NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Germany will host the 2029 European Championship in women’s soccer, promising record revenue and attendances to drive forward the game’s development on and off the field.

UEFA voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for the Germany bid in a three-candidate contest and opted for the promise of financial results and sporting potential with the national team playing in sold-out stadiums in Munich and Dortmund.

Germany’s eight-city project for an expected 16-team, 31-game Women’s Euros beat Poland and a co-hosting bid by Denmark and Sweden.

UEFA executive committee members gave 15 votes to Germany, two to the Scandinavians and none to Poland.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said it was “heartbreaking” that any of the three bids should lose before he pulled Germany’s nam

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