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.

Most of the 26 players called up to represent Brazil at the World Cup have already gathered in Teresópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, for the final stage of preparations ahead of the soccer tournament, which begins in 15 days and will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

On Wednesday (May 27), the players underwent medical evaluations and held a training session closed to the press.

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Coach Carlo Ancelotti will lead four training sessions through Saturday (30) in preparation for the friendly against Panama, which will take place on Sunday (31) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Maracanã Stadium.

The following day, the team will travel to the United States, where they will play a final friendly match against Egypt on June 6 in Cleveland.

Their World Cup debut will be against Morocco on June 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Brazil is in Group C, which also includes Haiti and Scotland.