The opportunity to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup is being heavily contested between Brazil and a joint-bid of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (BNG) after the USA/Mexico bid dropped
FIFA will hold a vote to decide where the next Women's World Cup will be held after bids from Brazil and a joint effort from Belgium, the Netherland and Germany (BNG) met hosting criteria.
The site of the next Women's World Cup has been a highly-anticipated announcement following last summer's record-breaking tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament held Down Under garnered an average television of 13.3 million people globally, while attendance records were repeatedly shattered as Spain claimed a first-ever world title in a 1-0 final victory over first-time finalists England.
Both Brazilian and BNG bids passed the governing body's technical evaluation, though Brazil scored higher on technical aspects such as stadium sizes, accommodation, fan zones and transport. In total, Brazil scored 4.0 out of five in the technical evaluatoin, while the BNG join bid scored 3.7.
That the tournament would represent the first-ever Women's World Cup held in South America was also viewed as a potential edge for Brazil's bid with FIFA noting the bid's victory "could have a tremendous effect on women's football in the region".
Even so, the carbon footprint provoked by a tournament held in a country as large as Brazil was also highlighted in the report. The demand for comprehensive air travel for teams and fans would be significant, while BNG offers a "compact tournament footprint" with "short distances between the proposed venues".
Both bids are set to be considered by the FIFA Council and then submitted to FIFA's 211 member associations who will vote for their preferred host at the 74th Fifa Congress in Bangkok on 17 May.
The report arrives shortly after U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced the withdrawal of their bid to host the summer's showpiece event last month, with the federations instead focussing efforts on securing the 2031 Women's World Cup.
The USA and Mexico bid took a strong commercial positioning and also called for equal investment to the men's tournament.
FIFA said last year it planned to spend $896 million in prize money for the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The governing body devoted $110 million in prize money for last year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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