FIFA has released the full match schedule for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, with 64 games set to be played across Brazil next year.
The schedule was announced on Thursday at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich during the live draw for the early round of the 2027 Women’s World Cup Play-Offs.
Eight cities in Brazil will host matches. Each city will stage at least seven games, and every host city will also have at least one knockout match.
Tournament hosts Brazil will kick off the competition on Thursday, June 24 at the famous MaracanΓ£ Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Their other group games will be played at Arena Itaquera in SΓ£o Paulo on Tuesday, June 29, and at the National Stadium in BrasΓlia on Sunday, July 4.
BrasΓlia, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador will host matches up to the Round of 16. Rio de Janeiro, SΓ£o Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza will host quarter-final matches. SΓ£o Paulo will also host one semi-final and the third-place match. The second semi-final and the final will both take place at the MaracanΓ£ in Rio. FIFA will also organize Fan Festivals in all eight host cities so fans can watch games together outside the stadiums.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the 2027 tournament will show how much women’s football has grown and will put local communities across Brazil at the center of the event. “We can’t wait to witness a new chapter of women’s football history unfold when the world’s best players, coaches, fans and local communities take centre stage in Brazil next year,” Infantino said.
Dame Sarai Bareman, FIFA’s Head of Women’s Football, said the schedule was made to be fair to all 32 teams and to give fans a good experience. “As we developed the match schedule, we carefully balanced sporting fairness across all 32 teams, considering travel distances, recovery time between matches and the overall competition experience,” Bareman said. She added that FIFA wanted supporters in every part of Brazil to take part and for each host city to play an important role.
The MaracanΓ£ will make history as only the third stadium in the world to host both a men’s and women’s World Cup final. The other two are Sweden’s former RΓ₯sunda Stadium, which hosted the 1958 men’s and 1995 women’s finals, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, USA, which hosted the 1994 men’s and 1999 women’s finals.
Aline Pellegrino, former captain of Brazil’s women’s team and Executive Director for Legacy and Stakeholder Affairs for Brazil 2027, said it is a proud moment for the country. “Hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil is a source of immense pride,” Pellegrino said. “Next year, we will see people from across Brazil and around the world come together to celebrate women’s football in a country renowned for its love of the game.” She said each host city will bring its own spirit to the tournament and help inspire young girls to play football.
With the schedule now public, fans can start planning trips to Brazil as organizers and government officials continue preparations. FIFA said an updated schedule will be released after the final draw later this year.