Women's World Cup 2027
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has
announced Brazil as the host
country of the 2027 FIFA Women's
World Cup during the 74th FIFA
Congress 2024 at the Queen Sirikit
National Convention Center
(QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Brazil became the first South
American country to host the
tournament. For the first time, the
decision was taken through an
open vote at the FIFA Congress.
Brazil received 119 votes while the
joint bid of Belgium, the
Netherlands and Germany received
78 votes.
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2027
will be the tenth iteration of the
tournament which has gone from
strength to strength since it began
in China PR in 1991. Since the
inaugural tournament, Sweden, the
United States, Germany, Canada,
France, and Australia and Aotearoa
New Zealand (co-hosts) have all
hosted at least one edition.
Last year, the FIFA Women's World
Cup 2023 was held in Australia and
New Zealand. In the final match on
August 20, 2023, Spain defeated
England 1–0 to win their first World
Cup trophy.
With this victory, Spain became the
second country after Germany to
win both the men's and women's
World Cup. The competition has
four previous champions: the
United States, Germany, Japan and
Norway.
