The four nations that have expressed their interest to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 have all signed a bidding agreement – a document that ensures the key principles of the process are observed.
Brazil, South Africa, a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany and a joint bid from the United States and Mexico are the four interested parties.
FIFA say they will now “dispatch the full set of bidding and hosting documents to the respective member associations and all of them will be invited to join a bid workshop and observer programme that will take place in August during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.”
The hosts will be decided at the FIFA Congress via public voting on May 17 2024.
The four bidders have until May 19 2023 to send a copy of the bidding agreement back to FIFA and confirm their involvement.
All the nations bidding to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup will be required to submit their bids to FIFA no later than December 8 2023.
A FIFA statement added: “Following the submission of all bids, FIFA will conduct a thorough evaluation process, including on-site inspection visits, before publishing its findings in a Bid Evaluation Report in May 2024.”
Of the prospective 2027 bidders, Germany and the U.S are the only nations to have…
