Basel countdown to the Women's World Cup
Preparations for the European Women's Football Championship in Basel, which will take place in just under 16 months, are in full swing. An advertising streetcar and a countdown clock will draw attention to the major event as early as the summer.
The European Women's Football Championship in Basel should be a huge sports festival for everyone, said Sabine Horvath, overall project manager of the Uefa Women's Euro 2025 Basel, at a round table discussion on Wednesday at the opening of the Spring Basel trade fair. The main aim of the tournament is to improve the framework conditions so that girls want to and can play football. Because there are still big differences between women's and men's football, said Horvath.
The European Women's Championship will take place from July 2 to 27, 2025 in the cities of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, Lucerne, Sion, St. Gallen and Thun. It is of great importance that the event takes place in Switzerland, said Marion Daube, Director of Women's Football at the Swiss Football Association.
In Basel, where the motto is "Basel on the ball with passion", the opening and final matches as well as three games will take place. According to Horvath, the European Women's Football Championship will be made visible in Basel as early as next summer. There will be an advertising streetcar, a countdown clock and a soccer court on the Messeplatz.
Basel-Stadt approved 12.6 million
"Basel is very important for us because the opening match and the biggest stadium are here," said Doris Keller, Tournament Director of Uefa Women's EURO 2025. Until the kick-off, the aim is to create euphoria for the tournament. It was not yet clear to everyone that the Women's EURO would take place in Switzerland. Most recently, the Council of States committee almost quadrupled the contribution requested by the Federal Council. Instead of the four million proposed by the Federal Council, it unanimously requested CHF 15 million. The final decision is to be made in the summer session. "We hope that the decision can be changed," said Keller. The Basel-Stadt Grand Council is already approving an expenditure of 12.9 million for the Women's European Football Championship at the beginning of 2023.
