FIFA vote awards Brazil 2027 Women’s World Cup

Brazil have been confirmed as the hosts of the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

211 member nations voted on the bid during the 74th FIFA Congress on Friday, 17 May in Bangkok to decide between Brazil and a joint bid from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as hosts for the next edition of the tournament.

A joint bid between the United States and Mexico was withdrawn three weeks ago with the nations wanting to focus on the 2031 tournament calling for a “historic first” equal investment with the men’s tournament being hosted across the two countries in 2026.

South Africa also withdrew their bid in November 2023 citing a determination to prepare a more comprehensive bid for the 2031 World Cup.

This was the first time Congress had voted on the hosts for a women’s tournament. Previously hosts were decided based on voting from the FIFA Council.

Brazil were confirmed as the front-runner during FIFA’s evaluation report of the two bids comparatively. Brazil have never hosted a Women’s World Cup, but hosted the men’s tournament in 1950 and 2014.

Brazil were in the running to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, but dropped out due to lingering difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan also withdrew their bid, leaving only Colombia and the joint submission from Australia and New Zealand, which ultimately won with 63% of the council vote.

It was recently announced that FIFA would also introduce the Club World Cup in January / February 2026 with 16 clubs taking part from various nations.

The dates for the World Cup are yet to be completely confirmed however FIFA have allotted spaced between 31 May – 25 July 2027 in the calendar for the tournament to take place.