On the sidelines of the UEFA Congress organized this Thursday in Belgrade, Serbia, the president of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino said that the attributions of the female world cups 2031 and 2035 were almost acted in high place.
As for the 2031 edition, only the United States has applied. As for 2035, the federations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales proposed on March 6 for a joint organization. Three weeks before a declaration of Spanish intention and a possible remake of the male 2030 World Cup in collaboration with Portugal and Morocco.
In the eyes of Gianni Infantino, ” Only one application is valid “For 2035, however, and it is” that of football nations “, Dixit the boss of FIFA, who therefore does not seem to consider the Iberian initiative. “” The way is open for the Women's World Cup to take place in 2031 and 2035 in large countries, in large nations, in order to further stimulate the women's football movement “Enthuses the interested party.
World cuts at 48 teams?
The 2031 World Cup, promised in the USA, could have some meetings in other countries in the Concacaf zone (North and central America), specifies Gianni Infantino, while adding that the number of participating nations for the occasion could go from 32 to 48.
However, all this will not be formalized before the FIFA congress scheduled for 2026 before the launch of the male World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, from June 11 to July 19. Recall that the 2027 women's World Cup was awarded to Brazil on May 17, 2024.
