Summary
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 involve 32 national teams, including that of the host nation, after FIFA announced the expansion of the tournament in July 2019.[1] Spain are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2023.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | TBD |
| Dates | June – July 2027 |
| Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
Host selection edit
On 23 March 2023, FIFA launched the bidding process for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] The key dates include:
- 2023
- 21 April: Member associations to submit their expressions of interest to host the 2027 Women's World Cup
- 19 May: Member associations to confirm their interest in bidding to host the Women's World Cup by submitting the bidding agreement
- August: Bid workshop and observer programme to take place during the 2023 Women's World Cup
- 8 December: Member associations to submit their bids to FIFA
- 2024
- February: FIFA to organise on-site inspection visits to bidding countries
- May: Publication of FIFA's bid evaluation report
- 2nd quarter: Designation of bids by the FIFA Council
- 17 May: Appointment of the 2027 Women's World Cup host(s) by the FIFA Congress
Four bids were confirmed by FIFA on 24 April 2023 to have expressed their interest in hosting the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup:[3]
Belgium, 
Germany, and 
Netherlands
Brazil
Mexico and 
United States
South Africa (since withdrawn)
On 24 November 2023, South Africa announced they were withdrawing from the race to host the competition, choosing to instead focus on submitting a bid for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup in the future.[4]
On 8 December 2023, the three remaining interested bids were submitted to FIFA.
The short timeline for host selection, with the winning bid awarded three years before the tournament begins, has been compared to the longer timelines for the men's World Cup. During the 2027 selection process, the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 editions of the men's World Cup were confirmed by FIFA.[5]
Format edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Council unanimously approves expanded 32-team field for FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "FIFA starts bidding process for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027". FIFA. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "FIFA receives expressions of interest to host FIFA Women's World Cup 2027". FIFA. 24 April 2023.
- ^ "SA withdraws from bidding for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, turns attention to 2031 event". South African Football Association. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Linehan, Meg (2 November 2023). "Linehan: FIFA shows inequality by planning for 2034 men's World Cup before 2027 Women's World Cup". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
External links edit
- Belgium-Netherlands-Germany bid website
- Official FIFA Women's World Cup website