New Old Trafford Due On Fa’s Stadiums List This Week For 2035 Women’s World Cup

The Football Association is readying to see a redeveloped Old Trafford successful nan UK’s bid book of stadiums to big matches astatine nan 2035 Women’s World Cup, which will beryllium made public this week.

Old Trafford is successful statement to characteristic successful nan bid moreover though Manchester United’s plans for a new 100,000-seat stadium magnitude only to artists’ impressions and location are doubts complete really nan projected £2bn task will beryllium funded.

It is simply a boost for United aft Old Trafford was overlooked for nan 2028 men’s European Championship owing to its dated accommodation and imaginable early redevelopment. Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium was chosen arsenic 1 of nan 9 venues and will host England’s opening game.

The UK is nan sole bidder for nan 2035 World Cup, pinch nan United States lined earmarked to big successful 2031 pinch Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica, but must taxable a general bid for Fifa’s approval.

With nan Women’s World Cup pursuing nan men’s format successful expanding to 48 teams successful 2031, astir 15 stadiums will beryllium required but much will characteristic successful nan bid book, which is not binding.

The UK is expected to beryllium approved arsenic hosts adjacent twelvemonth but last decisions connected stadiums and scheduling will not beryllium made by Fifa until 2030, by which clip United dream a caller Old Trafford will beryllium adjacent to opening.

United person aspirations for Old Trafford to shape nan final, though that is regarded arsenic premature by nan FA. Wembley would besides person beardown claims but United will reason that a 100,000 capacity and superior instrumentality experience, assuming nan Old Trafford rebuild takes spot arsenic planned, should springiness them nan edge. Final decisions related to stadiums are made by Fifa.

United declined to remark but are understood to respect their expected inclusion successful nan bid arsenic affirmative amid uncertainty regarding nan development. Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Norman Foster unveiled United’s plans for nan alleged Wembley of nan North successful March, nan nine person yet to unafraid authorities backing required for nan £4.2bn regeneration of nan wider Old Trafford area aliases resoluteness a standoff pinch nan Freightliner haulage institution astir nan worth of adjacent onshore United are seeking to purchase.

Cities including Glasgow, Sunderland, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham and Brighton person gone nationalist pinch their desire to beryllium included successful nan World Cup bid. Birmingham City’s proposed caller 62,000-seat stadium, planned to unfastened successful 2030, whitethorn beryllium included connected nan FA’s agelong list. Belfast is, dissimilar astatine Euro 2028, expected to big matches.

The FA declined to comment.