BELGRADE: The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women´s World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament,
FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday. “Today I can confirm that we have received one bid for 2031 and one valid bid for 2035,” said Infantino on stage at the UEFA Congress in Belgrade.
“2031 is from the USA and potentially some other CONCACAF members together, and ´35 is from Europe, from the home nations,” he added, referring to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Infantino also said FIFA planned to increase the number of participating teams at the Women´s World Cup from 32 teams to 48 in time for the 2031 tournament. Thursday´s announcement comes after the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland revealed last month that they would submit an expression of interest in staging the tournament.
World football´s governing body last month said it would only welcome bids for 2035 from Europe or Africa, with expressions of interest to be made in the first quarter of this year. “We are honoured to be the sole bidder for the FIFA Women´s World Cup 2035,” English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham said in a statement.
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