— Published on December 4, 2025

Euro 2029, Olympics, EYOF... Germany is picking up the pace

Events Focus

The decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, meeting in Nyon, was announced Wednesday afternoon: Germany will host the Women's European Football Championship in 2029. The German bid was overwhelmingly approved with 15 out of 17 votes, ahead of those of Poland and the joint bid from Sweden and Denmark. This victory maintains the positive momentum of the national sports movement, which is already gearing up for the Olympic bid.

One million fans in the stadiums?

Germany is no stranger to major FIFA or UEFA tournaments: it hosted the Women's Euro in 2001, the Men's World Cup in 2006, the Women's edition in 2011 and more recently the Men's Euro in 2024. A safe bet given the experience of national and local officials, as well as the country's impeccable infrastructure.

The president of the DFB, Bernd Neuendorf, was understandably delighted following the announcement of the verdict: We would like to thank UEFA for the trust they have placed in us. Hosting such an important tournament is an honor, but it also comes with a great responsibility. After the wonderful Euro 2025 in Switzerland, we want to set new standards. We are absolutely confident that the tournament in Germany will attract more than a million fans and that UEFA will, for the first time, turn a profit with a Women's Euro. We look forward to celebrating a great festival of women's football in the summer of 2029. "Great ambitions, but entirely legitimate."

The Euro, the World Games and the EYOF, while waiting for the Olympic Games?

Germany is one of the powerhouses of women's football in Europe, with leading clubs like Frankfurt, Potsdam, and, more recently, Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. In September, a record attendance was broken in the Women's Bundesliga with 57.762 spectators filling the stands at the Allianz Arena for the match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. The Euro 2029 matches will be played in Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Leipzig, Munich, and Wolfsburg.

Six of the eight stadiums in question were already on the list for Euro 2024, demonstrating the importance placed on this women's tournament. The average capacity of the selected stadiums is 47.000 seats. The attendance record set during Euro 2025 (657.291 spectators across the entire tournament) will undoubtedly be shattered, as four of the eight stadiums chosen by Switzerland had capacities of less than 20.000. This is an opportunity to demonstrate once again, and in style, that Germany knows how to unite around sport.

A few days later a delegation's visit to Lausanne To formalize the start of the ongoing dialogue phase, with a view to an Olympic bid for 2036, 2040 or 2044, the country is experiencing a particularly fruitful autumn. Germany has many strengths, Christiane Schenderlein pointed out, Minister of State for Sport and Volunteering, at the end of her meeting with Kirsty Coventry. We know how to organize major sporting events. We love sport; it is an integral part of our national identity and social cohesion. We want to pass this image of ourselves on to the next generation, for a modern country and an open society. »

Along the way, Germany will host the Women's Basketball World Cup and the Flag Football World Championships in Düsseldorf in 2026, the 2029 World Games in Karlsruhe, and potentially the Winter Youth Olympic Festival in 2031, for which it has expressed interest. A great schedule to get things heated up.