The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup bidding process is the process used by FIFA to select the host for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Brazil won the hosting rights on 17 May 2024.[1]
Host selection
editOn 23 March 2023 FIFA launched the bidding process for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] The key dates include:[3]
- 21 April 2023: Member associations to submit their expressions of interest to host the 2027 Women's World Cup
- 19 May 2023: Member associations to confirm their interest in bidding to host the Women's World Cup by submitting the bidding agreement
- August 2023: Bid workshop and observer programme to take place during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
- 8 December 2023: Member associations to submit their bids to FIFA
- February 2024: FIFA to organise on-site inspection visits to bidding countries
- 7 May 2024: Publication of FIFA's bid evaluation report[4]
- 2nd quarter: Designation of bids by the FIFA Council
- 26 June 2024: Appointment of the 2027 Women's World Cup host(s) by the FIFA Congress in Bangkok[5]
Active Bids
editFIFA received three bids to host the tournament upon their 8 December 2023 submission deadline: a joint bid from the German, Royal Belgian, and Royal Dutch Football Associations, a sole bid from the Brazilian Football Confederation, and a joint bid from the Mexican and United States Soccer Federations.[6][7][8] The Mexico–United States bid was withdrawn prior to the appointment of host(s) on 17 May 2024.[9][10]
Belgium–Germany–Netherlands
editOn 19 October 2020, the football associations of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands announced their intention to jointly bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11] The intention is for the three countries to make further agreements about the organization before the end of this year and to record this in a covenant.[12] Belgium and the Netherlands jointly hosted the UEFA European Championship in 2000, with Belgium having previously hosted in 1972. Germany hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and the UEFA European Women's Championship in 2001. Germany also hosted the FIFA Men's World Cup in 1974 and 2006, the men's Euro in 1988, and will do so again in 2024. Germany and the Netherlands co-hosted several matches in the multi-national UEFA Euro 2020. The Netherlands hosted the Women's Euro in 2017. The host cities of Germany are Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Düsseldorf and Cologne, all in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.[13] The Dutch host cities are Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Enschede, Heerenveen and Rotterdam.[14] The Belgian host cities are Genk, Anderlecht, Gent and Charleroi.[15]
Brazil
edit
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), along with Rio de Janeiro city, have expressed interest in participating in the election for the 2027 World Cup.[16] The country was already one of the finalists for the 2023 edition, but had to withdraw its candidacy due to the lack of support from the federal government, in addition to the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] The project is part of a study carried out by the Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau (RCV), which also makes possible other events with Olympic sports and FIFA tournaments in Rio de Janeiro until 2033, including the 2031 Pan American Games, using the city again as host (since it hosted the competition in 2007), reusing the structures used in the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.[18][19] The country has twice hosted the men's version of the World Cup, in 1950 and 2014, in addition to the 2013 Confederations Cup.
On 1 March 2023, the city of São Paulo expressed interest in participating in the election with Rio de Janeiro, offering the Arena Corinthians and Allianz Parque to receive the matches.[20] The next day, CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues sent a letter to FIFA, confirming the country's intention to compete in the 2027 World Cup. Other Brazilian cities can also participate in the project, as the event involves the entire country.[21] On 7 March the Brazilian Minister of Sports, Ana Moser, confirmed the country's bid to host the tournament.[22] Then, the cities of Salvador, Brasília, Cuiabá, Belém, Manaus and Fortaleza also offered to host the World Cup in an event on SAFs and the football capital market, organized by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) on 11 March. Among the capitals that offered, only Belém did not host the last men's World Cup in the country in 2014, losing its place to Manaus.[23]
On 28 September 2023, the CBF confirmed the cities of Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cuiabá, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salvador as the capitals that will make up the official Brazilian candidacy document, with Belém leaving the project and the inclusion of the capital of Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, increasing the number of candidates for the World Cup to ten. The locations are similar to those of the 2014 men's edition, but without the inclusion of Curitiba and Natal.[24] The plan also foresees the opening match at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha and the final at Maracanã, while in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and São Paulo, there was an uncertainty between two stadiums. In the capital of Minas Gerais, the dispute would be between Mineirão and Arena MRV, while in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul the dispute is between Estádio Beira-Rio and Arena do Grêmio and in the Brazilian megalopolis the dispute is between Neo Química Arena and Allianz Parque, with Mineirão, Beira Rio and Neo Química Arena being the favorite stadiums for having hosted the men's version games in 2014.[25] A successful bid would be South America's first time hosting the Women's World Cup.
Evaluation report
editOn 7 May 2024, 10 days before the vote, the evaluation report was released. Brazil's bid was deemed to have better stadiums while the European bid promised a compact tournament. Overall, Brazil's bid scored higher than the European bid.[4]
Evaluation score
edit| Bidding nation(s) | Evaluation score |
|---|---|
 Brazil
|
4/5 |
 Belgium,  Germany and  Netherlands
|
3.7/5 |
Host selection
editOn 17 May 2024 in Bangkok during the 74th FIFA Congress, FIFA announced that Brazil would become the 2027 Women's World Cup host, making this the first FIFA Women's World Cup in both South America and Latin America.[26][27]
Voting
edit| Nation | Vote | |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| Brazil
|
119 | |
| Belgium, Germany and Netherlands
|
78 | |
| Abstentions | 10 | |
| Total votes | 207 | |
| Majority required | 104 | |
2027 Women's World Cup host election results
edit
| Allowed to vote | Banned from voting |
|---|---|
Voted for Brazilian bid | Brazil |
Voted for BNG bid | Belgium-Germany-Netherlands |
Abstained from voting | Not a FIFA member |
The voting took place on 17 May 2024, during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, and it was opened to all 207 eligible members.[28]
The four ineligible associations were as follows:
- The four bidding nations, Brazil, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands were ineligible to vote.
The Brazil bid won receiving 119 votes, while the Belgium–Germany–Netherlands bid received 78 votes. No representative within their home confederation CONMEBOL voted against the Brazil bid whilst two representatives within their home confederation UEFA voted against the Belgium–Germany–Netherlands bid. Curaçao, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Libya, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo abstained while Norway and the Philippines were unable to vote due to technical difficulties.
Election results by association
edit
Withdrawn Bids
editMexico–United States
editMexico–United States 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Bid
U.S. Soccer presidents Carlos Cordeiro and Cindy Parlow Cone made hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup a priority during their respective administrations, focusing on potential bids for the 2027 and 2031 editions.[29][30][31] Concurrently, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) expressed an interest in hosting the 2027 edition.[32] The two federations allied, announcing in April 2023 their intention to submit a join bid to host the 2027 edition.[33]
Taking place after the 2026 Men's World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States,[34] they planned to host the tournament across sixteen venues: ten of the United States' eleven 2026 stadiums sans SoFi Stadium, which was replaced by the Rose Bowl, and all three of Mexico's 2026 stadiums in addition to the Estadio Corregidora and Estadio León.[35][36] While the FMF and U.S. Soccer were one of three parties to submit a bid for the tournament,[7][8] projecting revenues exceeding US$3 billion,[37] they withdrew in April 2024, just weeks before the host selection, refocusing their efforts on a bid to host the 2031 edition instead.[9][10]
Other interest in bidding
editChile
editAfter 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. To enhance the bid, Chile officially made its women's domestic league fully professional after 2022–23 season, with the first professional season played in 2023.[38] Chile have hosted numerous FIFA tournaments, including: 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Chile also hosted the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. Chile will host the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[39]
Italy
editOn 17 February 2021, President of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, hinted that Italy might seek to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, and has underlined a prolonged plan to improve the status of women's football in Italy, including the professionalisation of the Serie A from autumn 2022 and finally making Italian female footballers full time professionals.[40]
Nordic bid
editThe Nordic countries (Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) once expressed interest in a combined bid to host the World Cup on 22 February 2019.[41][42] Sweden is the only Nordic nation to host the senior World Cup, with the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup being in Sweden, becoming the first country to host both men's and women's World Cups. In June 2019, the Nordic Council declared its support.[43][44]
South Africa
editMotivated by the success of the country's recent participation in FIFA women's tournaments, the South African Football Association (SAFA) 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.[45] In September 2022, South Africa announced its bid to host the 2027 women's edition.[46] A successful bid would be Africa's first time hosting the Women's World Cup. They sought to host the tournament in eight of the ten venues used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the Ellis Park and Loftus Versfeld Stadium, being replaced by the Orlando Stadium and Griqua Park.[47]
After violence and gunshots during the 2022–23 SAFA Second Division playoffs, SAFA expressed concern about the impact of the violence on the bid.[48]
On 24 November 2023, SAFA decided to withdraw its bid to host the tournament and instead focus on submitting a bid for the 2031 tournament.[49]
References and notes
editNotes
edit- ^ A technical issue was experienced by the Philippines Football Federation that resulted in their inability to cast their vote
- ^ The Norwegian Football Federation experienced a technical issue that resulted in the inability to cast their vote, and had they been able to submit such vote, Norway would have submitted a vote for the BNG.
References
edit- ^ https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/congress/news/brazil-appointed-as-fifa-womens-world-cup-2027-tm-hosts-by-fifa-congress
- ^ "FIFA starts bidding process for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027". FIFA. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Overview of the Bidding Process" (PDF). FIFA. 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "FIFA's bid evaluation report for 2027 Women's World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "FIFA delays campaign and vote to pick men's 2030 World Cup hosts; women's 2027 vote set for Bangkok". Associated Press. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Picazo, Raúl Daffunchio (9 December 2023). "Three candidates to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
The deadline for bid submissions was December 8 [...] Two joint bids were received, along with one individual bid.
- ^ a b PA (11 December 2023). "Fifa receives three bids to host 2027 Women's World Cup". SportsPro. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, Brazil, and the United States and Mexico have all submitted bids to host the Fifa 2027 Women's World Cup. [...] all received by Fifa ahead of the deadline on 8th December.
- ^ a b Associated Press (9 December 2023). "U.S. and Mexico Submit Joint Bid to Host Women's World Cup 2027". Time. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid Friday to host the 2027 Women's World Cup [...] competing against a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan.
- ^ a b Spencer, Jamie (29 April 2024). "USA and Mexico withdraw joint bid for 2027 Women's World Cup and look to 2031 instead". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
The United States and Mexico will prioritise a bid for the 2031 Women's World Cup after officially pulling out of the race to host in 2027.
- ^ a b Kassouf, Jeff (29 April 2024). "U.S., Mexico withdraw 2027 Women's World Cup bid, look to 2031". ESPN. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their bid to jointly host the 2027 Women's World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 Women's World Cup...
- ^ "Nederland, België en Duitsland azen op WK voetbal voor vrouwen in 2027". NOS. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "België, Duitsland en Nederland slaan handen ineen voor WK 2027 FIFA". KNVB (in Dutch). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Frauen-WM 2027: DFB bewirbt sich mit vier NRW-Städten - Stadien in Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf und Köln". Eurosport (in German). 9 August 2022.
- ^ "KNVB maakt mogelijke speelsteden voor WK 2027 bekend" [KNVB announces possible host cities for the 2027 World Cup] (in Dutch). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Breaking New Ground 2027 Bid Book" (PDF). FIFA.com. 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro pretende receber a Copa do Mundo Feminina de futebol, em 2027". band.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Brasil retira candidatura à sede da Copa do Mundo Feminina FIFA 2023". Brazilian Football Confederation (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Em parceria com a prefeitura do Rio, CBF quer sediar Copa do Mundo feminina em 2027". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro tem Pan de 2031 nos planos esportivos da cidade". Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Prefeitura de São Paulo entra em "força-tarefa" por Copa feminina de 2027 no Brasil". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Presidente da CBF envia ofício à Fifa manifestando intenção de sediar Copa do Mundo feminina de 2027". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Ana Moser confirma Brasil como candidato a país-sede da Copa do Mundo feminina de 2027". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Copa 2027: candidatura do Brasil terá ao menos oito estádios; sete cidades e DF já têm interesse". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Rizzo, Marcel; Leal, Daniel. "Veja as 10 cidades candidatas para a Copa Feminina de Futebol, no Brasil". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Rizzo, Marcel; Leal, Daniel (28 September 2023). "Com BH, veja as dez cidades que o Brasil terá na candidatura para Copa Feminina". Rádio Itatiaia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Brazil is chosen to host soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup following a vote by FIFA's 211 members". Associated Press.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "FIFA vote awards Brazil 2027 Women's World Cup". 17 May 2024.
- ^ Peterson, Anne M. (15 May 2024). "FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup". AP News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Yang, Stephanie (7 November 2017). "What US Soccer presidential candidates are saying about the women's game". SB Nation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "USSF plans to bid to host either 2027 or 2031 Women's World Cup". Just Women's Sports. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Willians, Bob (6 August 2021). "US Soccer now considers bidding for the 2031 Women's World Cup". SportsPro. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "México buscará ser sede de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA femenil".
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Federation And Mexican Football Federation Will Launch Bid To Co-Host The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation submit the "New Heights" bid for the right to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "New Heights - 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Mexico-USA Bid Book" (PDF). FIFA.com. 9 December 2023.
- ^ "U.S., Mexico Submit Joint Bid to Host Women's World Cup 2027". Time. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Los primeros pasos para una profesionalización del fútbol femenino". 12 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gravina, un piano di sviluppo sognando di ospitare il Mondiale".
- ^ https://www.fotball.no/tema/nff-nyheter/2019/nordisk-samarbeid-om-pilotprosjekt-for-mesterskapssoknad/
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2027: Nordic Nations target joint bid". BBC. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Skylare, Elisabet; Matz, Michael (3 June 2019). "Support for Nordic investment in 2027 world cup". Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ H. Jamholt, André; Lindblad, Johan (30 October 2019). "Nordic bid to host Women's World Cup in football". Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Africa to bid to host 2027 Women's World Cup". BBC Sport. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Revealed: SAFA's 10 Stadiums For 2027 Women's World Cup". iDiskiTimes.com. 13 June 2023.
- ^ "SAFA admit FIFA World Cup bid concerns after KZN chaos". SABC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "South Africa withdraw bid to host 2027 Women's World Cup". Reuters. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.