FIFA has released the complete match schedule for the 2027 Women’s World Cup on Thursday, confirming dates and venues for all 64 matches across Brazil’s eight host cities.
The governing body made the announcement at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, during the live draw for the tournament’s preliminary play-off phase.
Hosts Brazil will open the tournament against the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on June 24. The team continues its group-stage campaign at Arena Itaquera in São Paulo on June 29, then closes at Estádio Nacional in Brasília on July 4.
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Each of the eight host cities will stage a minimum of seven matches, and every city will host at least one knockout fixture. Brasília, Porto Alegre, Recife, and Salvador will host matches through the Round of 16. Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza join Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo as quarter-final venues.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the tournament offers a platform to showcase the growth of women’s football and give fans and communities across Brazil a central role in the event.
The schedule builds toward the final in Rio de Janeiro. São Paulo hosts one semi-final and the third-place match. The Maracanã hosts the other semi-final and the final itself.
That final gives the Maracanã a place in history: it becomes only the third stadium to host both a men’s and a Women’s World Cup final. The former Råsunda Stadium in Solna, Sweden, hosted the 1958 men’s final and the 1995 women’s final. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, United States, hosted the 1994 men’s final and the 1999 women’s final.
FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer, Dame Sarai Bareman, said sporting fairness guided the scheduling process. She said organizers weighed travel distances, recovery time between matches, and the overall competition experience for all 32 teams.
Bareman added that FIFA also designed the schedule to give fans across Brazil the chance to participate, with FIFA Fan Festivals planned in every host city.
Aline Pellegrino, Brazil’s former national team captain and Executive Director of Legacy and Stakeholder Affairs for the tournament, said hosting the World Cup is a source of national pride. She said each host city will bring its own identity to the tournament.
Four nations have won the Women’s World Cup since its 1991 launch. The United States has won four titles 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019. Germany has won twice, in 2003 and 2007. Norway (1995), Japan (2011), and Spain (2023) have each won once. Brazil has never won the title despite fielding stars like Marta, and hosting in 2027 hands the team a chance to change that on home soil.
