December 11 – The 2027 Ladies’s World Cup will likely be performed from 24 June to 25 July that 12 months, world governing physique FIFA confirmed on Tuesday following a gathering of its Council.
The dates had been agreed after session with the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF) and the Confederation.
“The FIFA Ladies’s World Cup Brazil 2027 is already taking form and we will’t anticipate the opening match on Thursday, 24 June 2027 – and all matches that result in the ultimate on Sunday, 25 July 2027,” mentioned FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a press release.
“This historic match can have a large affect not solely in South America, however round the entire world, taking the ladies’s recreation to the following degree when it comes to participation and recognition.”
FIFA additionally confirmed the slot allocation of the 32-team match, with 11 direct slots for Europe and three for Conmebol along with Brazil qualifying mechanically as hosts. Each Concacaf and CAF get 4 direct slots with AFC having fun with six slots.
The three remaining finalists will likely be determined via a ten-team play-off match.
It’s the primary time that South America will stage the match.
In Could, the Brazilians defeated the European triumvirate of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany in a vote on the FIFA Congress.
Brazil’s victory was seen as a comfort prize for South America after the area relinquished its dream of staging a centenary World Cup in 2030 and settled for simply three matches. That allowed Infantino and his excutive to steer the 2034 finals to Saudi Arabia.
It will likely be the second time that the match will likely be performed in a 32-team format following the 2023 version in Australia and New Zealand the place Spain defeated England 2-1 within the ultimate to win a maiden Ladies’s World Cup title.
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