December 4 – UEFA has announced that Germany will host the 2029 Women’s European Championship adding another major event to a nation that boasts one of the most passionate football cultures in the world.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin confirmed the decision after Germany’s bid finished ahead of Poland and a joint submission from Denmark and Sweden. Speaking in Nyon, Čeferin said it was “heartbreaking” that any of the three bids should lose before revealing Germany as the winner.
The tournament will feature 16 national teams and eight host cities that have football DNA running through their very core in the form of Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich, and Wolfsburg.
Germany’s reputation for creating unforgettable atmospheres has a track record with the 1974 and 2006 World Cups. In 2006, fan zones first featured, and they were packed with tens of thousands of supporters, helping redefine how global tournaments could look and feel.
EURO 2024 carried that same energy, turning city squares into seas of colour and giving the sport a reminder of how powerful pure, unfiltered passion can be.
Portugal and Italy submitted hosting dossiers but later withdrew to focus on bids for the men’s EURO 2032 and the 2030 World Cup. In the end, Germany was a runaway winner, earning 15 votes. Denmark and Sweden received two, while Poland earned none.
This will be the third time Germany hosts the Women’s Euros, having staged the tournament in 2001 and, as West Germany, in 1989 – winning both times. Their pedigree on and off the pitch made this latest decision feel almost inevitable.
“It was a long journey. We have so many people working at DFB to get this tournament,” said German Football Association (DFB) President Bernd Neuendorf. “Thanks to all who supported us, we felt this support throughout the campaign.”
With the Women’s EUROs returning to a country that thrives on football emotion, the stage is set for another summer where the sport feels bigger than the games themselves.