Following their success in hosting the 2022 Women's EURO competition, England's FA are now reportedly keen on hosting another major women's tournament.

Although the 2023 FIFA World Cup has yet to begin, with New Zealand and Australia set to co-host the ninth edition in less than two months' time, preparations and discussions have already started as to who will get to host upcoming editions.

No definite hosts for the 2027 edition have been announced yet, but four confirmed bidders have already thrown their hats into the ring. South Africa, who hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, are hoping to become one of just a few countries - and the only African one - to host both the men's and women's competitions. In addition, the USA and Mexico, who will be serving as two of co-hosts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, have also expressed interest in hosting the women's competition a year later.

The USA, of course, has already hosted both a men's (in 1994) and women's (in 1999 and 2003), so are well-versed in this competition, while Mexico has hosted the men's competition in 1970 and 1986). Elsewhere, Brazil, who hosted the men's tournament in 1950 and 2014, are also hoping to get a chance to have the women's edition on their home soil.

The group is rounded out by a joint-bid coming from Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Meanwhile, England, who hosted the 2022 EURO during which the Lionesses clinched their first ever title last summer, are hoping to build on this success and possibly get to host not the 2027 version, but rather the one that is scheduled to take place in 2031.

To date, the FA has hosted just one World Cup. That was back in 1966 when England won their first and only major title, and have never been the hosts of a women's World Cup. At the moment, the FA are also involved in bidding for hosting rights for the 2028 EURO competition, but are clearly looking towards the future and hoping to take advantage of the steady growth of interest in the women's game.