THE Football Association of Scotland is set to submit a joint bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup.
The announcement follows a decision by world governing body Fifa which recommended the tournament is hosted in Europe or Africa in that year.
Bids for the 2031 and 2035 finals will have to be submitted in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The joint bid will be made alongside England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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The United States are the favourites to host the 2031 tournament after pulling out of the vote for 2027, which was won by Brazil.
The Women's World Cup is one of the few sporting events which must be offered to free-to-air broadcasters, whereas international viewers will have to watch via Netflix for 2031.
The 2023 World Cup was shown on the BBC and ITV, with a peak audience of 12 million viewers watching Spain's victory over England in the final.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said any bid will have the UK government's "full support".
(Image: SNS)"Football is and always will be at the core of our country's identity," he added.
The joint bid to host games in Scotland could face a challenge from South Africa, which withdrew from the race to host the 2027 event.
Statements from the Scottish, English, Welsh and Northern Irish FAs on Wednesday expressed their delight at being part of a joint bid.
"We strongly believe that we could organise a fantastic tournament, building on the success of the Women's Euros in 2022 and the subsequent rapid growth of the women's game in England," said FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.
His counterpart at the Scottish FA, Ian Maxwell, added that it would be "part of a 10-year journey to accelerate the women's game at grassroots, domestic and international levels".
The UK has enjoyed success in recent years in hosting European football tournaments, but a World Cup has proven elusive.
The men's Euro 2028 is being played across Scotland, England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, while Scotland and England held Euro 2020 games, with the final at Wembley in July 2021 because of Covid-related delays.
The UK has never hosted the women's tournament.
The 2018 bid attracted only one vote other than its own Fifa executive committee member, while in 2006 England were knocked out in the second round again with only two votes.
The UK's chances of securing the 2035 Women's World Cup are seen as much stronger, with decisions now taken by all 211 member nations.
Scotland's World Cup Tartan Army fans were praised during last year's European Cup, despite FA's hooligan claims.
