England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women\u2019s World Cup as the largest single-sport event staged in the UK.<\/p>\n
The Lionesses\u2019 leading goalscorer, Ellen White, described the bid as \u201creally special\u201d and compared it to her experience of the 2012 Olympics as a part of Team GB.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt it in the Olympics in 2012, that exposure, that amazing sense of togetherness,\u201d she said. \u201cThe whole worldwide captivation was really special. Seeing all the different nations, the cultures, the diversity, the inclusivity, was really special to be involved with. The fact that it\u2019s a World Cup [means] it is worldwide and all eyes will be on us and people will want to come and be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the 22 stadiums proposed as potential host venues for a tournament eight times bigger than the 2022 Euros are some undergoing redevelopment and the proposed new stadiums of Birmingham City and, as revealed by the Guardian<\/a>, Manchester United. Any new Chelsea stadium would also come into consideration, as would Stamford Bridge and Wrexham\u2019s stadium if redeveloped to meet Fifa requirements.<\/p>\n Sixteen of the stadiums are in England, three are in Wales, two are in Scotland and one is in Northern Ireland. Fifteen host cities are potential venues (the bid officially lists 16, counting Trafford as distinct from Manchester).<\/p>\n \u201cSixty-three million people live within two hours of a match venue that we\u2019re proposing, so we think it brings together the whole country and some of the most recognisable cities and stadia that we have,\u201d the Football Association\u2019s CEO, Mark Bullingham, said.<\/p>\n Quick GuideThe 15 potential host cities and 22 potential stadiumsShow<\/p>\n \u2022 Belfast<\/p>\n \u2022 Birmingham (Villa Park and proposed new Birmingham City stadium)<\/p>\n \u2022 Brighton<\/p>\n \u2022 Bristol (Ashton Gate)<\/p>\n \u2022 Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium and Principality Stadium)<\/p>\n \u2022 Edinburgh (Easter Road)<\/p>\n \u2022 Glasgow (Hampden Park)<\/p>\n \u2022 Leeds<\/p>\n \u2022 Liverpool (Hill Dickinson Stadium)<\/p>\n \u2022 London (Emirates Stadium, Selhurst Park, Tottenham Hotspur\u00a0Stadium, Wembley, any new Chelsea stadium or a redeveloped Stamford Bridge if it meets Fifa requirements)<\/p>\n \u2022 Manchester (Etihad Stadium, Old Trafford or new Manchester United stadium)<\/p>\n \u2022 Newcastle<\/p>\n \u2022 Nottingham (City Ground)<\/p>\n \u2022 Sunderland<\/p>\n \u2022 Wrexham (if redevelopment meets Fifa requirements)<\/p>\n Thank you for your feedback.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve also included some stadia that have not been built. We\u2019ve done that really consciously to make a confident statement that in 10 years these stadiums will be among the best in the world, and that if they\u2019re built, then we obviously want them eligible for inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n The 22 stadiums will be whittled down to between 14 and 16. Interest from clubs and local councils in hosting matches stands in stark contrast to the picture before England held the 2022 Women\u2019s Euros.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Euro 2022, we really had to persuade some cities and stadia to come in,\u201d Bullingham said. \u201cThis time they\u2019ve been really keen to be a part of it, and that\u2019s a sign of the women\u2019s game\u2019s growth.\u201d<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up to Moving the Goalposts<\/p>\n No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women\u2019s football<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com<\/a> to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Keira Walsh was among those to play for England at Euro 2022 and remains in the squad. \u201cThe opportunity we had to play in front of a home crowd was incredible,\u201d she said. \u201cI think for the younger generation in the UK to have that opportunity would be really special. And it\u2019s a great opportunity to inspire even more young girls and boys to watch women\u2019s football and get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n The FA, Irish FA, Scottish FA and FA of Wales are the sole bidders to host the 2035 World Cup. The 2031 tournament also has a sole bid submitted, from the United States, Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica. Brazil is to host the 2027 World Cup.<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s bid book will be published on Fifa\u2019s website on Friday and the vote on the hosts for the 2031 and 2035 World Cups will be made at the Fifa Congress in Vancouver on 30 April 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women\u2019s World Cup as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-314379","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}