valid bid for 2035,” Infantino said at a Uefa congress in Belgrade.
“The 2031 bid is the United States of America and potentially some other Concacaf members and the 2035 bid is from Europe and the home nations.
“So the path is there for the Women’s World Cup in 2031 and 2035 to take place in some great nations and further boost the women’s football movement.”
