Overcoming competition from European countries, Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup; edition will be the first in South America
At a FIFA congress held in Thailand, the Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. The country won the competition for Germany, Netherlands It is Belgiumwho also launched a candidacy together, winning the vote with all members of the organization.
The 2027 edition will be the first to be held in South America, which has previously also been organized by countries in Europe, Oceania and North America, in the case of the United States. It will be the tenth edition of the competition, being the second in the traditional format of 32 teams competing for the world title.
The dream came true!
The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be in Brazil 🏆🇧🇷 @FIFAWWCThank you President Gianni Infantino for Always Believe and to the Council of @FIFAcom for your trust, congratulations to President Ednaldo Rodrigues and friends of @CBF_Futebol 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/bCQ8NfaVH3
— Alejandro Domínguez (@agdws) May 17, 2024
In the presentation before the announcement, Brazil bet on the presence of Marta, six times best player in the world, to demonstrate the strength of its candidacy. It is worth mentioning that the support of the country’s government was also fundamental for the choice, which was celebrated by the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues.
“Since Brazil applied, this was a very competent job and it was not the president’s job. We fully trust the women who developed this work“, stated the representative of the confederation when taking the stage after announcing the victory.
Other decisive factors were evaluations of accommodation in the country, such as stadiums, accommodation and locations offered to FIFA for the ‘Fan Festival’ to be organized during the competition. A few weeks ago, the entity published a report giving a score of 4, out of a maximum of 5, for the Brazilian candidacy.
Source: sportbuzz
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