Four Countries And 22 Stadiums In Great Britain Will Host The 2035 Women's World Cup

Manchester United proposed a new Old Trafford as one of the hosts of the 2034 Women's World Cup (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

JAKARTA - The recently announced new Birmingham City Stadium has been designated as a candidate to host the 2035 Women's World Cup in a bid to host the United Kingdom.

Not only that, the new arena proposed by Manchester United, the new Old Trafford, has not yet been included at this time.

The English Football Association (FA), Ireland (FAI), Scotland (SFA), and Wales (FAW) officially submitted their joint offer to FIFA to host the 2035 Women's World Cup on Friday, November 28, 2025 local time.

The United Kingdom is almost certain to host the tournament after FIFA President Gianni Infantino previously said they were the only legitimate bidders.

While England has hosted Euro 2022, it will be the first Women's World Cup to be held there.

In fact, regarding the hosts of the World Cup - both men and women - of the United Kingdom last time and the only event in 1966, which became the moment Britain became the champion.

The title is the only one, at least until now, both for the men's and women's teams at the World Cup.

The Women's World Cup will be expanded to 48 teams starting in 2031. The FA proposed 22 stadiums for the 2035--16 edition in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland.

A total of 22 of these stadiums are expected to be cut to 16, with the final election to be confirmed in 2029.

Birmingham City's new stadium is among the 22 stadiums that have been proposed. The Championship team, which is jointly owned by Tom Brady, last week announced plans to build a 62,000-seater stadium for the 2030/2031 season.

Earlier this year, Manchester United also announced that they would be leaving Old Trafford after more than 100 years and moving to a new arena with a capacity of 100,000 seats.

However, in a joint bid for the 2035 Women's World Cup, only the current Manchester United home stadium is included. After the plan to build a new stadium is confirmed, the plan will be submitted to FIFA for re-evaluation.

"So, if you look at the stadiums we've proposed, there are some that haven't been built yet. Old Trafford is one of the stadiums that hasn't been built yet, just like Birmingham (City) which hasn't been built yet. (However) we thought the initial plan, this could be very interesting."

"If the stadiums are built, then (the stadiums) will clearly be included in this tournament. It's natural that you see the next 10 years as the best stadium in the country," said FA chairman Mark Bullingham.

Chelsea's Stamford Bridge has not yet been included as a potential venue for not meeting FIFA's technical specifications in its current state. Its inclusion relies on the results of the club's consultation regarding the rebuilding of their stadium or the construction of a new stadium.

Wrexham are currently in the process of increasing their stadium capacity to 18,000 spectators. If they can exceed that number by 2035, they will be eligible to host.

Britain's bid for the 2035 Women's World Cup will be passed towards the end of April 2026.

"Our bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup shows England's love for football."

"The success of Lioness (British Women's National Team) has inspired girls across our country."

"We will build this momentum by welcoming millions of football fans from around the world to tournaments that will benefit communities and businesses in host cities across the UK."

"With significant investment in school sports and grassroots facilities through our Plan for Change, we created an opportunity for girls to play for their national team," Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement.

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