2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

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. Voting The voting took place on 17 May 2024, during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, and it was opened to 207 eligible members. The Brazilian bid won with 119 valid ballots, while the Belgium–Germany–Netherlands bid received 78 valid ballots. Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo voted for abstention, Libya did not vote for any of the options, while Norway and the Philippines were unable to vote due to technical difficulties. ==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==

Eight venues will be used for the tournament, all of them being stadiums that hosted 2014 FIFA World Cup games. After Brazil received the hosting rights, the local government in Natal expressed an interest to become a venue for the Women's World Cup. On 22 August 2024, it was confirmed by the CBF that the Estádio 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 the Mangueirão was still in the final stages of its renovation. On 3 September 2024, Belém and Natal were included in the FIFA's selection process. Inspection visits took place between September and November 2024. Further inspections for training sites and hotels began in February 2025. On 7 May 2025, the venues selected to host matches during the tournament were announced. ==Teams==

Qualification FIFA's confederations organise their qualifications through continental championships, with the exception of CONMEBOL, OFC, 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 and were excluded from the European qualification process. The allocation of slots below was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 December 2024. The slot for the host nation will be taken directly from the quotas allocated to their confederation. • AFC (Asia): 6 slots • CAF (Africa): 4 slots • CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 4 slots • CONMEBOL (South America): 3 slots (including hosts Brazil) • OFC (Oceania): 1 slot • UEFA (Europe): 11 slots • Inter-confederation play-off tournament: 3 slots 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: • AFC (Asia): 2 slots • CAF (Africa): 2 slots • CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 2 slots • CONMEBOL (South America): 2 slots • OFC (Oceania): 1 slot • UEFA (Europe): 1 slot Qualified teams Team base camps Base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the Women's World Cup tournament. ==Marketing==

Branding The official emblem was unveiled on 25 January 2026 during an event at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. The emblem's design was inspired by the Brazilian flag as well as football pitches, crafted from the union of "W" (representing the words "women" and "world") and "M" (from the equivalent Portuguese words "mulheres" and "mundo"). The slogan "Go Epic" ("Vai Ser Épico" in Portuguese) was also unveiled the same day. Broadcasting • – Paramount+ and Network 10 • – Saran • – Saran • – Grupo Globo and CazéTV • – Saran • – Saran • – Saran • – EBU • – SABC • – JTBC and Naver • Sub-Saharan Africa – New World Tv • – RTVE • – Netflix • – Saran Sponsorships ==Notes==