Brazil officially won the rights to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup when it beat out a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands to become the first South American nation to host the competition.
The FIFA Council voted on the decision at the FIFA Congress, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand.
The winning bid has been considered the favorite to win the rights over the last several weeks when news emerged that Brazil was the FIFA Council’s preference to host the competition. Those reports broke shortly after the U.S. and Mexico dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and refocused their efforts to the 2031 edition. Their case was bolstered a week ago when it scored a higher rating than the European bid in FIFA’s bid evaluation report.
Brazil scored a four out of five while the European bid earned a 3.7 out of five. The former outranked the latter in three out of four categories — accommodation, fan festival venues and stadiums — while the European venture received higher marks for team and referee facilities. FIFA also deemed the European bid as “high risk” as it pertains to legal and contractual framework that could make the tournament more expensive to host.
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