Three bids to host 2027 Women's World Cup

Published on: 09 December 2023

Fifa has received three bids to host the 2027 Women's World Cup.

The bids include a joint one from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, who first announced their interest in hosting in October 2020.

The other two bids are from Brazil and a joint submission from Mexico and the United States.

South Africa had previously been named by Fifa among the prospective hosts but withdrew their bidexternal-link in November to focus on the 2031 tournament.

The winning bid will be decided by a vote at the Fifa congress in Bangkok on 17 May 2024.

Spain beat England in the final of the 2023 World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand.

A statement from world football's governing body said: "As part of the most robust and comprehensive bidding process in the history of the Fifa Women's World Cup, Fifa will now conduct a thorough evaluation process, including on-site inspection visits."

Those visits are due to get under way in February, after which Fifa will publish its findings in a bid evaluation report in May.

The United States hosted the tournament in 1999 and 2003, but not as a joint bid, while Germany hosted it in 2011.

The US, Mexico and Canada will co-host the men's World Cup in 2026.

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Source: bbc.com

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