FIFA has unveiled the full match schedule for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, confirming the dates and venues for all 64 matches across eight host cities.
The schedule was announced on Thursday at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, during the live draw for the preliminary phase of the Women’s World Cup 2027 Play-Off Tournament.
Hosts Brazil will kick off the tournament at the iconic Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, June 24, 2027.
The hosts will then play their remaining group-stage matches at Arena Itaquera in São Paulo on Tuesday, June 29, before facing their final group-stage opponent at the Estádio Nacional in Brasília on Sunday, July 4.
Each of the eight host cities will stage at least seven matches, including at least one knockout fixture.
Brasília, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador will host matches through the Round of 16, while Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza will join Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo as quarter-final venues.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the tournament would provide an opportunity to showcase the continued growth of women’s football while allowing supporters and communities across Brazil to play a central role.
“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.
São Paulo, Rio to host decisive matches
The schedule has been designed to build towards the tournament’s climax in Rio de Janeiro.
São Paulo will host one of the semi-finals as well as the bronze-medal match, while the other semi-final and the final will be played at the Maracanã.
FIFA Fan Festivals will also be held across the host cities, giving supporters opportunities to follow the matches and participate in the tournament atmosphere outside the stadiums.
FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer, Dame Sarai Bareman, said the schedule was developed with sporting fairness and the overall experience of fans in mind.
“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 across Brazil to participate in the tournament and for each host city to have a meaningful role in the event.
Maracanã set for historic milestone
The Maracanã will make history by becoming only the third stadium to host both a men’s FIFA World Cup final and a Women’s World Cup final.
It will join the former Råsunda Stadium in Solna, Sweden, which hosted the 1958 men’s and 1995 women’s finals, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, United States, which staged the 1994 men’s and 1999 women’s finals.
The development adds to the significance of Brazil hosting the expanded 32-team women’s tournament.
Brazil prepares for global football showcase
Aline Pellegrino, former captain of Brazil’s women’s national team and executive director of Legacy and Stakeholder Affairs for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, said hosting the tournament was a source of immense pride 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 the eight host cities would bring their individual identities to the tournament and help create an atmosphere capable of inspiring a new generation of players.
The release of the schedule will allow supporters to begin planning trips to Brazil, while the host cities, government authorities and other stakeholders continue preparations for the competition.
FIFA said an updated version of the schedule will be released after the final tournament draw, which is scheduled to take place later this year.