The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be hosted in South America for the first time, with Brazil selected as the venue for the 2027 edition during a FIFA congress on Friday.
Following the successful tournament in Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members chose Brazil over a European bid, aiming to further expand women’s football globally.
Delegates at the meeting in Bangkok voted 119 to 78 in favor of Brazil, defeating the joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The decision was met with celebrations from the Brazilian bid team.
Ednaldo Rodrigues, President of the Brazilian Football Confederation, described the win as a “victory for Latin American football and for women’s football in Latin America.”
Brazil’s bid outperformed its European rival in FIFA’s evaluation report, with inspectors highlighting the potential “tremendous impact on women’s football in the region” from hosting the tournament.
The bid includes 10 stadiums from the 2014 men’s World Cup, with Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium set for the opening match and final. However, improvements are needed, particularly for the Amazonia stadium in Manaus, which has seen little use over the past decade.
Despite the men’s national team winning five World Cups, Brazil’s women’s team has yet to secure the trophy and experienced a group-stage exit in 2023.
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