Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn praised England's female footballers for their serene progress to next summer's European Championships in Holland and said growing the women's game was his main investment priority.
England beat Belgium 2-0 in Leuven on Tuesday to top Group G with seven wins and a draw. The team, which came third in last year's World Cup in Canada, is unbeaten in all qualifiers since 2002.
"Yes, (the England women's team) is on the up," said Glenn when asked for a reaction to the team's continuing success.
"There's been massive investment from the FA to get behind them and (the FA's head of women's football) Dame Sue Campbell is leading the game.
"Women's football is our biggest single investment in growth over the next four years, so we're very confident we can keep doing well.
"The women's game is a massive growth opportunity for us. England manager Mark Sampson still has fewer players to pick from than his German and French counterparts, so that's job one.
"There's work to do, but it's a big priority for us."
Glenn, who was speaking in London at an event to launch the branding for Wembley's hosting of the last three games at Euro 2020, said the FA was also keen on staging women's events, with a bid already in to host the European Under-19 Championships in 2019.
But Press Association Sport understands the national governing body is keen to use that as a springboard for a bid to host the next available edition of the Women's World Cup. With France hosting the tournament in 2019, Europe's next chance is likely to be 2027.
There is a feeling at the FA that there is little point in bidding for a men's World Cup again until it has been through a bidding process with FIFA for the women's version of football's biggest tournament.
Source: PA-WIRE
