The 10th edition of the Women's World Cup is due to take place in Brazil between 24 June-25 July 2027. Eight venues will host matches in the tournament. All were previously used for the men's 2014 World Cup.
It will be the second and final year with 32 teams in the competition, with the 2031 edition expanding to 48 teams. Brazil have already qualified as tournament hosts. Current champions Spain beat England to win their first World Cup title in 2023.
The first round of European qualifying for the World Cup took place between March and June 2026. Fifty-three European nations were split into three leagues which are set by the 2025 Uefa Women's Nations League: 16 teams in each of Leagues A and B, and 21 in League C. The four group winners from League A earned direct qualification to the 2027 World Cup.
They were Denmark, France, Spain and Germany. The remaining League A teams drop down to the play-offs, including England and the Republic of Ireland. The top three sides from each League B group also enter the play-offs, as do the six League C group winners and the two best League C group runners up.
As well as World Cup qualification, qualifying also served as a promotion and relegation decider for the next edition of the Uefa Women's Nations League. A total of 32 teams will qualify from six confederations and the inter-confederation play-off tournament: North America, Central America and the Caribbean: Four slots Inter-confederation play-off tournament: Three slots A total of 10 teams will enter the inter-confederation play-offs. Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei, Ghana, South Africa, Venezuela, Ecuador and Papua New Guinea are the seven nations guaranteed to enter at present.
Confirmed to be joining hosts Brazil having earned qualifying places are: North America, Central America and the Caribbean The play-offs will take place in two rounds between October and December 2026. In the first round, 32 teams will enter and be split across two paths - Path 1 and Path 2. In Path 1, teams who finished second and third in League A will play against the sides who reached the play-offs from League C.
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