2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup will be the 10th 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]

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)

Proposed bids

The bidding process has not started yet, but there are some proposed bids for the World Cup.

Chile

After the successful participation at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, then-sports minister Pauline Kantor, announced the intention to propose a bid for 2027 edition, saying, "Particularly, yes. Absolutely. It is a dream for all the development that implies. The World Cup is not just an event. The World Cup also leaves infrastructure and leaves interest. I believe that a Women's World Cup would leave an interest in all the girls, who continue and do it, but who could see themselves even more identified with their referents." Chile has hosted the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Santiago hosts the 2023 Pan American Games and Parapan American Games between October to November of that year.[2]

Netherlands

The Dutch government declared an interest in hosting the tournament after a successful UEFA Women's Euro 2017 seeing the Dutch win the tournament. Netherlands has hosted the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]

Nordic nations

The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have expressed interest in a combined bid to host the World Cup, with a statement from Norwegian Football Federation president Terje Svendsen saying, "We have a good Nordic co-operation and the Nordic countries have a leading position in women's football."[4] Sweden hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first country to host both men's and women's World Cups. The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in Finland. In June 2019, the Nordic Council declared its support.[5][6]

South Africa

Motivated by the success of the country's recent participation in FIFA women's tournaments, South African Football Association previously submitted a bid for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, but withdrew its bid in December 2019. SAFA CEO Hay Mokoena stated that South Africa would consider bidding for 2027 after the women's league and national team become more competitive. South Africa has hosted the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup and could use the infrastructure that was built for the tournament.[7]

United States

Before his resignation, former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro expressed an interest in having the U.S. host the tournament, stating "I believe we can and should host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027."[8] However, it is not known where current president Cindy Parlow Cone stands on a possible bid. If successful, this would see the U.S. hosting the Women's World Cup one year after co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and one year before Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics again.[9] The United States has previously hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup and this tournament twice in a row in 1999 and 2003. The 1999 edition still holds the record for highest average attendance, and the final between the host team and China at the Rose Bowl is still the most watched women's football game in history.

References
  1. "FIFA Council unanimously approves expanded 32-team field for FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Un nuevo sueño: el Mundial femenino 2027" [A new dream: the Women's World Cup 2027]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Dutch want to host 2027 women's World Cup in wake of Leeuwinnen success". Dutch News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. "Women's World Cup 2027: Nordic Nations target joint bid". BBC. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. Skylare, Elisabet; Matz, Michael (3 June 2019). "Support for Nordic investment in 2027 world cup". Nordic Council. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. H. Jamholt, André; Lindblad, Johan (30 October 2019). "Nordic bid to host Women's World Cup in football". Nordic Council. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  7. Gleeson, Mark (11 December 2019). "Women's World Cup 2023: South Africa pulls out of race to host tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. Yang, Stephanie (7 November 2017). "What US Soccer presidential candidates are saying about the women's game". SB Nation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. Goff, Steven (13 June 2018). "U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup, topping Morocco in FIFA vote". Denver Post. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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