The United Kingdom’s proposal to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup names 22 stadiums, including Manchester United’s proposed New Old Trafford, organizers said on Friday.
Even though Old Trafford’s redevelopment is still in the planning stages and it was passed over for the 2028 men’s European Championship, if work doesn’t proceed, the stadium will still be considered for the competition in its existing configuration.
There is presently no opposition to the combined proposal from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and it may be formally approved during a FIFA congress in 2026.
Wembley, which is generally anticipated to host the final, and Birmingham City’s planned new stadium are two other locations that will be featured. After England hosted the 1966 men’s tournament, the 2035 competition, if it is successful, will only be the second World Cup to be staged in the United Kingdom.
Twenty-two stadiums—sixteen in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland—were confirmed.
The main locations suggested for the 2035 Women’s World Cup are Windsor Park in Belfast.
Stadium in Sports Quarter, Birmingham
Birmingham, Villa Park
Brighton and Hove’s American Express Stadium
Bristol, Ashton Gate
Cardiff, Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff Principality Stadium
Edinburgh, Easter Road
Glasgow, Hampden Park
Leeds, Elland Road
Liverpool’s Dickinson Stadium
London’s Chelsea Stadium
The London Emirates Stadium
London’s Selhurst Park
The London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
London’s Wembley Stadium
Manchester, Etihad Stadium
Newcastle’s St. James Park
Nottingham City Ground
Sunderland Stadium of Light
Trafford and Old Trafford
Cae Ras Stok, Wrexham
