Wembley is set to be the FA's preference as the venue for the 2035 Women's World Cup final – dashing any Manchester United hopes of hosting the showpiece match at a new stadium.

Friday is the deadline for complete bids to be submitted to FIFA, and the United Kingdom entry has no rival for the tournament hosting.

United are still set to be part of the hosting plans, despite building work yet to begin on a 100,000-capacity replacement for Old Trafford that was announced in March , with no announcement on how the £2bn project will be funded.

It has been widely reported United have interest in hosting the 2035 Women's World Cup final.

But the Football Association is leading on the bid and plans for Wembley to stage a World Cup final for the first time since England won the me

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