Overview
- UEFA awarded Women’s EURO 2029 to Germany over bids from Denmark–Sweden and Poland, with matches planned in Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Köln, Leipzig, München and Wolfsburg.
- The DFB targets more than one million tickets and at least a break-even outcome, banking on larger venues after recent women’s tournaments produced losses for UEFA.
- FIFA’s 2026 World Cup group draw is scheduled for Friday, 5 December at 18:00 CET at Washington’s Kennedy Center, hosted by Heidi Klum with Kevin Hart and Danny Ramirez.
- Musical performances include Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams with Nicole Scherzinger, and the Village People, and the White House confirmed President Donald Trump will attend.
- FIFA will run a separate live show on Saturday to announce venues and kickoff times for all 104 matches; Germany is seeded in Pot 1, with live coverage set on ZDF, MagentaTV and FIFA platforms.