Overview
- UEFA’s executive committee voted 15–2–0 for Germany over the Denmark–Sweden joint bid and Poland, with the announcement made by Aleksander Ceferin in Nyon.
- The tournament is planned for 16 teams and 31 matches across eight venues in Munich, Dortmund, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Leipzig and Wolfsburg.
- The DFB projects more than one million tickets sold and aims to at least break even, contrasting with UEFA’s subsidy of Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
- Germany will stage the Women’s Euros for a third time and is the competition’s record eight-time champion.
- UEFA has not confirmed a possible expansion to 24 teams for 2029, leaving the tournament format under review.