2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

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2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
Copa do Mundo Feminina da FIFA 2027
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates24 June – 25 July
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
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The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup is scheduled to be the tenth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will include 32 teams for the second time after FIFA announced the expansion of the tournament in July 2019. [1] Spain are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2023.

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On 17 May 2024, FIFA announced that Brazil won the hosting rights, making this the first FIFA Women's World Cup in South America. [2] [3] Brazil will become the sixth country—after Sweden, the United States, Germany, France, and Canada—to host both the men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the former in 1950 and 2014. It is also the first country to host eight different FIFA competitions, having also hosted the 2016 Olympic football tournaments, the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup, and the first three editions of the FIFA-organized Beach Soccer World Cup (2005, 2006, and 2007).

Host selection

On 23 March 2023, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Member associations interested in hosting the tournament had to submit a declaration of interest by 21 April, and provide the completed bidding registration by 8 December.

Fourteen countries initially indicated interest in hosting the events, two of which were joint bids. These were Belgium–Germany–Netherlands, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Mexico, Denmark–Finland–Iceland–Norway–Sweden (Nordic bid), South Africa and United States. Chile, Italy, the Nordic bid and South Africa would later drop out, some of which stated their expressions to host the following tournament in 2031. The Mexican Football Federation and the United States Soccer Federation would later merge their bids in a joint submission. Brazil and the Belgium–Germany–Netherlands joined them in submitting their bid books to FIFA by 8 December. However, the Mexico–United States withdrew their bid in April 2024, just weeks before the host selection, refocusing their efforts on a bid to host the 2031 edition instead. [4] [5]

Voting

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Voting results:
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  Voted for Brazilian bid
  Brazil
  Voted for BNG bid
  Belgium–Germany–Netherlands
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The voting took place on 17 May 2024, during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, and it was opened to all 204 eligible members. The Brazilian bid won with 119 valid ballots, while the Belgium–Germany–Netherlands bid received 78 valid ballots. Curaçao, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Libya, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo abstained while Norway and the Philippines were unable to vote due to technical difficulties.

74th FIFA Congress vote [2]
NationVote
Round 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 119
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany and Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 78
Abstentions10
Total votes207
Majority required104

Format

The Women's World Cup, since the 2023 edition, opens with a group stage consisting of eight groups of four teams, with the top two teams progressing from each group to a knockout tournament starting with a round of 16 teams. The number of games played overall is 64.

Venues

Between 10 and 12 venues will be used for the tournament. From the twelve stadiums that hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup games, the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba is the only venue being left out for Women's World Cup. [6] [7]

After Brazil received the hosting rights, the local government in Natal, expressed an interest to become a venue for the Women's World Cup. [8] [9]

On 22 August 2024, it was confirmed by the CBF that the Mangueirão in Belém would also be one of the host city candidates, the only city that did not host the 2014 World Cup to make the shortlist. Belém was originally part of the Brazilian bid back in March 2023. However, the city was left out of the final September project due to the fact that Mangueirão was still in the final stages of its renovation. [10] [11]

On 3 September 2024, Belém and Natal were included in the FIFA's selection process. [12] Inspection visits took place between September and November 2024. [13]

The following are the host cities and stadiums selected for Brazilian bid:

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  •  1  Belém
  •  2  Belo Horizonte
  •  3  Brasília
  •  4  Cuiabá
  •  5  Fortaleza
  •  6  Manaus
  •  7  Natal
  •  8  Porto Alegre
  •  9  Recife
  •  10  Rio de Janeiro
  •  11  Salvador
  •  12  São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro Brasília Belo Horizonte Fortaleza
Estádio do Maracanã Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Estádio Mineirão Arena Castelão
Capacity: 73,139Capacity: 69,910Capacity: 66,658Capacity: 57,876
Maracana 2022.jpg Brasilia aerea estadio nacional.jpg Mineirao (Top View).jpg Fortaleza Arena on March 2014..jpg
Belém Porto Alegre Salvador São Paulo
Mangueirão Estádio Beira-Rio Arena Fonte Nova Arena Corinthians
Capacity: 53,635Capacity: 49,055Capacity: 47,915Capacity: 47,252
Mangueirao em 2023.jpg Vista Aerea Beira-Rio.jpg Aerea Fontenova.jpg ARENA CORINTHIANS.jpg
Recife [a] Manaus Cuiabá Natal
Arena Pernambuco Arena da Amazônia Arena Pantanal Arena das Dunas
Capacity: 45,440Capacity: 42,924Capacity: 42,788Capacity: 31,375
Arena Pernambuco Recife.jpg Arena da Amazonia (Aerial View).jpg Cuiaba Arena.jpg Natal, Brazil - Arena das Dunas.jpg

Teams

Qualification

Teams qualified Team whose qualification process has yet to be decided Team withdrew or suspended Did not enter 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification map.svg
  Teams qualified
  Team whose qualification process has yet to be decided
  Team withdrew or suspended
  Did not enter

FIFA's confederations organise their qualifications through continental championships, with the exception of CONMEBOL and UEFA, which organise their own qualifying competitions. The host Brazil qualified automatically for the tournament, leaving most of the remaining FIFA member associations eligible to enter qualification if they chose to do so. Russia had been suspended from all FIFA and UEFA competitions since 28 February 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine [14] [15] and were excluded from the European qualification process. [16]

The allocation of slots below was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 December 2024. [17] The slot for the host nation will be taken directly from the quotas allocated to their confederation.

A ten-team play-off tournament will decide the final three spots at the Women's World Cup. The play-off slot allocation is as follows:

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearance
in finals		Last
appearance		Consecutive
streak		Previous best performance
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hosts17 May 202410th 2023 10Runners-up (2007)

Marketing

Branding

Broadcasting Rights

Sponsorships

FIFA partnersFIFA Women's World Cup sponsors

Notes

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