| 2035 Corn Domhanda na mBan FIFA 2035 Cupa na Cruinne nam Bàn FIFA Cwpan y Byd Merched FIFA 2035 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 48 (from 6 confederations) |
←2031 2039 → | |
The2035 FIFA Women's World Cup is scheduled to be the 12th edition of theFIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial internationalwomen'sfootball championship contested by thenational teams that represent the member associations ofFIFA. The tournament will be hosted byEngland,Northern Ireland,Scotland andWales,[1] and will be the second tournament to feature 48 national teams.
The tournament marks the first time that England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales hosts the FIFA Women's World Cup, and will also be the fourth in Europe after Sweden in1995, Germany in2011, and France in2019. England will also become the eighth country to host both the men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the former in1966. It is also set to be the first FIFA tournament to be held in Northern Ireland and Wales, and the second to be held in Scotland since1989.
The host nation for the 2031 Women's World Cup is scheduled to be officially decided by the 76thFIFA Congress on 30 April 2026 inVancouver, two years after the host selection for the2027 edition.[2][3] On 5 March 2025 the FIFA Council approved the bid regulations which restricted bids toUEFA andCAF members.[4] The key dates include:[5]
Although the host nation has not been confirmed, the submitted sole bid was unveiled.[6] On 3 April 2025, FIFA announced that the United Kingdom home nations bid was the only valid bid.[7]
The 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup will be contested by 48 teams as part of an expansion starting with the2031 edition.[8]
In its hosting requirements document, FIFA stipulated that the 32-team competition will have a minimum of eight stadiums—of which at least five were existing venues. The stadiums would have minimum seating capacities of 20,000 for most matches, 40,000 for semifinal matches, and 65,000 for the opening match and final.[9] However, additional changes will be made to accommodate the expansion to 48.Manchester United have expressed interest in hosting this final[10] in theiryet-to-be built 100,000 seater stadium. Other interested cities currently includeBelfast,Birmingham,Brighton and Hove,Bristol,Cardiff,Glasgow,Leeds,Liverpool,London,Newcastle upon Tyne,Nottingham,Sunderland, andWrexham.[11][12][13]
No venue in Northern Ireland currently meets the minimum capacity requirement, with the largest existing stadium,Windsor Park, having only 18,500 capacity. Plans for the redevelopment ofCasement Park into a 34,500 capacity venue for theUEFA Euro 2028 were stalled and resulted in Northern Ireland withdrawing from hosting the tournament.[14][15]
FIFA's confederations organise their own qualifying competitions, with the exception ofCAF andCONCACAF which qualify teams through continental championships. The hostsEngland,Scotland,Wales andNorthern Ireland receive automatic qualification for the tournament, leaving most of the remainingFIFA member associations eligible to enter qualification if they chose to do so. Wales and Northern Ireland will participate for the first time ever, but may still qualify for 2027 or 2031.
The allocation of slots below was announced by theFIFA Council in April 2025. The slot for the host nation will be taken directly from the quotas allocated to their confederation.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals | Last appearance | Consecutive streak | Previous best performance |
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 England | Co-hosts | 3 April 2025[a] | 7th/8th/9th | 2023/2027/2031 | 1/2/8 | Runners-up (2023) |
 Northern Ireland | 1st/2nd/3rd | None/2027/2031 | 1/2/3 | Debut | ||
 Scotland | 2nd/3rd/4th | 2019/2027/2031 | 1/2/3 | Group stage (2019) | ||
 Wales | 1st/2nd/3rd | None/2027/2031 | 1/2/3 | Debut |
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