{"id":1989,"date":"2025-12-07T20:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:45:59","slug":"uk-unveils-record-breaking-bid-for-2035-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1989","title":{"rendered":"UK unveils record-breaking bid for 2035 Women\u2019s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UK football chiefs on Friday unveiled details of their unopposed joint bid to host the Women\u2019s World Cup in 2035, with 22 proposed stadiums listed in the official submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bid team said the 48-nation finals would be the biggest single-sport event ever staged in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be the first World Cup played on British soil since the men\u2019s finals in 1966, which were solely hosted by England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith 63 million people living within two hours of a proposed venue, it would be the most accessible tournament ever,\u201d the bid team said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sixteen of the stadiums on the shortlist are in England, including Manchester United\u2019s proposed new 100,000-seater arena, with three in Wales, two in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland, across 15 cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final number of stadiums is expected to be whittled down to around 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A measure of the size of the event is that at the Qatar men\u2019s World Cup in 2022, just eight stadiums were used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA confirmed later on Friday that the UK bid would be formally ratified at next year\u2019s congress in Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The April gathering of football\u2019s global governing body is also set to approve the joint candidature of the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica to stage the 2031 women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHosting the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup would be a huge privilege for our four home nations,\u201d the chief executives of the UK football associations\u202f said on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we are successful, the 2035 tournament\u202fwill be the biggest single-sport event held on UK soil with 4.5 million tickets available for fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of the growth that we\u2019ve driven in recent years across the women\u2019s and girls\u2019 game, but there is still so much more growth to come, and this event will play a key role in helping us deliver that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester United\u2019s existing Old Trafford stadium has been included, but the bid team intend to put the club\u2019s proposed new ground forward for consideration by FIFA once plans are confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the bid showed the UK\u2019s passion for football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe (England) Lionesses\u2019 success has inspired girls across our country, and we\u2019ll build on that momentum by welcoming millions of football fans from around the world to a tournament that will benefit communities and businesses in host cities up and down the UK,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>England\u2019s women\u2019s team have won the past two European Championships and reached the final of the 2023 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2031, the Women\u2019s World Cup will be contested between 48 teams, up from 32.The next Women\u2019s World Cup will take place in Brazil in 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/sport\/football\/uk-unveils-record-breaking-bid-for-2035-womens-world-cup\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK football chiefs on Friday unveiled details of their unopposed joint bid to host the Women\u2019s World Cup in 2035, with 22 proposed stadiums listed in the official submission. 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