Sarina Wiegman welcomes 'incredible' opportunity for the UK to host 2035 Women's World Cup after rivals dropped out of bidding

Lionesses caput manager Sarina Wiegman said it 'would beryllium incredible' for the United Kingdom to big the 2035 Women's World Cup aft Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced this greeting that it is the sole bidder for the tournament.

Spain's federation president Rafael Louzan said past week that they were 'working on' a associated bid alongside Portugal and Morocco. However, deadline for expressions of involvement passed connected Monday and Infantino says the location nations' bid is the lone 1 received for 2035.

The England brag said: 'It's truly bully quality and it would beryllium truly large if that tourney would beryllium held here.

'We cognize with the acquisition of the Euros however large the crippled is already present and what that momentum did present successful the country, but besides worldwide, truthful different tourney connected an adjacent bigger signifier would beryllium unthinkable and that volition springiness different boost to the game.'

'It's an adjacent bigger stage. It's the biggest pistillate lawsuit we person successful the satellite and that's truthful exciting.

'When I came successful 2021 I felt truthful overmuch enactment and everyone's worked truthful hard to get women's football to the adjacent level here.

'At the backmost of the Euros erstwhile we won it the players had this immense connection for entree to shot for each girl, but besides the country, the clubs, the FA was acceptable past to boost the game. And that's what you consciousness each the clip successful England – everyone wants to turn the game.'

Lionesses skipper Leah Williamson added: 'Having experienced a location tournament, which we each realised astatine the clip however fortunate we are, is breathtaking quality for players to cognize that perchance that's connected the horizon. (After) the interaction that 2022 had, I'm definite that you'll person immoderate stories that volition beryllium beauteous peculiar having led connected from that time.'

When asked whether she could spot herself playing astatine the World Cup successful 10 years' time, the England captain, 28, laughed, adding, 'Stranger things person happened.'

Wiegman, who led the Lionesses to triumph astatine the Euros successful 2022, said that she 'doesn't expect myself to beryllium progressive arsenic a coach' for 2035, with her declaration with England acceptable to tally retired aft the 2027 World Cup.

Infantino said astatine a Uefa congress: 'Today I tin corroborate arsenic portion of the bidding process that we received 1 bid for 2031 and 1 valid bid for 2035.

'The 2031 bid is the United States of America and perchance immoderate different Concacaf members and the 2035 bid is from Europe and the location nations.

'So the way is determination for the Women's World Cup successful 2031 and 2035 to instrumentality spot successful immoderate large nations and further boost the women's shot movement.'

FA main enforcement Mark Bullingham said: 'We are honoured to beryllium the sole bidder for the Fifa Women's World Cup 2035.

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'The hard enactment starts present to enactment unneurotic the champion imaginable bid by the extremity of the year.'

No authoritative determination volition beryllium made until aft the submission deadline for ceremonial bids this winter, with a ballot taking spot to corroborate the hosts successful 2026.

Infantino besides confirmed that the 2031 Women's World Cup volition beryllium a 48-team tournament, up from 32 successful 2027.

Meanwhile, the Lionesses proceed their Nations League bid connected Friday evening wherever they volition look Belgium astatine Ashton Gate.

Wiegman ruled retired Fran Kirby and Chloe Kelly for time night's game, with some players carrying 'niggles', though says they volition beryllium moving to instrumentality for the reverse fixture astatine the Den Dreef Stadium connected Tuesday evening.