Germany to host Women’s Euro 2029 after pledging to smash ticket sales record

• Poland and joint Sweden-Denmark bid were in running

• Germany have won tournament a record eight times

Germany will host the 2029 Women’s European Championship after receiving the vast majority of the votes from Uefa’s executive committee.

The German campaign pledged to smash records for ticket sales and was selected ahead of a bid from Poland and a joint submission from Denmark and Sweden. Portugal withdrew from the bidding process in November and the Italian Football Federation withdrew its candidacy in August. Uefa’s executive committee made the decision in the first round of voting, leading to a landslide victory, with 15 of the 17 votes going to Germany’s bid. Two votes went to the Denmark/Sweden bid while Poland got none.

Germany are record eight-times European champions and the 2029 tournament will come five years after the nation hosted the men’s equivalent competition. Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich and Wolfsburg were the eight host cities included in the German bid document.

The largest stadium to stage matches will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, which has a capacity of 75,024, approximately double that of tthe biggest venue used at this summer’s Women’s Euros; Basel’s St Jakob-Park, where the Lionessess beat Spain on penalties to retain their European title. Continue reading...