Brazil will host FIFA’s 2027 Women’s World Cup, a first in South America. FIFA chose their candidacy above that of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany (BNG). Brazil was among the favorites to be selected after a FIFA evaluation study put them higher than BNG. The event was marked by an open vote for the first time at the FIFA Congress in Thailand, and it won 119-78.
Brazil has been set to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, ahead of a joint bid by the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
It will become the first South American country to host a Women’s World Cup after the proposal was approved by 119 votes to 78 at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok. It was also the first time the full electorate had voted. BNG, or the trio of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, vowed to give the Women’s World Cup the largest commercial income in the game’s history.
The combined bid by the United States and Mexico withdrew last month to focus on the 2031 event, while South Africa withdrew in November, citing a 2031 bid, leaving BNG and Brazil as the final two bidders.
The European bid eventually lost to Brazil, who received an average of 4.0 in FIFA’s bid review, while BNG received 3.7 and had their score reduced owing to a high-risk score on its legal framework Brazil received superior marks in categories like as stadiums, accommodations, fan zones, and transportation in the evaluation report.
“It is a victory for the world and for women’s football,” declared Ednaldo Rodrigues head of the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF).
FIFA president Gianni Infantino congratulated Brazil. We will host the finest World Cup in Brazil. Many thanks also to the BNG bid team, who have been amazing.”
BraziI presented a presentation under the tagline ‘A Natural Choice’, claiming that it was the “country of soccer” and had never hosted the event. It emphasized that the Brazilian federal government had provided the guarantees that FIFA required to host the competition.
The country last hosted a major FIFA tournament in 2014, when the World Cup was held for the first time in 64 years. FIFA hopes to capitalize on the worldwide success of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Infantino claims that the event produced more than $570 million (£450 million).
The next World Cup vote, to support the 2030 and 2034 hosts, will take place on December 11 in a remote internet congress.
