Spain, Portugal, and Morocco have announced plans to jointly bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup. The announcement was made on Friday by Rafael Louzán, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). «What better way to highlight women's sports than by hosting the world's biggest sporting event, a football World Cup? That's what we're working on», Louzán said during the presentation of an Observatory on Equality at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. If successful, this bid would mirror the 2030 Men's World Cup, which has already been awarded to the three countries. This edition is particularly significant, as Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host the opening matches of their respective teams. The announcement was warmly received by Montse Tomé, coach of the Spanish women's team. «This is news I've just learned, and it would be a huge joy for Spain to be a candidate to host the Women's World Cup», she said at a press conference. Tomé emphasized the potential impact on women's football: «I experienced the 2019 World Cup in France, and since then, there has been much more discussion about our team in Spain. After our victory in New Zealand, women's football has gained new momentum. Imagining what we could achieve in terms of visibility by hosting a World Cup is incredible». The joint initiative by the three countries aims to promote women's football and could be a turning point for its development in Europe and Africa.
