"Germany will host the 2029 Women's European Championship, Uefa has announced. The governing body's president Aleksander Ceferin said Germany's bid had come out ahead of Poland and a joint bid from Denmark and Sweden. Ceferin, who was speaking at a meeting of Uefa's executive committee in Nyon, Switzerland, said it was "heartbreaking" that any of the three bids should lose, before he pulled Germany's name out of the envelope."
"The summer tournament will feature 16 national teams and be played across eight venues in Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Wolfsburg. Portugal and Italy also submitted dossiers to host the tournament but withdrew to focus on bids to co-host the men's Euro 2032 and 2030 men's World Cup. Germany were ultimately convincing winners, receiving 15 votes from committee members, with Denmark and Sweden receiving two and Poland getting none."
""It was a long journey. We have so many people working at DFB [German football association] to get this tournament," said the German governing body's president Bernd Neuendorf. "Thanks to all who supported us, we felt this support throughout the campaign.""
Germany will host the 2029 Women's European Championship, with 16 national teams competing across eight venues in Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Wolfsburg. Germany's bid prevailed over Poland and a joint Denmark-Sweden bid in the UEFA executive committee voting, receiving 15 votes while Denmark and Sweden received two and Poland none. Portugal and Italy withdrew their host dossiers to prioritise bids to co-host the men's Euro 2032 and the 2030 men's World Cup. The 2029 finals will mark the third time Germany has hosted the tournament, following 2001 and 1989 when West Germany staged the event.
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