February 9 – With exactly 500 days to go until the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Brazil, FIFA has shifted focus to building the narrative of the competition, unveiling a host-city artwork project designed to anchor the event in local culture.
January 26 – Brazil has unveiled the branding for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, formally launching the tournament with an event in Rio de Janeiro as FIFA begins selling its vision for the first women’s World Cup to be staged in South America.
November 12 – FIFA has confirmed that Globo and CazéTV will broadcast the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, which Brazil is hosting, ensuring free-to-air broadcast across the country.
August 11 – Netflix is making big moves in the football world in North America, and the streaming platform has just doubled down on its Women’s World Cup investment, snapping up exclusive Canadian rights for both 2027 and 2031 tournaments to go alongside their already-secured US deal.
July 28 – The 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil will remain free-to-air in the United Kingdom after the BBC and ITV struck a deal to share broadcasting rights for the tournament.
May 8 – FIFA has confirmed the eight Brazilian cities that will host matches during the 2027 Women’s World Cup on the South American continent.
April 25 – FIFA has launched broadcast and media sales for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil across the big paying European territories and Central Asian territories.
February 19 – With two years until the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA has conducted inspections in Brazil to identify training sites and hotels for the tournament.
December 13 – Following in the footsteps of Europe, South America will stage a standalone qualifying tournament for the Women’s World Cup, the region’s governing body Conmebol confirmed on Thursday.
December 11 – The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be played from 24 June to 25 July that year, world governing body FIFA confirmed on Tuesday following a meeting of its Council.
November 5 – FIFA has announced a standalone tender in the United States for the broadcast rights to the 2027 Women’s World Cup that Brazil will stage.
September 4 – Twelve Brazilian cities, including Belem and Natal, have come forward to host matches at the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.
May 17 – Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues has called the choice of Brazil as host for the 2027 Women’s World Cup a “victory for the women’s game’.
FIFA’s 211 Member Associations are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand for world football’s governing body’s 74th annual Congress. This Congress will address a number of important matters impacting the future of the game across the world, not least women’s football.
May 16 – In a last-minute round of lobbying before the vote at Friday’s FIFA Congress for the hosting of the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the prime ministers of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have recorded a video pledging their support and commitment to their joint BNG2027 bid.