FIFA Women's World Cup 2027: Dates Host Country, Format Confirmed

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FIFA Women's World Cup 2027: Everything Confirmed So Far

The countdown to the next FIFA Women's World Cup is officially on, and this time football's biggest women's tournament is heading somewhere it has never been before: South America. The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in Brazil, marking the tenth edition of the tournament and the first time it has ever been hosted on the continent. With qualifying already underway across the world, here is a complete, verified breakdown of the dates, format and everything else confirmed about the tournament so far.

  • Host country: Brazil
  • Dates: June 24 – July 25, 2027
  • Teams: 32 national teams
  • Matches: 64 total
  • Host cities: 8, including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasília, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre
  • Defending champions: Spain, who won their first title in 2023
  • Streaming rights (US/Canada): Netflix, under an exclusive deal covering both 2027 and 2031

Brazil Makes History as First South American Host

Brazil was awarded hosting rights on May 17 2024 becoming the first South American nation ever to host a FIFA Women's World Cup. The country now joins Sweden, the United States, Germany, France and Canada as the sixth nation to have hosted both the men and women's World Cup having previously staged the men's tournament in 1950 and 2014 Eight venues across Brazil will stage matches chosen specifically to reflect the country's cultural and geographic diversity from the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro to Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.

Format: 32 Teams, One Final Expansion Before 2031

The 2027 tournament will be the second and final edition contested by 32 teams following the expansion first introduced in 2023 FIFA has already confirmed that the format will grow further to 48 teams starting with the 2031 edition meaning Brazil 2027 represents the last World Cup at the current scale Slot allocation approved by the FIFA Council in December 2024, gives 11 direct places to UEFA, six to the AFC four each to CAF and Concacaf four to CONMEBOL (including Brazil's automatic host slot) and one to the OFC with the remaining three places to be decided through a ten-team inter-confederation play-off tournament.

Qualification Already Underway Worldwide

Qualifying for the tournament began back in February 2025 with matches already completed or in progress across every confederation CONMEBOL held a standalone round-robin qualifying tournament with Brazil exempt as automatic hosts The inter-confederation play-offs which will decide the final three qualifying spots are scheduled across two windows: November–December 2026 and February 2027 giving several nations a late route into the tournament just months before it kicks off.

Spain Enter as Defending Champions

Spain arrive in Brazil as the reigning champions after winning their maiden Women's World Cup title in 2023 Their title defence will be closely watched particularly given the growing depth of competition from European rivals as well as traditional powerhouses like the United States who qualify directly by virtue of their FIFA ranking within the Concacaf zone alongside Canada.

How to Watch

For audiences in the United States and Canada every match of the tournament will stream exclusively live on Netflix part of a landmark agreement that also covers the 2031 edition Coverage in the US will be available in English and Spanish, while Canadian audiences will get English and select French broadcasts FIFA has indicated that broadcast and streaming partners for other regions including South Asia will be announced closer to the tournament so Pakistani fans should watch for local broadcaster confirmations as 2027 approaches.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 start? The tournament begins on June 24, 2027, and runs through July 25, 2027.

Which country is hosting the 2027 Women's World Cup? Brazil is hosting, becoming the first South American nation to host a FIFA Women's World Cup.

How many teams will play in the 2027 tournament? 32 national teams will compete across 64 matches in eight host cities.

Who are the defending champions heading into 2027? Spain, who won their first Women's World Cup title in 2023, are the defending champions.

Will the tournament expand to more teams after 2027? Yes. FIFA has confirmed the tournament will expand to 48 teams starting with the 2031 edition, making Brazil 2027 the last 32-team edition.

Conclusion

With qualifying already in full swing and just under a year to go until kickoff the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup is shaping up to be a landmark tournament — not just for the football on display but for what it represents: the first time South America has hosted the women's game's biggest stag  As Spain prepare to defend their title and dozens of nations continue their qualifying campaigns Brazil 2027 is set to close out the 32-team era of the tournament in style before FIFA's planned expansion in 2031


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