Wolfsburg has a good chance of Host City status for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011, the German Football Association (DFB) has acknowledged. "We want the World Cup to be a nationwide event, and Wolfsburg would represent northern Germany. This is a firm prediction, provided the city fulfils the technical, organisational and commercial requirements," declared DFB General Secretary Wolfgang Niersbach at a DFB live event in Hanover last Friday.

The DFB has previously indicated a preference for Berlin and Frankfurt as venues for the Opening Match and Final respectively. In Hanover, former Germany international Britta Carlson was named a member of Organising Committee (OC) President Steffi Jones' team of ambassadors. The VfL Wolfsburg midfielder will promote the 2011 event in and around the north and north-east of the country.

FIFA and the OC will jointly determine the tournament match schedule, with final decisions likely in autumn 2008.