Sports Minister Paulo Henrique Cordeiro presented FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the complete regulatory framework for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The two met in Miami last Friday (Jun. 5).

At the meeting, Cordeiro also provided an update on preparations for the event, to be hosted in Brazil, noting that technical inspections at the tournament’s eight host venues have been completed. The following cities have been confirmed – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã), Salvador (Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova), São Paulo (Neo Química Arena), Belo Horizonte (Mineirão), Brasília (Mané Garrincha Arena), Fortaleza (Castelão Arena), Porto Alegre (Beira-Rio), and Recife (Pernambuco Arena).

“Brazil is fulfilling all the commitments made since the bid. The sanctioning of the regulatory framework represents a decisive step towards ensuring legal security, organization, and excellence in hosting the tournament. We are laying the groundwork to make the 2027 Women’s World Cup a milestone for Brazilian sports and for women’s football worldwide,” the minister stated in a press release issued by the Ministry of Sports.
 

Infantino stated that the federation is confident the event “will be a success.”

“We will have an incredible global impact that will transform women’s soccer, because it will be held in Brazil. FIFA and Brazil are united in this mission,” Infantino added in the same press release.

The Women’s World Cup will take place from June 24 to July 25, 2027. In addition to Brazil, ten other teams have been confirmed. Six of them qualified through the Asian Cup – Australia, China, North Korea, South Korea, the Philippines, and Japan. New Zealand won the Oceania qualifiers, and Germany, last Friday (5), became the first team to qualify in Europe.

Also on Friday, Argentina and Colombia secured their respective spots, with one round remaining in the Nations League, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) qualifying tournament to determine the two countries advancing to the World Cup and the other two heading to an international playoff, scheduled to take place from November and February. Venezuela, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru are still in the running.

Luiz Augusto Queiroz Miguel, 17, made history in Paris, France, this Saturday (Jun. 6). Known as Guto, he became the first Brazilian to win the boys’ singles title at Roland Garros, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, alongside the Australian Open, Wimbledon (Great Britain), and the US Open (United States).

The tennis player, who entered the tournament ranked fourth in the world junior rankings, defeated American Michael Antonius in the final in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4. With this result, he will move up to No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings.

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Guto had already become only the fourth Brazilian to reach a junior singles final at Roland Garros.

With this title, he joins three other Brazilians who have won junior Grand Slam singles titles: Tiago Fernandes (Australian Open, 2010), Thiago Wild (US Open, 2018), and João Fonseca (US Open, 2023).

“I know it’s a junior tournament, and I know what it’s like to be world junior No. 1, but I still have a long way to go in my career. It’s important to enjoy this moment, but to keep my feet on the ground and keep working,” said Guto, who is ranked 829th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, in a press release.

Another standout in Paris was 16-year-old Victoria Barros, ranked third in the world among players under 18. She reached the semifinals at Roland Garros, losing to China’s Xinran Sun on Friday in straight sets, 6–2, 6–3. She is the first Brazilian since São Paulo native Dadá Vieira in 1987 to go so far in a junior Grand Slam singles tournament. In the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, Victoria is ranked No. 968.