European football’s governing body UEFA announced that Germany will host the women’s 2029 European Championship.
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At the tournament, England will assume the role of two-time defending champions.
Germany, which holds the record as eight-time winners of the Euros, successfully beat off competition from Poland and a joint Sweden-Denmark bid. This will mark the third time the nation has hosted the women’s tournament.
The selection provides a measure of compensation for Germany, which recently missed out on hosting the 2027 Women’s World Cup when FIFA ultimately chose Brazil.
In its successful bid to UEFA, Germany had vowed to help women’s football realize its “enormous potential.” The nation is already set to host the men’s Euros just five years prior, in 2024.
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